Blazing a Ghostly Trail – ISON and Great Comets of the Past and Future, Author: Peter Grego Sky watchers will have already been primed for C/2012 (ISON) earlier in 2013 with the apparition of another naked-eye comet, C/2011 L4 (PanSTARRS), and following C/2012 S1 (ISON) there is the prospect of 2012 K1 (PanSTARRS) reaching naked-eye …
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Incoming Asteroid – What Could We Do About It?, Author: Duncan Lunan What if we knew there was going to be an impact in 10 years time? What could we do? Its not so far in the future that we can ignore the threat, and not so soon that nothing could be done. The author …
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Mars and How to Observe It, Authors: Grego, Peter Mars has long been a favorite subject for astronomers, both amateur and professional. Known as the Red Planet because of its distinct color, it shines brightly in the skies when it is closest to the Earth every two years. Exciting to view through a telescope, this …
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Royal Microscopical Society MICROSCOPY HANDBOOK SERIES – 40 Den andra upplagan av denna mycket framgångsrika bok fortsätter att kombinera nyckelaspekterna av teoretisk och praktisk fluorescensmikroskopi, men är nu avsevärt utökad till att omfatta alla de senaste teknikerna och tillämpningarna. Boken beskriver principerna för fluorescensmikroskopi, vilken utrustning som krävs och de viktigaste tillämpningarna. Detaljerade praktiska råd …
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The Tunguska Mystery, Authors: Rubtsov, Vladimir Editors: Ashpole, Edward (Ed.) The purpose of the book is a dual one: to detail the nature and results of Tunguska investigations in the former USSR and present-day CIS, and to destroy two long-standing myths still held in the West. The first concerns alleged final solutions that have ostensibly …
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Introduction to cosmology (second edition), Author: Barbara Ryden It explains modern cosmological concepts, such as dark energy, in the context of the Big Bang theory. Its clear, lucid writing style, with a wealth of useful everyday analogies, makes it exceptionally engaging. Emphasis is placed on the links between theoretical concepts of cosmology and the observable …
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Astronomical Cybersketching, Authors: Grego, Peter What is cybersketching? It is using a small computer, such as a laptop or a PDA, to make a sketch of what you see through your telescope or even with your naked eye. Particularly good subjects are the Moon and the brighter planets, but even deep space has much to …
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The Exoplanet Handbook, 2nd Edition With the discovery of planets beyond our solar system 25 years ago, exoplanet research has expanded dramatically, with new state-of-the-art ground-based and space-based missions dedicated to their discovery and characterisation. With more than 3,500 exoplanets now known, the complexity of the discovery techniques, observations and physical characterisation have grown exponentially. …
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The Constellation Observing Atlas Designed for anyone who wishes to learn the constellations or observe the best and brightest deep sky objects and double stars, this book contains an alphabetical list of constellations complete with star maps, historical background, and highlights of deep sky objects. Each entry contains position and physical information on enough stars …
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Video astronomy on the go Author Joseph Ashley explains video astronomy’s many benefits in this comprehensive reference guide for amateurs. Video astronomy offers a wonderful way to see objects in far greater detail than is possible through an eyepiece, and the ability to use the modern, entry-level video camera to image deep space objects is …
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Gives a gentle introduction to our current knowledge of the universe and how we came to our present view Descriptive rather than mathematical, but includes maths separately for those seeking more detail Author is an experienced teacher and popularizer in the field of astronomy and cosmology Starting out from humankind’s earliest ideas about the cosmos, …
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Finding a Million-Star Hotel, author: Mizon, Bob Bob Mizon, one of the world’s best known campaigners against the veil of light pollution that has taken away the starry sky from most of the world’s population, takes readers to a hundred places in the UK and the USA where the wonders of the night sky might …
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Binocular Astronomy – Författare: Stephen Tonkin Binoculars have, for many, long been regarded as an ”entry level” observational tool, and relatively few have used them as a serious observing instrument. This is changing! Many people appreciate the relative comfort of two-eyed observing, but those who use binoculars come to realize that they offer more than …
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Computer Simulations of Space Societies – Författare: William Sims Bainbridge At the intersection of astronautics, computer science, and social science, this book introduces the challenges and insights associated with computer simulation of human society in outer space, and of the dynamics of terrestrial enthusiasm for space exploration. Never before have so many dynamic representations of …
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The far side of the moon, Authors: Byrne, Charles The photographs show each part of the far side in the most favorable resolution and sun angle. There are many high-altitude oblique photos that provide a feeling of being in space this book is more like a photographic tour of the far side than an atlas. …
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Nebulae and How to Observe Them, Authors: Coe, Steven The concept of this book – and of the series – is to present an up-to-date detailed description and categorisation of nebulae, and then to instruct the reader in the best ways to successfully observe and record the large range of astronomical objects that fall under …
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Cosmic Collisions, Authors: Christensen, Lars Lindberg, de Martin, Davide, Shida, Raquel Yumi Like majestic ships in the grandest night, galaxies can slip ever closer until their mutual gravitational interaction begins to mold them into intricate figures that are finally, and irreversibly, woven together. It is an immense cosmic dance, choreographed by gravity. Cosmic Collisions contains …
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Gemini Flies – Historien om NASAs testprogram Gemini som lade grunden för månlandningen – Författare: David J. Shayler In May 1961, President John F. Kennedy committed the United States to landing a man on the moon before the end of the decade. With just a handful of years to pull it off, NASA authorized the …
Building Habitats on the Moon – Författare: Haym Benaroya Designing a habitat for the lunar surface? You will need to know more than structural engineering. There are the effects of meteoroids, radiation, and low gravity. Then there are the psychological and psychosocial aspects of living in close quarters, in a dangerous environment, far away from …
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Biological Microtechnique, J.B. Sanderson Det har gjorts betydande framsteg inom biologisk provberedning för ljusmikroskopi under de senaste 20 åren, men många prover är fortfarande dåligt förberedda, vilket oundvikligen leder till opålitliga resultat. Biological Microtechnique, en lättläst praktisk guide, ger läsarna all den kunskap de behöver för att förbereda bättre och mer informativa bilder. De nyaste …
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