Spectral Atlas for Amateur Astronomers: A Guide to the Spectra of Astronomical Objects and Terrestrial Light Sources (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781107165908)

Featuring detailed commented spectral profiles of more than one hundred astronomical objects, in colour, this spectral guide documents most of the important and spectroscopically observable objects accessible using typical amateur equipment. It allows you to read and interpret the recorded spectra of the main stellar classes, as well as most of the steps from protostars through to the final stages of stellar evolution as planetary nebulae, white dwarfs or the different types of supernovae. It also presents integrated spectra of stellar clusters, galaxies and quasars, and the reference spectra of some terrestrial light sources, for calibration purposes. Whether used as the principal reference for comparing with your recorded spectra or for inspiring independent observing projects, this atlas provides a breathtaking view into our Universe's past. The atlas is accompanied and supplemented by Spectroscopy for Amateur Astronomers, which explains in detail the methods for recording, processing, analysing and interpreting your spectra.

Author: Richard Walker
ISBN-10: 1107165903
ISBN-13: 9781107165908
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/20/2017
Pages: 290
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.35lbs
Size: 11.32h x 8.74w x 0.63d
Large Print

Review Citation(s):
Choice 06/01/2018