عنوان

David Levy's guide to variable stars /

(Number (ISBN

0521608600

(Number (ISBN

9780521608602

Number

b707036

Title Proper

David Levy's guide to variable stars /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

David H. Levy.

Edition Statement

2nd ed.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Cambridge University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2005.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xiv, 262 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations, charts ;

Dimensions

25 cm

Text of Note

Previous edition: 1989.

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

Part I: Getting to know the sky -- Beginning with the Big Dipper -- Magnitude, color, and distance -- A word on binoculars and telescopes -- Learning to see -- Part II: Getting to know the variables -- Meeting the family -- Getting started with Cepheids -- Algol, the demon of autumn -- How to estimate a variable -- Names and records -- How your observations help us understand a variable star -- Observing hints -- Observing with CCDs -- Stately and wonderful -- Stars of challenge -- Bright, easy, and interesting -- Betelgeuse: easy and hard -- Not too regular -- Nova? What nova? -- Supernovae -- Clyde Tombaugh's star and the family of cataclysmic variables -- A nova in reverse? -- RU Lupi? -- Orion, the star factory -- Other variable things -- The sun -- Part III: Suggested variables for observation throughout the year -- Introduction -- January, February, March -- April, May, June -- July, August, September -- October, November, December -- Southern sky notes -- Part IV: A miscellany -- Stars and people -- "Hands-on astrophysics" and the next generation -- Going further -- Glossary and abbreviations.

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Text of Note

"In this highly accessible book David Levy teaches the reader how variable stars work, and how to observe them. Using simple, non-technical terms, he explains how to get started with electronic (or CCD) observing, as well as how to observe variable stars visually through a small telescope or binoculars. Including a section on Southern Hemisphere stars, the book covers various types of object that can be observed by amateur astronomers, including more exotic phenomena like gamma-ray bursts, blazers, and polars. This book will serve to motivate anyone with even a basic interest in astronomy to begin observing these fascinating objects."--BOOK JACKET.

Parallel Title

Guide to variable stars

Variable stars, Observers' manuals.

Variable stars.

Amateurs.

OBSERVATION.

STAR FORMATION.

STARS.

Variable stars.

VARIABLE STARS.

Veranderlijke sterren.

Waarnemingen.

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Edition

Class number

Book number

Class number

System Code

Levy, David H.,1948-

Date of Transaction

20201207221151.0

Electronic name

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