Overview
- Provides students with the background and techniques required to obtain a job in the field of astronomy
- Can be used as a textbook for astronomy, physics, and computer science classes
- Will contain many problems and solutions to aid learning
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Astronomy (BRIEFSASTRON)
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Kamuela, USA
Albert R. Conrad
About the author
As both an astronomer and a software developer, Dr. Albert Conrad has developed and used software systems for all phases of observing: from planning the observation, to taking the data, to analyzing the data in preparation for publication. Dr. Conrad’s research interests include asteroid systems and developing novel techniques to study comets, planets, and the moons of planets, in particular Jupiter’s moon Io. His complete bibliography includes nearly 100 publications including 24 articles in refereed journals. These range from his early software designs for the Keck Observatory to his discovery of a small moon orbiting the asteroid 41 Daphne. He enjoys sharing the results of his research through public lectures and classroom visits.
Dr. Conrad received his PhD in Computer Science from the University of California at Santa Cruz in 1994. He then worked as software engineer and support astronomer at both Lick and Keck Observatories before moving to the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy to lead the development of a next generation adaptive optics system. He enjoys cycling, running, and outrigger canoe paddling.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Software Systems for Astronomy
Authors: Albert R. Conrad
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Astronomy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7058-8
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Albert R. Conrad 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-7057-1Published: 11 October 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-7058-8Published: 10 October 2013
Series ISSN: 2191-9100
Series E-ISSN: 2191-9119
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 95
Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations, 18 illustrations in colour
Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Computer Applications, Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation