Overview
- Describes exciting astronomical spectroscopic projects that can be realistically carried out by amateurs
- Provides clear step-by-step instructions to allow the first time user to record and analyze stellar spectra
- Contains full do-it-yourself construction details for both simple and complex stellar spectroscopes
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series (PATRICKMOORE)
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Introduction to Spectroscopy
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Obtaining and Analyzing Spectra
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Spectroscope Design and Construction
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Book Title: Astronomical Spectroscopy for Amateurs
Authors: Ken M. Harrison
Series Title: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7239-2
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-7238-5Published: 09 February 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-7239-2Published: 07 February 2011
Series ISSN: 1431-9756
Series E-ISSN: 2197-6562
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 242
Number of Illustrations: 158 b/w illustrations, 35 illustrations in colour
Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Popular Science in Astronomy, Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering