Astronomy Adventures and Vacations
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-50000-3 (ISBN)
This astronomy travel guide examines the many wonderful opportunities for experiencing the observing hobby. Amateur astronomy is often consigned to observing from home or from a local park, yet it can be much more. Tim Treadwell explores all the possibilities of astronomical and space-related activities that are available on day trips and longer vacations. These activities range from observatory visits and other simple ways to build an astronomy event into a holiday, to full blown specialized astronomy travel.
Many trips give the opportunity to visit some of the world's famous attractions. On most vacations it can be a matter of just taking a day (or night) out of your schedule to fit in an astronomy event, but larger, dedicated pilgrimages are also possible. How to make the most of astronomy potential on a holiday, whether observing on the beach in Hawaii with the Telescope Guy or visiting Star City in Russia, is covered in detail. Go to a star party, explore the national parksor see the northern lights! There are a wide variety of activities for all budgets described in this book.Timothy Treadwell is a retired high school teacher & keen amateur astronomer. He has a substantial home observatory featuring William Optics 132 & 110 refractors on a Celestron CGE mounting, all housed in an observatory with a rotating dome. When he's not observing the night sky from his observatory, Tim is most likely observing it from various other parts of the world!
Part I Astronomy.- Chapter 1 Telescope Shops & Astronomy Shows.- Chapter 2 Planetaria & Science Museums.- Chapter 3 In Search of Dark Skies.- Chapter 4 Star Parties.- Chapter 5 Astronomy in the National Parks.- Chapter 6 Hawaii.- Chapter 7 The Northern Lights.- Chapter 8 Southern Skies.- Chapter 9 Eclipses & Other Time Specific Events.- Chapter 10 Observing Other Astronomically Related Phenomena.- Chapter 11 Enhancing Your Observing Experience.- Part II Space.- Chapter 12 NASA Visitor Centers & Other U.S. Space Sites.- Chapter 13 Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center Star City.- Chapter 14 Meet an Astronaut.- Chapter 15 Cosmic Adventures.- Appendix: Useful Books and Websites.- Index.
"The well-illustrated text briefly covers many topics: telescope shops, magazines, planetariums, science museums, and observatories. ... Summing Up: Recommended. General readers." (M.-K. Hemenway, Choice, Vol. 55 (1), September, 2017)
"The book lists numerous space-related tourist attractions, from museums and NASA visitor centres to working observatories that are open to the public. ... this is an impressively well-researched book on a fascinating and unique subject ... . Definitely recommended for anyone who's interested in astronomy and looking for an excuse to get out and about!" (Popular Science, popsciencebooks.blogspot.de, April, 2017)| Erscheinungsdatum | 12.04.2017 |
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| Reihe/Serie | The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series |
| Zusatzinfo | XIV, 262 p. 170 illus. in color. |
| Verlagsort | Cham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik | |
| Schlagworte | Astronomy, Observations and Techniques • Astronomy Observing in Hawaii • Astronomy, space and time • Astronomy Trips • Aurora Trips • Dark Sky Trips • National Park Observing • Observatories to Visit • Observing Trips • Physics and Astronomy • Popular astronomy and space • Popular science • Popular Science in Astronomy • Travel for Dark Sky Observing • Travel for Northern Lights • Travel in Florida for Space Events |
| ISBN-10 | 3-319-50000-7 / 3319500007 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-319-50000-3 / 9783319500003 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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