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A Practical Guide to Lightcurve Photometry and Analysis
Brian D. Warner
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Description for A Practical Guide to Lightcurve Photometry and Analysis
Paperback. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 432 pages, 150 black & white illustrations, 52 colour illustrations, 10 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; PHVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 239 x 21. Weight in Grams: 724.
Tools for amateur astronomers who wish to go beyond CCD imaging and step into `serious' science. The text offers techniques for gathering, analyzing, and publishing data, and describes joint projects in which amateurs and students can take part. Readers learn to recognize and avoid common errors in gathering photometry data, with detailed examples for analysis. Includes reviews of available software, with screen shots and useful tips.
Tools for amateur astronomers who wish to go beyond CCD imaging and step into `serious' science. The text offers techniques for gathering, analyzing, and publishing data, and describes joint projects in which amateurs and students can take part. Readers learn to recognize and avoid common errors in gathering photometry data, with detailed examples for analysis. Includes reviews of available software, with screen shots and useful tips.
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series
Condition
New
Number of Pages
410
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319327495
SKU
V9783319327495
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About Brian D. Warner
Brian Warner has been an astronomer for 40 years, and has been honored with the 2006 AAS Chambliss Award for Amateur Achievement, the 2007 RTMC Astronomy Expo Clyde Tombaugh Technology Achievement Award, and ALPO's 2013 Walter H. Haas Award. A member of DPS and on the board of trustees of the SAS, he received a Master of Astronomy degree from ... Read more
Reviews for A Practical Guide to Lightcurve Photometry and Analysis
What an excellent book. And not just because it refreshed my mind on all those things you should do to get your CCD photometry right, but because I find I have got them right! ... if you feel you need to improve the standard of your photometry, be it asteroids or variable stars, or indeed anything else, then this book ... Read more