Popular astronomy & space books

Not all amateur astronomers who live in a suburban location realize just how very effective a chilled-chip astronomical...  Read More >>

Since the advent of astronomical CCD imaging it has been possible for amateurs to produce images of a quality that...  Read More >>

This volume is the first of its kind on focusing gamma-ray telescopes. Forty-eight refereed papers provide a comprehensive...  Read More >>

The Practical Guide to Lightcurve Photometry and Analysis provides those with access to even a modest telescope...  Read More >>

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X-ray astronomy is the prime available window on astrophysical compact objects: black holes, neutron stars and white...  Read More >>

Written in a folksy, down-to-earth style, this user-friendly guide to the night sky is designed for beginner and...  Read More >>

Offers a discussion on how Russia prepares its cosmonauts for spaceflight. This title contains interviews and photographs...  Read More >>

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Hubble: 15 Years of Discovery forms a key element of the European Space Agency's 15th anniversary celebration activities...  Read More >>

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This book de-mystifies the jargon of webcams and computer processing, and provides detailed hints and tips for imaging...  Read More >>

This book is intended for amateur astronomers who are readers of Sky & Telescope magazine or similar astronomy periodicals...  Read More >>

This volume is the first of its kind on focusing gamma-ray telescopes. Forty-eight refereed papers provide a comprehensive...  Read More >>

The 2005 meeting in Taormina, Italy was attended by 127 professionals who develop and use the highest quality detectors...  Read More >>

Describes the theory and uses of interferometry for advanced students in physics, optics and astronomy.  Read More >>

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On February 1st 2003, one of the worst and most public disasters ever witnessed in the human space programme unfolded...  Read More >>

In the Middle Ages the astrolabe was the best known and most widely used astronomical instrument both in the Islamic...  Read More >>

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An authoritative introduction to the fascinating topic of archaeoastronomy-ancient peoples' understanding and use...  Read More >>

Written in a folksy, down-to-earth style, this user-friendly guide to the night sky is designed for beginner, amateur,...  Read More >>

""An accessible and extremely well-written exploration of the deep waters of cosmology, astrophysics, and exobiology.""...  Read More >>