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Software and Data for Practical Astronomers

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Part of the book series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series (PATRICKMOORE)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. Introduction

    • David Ratledge
    Pages 1-9
  3. Virtual Sky Watching

    • David Ratledge
    Pages 11-21
  4. Data Sources I — Deep Sky Objects

    • David Ratledge
    Pages 23-37
  5. Astrometry and Photometry: Real Science

    • David Ratledge
    Pages 69-83
  6. Images and Videos

    • David Ratledge
    Pages 85-101
  7. CCD Imaging and Image Processing

    • David Ratledge
    Pages 103-114
  8. Telescope Making

    • David Ratledge
    Pages 115-128
  9. Satellite Tracking

    • David Ratledge
    Pages 129-141
  10. Observatories

    • David Ratledge
    Pages 143-155
  11. Your own Homepage

    • David Ratledge
    Pages 157-165
  12. Miscellany

    • David Ratledge
    Pages 167-176
  13. The Accompanying CD-ROM

    • David Ratledge
    Pages 177-180
  14. Back Matter

    Pages 181-183

Authors and Affiliations

  • Adlington, Chorley, Lancs., England

    David Ratledge

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