Astronomical Observation: Observatories, Equipment & Methods Books

Night Scenes 2009 is an updated edition with an extra 4 pages for 2009.

Binoculars provide a great start in astronomy. Compared with telescopes, they are comparatively cheap and easy to use, they are light and compact. This book reveals what to expect from a pair of binoculars and how to choose the right ones if you are buying for the first time, or up-grading.

Opposite each map is a 'photorealistic' image which shows how the same portion of the sky appears to the naked eye. The next group of maps show the most interesting parts of the sky at a much larger scale, in 40 full-colour constellation charts, accompanied by colour photographs and drawings and a detailed explanatory text.

A collection of edited review articles presented at a workshop at the Space Telescope Science Institute which gathered astrophysicists from the fields of extragalactic and galactic/stellar jets.

The proceedings of the Winter Workshop held at Les Houches, France, March 1990, describe the present state of technology at millimeter and submillimeter wavelength both on the ground and in space. Emphasis is given to new developments in critical areas (mixers, superconductors, local oscillators, back-ends), and applications of these technologies

The Workshop 'Science with the VLT in the ELT era' was organised by ESO as a forum for the astronomical community to debate its expected future use of ESO's Very Large Telescope ( and its VLTI interferometric mode) when other facilities such as ALMA, JWST and, hopefully, at least one extremely large 30-40m class telescope will be operating.

Presents an illustrated history of telescopic discovery that spans the range from the first telescopes via the Hubble Space Telescope to next generation platforms, and how they have changed and continue to change our view of the universe, our place in it and where it all came from.

Challenges of Astronomy in a unique collection of thirty astronomy experiments ranging from ancient astronomy to cosmology. Each of the experiments contains one or more challenges for the reader. The progression is from the Earth outward through the solar system to the stellar and galactic realm. Topics include the shape of the sky, Stonehenge as a stoneage abacus, determination of the size of ...

Patrick Moore's illustrated month-by-month guide to astronomy with the naked eye.

A complete observers guide to the Caldwell Objects.

Highlights special objects of interest on every night of the year. This book talks about the history of the constellations, double stars, nebulae, the Moon, planets, even the asteroids.

Patrick Moore's painstakingly researched, beautifully illustrated guide to astronomical observation for casual and serious observers.

A guide to radio astronomy. It covers topics including instruments, sensitivity considerations, observational methods and interpretations of the data recorded with both single dishes and interferometers. It is suitable for both students and experienced practicing astronomers.

Reveals Hubble as an engineering accomplishment that documents the solar system's workings and growth, the accelerated expansion of the universe, and even humankind's potential demise by the same kind of comet that decimated the dinosaurs millions of years ago.

Practical handbook describing the techniques that have been developed over the years for observing comets.

Provides a unified treatment of the entire field of radio astronomy, from centimeter to sub-millimeter wavelengths and using single telescopes as well as interferometers. This book describes the basic physical principles. It also provides an outline of the instrumentation, observational techniques, and methods of measurement and analysis.

Practical handbook describing the techniques that have been developed over the years for observing comets.

Covering topics of radio astronomy, this book contains graduate-level problems with solutions. The problems are arranged following the content of the book Tools of Radio Astronomy on a chapter-by-chapter basis. Some of these problems have been formulated to provide an extension to the material presented in Tools of Radio Astronomy .

The first handbook that describes how to start observing the sky with a computerized telescope.

This two volume set aims to provide the amateur astronomer with all the information required to set up a telescope and explore the night sky. It includes trouble-shooting advice, practical tips for observing over 200 celestial objects, and information about products and resouces,