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Author : Michael K. Shepard
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-27
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781107131743
This accessible handbook demonstrates how reflected light can be measured and used to investigate the properties of Solar System objects.
Author : E. Budding
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1993-09-24
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0521418674
Completely updated, this second Edition gives a broad review of astronomical photometry to provide an understanding of astrophysics from a data-based perspective. It explains the underlying principles of the instruments used, and the applications and inferences derived from measurements. Each chapter has been fully revised to account for the latest developments, including the uses of CCDs. Thoroughly illustrated, this book provides an overview and historical background of the subject before reviewing the main themes within astronomical photometry. The central chapters focus on the practical design of the instruments and methodology used. The book continues by discussing specialized topics in stellar astronomy, concentrating on the information that can be derived from the analysis of the light curves of variable stars and especially close binary systems. The new edition includes numerous bibliographic notes and a glossary of terms. It is ideal for graduate students, academic researchers and advanced amateurs interested in practical and observational astronomy. Book jacket.
Author : Edwin Budding,Osman Demircan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2007-04-26
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0521847117
Review of astronomical photometry for graduate students, researchers and advanced amateurs in practical and observational astronomy.
Author : Nicolas Thomas
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 537 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030505745
Written by a leading expert on comets, this textbook is divided into seven main elements with a view to allowing advanced students to appreciate the interconnections between the different elements. The author opens with a brief introductory segment on the motivation for studying comets and the overall scope of the book. The first chapter describes fundamental aspects most usually addressed by ground-based observation. The author then looks at the basic physical phenomena in four separate chapters addressing the nucleus, the emitted gas, the emitted dust, and the solar wind interaction. Each chapter introduces the basic physics and chemistry but then new specific measurements by Rosetta instruments at comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko are brought in. A concerted effort has been made to distinguish between established fact and conjecture. Deviations and inconsistencies are brought out and their significance explained. Links to previous observations of comets Tempel 1, Wild 2, Hartley 2, Halley and others are made. The author then closes with three smaller chapters on related objects, the loss of comets, and prospects for future exploration. This textbook includes over 275 graphics and figures – most of which are original. Thorough explanations and derivations are included throughout the chapters. The text is therefore designed to support MSc. students and new PhD students in the field wanting to gain a solid overview of the state-of-the-art.
Author : M. Golay
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401021692
The material given in this 'Introduction to astronomical photometry' is the subject matter of a lecture at the University of Geneva. It is, therefore, intended for those students, physicists or mathematicians, who have completed their bachelor's degree or diploma, and are intending to work for their Ph.D. in astronomy. We assume then the elementary ideas of astrophysics, magnitude, colour index, spectral classes, luminosity classes, gradient, atmospheric extinction are already known. The student may find it useful to re-read the work of Schatzman [1], Dufay [2] and Aller [254] before embarking upon the study of this 'Introduction to astronomical photometry'. It is not our aim in this book to deal with every aspect of stellar photometry. On the contrary, we shall restriet ourselves to looking at subjects ofwhich knowledge seems to us essential for someone who has to use photometrie quantities in his astronomical research. We are, therefore, keeping the interests of the photometrie measurements user partieularly in mind. We shall only discuss very superficially the technical prob lems and reduction methods for atmospheric extinction. These problems are dealt with very clearly in Astronomical Techniques [3]; the first by A. Lallemand, H. L.
Author : Bruce Hapke
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-01-19
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780521883498
An essential reference for researchers and students of planetary remote sensing on the interaction of electromagnetic radiation with planetary surfaces.
Author : Massimo Capaccioli
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2024-03-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811247798
Today we know much about the sky: how stars are born, how they live and die, and how the universe as a whole evolves. We have learned of the existence of another type of matter, indifferent to light and yet decisive for the formation of galaxies, and we have a hint of a dark energy that since the last 4.5 billion years has taken over the control of the cosmos. We postulated and then discovered and even photographed black holes and listened to the faint rustle of the space-time ripple produced when these monsters devour each other. We reached these astonishing results (recognized by a bunch of Nobel Prizes and filling every day the media with wonders for the eyes and the mind) by the marriage of physics and astronomy that unified the Earth with the sky and then by the leap forward of science and technology in the Twentieth Century. This rich heritage has ancient roots. It was built by accumulating discoveries with errors, observations with fantasies, myths, and superstitions with flashes of genius, over a span of millennia, since Homo sapiens, turning his eyes to the immutable and perfect sky, began to ask questions.The book is a narration of the answers to these questions that had evolved over time: a progressive path, inserted in the general history, with some second thoughts and many obstacles. This is a saga of men and machines where greatness sometimes mixes with misery and passion often borders on sacrifice and even martyrdom. Why should we know it? Because our current knowledge is the result of these efforts and of the preconceptions that accompanied them.The challenge has been to present this complex and intricate subject without resorting to any formulas, so that it can be accessible to a wide audience of curious people, including high school and university students and in general all those who normally keep themselves informed of scientific things. A rich bibliography has also been added in the appendix for those wishing to learn more on one or more topics.
Author : Patrick Michel,Francesca E. DeMeo,William F. Bottke
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 946 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780816532131
"More than forty chapters detail our current astronomical, compositional, geological, and geophysical knowledge of asteroids, as well as their unique physical processes and interrelationships with comets and meteorites"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Murthy S. Gudipati,Julie Castillo-Rogez
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 658 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012-07-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461430766
The role of laboratory research and simulations in advancing our understanding of solar system ices (including satellites, KBOs, comets, and giant planets) is becoming increasingly important. Understanding ice surface radiation processing, particle and radiation penetration depths, surface and subsurface chemistry, morphology, phases, density, conductivity, etc., are only a few examples of the inventory of issues that are being addressed by Earth-based laboratory research. As a response to the growing need for cross-disciplinary dialog and communication in the Planetary Ices science community, this book aims to achieve direct dialog and foster focused collaborations among the observational, modeling, and laboratory research communities.
Author : Colette Salyk,Kevin W. Lewis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Planetary science
ISBN : 0750322128
Planets come in many different sizes, and with many different compositions, orbiting our Sun and countless other stars. Understanding their properties and interactions requires an understanding of a diverse set of sub-fields, including orbital and atmospheric dynamics, geology, geophysics, and chemistry. This textbook provides a physics-based tour of introductory planetary science concepts for undergraduate students majoring in astronomy, planetary science, or related fields. It shows how principles and equations learned in introductory physics classes can be applied to study many aspects of planets, including dynamics, surfaces, interiors, and atmospheres. It also includes chapters on the discovery and characterization of extrasolar planets, and the physics of planet formation.
Author : Imke de Pater,Jack J. Lissauer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 689 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2010-07-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780521853712
An authoritative introduction for graduate students in astronomy, planetary science and earth science.
Author : W. Romanishin
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 1500772119
An Introduction to Astronomical Photometry Using CCDsBy W. Romanishin
Author : Nikolay Emelyanov
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128227121
The Dynamics of Natural Satellites of the Planets is an accessible reference for understanding the celestial mechanics of planetary moons through the lens of both theory and observation. Based on decades of research by the author, the book utilizes state-of-the-art observations of the natural satellites in the solar system to establish models, measurements and calculations to better understand the theory of the satellite movement and dynamics. It presents an extensive set of study methods and results on the motion of natural satellites of the planets and includes reviews and references to related publication for further explanation. By relating observations to numerical theory, the book serves as a quick and comprehensive reference for applying the theory of orbital dynamics to observational data on orbits and physical properties of the natural satellites in order to formulate state-of-the-art explanations and models, particularly for determining the parameters of satellite motion. Combines astronomy and celestial mechanics, providing astrometric data from observations to inform methods and models for predicting natural satellite dynamics Includes both theory and observation in one place and presents new models based on observations Organized into small sections, each providing specific measurements, calculations or models, making it a quick and comprehensive reference
Author : P. Clay Sherrod,Thomas L. Koed
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2003-04-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 0486428206
Concise, highly readable book discusses the selection, set-up, and maintenance of a telescope; amateur studies of the sun; lunar topography and occultations; observations of Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, the minor planets and the stars; an introduction to photoelectric photometry; and more. 1981 edition. 124 figures. 26 halftones. 37 tables.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1990-10-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080963137
Our subject is, of course, nothing more than applied physics and chemistry. But in addition to those basic sciences the student of planetary atmospheres needs an overview of atmospheric structure and physical processes as presently understood. This book is intended to help fill that need for both graduate students and research scientists. Although the approach is mainly theoretical, very little basic physics is developed here. Material that is standard fare in third- and fourth-year physics courses is simply absorbed where needed.