Observer's Guide to Variable Stars

This book contains everything you need to know about variable stars -- stars whose brightness varies noticeably over time. The study of variable stars has been a particularly popular area of research for amateurs for many years; the material contained herein serves as both an introduction to amateur...

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Main Author: Griffiths, Martin (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series,
Subjects:
Astronomy.
Observations, Astronomical.
Astronomy-Observations.
Astrophysics.
ISBN:9783030009045
ISSN:1431-9756
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Table of Contents:
  • Dedication
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1: An Introduction to Variable Stars
  • Chapter 2: The Astrophysics of Variable Stars
  • Chapter 3: Observing Techniques
  • Chapter 4 Instrumentation and Equipment
  • Chapter 5: Variable Star Photometry
  • Chapter 6: Observing Variable Stars with Binoculars
  • Chapter 7: Giant Stars and Their Variability
  • Chapter 8: Cepheids and Other Variable Types
  • Chapter 9: Rotating Variable Stars
  • Chapter 10: Following the Light
  • Eclipsing Variable Stars
  • Chapter 11: Explosive and Eruptive Variable Stars
  • Chapter 12: Unusual Variables
  • X-Rays and Visual GROs
  • Chapter 13: Variable Star Associations
  • Chapter 14: Variable Stars to Observe
  • Appendix: Spectrosocopy of Variable Stars
  • Glossary
  • References and Further Reading
  • Index.

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