A Practical Guide to Lightcurve Photometry and Analysis - Brian D. Warner

A Practical Guide to Lightcurve Photometry and Analysis

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Buch | Softcover
312 Seiten
2006
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-0-387-29365-3 (ISBN)
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Includes tools for amateur astronomers who wish to go beyond CCD imaging and step into 'serious' science. This title offers techniques for gathering, analyzing, and publishing data, and describes joint projects in which amateurs and students can take part.
Tools for amateur astronomers who wish to go beyond CCD imaging and step into 'serious' science. The text offers techniques for gathering, analyzing, and publishing data, and describes joint projects in which amateurs and students can take part. Readers learn to recognize and avoid common errors in gathering photometry data, with detailed examples for analysis. Includes reviews of available software, with screen shots and useful tips.

Brian Warner has been an astronomer for 40 years. He ran the Minor Planet Observer for ten years, and has contributed more than 60 papers to the Minor Planet Bulletin, along with regular articles. He lives in Colorado, USA.

Getting Started.- Targets of Opportunity.- Photometry Fundamentals.- The Photometry Primer.- Photometric Reductions.- Second Order Extinction.- Telescopes and Cameras.- Imaging and Photometry Software.- Collecting Photons.- Analyzing the Data.- Period Analysis.- Building Star Systems.- Publishing Your Data and Results.

Reihe/Serie Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series
Vorwort Alan W. Harris
Zusatzinfo 110 black & white illustrations, biography
Verlagsort New York, NY
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Gewicht 568 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik Weltraum / Astronomie
Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Astronomie / Astrophysik
ISBN-10 0-387-29365-5 / 0387293655
ISBN-13 978-0-387-29365-3 / 9780387293653
Zustand Neuware
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