Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment & methods books

Mike has led stargazing classes for over 30 years and has instructed 1000s of would-be backyard astronomers (and...  Read More >>

The field of Adaptive Optics (AO) for astronomy has matured in recent years, and diffraction-limited image resolution...  Read More >>

Highlights special objects of interest on every night of the year. This book talks about the history of the constellations,...  Read More >>

The year 2003 was the 50th anniversary of the seminal experiment of Stanley Miller. This was a unique opportunity...  Read More >>

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An account of the evolution of millimeter-wave astronomy at the US National Radio Astronomy Observatory. It recounts...  Read More >>

Commercially-made astronomical telescopes are better and less expensive than ever before, and their optical and...  Read More >>

As discoveries by the Dudley Observatory's astronomers, especially its second director Lewis Boss, made significant...  Read More >>

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A masterly survey of the last 13 years of Very Long Baseline Interferometry, reviewed in light of the most advanced...  Read More >>

Additions of substance were text on pages 21, 323 and 487 (Portrait Gallery – Mersenne) and corrections on pages...  Read More >>

Spacefarers promote commercial participation of private companies in operations related to outer space, and, thus,...  Read More >>

By focusing on the history of the Gemini Observatory - twin eight-metre telescopes - ""Giant Telescopes"" tells...  Read More >>

We have tried to capture the spirit of the Workshop in these Proceedings and we hope you are able to relive your...  Read More >>

Michael Swanson has written this guide to buying, using and maintaining NexStar telescopes.  Read More >>

Observing and Measuring Visual Double Stars .  Read More >>

This title details the essential roles that small telescopes should play in 21st century science and how their future...  Read More >>

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Itemising the photographic equipment and astronomical instruments needed to capture celestial images, this guide...  Read More >>

Jesuits established a large number of astronomical, geophysical and meteorological observatories during the 17th...  Read More >>

Berman's Strange Universe is a unique guidebook to some of the more bizarre moments in astronomy and astonishingly...  Read More >>

Provides a unified treatment of the entire field of radio astronomy, from centimeter to sub-millimeter wavelengths...  Read More >>