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Observing Variable Stars

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  • © 2003

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Authors:
  1. Gerry A. Good
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  • A complete book on observing variable stars, suitable for amateur astronomers of all levels of experience and ability
  • Part One provides highly detailed descriptions of all types of variable star - nomenclature, physical details, and illustrations
  • Part Two covers practical observing techniques, everything from planning, through observing techniques, to data management and reduction
  • All sections of the book are dealt with in a non-mathematical way

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

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Observing Variable Stars

    • Gerry A. Good
    Pages 1-19

  3. The Variable Stars

    • Gerry A. Good
    Pages 21-35

  4. Eruptive Variable Stars

    • Gerry A. Good
    Pages 37-55

  5. Pulsating Variable Stars

    • Gerry A. Good
    Pages 57-95

  6. Cataclysmic (Explosive and Novalike) Variables

    • Gerry A. Good
    Pages 97-125

  7. Rotating Variable Stars

    • Gerry A. Good
    Pages 127-138

  8. Close Binary Eclipsing Systems

    • Gerry A. Good
    Pages 139-156

  9. Optically Variable Close Binary Sources of Strong, Variable X-Ray Radiation (X-Ray Sources)

    • Gerry A. Good
    Pages 157-164

  10. A General Approach to Observing Variable Stars

    • Gerry A. Good
    Pages 165-188

  11. VSO Planning

    • Gerry A. Good
    Pages 189-199

  12. VSO Preparations

    • Gerry A. Good
    Pages 201-215

  13. VSO Methods

    • Gerry A. Good
    Pages 217-232

  14. Variable Star Data Management, Reduction and Analysis

    • Gerry A. Good
    Pages 233-251

  15. Variable Star Reporting and Recording Organizations

    • Gerry A. Good
    Pages 253-258

  16. Variable Star Observing and Amateur Astronomers

    • Gerry A. Good
    Pages 259-264

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 265-274
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About this book

Observing variable stars is one of the major contributions amateur astronomers make to science. There are 36,000 variable stars listed in the General Catalogue of Variable Stars, so it is clearly impossible for the limited number of professional observatories to target even the majority of them. That's where amateur astronomers come in - thousands of them turning their telescopes to the sky every night. Variable star observing is the most popular of "real science" activities for amateurs, and Gerry Good's book provides everything needed. The first part of the book provides a highly detailed account of the various classes of variable star, with examples, illustrations and physical descriptions. The second section covers practical aspects of observing, everything from preparation and planning, through observing techniques, to data management and reduction.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Observing Variable Stars

  • Authors: Gerry A. Good

  • Series Title: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0055-3

  • Publisher: Springer London

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2003

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-85233-498-7Published: 09 December 2002

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-0055-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1431-9756

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-6562

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 284

  • Number of Illustrations: 428 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

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