Sketching the Moon, Authors: Handy, R., Kelleghan, D., McCague, Th., Rix, E., Russell, S. Soon after you begin studying the sky through your small telescope or binoculars, you will probably be encouraged by others to make sketches of what you see. Sketching is a time-honored tradition in amateur astronomy and dates back to the earliest […]
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 […]
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 […]
Galaxy Collisions – Forging New Worlds from Cosmic Crashes, Authors: Struck, Curtis Galaxy collisions are the key process in building galaxies, triggering the formation of stars and the build-up of heavy elements that allow the formation of planets and solar systems. This book presents the revolutionary research advances achieved in the last decade and lucidly […]
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 […]
Starlight, Authors: Robinson, Keith There are so many questions, and in this engaging and informative book by Keith Robinson, which serves as a companion to his very popular earlier book called Spectroscopy the Key to the Stars, you will learn the basics of stellar physics and the answers to many of these questions, as well […]
Spectroscopy: The Key to the Stars, av Keith Robinson Any amateur astronomer who carries out observational spectroscopy and who wants a non-technical account of the physical processes which determine the intensity and profile morphology of lines in stellar spectra will find this is the only book written specially for them. It is an ideal companion […]
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. […]
The Science and Art of Using Telescopes, Authors: Pugh, Philip On Earth, tethers or ropes or lines are used primarily to bind things to each other. In Space, tethers can also be used to attach spacecraft to each other, but this technology involves much more than simply tying things together. Ropes can also be used […]
Lunar Outpost, by Erik Seedhouse Ger en detaljerad redogörelse för olika tekniker, uppdragsarkitekturer, medicinska krav och utbildning som behövs för att återföra människor till månen inom det kommande decenniet. Den fokuserar på sättet att bygga en utpost på månen och behandlar också viktiga ämnen som företagets kostnader och de roller som privata företag och enskilda […]
NASA’s Scientist-Astronauts by David, Shayler, Burgess, Colin NASA och industristudier fortsatte att undersöka möjligheter som kunde leda till att de första rymdstationerna skapades med överskott av Apollo-hårdvara, genom Apollo Applications Program (AAP). Det fanns också ett växande intresse inom militären att skapa sitt eget bemannade rymdstationsprogram, genomföra experiment i omloppsbana och forskning med strategiska fördelar […]
Lunar and Planetary Rovers, Authors: Young, Anthony Den berättar också historien om robotrovers som används på Mars, och avslutas med en beskrivning av de nya designerna av rovers som planeras för The New Vision for Exploration av NASA. Boken ger omfattande citat från astronauterna som körde LRV på månen från intervjuer gjorda speciellt för boken. […]
Praxis Manned Spaceflight Log 1961-2006, Authors: Furniss Tim, Shayler David, Shayler, Michael D. There is an image depicting each manned spaceflight, and data boxes containing brief biographies of all the space travelers. The main text is a narrative of each mission, its highlights and accomplishments, including the strange facts and humorous stories connected to every […]
Planetary Ring Systems, Authors: Miner, Ellis D., Wessen, Randii R., Cuzzi, Jeffrey N. The authors cover the scientific significance of ring studies, the history of their discovery and characterization, the observations of Pioneer 10 at Jupiter, Pioneer 11 and Voyager 1 at Jupiter and Saturn, Voyager 2 at all four giant planets of the solar […]
