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Paperback. This book shows the most cost-effective and time-efficient ways to use one-shot CCD cameras for capturing deep-sky astronomical images, and discusses how to get the best performance out of equipment that exposes all three color images at once. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 211 pages, 78 black & white illustrations, 20 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461432463
ISBN
9781461432463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.00

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461421931
ISBN
9781461421931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 41.52

Paperback. In its Second Edition, this complete guide to buying and using a low-cost amateur astronomical telescope updates computer controls, digital cameras, dropping prices and rising quality of devices. Offers reviews and test reports on available budget telescopes. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 165 pages, 63 black & white illustrations, 48 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 10. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2nd ed. 2012
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461421603
ISBN
9781461421603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.03

Paperback. This book is for amateur astronomers who want to go beyond the Messier objects, concentrating on one of the most beautiful classes of astronomical object. It describes over 100 nebulae personally observed by the author using telescopes of various sizes. Series: Astronomers' Observing Guides. Num Pages: 302 pages, 292 black & white illustrations, 55 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 177 x 11. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2012
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461417811
ISBN
9781461417811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 40.35

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461413318
ISBN
9781461413318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. This star guide helps amateur astronomers advance from easily observed objects to more difficult targets, and includes detailed descriptions of each class of object. The revised edition offers new chapters on Transient Objects and Naked-Eye Deep Sky Objects. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 261 pages, 59 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2nd ed. 2012
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461412656
ISBN
9781461412656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.67

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461409403
ISBN
9781461409403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 40.13

Paperback. Integrating extensive graphics with an 8-year astronomical calendar, this book presents sky events geared to naked-eye and binocular viewing. It is arranged by ease of observation - lunar phases and brighter planets, solar eclipses, the aurora through comets. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 423 pages, 98 black & white illustrations, 34 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
3rd
Number of pages
651
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461406099
ISBN
9781461406099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 41.67

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2011th Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441987853
ISBN
9781441987853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 39.24

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441969040
ISBN
9781441969040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 41.28

Paperback. This provocative book traces the ways in which government has co-opted scientific research and reinforced a culture in which challengers to proscribed wisdom are frozen out. It contains stories of dramatic episodes with references to popular press and culture. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; PDZ; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2010th Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441966841
ISBN
9781441966841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.07

Paperback. A book that will appeal to all who are interested in unusual celestial occurences, this volume details a variety of odd astronomical observations and includes a number of amusing anecdotes that demonstrate the significance of these "weird" phenomena. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps, bibliography. BIC Classification: PG; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2011th Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441964236
ISBN
9781441964236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 39.95

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2010th Edition
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441955708
ISBN
9781441955708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.93

Paperback. This is the first Spectral Atlas designed for amateur astronomers. For the first time in one place, it identifies more than 70 (northern hemisphere) bright stars that are suitable observational targets for both amateurs and astronomy students. Series: Astronomer's Pocket Field Guide. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GBC; PGM; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 126 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2010th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441907042
ISBN
9781441907042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 39.70

Paperback. Written for budding astronomers and curious stargazers, along with nature lovers and science buffs, this low-priced, easy-to-use field guide expands National Geographic's natural history category and joins other pocket guides in this successful series. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 107 x 184. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Edition
Poc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781426217852
ISBN
9781426217852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.64

Hardback. Includes reviews that cover a range of cluster of galaxies topics. This title covers the advances being made in analytical or numerical modeling of clusters, weak and strong lensing effects, and the large scale structure as traced by clusters. Editor(s): Plionis, Manolis; Lopez-Cruz, O.; Hughes, D. Series: Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 481 pages, biography. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 971.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
481
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402069406
ISBN
9781402069406
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.18

Hardback. The joint NASA-ESA Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn is the most ambitious planetary mission since the VEGA mission to Venus and Halley in 1985/86 and the Viking arbiters and landers to Mars in 1976. This book contains articles written by the project scientists and engineering team, which describes the mission, the spacecraft, and the Titan probe. Editor(s): Russell, Christopher T. Num Pages: 640 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1247.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402010989
ISBN
9781402010989
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 254.71

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Hays (Nicolas) Ltd ,U.S. United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892542055
ISBN
9780892542055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.91

This is a must-own reference for space history buffs. Series: New Series in NASA History. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801891151
ISBN
9780801891151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.09

Paperback. Phenomena in the heavens are of great importance to many, and much of the lore of astronomy and astrology dates back to the earliest days of civilisation. This book discusses important topics in Babylonian and Greek astronomy. Num Pages: 172 pages, 14 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HBT; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387951362
ISBN
9780387951362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.96

Hardback. Following on the success of the first of the "Little Books..: (Hogan, Little Book of the Big Bang), Kaler examines all aspects of the nature, birth, life and death of stars, and their meaning for us. Technical detail is kept to a minimum. The book is meant to be read by interested laypeople. Series: Little Book S. Num Pages: 184 pages, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 405.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387950051
ISBN
9780387950051
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.40

paperback. Many civilizations produced astronomical texts, and many cultures that left no written records, left monuments ranging from rock paintings to Stonehenge, that show a clear interest in astronomy. This text is the history of such cultures along with the discoveries of Galileo, Kepler and others. Series: Springer Study Edition. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Springer United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387948225
ISBN
9780387948225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.82

Paperback. In almanac fashion, this book tells what sky objects can be explored on a nightly basis in 2009 - 2010, combined with history, location maps, star hop instructions, and more. It provides a digest for sky watchers and will appeal to readers at all skill levels. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 418 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 872.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
418
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387795089
ISBN
9780387795089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.40

Paperback. The authors provide a detailed history of unmanned exploration of our Solar System. The subject is treated from an engineering and scientific standpoint. Technical descriptions of the spacecraft, of their mission designs and of instrumentations are provided. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 554 pages, 210 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 244 x 35. Weight in Grams: 948.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
554
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387789040
ISBN
9780387789040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 46.72

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