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Observing Comets (Mixed media product, 2003 ed.) Loot Price: R1,080
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Observing Comets (Mixed media product, 2003 ed.): Nick James, Gerald North

Observing Comets (Mixed media product, 2003 ed.)

Nick James, Gerald North

Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series

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Since comet Shoemaker-Levy collided with the planet Jupiter with stupendous force in 1994 there has been an upsurge of amateur interest in comets. Most comets are first discovered by amateur astronomers because there are so many amateurs looking for them, and techniques and instruments have improved dramatically in the past few years. After a short but detailed introduction to the comets themselves Nick James and Gerald North describe comet hunting, photographing and imaging comets, and digital image processing. The use of computers for orbital calculations and even helping to discover new comets is given a full chapter, as are advanced techniques including comet photometry and spectroscopy. This comprehensive book has an accompanying CD-ROM and is at once a "primer" for comet hunters and a reference text for more advanced amateur astronomers.

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Imprint: Springer London
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series
Release date: July 2002
First published: 2003
Authors: Nick James • Gerald North
Dimensions: 235 x 155 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format: Mixed media product
Pages: 234
Edition: 2003 ed.
ISBN-13: 978-1-85233-557-1
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Popular astronomy
Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Space travel & exploration
Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Solar system > General
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LSN: 1-85233-557-2
Barcode: 9781852335571

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