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100 1 _aHarrison, Ken M.
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245 1 0 _aAstronomical Spectroscopy for Amateurs
_h[electronic resource] /
_cby Ken M. Harrison.
264 1 _aNew York, NY :
_bSpringer New York,
_c2011.
300 _aXIII, 241p. 193 illus., 35 illus. in color.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
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338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aPatrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series,
_x1431-9756
505 0 _aPreface -- Part I: Introduction to Spectroscopy -- Chapter 1: Early Experiments in Spectroscopy -- Chapter 2: A History of Astronomical Spectroscopy -- Chapter 3: Theory of Spectra -- Chapter 4: Prisms, Gratings, and Spectroscopes -- Chapter 5: Types of Spectroscopes -- Part II: Obtaining and Analyzing Specta -- Chapter 6: Setting Up the Spectroscope -- Chapter 7: Using Spectroscopes in the Converging Beam -- Chapter 8: Reflection Grating Spectroscopes -- Chapter 9: Cameras and CCD's -- Chapter 10: Processing Spectra -- Chapter 11: Amateur Spectroscope Projects -- Part III: Spectroscope Design and Construction -- Chapter 12: Design Basics -- Chapter 13: Prism Spectroscope Designs -- Chapter 14: Transmission Grating Spectroscope Designs -- Chapter 15: Reflection Grating Spectroscopes Designs.- Chapter 16: Guiding, OAG, and Beam Splitters/Flip Mirrors -- Appendix A: Suppliers of Spectroscopes and Accessories -- Appendix B: Useful Spectroscopy Forums and Other Websites -- Appendix C: Selected Bibliography -- Appendx D: Springer Extra Materials and Yahoo Support Group -- Index.
520 _aAstronomical Spectroscopy for Amateurs is a complete guide for amateur astronomers who are looking for a new challenge beyond astrophotography. The book provides a brief overview of the history and development of the spectroscope, then a short introduction to the theory of stellar spectra, including details on the necessary reference spectra required for instrument testing and spectral comparison. The various types of spectroscopes available to the amateur are then described. Later sections cover all aspects of setting up and using various types of commercially available and home-built spectroscopes, starting with basic transmission gratings and going through more complex models, all the way to the sophisticated Littrow design. The final part of the text is about practical spectroscope design and construction. This book uniquely brings together a collection of observing, analyzing, and processing hints and tips that will allow the amateur to build skills in preparing scientifically acceptable spectra data. It covers all aspects of designing, constructing, testing, calibrating, and using a spectroscope and enables the average amateur astronomer to successfully build and use a homemade spectroscope for a fraction of the current commercial cost. As Professor Chris Kitchin said, “If optical spectroscopy had not been invented then fully 75 percent of all astronomical knowledge would be unknown today, and yet the subject itself re-ceives scant attention in astronomical texts.” This book answers that need. It is the practical spectroscopy book that amateur astronomers have been waiting for!
650 0 _aPhysics.
650 0 _aAstronomy.
650 0 _aMicrowaves.
650 1 4 _aPhysics.
650 2 4 _aAstronomy, Observations and Techniques.
650 2 4 _aPopular Science in Astronomy.
650 2 4 _aMicrowaves, RF and Optical Engineering.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
_z9781441972385
830 0 _aPatrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series,
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856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7239-2
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