The Data Book of AstronomyCRC Press, 2000 M01 1 - 340 pages Filled with data about the Earth, Moon, the planets, the stars, our Galaxy, and the myriad galaxies in deep space, this invaluable resource reveals the latest scientific discoveries about black holes, quasars, and the origins of the Universe. It includes maps supported by detailed tables of the names, positions, magnitudes, and spectra of the main stars in each constellation along with key data on galaxies, nebulae, and clusters. MNASSA wrote, "This book fills a niche with detailed astronomical data and concise explanations, all at an accessible level it is an excellent resource, and probably will be the first book I shall reach for. |
Contents
MERCURY | |
VENUS | |
EARTH | |
MARS | |
METEORS | |
METEORITES | |
GLOWS AND ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS | |
THE STARS | |
STELLAR SPECTRA AND EVOLUTION | |
EXTRASOLAR PLANETS | |
DOUBLE STARS | |
VARIABLE STARS | |
THE MINOR PLANETS | |
JUPITER | |
SATURN | |
URANUS | |
NEPTUNE | |
PLUTO | |
COMETS | |
STELLAR CLUSTERS | |
NEBULÆ 25 THE GALAXY | |
GALAXIES | |
THE EVOLUTION OF THE UNIVERSE | |
THE CONSTELLATIONS | |
THE STAR CATALOGUE | |
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Abbreviation American asteroid astronomer atmosphere auroræ binary bright British brown dwarf catalogue centre Cepheid cloud clusters comet constellation craters dark detected discovered discovery distance Earth eclipse fºr fourth magnitude galaxies Galileo giant given in Table globular clusters Herschel Hiſ Hubble Space Telescope hydrogen images infra-red Jupiter km in diameter known Kuiper Belt launched light-years lºw lunar magnetic field Main Sequence Mars Martian mass massive material Mercury meteor meteorite million Mira Moon naked-eye Nebula Neptune neutron star object observations Observatory occultation ºil orbit particles perihelion physicial planet planetary Pluto pole probe pulsar radiation radio reflector refractor region ring rotation period Russian satellite Saturn seen selected list ſº Solar System space-craft spectrum stellar Sun’s supernova surface temperature Uranus variable Venus Voyager wavelengths white dwarf William Herschel X-ray