Cardona III Star Clusters

A Pocket Field Guide
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4419-7040-4
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 174 Seiten

Reihe: Astronomer's Pocket Field Guide

I have spent many wonderful nights observing at a variety of places around the world, but many of my fondest memories come from those made at the Custer Observatory in Southold on Long Island, where I grew up. I was only perhaps a dozen years old when I started out, and now more than three decades later I have logged millions of miles on the various telescopes there. Some of the best memories are of observing and discussing astronomical topics with the many really terrific people who make up Custer. It truly holds a special place in my heart. Star clusters were always among my favorite objects to observe and discuss there. This book is the result of the exposure to these objects, many of which I observed for the first time at Custer. The Custer Institute Observatory was founded in the 1920s by local resident Charles W. Elmer of Perkin-Elmer Corp. fame. The original crew met at his house in Cedar Beach a few miles down the road from the institute. In the 1930s the group built an observatory complete with Mr. Elmer's donated 5' Alvan Clark refractor. Later the observatory expanded to include a 6' Clark refractor and other even larger instruments.

Charles Cardona has been a teaching assistant in Astronomy at SUNY Suffolk Community College in New York, a former observatory director, a Variable Star section director, and a chairman of the board at the Custer Institute Observatory. He also taught courses, lectures, and seminars in Astronomy, Optics, and Computer Science. He was also the publisher of the Observatory Report Newsletter. In addition to his astronomy work, Charles has been an entrepreneur and has built and sold several companies. During the past 10 years, he has donated more than $200,000 to astronomy, education, and related children's causes. He recently organized the installation of a new observatory dome and telescope equipment. He is currently involved in various educational programs and groups dedicated to finding missing children.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cardona III, Charles A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;About the Author;8
2;Preface;10
3;Acknowledgements;12
4;Contents;14
5;Part 1:Background;16
5.1;Chapter 1: Introduction;17
5.2;Chapter 2: Understanding Stars and Star Clusters;19
5.2.1;Open Star Clusters;23
5.2.2;Globular Star Clusters;25
5.2.3;Telescopes for Observing Star Clusters;29
5.3;Chapter 3: How to Use This Book;30
6;Part 2:Star Cluster;31
6.1;Chapter 4: Descriptions, Images, and Charts;32
6.1.1;M103 in Cassiopeia;32
6.1.1.1;Suggested Instruments;33
6.1.2;NGC 752 in Andromeda;35
6.1.2.1;Suggested Instruments;36
6.1.3;NGC 869 and NGC 884 in Perseus (The Double Cluster);38
6.1.3.1;Suggested Instruments;39
6.1.4;M34 in Perseus;41
6.1.4.1;Suggested Instruments;42
6.1.5;Melotte 20 in Perseus;44
6.1.5.1;Suggested Instruments;45
6.1.6;M45 in Taurus;47
6.1.6.1;Suggested Instruments;48
6.1.7;The Hyades (or Melotte 25) in Taurus;50
6.1.7.1;Suggested Instruments;51
6.1.8;M79 in Lepus;53
6.1.8.1;Suggested Instruments;54
6.1.9;M38 in Auriga;56
6.1.9.1;Suggested Instruments;57
6.1.10;M36 in Auriga;59
6.1.10.1;Suggested Instruments;60
6.1.11;M37 in Auriga;62
6.1.11.1;Suggested Instruments;63
6.1.12;M35 in Gemini;65
6.1.12.1;Suggested Instruments;66
6.1.13;NGC 2244 in Monoceros (Rosette Nebula Cluster);68
6.1.13.1;Suggested Instruments;69
6.1.14;M41 in Canis Major;71
6.1.14.1;Suggested Instruments;72
6.1.15;M93 in Puppis;74
6.1.15.1;Suggested Instruments;75
6.1.16;M48 in Hydra;77
6.1.16.1;Suggested Instruments;78
6.1.17;M44 in Cancer (Beehive or Praesepe Cluster);80
6.1.17.1;Suggested Instruments;81
6.1.18;M67 in Cancer;83
6.1.18.1;Suggested Instruments;84
6.1.19;Collinder 285 in URSA Major (URSA Major Moving Cluster);86
6.1.19.1;Suggested Instrument;87
6.1.20;M68 in Hydra;89
6.1.20.1;Suggested Instruments;90
6.1.21;M53 in Coma Berenices;92
6.1.21.1;Suggested Instruments;93
6.1.22;M3 in Canes Venatici;95
6.1.22.1;Suggested Instruments;96
6.1.23;M5 in Serpens;98
6.1.23.1;Suggested Instruments;99
6.1.24;M80 in Scorpius;101
6.1.24.1;Suggested Instruments;102
6.1.25;M4 in Scorpius;104
6.1.25.1;Suggested Instruments;105
6.1.26;M107 in Ophiuchus;107
6.1.26.1;Suggested Instruments;108
6.1.27;M13 in Hercules;110
6.1.27.1;Suggested Instruments;111
6.1.28;M12 in Ophiuchus;113
6.1.28.1;Suggested Instruments;114
6.1.29;NGC 6231 in Scorpius;116
6.1.29.1;Suggested Instruments;117
6.1.30;M10 in Ophiuchus;119
6.1.30.1;Suggested Instruments;120
6.1.31;M62 in Ophiuchus;122
6.1.31.1;Suggested Instruments;123
6.1.32;M19 in Ophiuchus;125
6.1.32.1;Suggested Instruments;126
6.1.33;M92 in Hercules;128
6.1.33.1;Suggested Instruments;129
6.1.34;M9 in Ophiuchus;131
6.1.34.1;Suggested Instruments;132
6.1.35;M14 in Ophiuchus;134
6.1.35.1;Suggested Instruments;135
6.1.36;M6 in Scorpius (Butterfly Cluster);137
6.1.36.1;Suggested Instruments;138
6.1.37;M7 in Scorpius (Ptolemy’S Cluster);140
6.1.37.1;Suggested Instruments;141
6.1.38;M23 in Sagittarius;143
6.1.38.1;Suggested Instruments;144
6.1.39;M21 in Sagittarius;146
6.1.39.1;Suggested Instruments;147
6.1.40;NGC 6530 in Sagittarius;149
6.1.40.1;Suggested Instruments;150
6.1.41;M24 in Sagittarius (Sagittarius Star Cloud);152
6.1.41.1;Suggested Instruments;153
6.1.42;M16 in Serpens (Eagle Nebula Cluster);155
6.1.42.1;Suggested Instruments;156
6.1.43;M18 in Sagittarius;158
6.1.43.1;Suggested Instruments;159
6.1.44;M28 in Sagittarius;161
6.1.44.1;Suggested Instruments;162
6.1.45;NGC 6633 in Ophiuchus;164
6.1.45.1;Suggested Instruments;165
6.1.46;M25 in Sagittarius;167
6.1.46.1;Suggested Instruments;168
6.1.47;M22 in Sagittarius;170
6.1.47.1;Suggested Instruments;171
6.1.48;M26 in Scutum;173
6.1.48.1;Suggested Instruments;174
6.1.49;M11 in Scutum (Wild Duck Cluster);176
6.1.49.1;Suggested Instruments;177
6.1.50;M56 in Lyra;179
6.1.50.1;Suggested Instruments;180
7;Index;182