Astronomical discoveries you can make, too! : replicating the work of the great observers /: replicating the work of the great observers. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Robert K. Buchheim.
• Authors: Buchheim, Robert K
• Contents: 1. Motions and positions in the sky -- Project 1: The nightly motion of the stars -- Project 2: The length of the Sidereal Day -- Project 3: The length of the Solar Day -- Project 4: The seasons - sunrise -- Project 5: The Analemma -- Project 6: Positions of the stars and the celestial coordinate frame -- Project 7: The celestial globe - a map of the stars -- Project 8: The path of the Moon -- Project 9: The path of the Sun relative to the stars -- Project 10: Precession of the equinox -- 2. The Moon -- Project 11: Photographing the phases and other phenomena of the Moon -- Project 12: The Synodic Month -- Project 13: The changing angular size of the Moon -- Project 14: The lunar librations -- Project 15: Mapping the orbit of the Moon -- Project 16: Lunar occultation -- Project 17: Diurnal parallax and the distance to the Moon -- Project 18: Diameter of the Moon -- Project 19: Lunar crater diameters -- Project 20: The height of lunar mountains by "Galileo's method" -- Project 21: Lunar topography using selenographic coordinates -- 3. The planets -- Project 22A: The path of an outer planet - visualization -- Project 22B: Path of an outer planet - measurements in celestial coordinates -- Project 23: The phases of Venus -- Project 24: The moons of Jupiter -- Project 25: The scale of the solar system - distance to an asteroid -- Project 26: Roemer and the finite speed of light -- Project 27: Measuring the speed of light -- 4. The stars -- Project 28: Algol - an eclipsing binary star -- Project 29: Delta Cephei - a pulsating variable star -- Project 30: Stellar proper motion - Barnard's star -- Project 31: Stellar parallax - Barnard's star -- 5. Astrophysics and cosmology -- Project 32: Stellar spectra - distant suns -- Project 32A: Stellar spectral types - visualization with a tripod-mounted DSLR -- Project 32B: Stellar spectral types - imaging with an equatorial-mounted DSLR -- Project 32C: Stellar spectral types with CCD slitless spectroscopy -- Project 33: The solar spectrum -- Project 34: The H-R diagram and the main sequence -- Project 35: Island Universes - the distance to galaxy M31 -- Project 36: Galaxy redshifts - the expanding universe -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: Measuring positions on the celestial sphere -- Appendix B: Introduction to astronomical photometry.
• Publisher Details: Cham Chichester, UK : Springer Published in association with Praxis Publishing
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 520; Astronomy projects; Astronomy projects
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319156606; 3319156608
• Related ISBNs: 3319156594; 9783319156590
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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