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Genre/Form: | Handbook Observers' manuals Handbooks and manuals Guides et manuels Amateurs' manuals Manuels d'amateurs |
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Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Martin Mobberley |
ISBN: | 9780387799452 0387799451 038779946X 9780387799469 |
OCLC Number: | 231884227 |
Description: | xv, 238 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
Contents: | Cataclysmic variables -- Novae and recurrent novae -- Solar flares, giant prominences, and flare stars -- Bright supernovae and hypernovae -- Active galaxies -- Gamma ray bursters -- How to do visual and CCD photometry. |
Series Title: | Astronomers' observing guides. |
Responsibility: | Martin Mobberley. |
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From the reviews:"Martin Mobberley's book is very attractive not only in explaining the technical detail of cataclysmic phenomena but also in the promotion of useful observing projects for amateurs to undertake. ... I found the advice in the final chapter about techniques, equipment and software especially valuable. The book is a must for anyone interested in cataclysmic objects and I am sure many readers will be persuaded to enter this field for the first time having seen the successes that have been described." (Guy Hurst, Astronomy Now, May, 2009)"Though the work is aimed at the advanced amateur astronomer, Mobberley writes in a style that should keep the interest of the average undergraduate science student. ... The numerous figures (many in color) help to show the physics of cataclysmic events. ... Summing Up: Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates and general readers." (J. R. Kraus, Choice, Vol. 46 (9), May, 2009) Read more...

