Do You Really Want to Visit Neptune? (Do You Really Want to by Bridget Heos,Daniele Fabbri

Visual Lunar and Planetary Astronomy (The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series)

With the arrival of CCDs and webcams, the focal point of novice astronomy has to a point shifted from technological know-how to paintings. visible paintings in astronomy has a wealthy background. this present day, imaging is now extra fashionable. even though there's nonetheless a lot for the visible novice astronomer to do, and visible paintings continues to be a sound element of novice astronomy.

Calendars and Years: Astronomy and Time in the Ancient Near East

Dates shape the spine of written heritage. yet the place do those dates come from? many alternative calendars have been utilized in the traditional global. a few of these calendars have been dependent upon observations or calculations of normal astronomical phenomena, resembling the 1st sighting of the hot moon crescent that outlined the start of the month in lots of calendars, whereas others included schematic simplifications of those phenomena, akin to the 360-day yr utilized in early Mesopotamian administrative practices as a way to simplify accounting tactics.

Advances in Astronomy and Astrophysics: v. 7

Advances in Astronomy and Astrophysics, quantity 7 covers stories concerning the advances in astronomy and astrophysics. The booklet offers experiences at the scattering of electrons by means of diatomic molecules and on Babcock's concept of the 22-year sunlight cycle and the range float of the sunspot region. The textual content then describes experiences at the constructions of the terrestrial planets (Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury) and on variety III sun radio bursts.

The Great Canoes in the Sky: Starlore and Astronomy of the South Pacific

Featuring excellent images of astronomical items of the southern sky, all taken via writer Stephen Chadwick, this booklet explores what peoples of the South Pacific see once they lookup on the heavens and what they've got performed with this data. From better halves killing brothers to emus emerging out of the wilderness and nice canoes within the sky, this e-book bargains the precise mixture of technological know-how, culture and mythology to deliver to lifestyles the main recognized points of interest within the heavens above the southern hemisphere.