Description
Book Synopsis
A welcome guide to more advanced work in amateur astronomy, first published in 1997. Covers telescope optics and hardware, electronic imaging and astrophotography, photometry, spectroscopy and radio astronomy. An indispensable one-stop guide for any amateur astronomer wanting to improve their skills.
Trade Review
'… many astronomers will welcome the updated second edition of Gerald North's Advanced Amateur Astronomy.' Carole Stott, New Scientist
'Gerald North's Advanced Amateur Astronomy will be welcomed by any amateur astronomer who is ready for somehting beyond beginner books … this 400-page volume is chock full of practical information about observing and equipment, with an emphasis on things that can be done straightforwardly - and usually inexpensively - by almost any amateur with modest experience. The author is an experienced lunar and planetary observer, contributing to the British Astronomical Association for nearly two decades, and it shows.' Jay Reynolds Freeman, Sky and Telecscope
'Advanced Amateur Astronomy has to compete with a number of rival books in the marketplace … but none that are more educational or easier to read. I would not hesitate in recommending it to any beginner with aspirations of becoming an experienced observer.' Martin Mobberley
'… this is an excellent book with which to consider specialising in a particular area of practical astronomy and … very good value for money.' Robert Argyle, The Observatory
Table of Contents
Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Telescope optics; 2. Atmosphere, seeing, magnification and eyepieces; 3. Telescope hardware and adjustments; 4. Astrophotography with the camera; 5. Astrophotography through the telescope; 6. Electronic imaging; 7. The Moon; 8. The terrestrial planets; 9. The gas-giant planets; 10. Comets, asteroids, meteors and aurorae; 11. The Sun; 12. Variable stars and novae; 13. Methods of photometry; 14. Double stars, star clusters, nebulae, galaxies and supernovae; 15. Spectroscopy; 16. Radio astronomy; 17. Further information; Appendix: useful formulae.
