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Software and Data for Practical Astronomers: The Best of the Internet [With For Windows] » (BK&CD ROM)
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Authors: David Ratledge, P. Moore
ISBN-13: 9781852330552, ISBN-10: 1852330554
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Date Published: December 1998
Edition: BK&CD ROM
Author Biography: David Ratledge
Book Synopsis
This selection of "the best of the Internet" is accompanied by a free CD-ROM containing over 300MB of downloaded material that will fascinate every astronomer. There is a fully registered version of SkyMap, an MPEG video player, Acrobat readers, massive deep-sky, double-star, comet and asteroid databases, some of the best images and videos from space, and of course lots of shareware programs. Several NASA eclipse guides are featured, including a 120-page guide to the 1999 total solar eclipse.
Table of Contents
| 1 | Introduction: How and where to start | 1 |
| 2 | Virtual Sky Watching: Sky simulations, mapping and more | 11 |
| 3 | Data Sources I: Deep Sky Objects | 23 |
| 4 | Data Sources II: The Solar System: Planets, Asteroids and Comets | 39 |
| 5 | Data Sources III: Eclipses and Occultations | 55 |
| 6 | Astrometry and Photometry: Real Science | 69 |
| 7 | Images and Videos: Stunning pictures and instructive videos | 85 |
| 8 | CCD Imaging and Image Processing: Getting the best from digital images | 103 |
| 9 | Telescope Making: Do-it-yourself help and inspiration | 115 |
| 10 | Satellite Tracking: What's passing over tonight? | 129 |
| 11 | Observatories: Virtual tours of the world's biggest observatories | 143 |
| 12 | Your own Homepage: Join the revolution and publish your own material | 157 |
| 13 | Miscellany: Too good to leave out! | 167 |
| 14 | The Accompanying CD-ROM: Try it our way first! | 177 |
| Appendix | Index of CD-ROM Contents | 181 |
| Notes about the CD-ROM | 184 |
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