Antony Cooke, "Visual Astronomy in the Suburbs: A Guide to Spectacular Viewing"

Springer | 2003 | ISBN: 1852337079V | 265 pages | PDF | 6,1 MB

Most amateur astronomers, because they live in or near cities, have to carry out their observing from relatively light-polluted sites. It is possible to reduce…

Lisa Yount, Modern Astronomy: Expanding the Universe

Chelsea House Publications | ISBN 081605746X | 2006 | PDF | 3 MB | 225 pages

Astronomy poses many of the same questions that religion does, the deepest questions a human being can ask: What is the universe? How big is it? How did…

Astronomy (Cliffs Quick Review)

Cliffs Notes | ISBN 0764585649 | 2000-09-11 | DJVU | 278 pages |1.8 MB

CliffsQuickReview course guides cover the essentials of your toughest classes. Get a firm grip on core concepts and key material, and test your newfound knowledge with review questions.

From planets, stars, and galaxies to the…

Solar-Type Activity in Main-Sequence Stars (Astronomy and Astrophysics Library)

Springer | ISBN 3540212442 | 2005-08-22 | PDF | 494 pages | 3.56 MB

Solar-type activity over the whole range of the electromagnetic spectrum is a phenomenon inherent in the majority of low- and moderate-mass main sequence stars. In this monograph observational results…

Astronomy with a Home Computer (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series)

Springer | ISBN 1852338059 | 2005-01-14 | PDF | 202 pages | 4.8 MB

Here is a one-volume guide to just about everything computer-related for amateur astronomers! Today’s amateur astronomy is inextricably linked to personal computers. Computer-controlled "go-to" telescopes are inexpensive. CCD…

Fundamental Astronomy

Springer | October 22, 1996 | ISBN-10: 3540609369 | 568 pages | PDF | 13.1 Mb

AMERICAN SCIENTIST "This is a welcome addition to the 'introductory' textbooks available for astronomy courses...the figures, including photographs (some in color), diagrams, and charts are excellent...Quantitative exercises and their solutions are included at the…

The Sun, our closest star, has been studied for centuries. Stonehenge, built around 5,000 years ago is basically a solar observatory.

This book is mainly addressed to those who are starting to study the Sun either as amateurs or professionals. Although this book is by professionals and is used as…

Michael K. Gainer, "Real Astronomy with Small Telescopes: Step-by-Step Activities for Discovery"

(Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series)

Springer | ISBN / ASIN: 1846284783 | 2006 | 224 pages | PDF | 3.4MB

This book is about using an 80mm refractor / 90mm Maksutov (such as a Helios 80 or Meade ETX90) as more…

The Interstellar Medium (Astronomy and Astrophysics Library)

Imperial College Press | ISBN 3540213260 | 2004-10-15 | DJVU | 437 pages | 7.5 MB

Describing interstellar matter in our galaxy in all of its various forms, this book also considers the physical and chemical processes that are occurring within this matter. The first…

Steve B. Howell, "Handbook of CCD Astronomy"

Cambridge University Press; 2 edition (April 3, 2006) | ISBN:0521617626 | 222 pages | PDF | 2,5 Mb

Charge-Coupled Devices (CCDs) are the state-of-the-art detector in many fields of observational science. Updated to include all of the latest developments in CCDs, this second…