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A Guide to Hubble Space Telescope Objects: Their Selection, Location, and Significance
James L. Chen
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Description for A Guide to Hubble Space Telescope Objects: Their Selection, Location, and Significance
Paperback. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 244 pages, 34 black & white illustrations, 123 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 474.
From the authors of How to Find the Apollo Landing Sites, this is a guide to connecting the view above with the history of recent scientific discoveries from the Hubble Space Telescope. Each selected HST photo is shown with a sky map and a photograph or drawing to illustrate where to find it and how it should appear from a backyard telescope. Here is the casual observer's chance to locate the deep space objects visually, and appreciate the historic Hubble photos in comparison to what is visible from a backyard telescope. HST objects of all types are addressed, ... Read more
From the authors of How to Find the Apollo Landing Sites, this is a guide to connecting the view above with the history of recent scientific discoveries from the Hubble Space Telescope. Each selected HST photo is shown with a sky map and a photograph or drawing to illustrate where to find it and how it should appear from a backyard telescope. Here is the casual observer's chance to locate the deep space objects visually, and appreciate the historic Hubble photos in comparison to what is visible from a backyard telescope. HST objects of all types are addressed, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series
Condition
New
Weight
453g
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319188713
SKU
V9783319188713
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Ref
99-3
About James L. Chen
Author - James Chen: Retired Department of the Navy and Federal Aviation Administration Radar and Surveillance Systems Engineer. Guest lecturer at local Washington DC/Northern Virginia/Maryland astronomy clubs on amateur astronomy topics of eyepiece design, optical filters, urban and suburban astronomy, and lunar observing. Author of an Astronomy Magazine article on Dobsonian telescope design in November 1989 issue. ... Read more
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