Solar History – An Introduction – Författare: Claudio Vita-Finzi Beyond the four centuries of sunspot observation and the five decades during which artificial satellites have monitored the Sun – that is to say for 99.99999% of the Sun’s existence – our knowledge of solar history depends largely on analogy with kindred main sequence stars, on […]
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 […]
Asteroids – Relics of Ancient Time Where do asteroids come from and what are they made of? What clues do they hold about the evolution of the Solar System? Scientists have catalogued hundreds of thousands of asteroids, and many are thought to contain water and amino acids, the building blocks of life. Michael K. Shepard […]
Astronomy for Older Eyes Author: James L. Chen, Adam (ILT) Chen, James L. Chen Whether a novice or an experienced observer, the practice of astronomy differs over the years. This guide will extend the enjoyment of astronomy well into the Golden Years by addressing topics such as eye and overall health issues, recommendations on telescope […]
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 […]
Astro litteraturpaket orientering – språk: Svenska (Planisfär) och Engelska (boken) Astroswedens litteraturpaket är designade för att hjälpa dig som är intresserad av astronomi med att utöva din hobby. Paketet ”orientering på stjärnhimlen” skall hjälpa dig med att hitta vad som är vart på himlen, och att veta vilka objekt som kan vara spännande att titta […]
Imaging the Southern Sky, Authors: Chadwick, Stephen, Cooper, Ian If you’re looking for a handy reference guide to help you image and explore the many splendors of the southern sky, Imaging the Southern Sky is the book for you. The work features not only stunning color images, all taken by Stephen Chadwick, of the best […]
India in Space – Författare: Marco Aliberti This book presents the renewing strategic vision and progressive diversification of the Indian space programme at the nexus socio-economic development, commerce and geopolitics. It disentangles India’s evolving rationales for engaging in space from a wide range of perspectives and provides novel and in-depth assessment of the domestic, regional […]
The Radio Sky and How to Observe It, Authors: Lashley, Jeff We have learned a great deal about our universe not only by looking at the sky through optical telescopes but also by listening to it! Although in the past most of the great discoveries have been made by professional radio astronomers using large radio […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
