Charles A. Cardona III: Star Clusters

Cover: 9781441970398 | Star Clusters | A Pocket Field Guide | Charles A. Cardona III | Buch

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Beschreibung

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.

Über den Autor

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 [...] 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.

Zusammenfassung

The perfect guide for observing in the field with binoculars or a telescope

Enables observing sessions to be planned in advance

Objects are organized by season, making the book much easier to use

Contains core information about the target star clusters

Features superb digital images for every object

Full-page finder charts make it easy to locate the target clusters

Includes supplementary material: [...]

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Background.- Understanding Stars and Star Clusters.- How to Use This Book.- Star Cluster.- Descriptions, Images, and Charts.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2010
Fachbereich:	Astronomie
Genre:	Physik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Reihe:	Astronomer's Pocket Field Guide
Inhalt:	xiii 174 S. 117 s/w Illustr. 34 farbige Illustr. 174 p. 151 illus. 34 illus. in color.
ISBN-13:	9781441970398
ISBN-10:	1441970398
Sprache:	Englisch
Herstellernummer:	12078660
Ausstattung / Beilage:	Paperback
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Cardona III, Charles A.
Hersteller:	Springer US Springer New York Astronomer's Pocket Field Guide
Maße:	203 x 127 x 10 mm
Von/Mit:	Charles A. Cardona III
Erscheinungsdatum:	08.11.2010
Gewicht:	0,233 kg

Artikel-ID: 101076132