Observing Variable Stars, Novae and Supernovae |
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| Author:
| North, Gerald
James, Nick |
| ISBN: | 978-1-107-63612-5 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2014 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $47.99 |
Book Description:
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This complete practical guide instructs amateur astronomers in observing and monitoring variable stars and other objects of variable brightness. Descriptions of the objects are accompanied by explanations of the background astrophysics. The book contains a CD-ROM packed with resources, including hundreds of light-curves and over 600 printable finder charts.
This complete practical guide instructs amateur astronomers in observing and monitoring variable stars and other objects of variable brightness. Descriptions of the objects are accompanied by explanations of the background astrophysics. The book contains a CD-ROM packed with resources, including hundreds of light-curves and over 600 printable finder charts.