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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 258 pages, kõrgus x laius: 235x155 mm, kaal: 4721 g, 50 Illustrations, color; 50 Illustrations, black and white; XVI, 258 p. 100 illus., 50 illus. in color., 1 Paperback / softback
  • Sari: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series
  • Ilmumisaeg: 17-Oct-2013
  • Kirjastus: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
  • ISBN-10: 146148765X
  • ISBN-13: 9781461487654
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From Casual Stargazer to Amateur Astronomer: How to Advance to the Next Level 2014 ed.Suurem pilt
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 258 pages, kõrgus x laius: 235x155 mm, kaal: 4721 g, 50 Illustrations, color; 50 Illustrations, black and white; XVI, 258 p. 100 illus., 50 illus. in color., 1 Paperback / softback
  • Sari: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series
  • Ilmumisaeg: 17-Oct-2013
  • Kirjastus: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
  • ISBN-10: 146148765X
  • ISBN-13: 9781461487654
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The beginning astronomical observer passes through a series of stages. The initial stage is hugely exciting and gives the beginner a real buzz as he discovers some of the faint fuzzy objects, markings on the planets, rings around Saturn and the craters on the Moon. But as the novice observer progresses, he or she wants to know what more there is than looking at faint fuzzy blobs or indistinct planet markings. Many jump to the conclusion – wrongly – that they need to spend lots of money on expensive equipment to progress. “From Casual Stargazer to Amateur Astronomer” has been written specifically to address this group of budding stargazers.

Astronomy is much more than a quick sightseeing tour. Patient observers who can develop their skills will start to appreciate what they are seeing, and will know exactly what to look out for on any particular night. And equally important, they will learn what not to expect to see. “From Casual Stargazer to Amateur Astronomer” is for those who want to develop observing skills beyond mere sightseeing, and learn some of the techniques used to carry out enjoyable – and scientifically useful – observations. It will also direct readers to make informed choices about what can be seen and when. This book is for anyone keen to develop their skills as an amateur astronomer.

This guide is for budding stargazers who want to develop observing skills beyond mere sightseeing and learn some of the techniques used to carry out enjoyable and scientifically useful observations. Includes useful exercises to help develop observing skills.

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Dave Eagles From Casual Stargazer to Amateur Astronomer is a truly wonderful book to being inspired and motivated to observe anything and everything and to really observe it and not just look at it. It functions exceedingly well at really showing the reader how to go from basics to paying close attention to what, when and how you observe and record. Highly recommended! (Kadri Tinn, AstroMadness.com, September, 2015)

Part I Developing Your Skills
1 Accessing and Developing Your Observing Skills
3(18)
1.1 Stargazer or Amateur Astronomer?
3(4)
1.2 Perceptions and Expectations
7(1)
1.3 Assessing Your Skills and Identifying Your Interests
7(4)
1.4 Taking Stock
11(1)
1.5 Some General Observing Rules
11(1)
1.6 Managing Your Expectations
12(1)
1.7 How the Human Eye Works
13(1)
1.8 Dark Adaptation
14(2)
1.9 Factors That Can Affect Your Night Vision
16(1)
1.10 Maintaining Your Dark Adaptation
17(1)
1.11 Eyesight Correction
18(1)
1.12 Set Yourself Realistic Targets
19(1)
1.13 Evaluate Your Favored List of Targets
20(1)
1.14 Assess Your Abilities
20(1)
2 Planning and Recording Your Observing Sessions
21(16)
2.1 Preparing for an Observing Session
21(1)
2.2 Weather
21(2)
2.3 Gain Knowledge of Your Quarry
23(1)
2.4 Keep an Observing Notebook
24(1)
2.5 Date and Time of Observation
24(2)
2.6 The Seeing Scale
26(1)
2.7 Note Down How and What You Observed
27(1)
2.8 Astronomical Drawing
28(1)
2.9 Getting Started with Drawing
29(1)
2.10 Equipment Needed for Drawing
29(1)
2.11 How to Draw
30(5)
2.12 Finalizing Your Drawings for Presentation
35(2)
3 Equipment
37(10)
3.1 Telescopes and Accessories
37(2)
3.2 A Long Hard Look at Your Equipment
39(1)
3.3 General Notes About Telescopes
40(1)
3.4 Binoculars
41(1)
3.5 Choosing Binoculars
42(1)
3.6 Telescopes
43(4)
4 Accessories
47(22)
4.1 Finder Scopes
47(2)
4.2 Eyepieces
49(4)
4.3 Star Diagonal or Right-Angle Prism
53(1)
4.4 Barlow Lenses
54(1)
4.5 Filters
55(3)
4.6 An Occulting Bar
58(1)
4.7 Dew Prevention
59(1)
4.8 Collimating Your Telescope
60(1)
4.9 Cleaning/Resurfacing Lenses and Mirrors
61(1)
4.10 Aperture/Equipment Fever
62(1)
4.11 Your Own Observatory
63(6)
Part II Practical Observing: Your Quarry Awaits
5 Constellations, Asterisms and Stars
69(20)
5.1 Star-Hopping
70(1)
5.2 Learn to Star-Hop
70(3)
5.3 Positions of Objects on the Sky
73(3)
5.4 Asterisms
76(2)
5.5 The Brightness of Stars
78(2)
5.6 The Bayer Designation
80(1)
5.7 Limiting Naked Eye Magnitude
81(1)
5.8 Estimating Star Magnitudes
82(2)
5.9 The Colors of Stars
84(1)
5.10 The Hertzprung-Russell Diagram
84(1)
5.11 Investigating the Colors of Stars
85(2)
5.12 Simple Spectroscopy
87(1)
5.13 Star Catalogs
88(1)
6 Variable and Double Stars
89(18)
6.1 Variable Stars
89(1)
6.2 Naming of Variable Stars
89(1)
6.3 Types of Variable Stars
90(1)
6.4 Supernovae
91(2)
6.5 Naming of Supernova
93(1)
6.6 Variable Star Observing Programs
93(3)
6.7 Double and Multiple Stars
96(1)
6.8 The Main Types of Double Stars
97(1)
6.9 Measuring Double Stars
98(1)
6.10 Instruments for Splitting Double Stars
99(1)
6.11 The Airy Disk
99(2)
6.12 Dawes Limit
101(1)
6.13 A Couple of Challenging Double Stars
102(3)
6.14 Double and Variable Star Resources
105(2)
7 The Solar System: The Sun
107(12)
7.1 Observing the Sun
107(1)
7.2 Observing the Sun Indirectly
108(5)
7.3 Observing the Sun Directly
7.4 Sunspots
113(1)
7.5 Counting Sunspots
114(1)
7.6 Counting Sunspot Groups
115(1)
7.7 Classification of Sunspot Groups
115(2)
7.8 Hydrogen Alpha and Calcium Solar Observing
117(1)
7.9 Solar Eclipses
117(1)
7.10 Solar Resources
118(1)
8 The Solar System: The Moon
119(14)
8.1 Observing the Moon
119(4)
8.2 Common Lunar Features
123(4)
8.3 Transient Lunar Phenomena and Impact Flashes
127(1)
8.4 Lunar Eclipses
127(2)
8.5 The Danjon Scale
129(1)
8.6 Lunar Occultations
129(2)
8.7 Lunar Resources
131(2)
9 The Solar System: Observing the Planets
133(24)
9.1 Mercury & Venus: The Inner Planets
133(1)
9.2 Visibility of the Inner Planets
134(2)
9.3 Observing the Inner Planets
136(1)
9.4 Observing Features on the Inner Planets
137(1)
9.5 Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus & Neptune: The Outer Planets
138(1)
9.6 Retrograde Motion of the Planets
139(1)
9.7 Observing Mars
140(4)
9.8 Observing Jupiter
144(1)
9.9 Jupiter's Red Spot
145(1)
9.10 Other Jovian Features
146(1)
9.11 Jupiter's Moons
147(2)
9.12 Observing Saturn
149(1)
9.13 Saturn's Ring System
150(1)
9.14 Saturn's Cloud Structure
151(1)
9.15 Saturn's Moons
152(1)
9.16 Uranus and Neptune
153(1)
9.17 Moons of Uranus and Neptune
154(1)
9.18 Planetary Occultations of Stars or Other Planets
154(3)
10 The Solar System: Minor Solar System Bodies and Other Phenomena
157(20)
10.1 Minor Solar System Bodies
157(1)
10.2 Pluto
158(1)
10.3 Get a Permanent Observatory Number
159(1)
10.4 Measuring the Brightness of Minor Planets
160(1)
10.5 Observing Minor Planet Occultations
160(1)
10.6 Two Objects to Look Out For
161(1)
10.7 Meteors and Meteor Showers
161(2)
10.8 Meteorites
163(2)
10.9 Planning a Meteorite Hunt
165(1)
10.10 Observing Satellites
166(2)
10.11 Observing Geosynchronous Satellites
168(3)
10.12 Observing Passing Spacecraft
171(1)
10.13 Satellite Resources
172(1)
10.14 The Aurora
172(2)
10.15 The Zodiacal Light
174(1)
10.16 Atmospheric Effects
174(3)
11 The Solar System: Observing Comets
177(14)
11.1 Comet Behavior
177(1)
11.2 Comet Naming
178(1)
11.3 Comet Features
179(1)
11.4 Structure of a Comet
180(2)
11.5 Measuring the Comet's Coma
182(1)
11.6 The Comets Tail(s)
183(1)
11.7 Predicting a Comets Future Appearance
184(1)
11.8 Daylight Comets
185(1)
11.9 Hunting for New Comets
186(3)
11.10 Comet Resources
189(2)
12 Beyond the Solar System: Deep Sky Objects
191(18)
12.1 Observing Deep Sky Objects
191(2)
12.2 Deep Sky Catalogs
193(2)
12.3 Open Star Clusters
195(1)
12.4 Globular Star Clusters
196(2)
12.5 Planetary Nebulae
198(1)
12.6 Gaseous Nebulae
199(2)
12.7 Supernova Remnants
201(1)
12.8 Galaxies
202(3)
12.9 Quasars
205(1)
12.10 Deep-Sky Resources
205(4)
13 Basic Astrophotography
209(16)
13.1 Astro-imaging Background
209(1)
13.2 Basic Astrophotography Primer
210(3)
13.3 Taking Your First Images
213(1)
13.4 Processing Your Hard Earned Images
214(4)
13.5 Astrophotography Through the Telescope
218(2)
13.6 Imaging the Planets
220(1)
13.7 Imaging Deep Sky Objects
220(1)
13.8 Astrophotography Resources
221(4)
Part III Further Information Sources and Community
14 Online Resources
225(14)
14.1 Software
225(1)
14.2 Online Citizen Astronomy
226(2)
14.3 Remote Telescopes
228(1)
14.4 Astronomy Podcasts
228(1)
14.5 Mobile Phone/Tablet Apps
229(1)
14.6 Meeting Other Observers
229(1)
14.7 Local Astronomical Clubs/Societies
230(1)
14.8 National and International Organizations
231(2)
14.9 Online Discussions and Resources
233(1)
14.10 Astronomy Conventions
234(1)
14.11 Remote Dark Sky Observing. Going it Alone
235(1)
14.12 Remote Dark Sky Observing. Star Parties
235(1)
14.13 Basic Rules for Star Parties
236(1)
14.14 Some of the Biggest and Most Popular Star Parties
237(2)
15 Star Maps, Sources of Information, Publications and Further Reading
239(12)
15.1 Star Maps
239(2)
15.2 Other Publications
241(1)
15.3 Places of Astronomical Interest
241(3)
15.4 Astronomical Holidays
244(1)
15.5 Further Reading/References
245(2)
15.6 Space Travel and Exploration
247(1)
15.7 Light Pollution and Organizations
248(1)
15.8 The History of Astronomy
249(2)
16 Conclusion
251(4)
16.1 Keep the Passion Burning
251(2)
16.2 Author's Closing Remarks
253(2)
Index 255
Dave Eagle has been interested in astronomy for most of his life. As a boy, he followed with great excitement the landing of the Apollo missions, sparking his enthusiasm even more. This set him well on the way to learning much more about the night as he started to explore it for himself.

In his mid-20s Eagle established Bedford Astronomical Society, holding the position of Secretary for many years before becoming Chairman. He also held the post of Handbook Editor for the Federation of Astronomical Societies for three years and is a Fellow of The Royal Astronomical Society. In this capacity he is an enthusiastic ambassador for the subject, frequently giving talks to local astronomical societies, social clubs, schools, youth groups and other interested parties. He also encourages others to get out and observe, producing a monthly sky guide which is free to download from his Web site.

Eagle is a trained biological scientist, but after trying his hand at science teaching he eventually moved out of the labs and into the field of IT. He is fortunate enough to have his own small personal observatory in his back yard and considers himself a good all-rounder, enjoying all aspects of astronomy. Despite suffering from a reasonable amount of light pollution in his small town, he is still able to actively observe and image the sky.