Author: Alan Hale
Publisher: High Lonesome Books
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Discovered in July 1995 by Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp, Comet Hale-Bopp was the brightest comet ever seen at its distance. This gives the history of its discovery, explains how to view it from fall 1996 to spring 1997, and explains the relationship of comets to the birth of our solar system, and to asteroids, meteors and eclipses of the sun and moon.
Everybody's Comet
Author: Alan Hale
Publisher: High Lonesome Books
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Discovered in July 1995 by Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp, Comet Hale-Bopp was the brightest comet ever seen at its distance. This gives the history of its discovery, explains how to view it from fall 1996 to spring 1997, and explains the relationship of comets to the birth of our solar system, and to asteroids, meteors and eclipses of the sun and moon.
Publisher: High Lonesome Books
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Discovered in July 1995 by Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp, Comet Hale-Bopp was the brightest comet ever seen at its distance. This gives the history of its discovery, explains how to view it from fall 1996 to spring 1997, and explains the relationship of comets to the birth of our solar system, and to asteroids, meteors and eclipses of the sun and moon.
Everybody's
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ISBN:
Category : American periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 1078
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 1078
Book Description
COMETS!
Author: David J. Eicher
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107622778
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Practical guide to the history and science of comets, including techniques and tips on how to observe and image them.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107622778
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Practical guide to the history and science of comets, including techniques and tips on how to observe and image them.
Great Comets
Author: Robert Burnham
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521646000
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Spectacular and mysterious objects that come and go in the night sky, comets have dwelt in our popular culture for untold ages. As remnants from the formation of the Solar system, they are objects of key scientific research and space missions. As one of nature's most potent and dramatic dangers, they pose a threat to our safety--and yet they were the origin of our oceans and perhaps even life itself. This beautifully illustrated book tells the story of the biggest and most awe-inspiring of all comets: those that have earned the title "Great." Robert Burnham focuses on the Great comets Hyakutake in 1996 and Hale-Bopp in 1997, which gripped attention worldwide because, for many, they were the first comets ever seen. He places these two recent comets in the context of their predecessors from past ages, among them the famous Comet Halley. Great Comets explains the exciting new discoveries that have come from these magnificent objects and profiles the spaceprobes to comets due for launch in the next few years. The book even takes a peek behind Hollywood's science-fiction fantasies to assess the real risks humanity faces from potential impacts of both comets and asteroids. For everyone interested in astronomy, this exciting book reveals the secrets of the Great Comets and provides essential tools for keeping up to date with comet discoveries in the future. Robert Burnham has been an amateur astronomer since the mid-1950s. He has been a senior editor of Astronomy magazine (1986-88) and is the author of many books and CD-ROMS, including Comet Hale-Bopp: Find and Enjoy the Great Comet and Comet Explorer.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521646000
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Spectacular and mysterious objects that come and go in the night sky, comets have dwelt in our popular culture for untold ages. As remnants from the formation of the Solar system, they are objects of key scientific research and space missions. As one of nature's most potent and dramatic dangers, they pose a threat to our safety--and yet they were the origin of our oceans and perhaps even life itself. This beautifully illustrated book tells the story of the biggest and most awe-inspiring of all comets: those that have earned the title "Great." Robert Burnham focuses on the Great comets Hyakutake in 1996 and Hale-Bopp in 1997, which gripped attention worldwide because, for many, they were the first comets ever seen. He places these two recent comets in the context of their predecessors from past ages, among them the famous Comet Halley. Great Comets explains the exciting new discoveries that have come from these magnificent objects and profiles the spaceprobes to comets due for launch in the next few years. The book even takes a peek behind Hollywood's science-fiction fantasies to assess the real risks humanity faces from potential impacts of both comets and asteroids. For everyone interested in astronomy, this exciting book reveals the secrets of the Great Comets and provides essential tools for keeping up to date with comet discoveries in the future. Robert Burnham has been an amateur astronomer since the mid-1950s. He has been a senior editor of Astronomy magazine (1986-88) and is the author of many books and CD-ROMS, including Comet Hale-Bopp: Find and Enjoy the Great Comet and Comet Explorer.
The Great Comet Crash
Author: John R. Spencer
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN: 9780521482745
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
The cosmic collision of the century, in words and photographs.
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN: 9780521482745
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
The cosmic collision of the century, in words and photographs.
Comets and How to Observe Them
Author: Richard Schmude, Jr.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1441957901
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
Comets have inspired wonder, excitement and even fear ever since they were first observed. But they are important members of the solar system, that contain material from early in the life of the system, held in deep-freeze. This makes them key in our understanding of the formation and evolution of many Solar System bodies. Recent ground- and space-based observations have changed much in our understanding of comets. Comets, and How to Observe Them gives a summary of our current knowledge and describes how amateur astronomers can contribute to the body of scientific knowledge of comets. This book contains many practical examples of how to construct comet light-curves, measure how fast a comet’s coma expands, and determine the rotation period of the nucleus. All these examples are illustrated with drawings and photographs. Because of their unpredictable nature comets are always interesting and sometime spectacular objects to observe and image. The second part of the book therefore takes the reader through the key observing techniques that can be used with commercially available modern observing equipment, from basic observations to more scientific measurements.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1441957901
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
Comets have inspired wonder, excitement and even fear ever since they were first observed. But they are important members of the solar system, that contain material from early in the life of the system, held in deep-freeze. This makes them key in our understanding of the formation and evolution of many Solar System bodies. Recent ground- and space-based observations have changed much in our understanding of comets. Comets, and How to Observe Them gives a summary of our current knowledge and describes how amateur astronomers can contribute to the body of scientific knowledge of comets. This book contains many practical examples of how to construct comet light-curves, measure how fast a comet’s coma expands, and determine the rotation period of the nucleus. All these examples are illustrated with drawings and photographs. Because of their unpredictable nature comets are always interesting and sometime spectacular objects to observe and image. The second part of the book therefore takes the reader through the key observing techniques that can be used with commercially available modern observing equipment, from basic observations to more scientific measurements.
Everybody's Magazine
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 900
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 900
Book Description
Our Guest Comet Dipu
Author: Dilip M. Salwi
Publisher: Children's Book Trust
ISBN: 9788170119579
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Dipu Discovers A Small Body Of Ice And Dust, With A Moving Tall, In The Sky. This Is A Path-Breaking Discovery.Dipu Has Sighted A Comet ! Ecstatic, The Boy Plunges Headlong Into Unravelling Its Deep,Dark Secrets. In The Bargain The Reader Gose Comet-Hunting Too !
Publisher: Children's Book Trust
ISBN: 9788170119579
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Dipu Discovers A Small Body Of Ice And Dust, With A Moving Tall, In The Sky. This Is A Path-Breaking Discovery.Dipu Has Sighted A Comet ! Ecstatic, The Boy Plunges Headlong Into Unravelling Its Deep,Dark Secrets. In The Bargain The Reader Gose Comet-Hunting Too !
Everybody's Magazine
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
Everybody's Cyclopedia
Author: Charles Leonard-Stuart
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 658
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 658
Book Description