Overview
- Provides and in-depth review of star clusters, what they are, how they formed, and what we know about them
- Spectacular illustrations
- Gives detailed guidance on what equipment to use to observe star clusters, and how to use it
- Features an Observing List of suitable clusters to observe according to the instruments available – from binoculars to large-aperture telescopes
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
- Request lecturer material: sn.pub/lecturer-material
Part of the book series: Astronomers' Observing Guides (OBSERVING)
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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About this book
Astronomy enthusiasts will all appreciate the detailed yet easily-assimilated description of star clusters, how they were formed as our Milky Way galaxy, how they evolved, and how they are classified. The latest research has revealed a vast amount of fascinating information about the clusters, along with some spectacular photographs.
Modern commercially-made telescopes enable amateur astronomers to see a surprising amount of detail, and to record – using CCD cameras, video, webcams or even film – some remarkably beautiful and detailed images. Contained here also is detailed information on using refractors, reflectors, and, of course, Meade and Celestron’s ubiquitous range of computer-controlled SCT telescopes.
Reviews
From the reviews:
[The] writing style is lucid and eminently friendly, and conveys a virtually contagious enthusiasm for the subject. If, after browsing through this book, you haven't felt the urge to sweep the skies for some of the magnificent star clusters detailed in the text, then you aren't at all interested in viewing the skies. I thoroughly recommend this book.
--Peter Grego, in Popular Astronomy, April-June 2006
"Mark Allison is clearly an enthusiast and keen amateur observer of the Deep Sky, and in Star clusters and how to observe them … . His style is friendly and welcoming to the newcomer to the field. … The observing aspect of the book is more successful than the astrophysical which has many interesting things to say … . for the newcomer to star clusters looking for a relatively inexpensive alternative, it may serve." (Nick Hewitt, Journal of the British Astronomical Association, Vol. 116 (4), 2006)
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Star Clusters and How to Observe Them
Authors: Mark Allison
Series Title: Astronomers' Observing Guides
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/1-84628-198-9
Publisher: Springer London
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-84628-190-7Published: 21 December 2005
eBook ISBN: 978-1-84628-198-3Published: 04 April 2006
Series ISSN: 1611-7360
Series E-ISSN: 2197-6546
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 212
Number of Illustrations: 110 b/w illustrations
Topics: Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology, Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Popular Science in Astronomy