Mobberley Supernovae

and How to Observe Them
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-387-46269-1
Verlag: Springer US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 209 Seiten

Reihe: Astronomers' Observing Guides

This book is intended for amateur astronomers who are readers of Sky & Telescope magazine or similar astronomy periodicals - or are at least at the same level of knowledge and enthusiasm. Supernovae represent the most violent stellar explosions in the universe. This is a unique guide to supernova facts, and it is also an observing/discovery guide, all in one package. Supernovae are often discovered by amateur astronomers, and the book describes the best strategies for discovering and observing them. Moreover, it contains detailed information about the probable physics of supernovae, a subject which even today is imperfectly understood.

Martin Mobberley has a BSc Honours degree in Electronic Engineering from Brunel University, and is a former British Astronomical Association President and Goodacre Medallist. He is also the author of Astronomical Equipment for Amateurs (1998) and The New Amateur Astronomer (2004); and has contributed chapters to three other Springer Practical Astronomy Series Books. He wrote the children's book Space Navigator , and has published many papers in Astronomy Now, The Journal of the British Astronomical Association, The Astronomer, and Sky & Telescope.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mobberley, Martin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Preface;7
2;Acknowledgments;8
3;Contents;9
4;Supernovae: Physics and Statistics;10
4.1;Supernova Physics;11
4.2;Supernovae to Measure the Universe;22
4.3;Supernovae in Our Neighborhood;31
4.4;The Top 100 Extragalactic Supernovae;43
4.5;Supernovae: A Threat to Life on Earth;55
5;Observing and Discovering Supernovae;62
5.1;Supernovae as Visual Variable Stars;63
5.2;Supernova Photometry and Light Curves;75
5.3;Supernova Spectroscopy;104
5.4;Amateur Supernova Hunting in the 21st Century;115
5.5;The Discoverers Themselves;139
5.6;Searching the Messier Galaxies;163
5.7;Searching the Caldwell Galaxies;179
5.8;Observing Supernova Remnants;194
5.9;Useful Supernova Data and Contacts;204
6;Index;207