| Description |
xi, 271 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
At head of title: Scientific American. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Telescope making -- How to observe and record sunspots safely -- A coronagraph to view solar prominences -- Two spectroheliographs to observe the solar disk -- The earth's rotation -- Observing changes on the moon -- Measuring latitude -- Precision geolocation using lunar occulation -- Sundial -- Artificial satellites -- Predicting satellite orbits -- Observations of Jupiter -- Predicting planetary alignments -- Comets -- Simulating planetary orbits -- Ocular spectroscope -- Monitoring variable stars. |
| Subject |
Astronomy -- Amateurs' manuals.
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| Added Author |
Carlson, Shawn.
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| Added Title |
Scientific American.
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| ISBN |
0471382825 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
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