Research Catalog

Title

Astronomers' stars / Patrick Moore.

Author

Moore, Patrick.

Publication

New York : Norton, 1989, c1987.

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Details

Description

ix, 164 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Subject

• Stars

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 159) and index.

Contents

Shapes of the galaxy -- Parallax demonstration -- Principle of the aberration of light -- Optical double principle -- Mutual revolution of the components of a binary -- Position of 61 Cygni -- Position of Alpha Centauri, with Southern Cross -- Great bear showing Mizar -- Mizar through the telescope -- Position angle -- Electromagnetic spectrum -- Production of a stellar spectrum -- Diagram to show principle of a spectroscopic binary -- Orion showing position of Betelgeux and surroundings area -- Principle of extinction -- HR diagram -- Evolutionary tracks of stars according to modern theory -- Position of Sirius -- Proper motion Sirius -- Orbit of Sirius B with dates -- Size of Sirius B compared with Earth -- Summer triangle area -- Precessional movement of the north celestial pole -- Position of Fomalhaut -- Material associated with Beta Pictoris -- Position of Beta Pictoris -- Position of Algol -- Light-curve of Algol -- Chart of comparison stars for Algol -- Position of Beta Lyrae -- Light-curve of Beta Lyrae -- Positions of Epsilon and Zeta Aurigae -- Size of Epsilon Aurigae according to an early theory -- Flattened disc theory of Epsilon Aurigae -- Black hole theory of Epsilon Aurigae -- Hack's theory of Epsilon Aurigae -- Theory of Zeta Aurigae -- Light-curve of Epsilon Aurigae during the last eclipse -- Position of Mira -- Light-curve of Mira -- Fields of Mira:comparison stars -- Position of Chi Cygni -- Light-curve of Chi Cygni -- Positions of Delta and Mu Cephei -- Light-curve of Delta Cephei -- Positions of Eta Aquilae -- Instability strip on the HR diagram -- Postion of Kappa Pavonis -- Position of the Crab Nebula M1-- Development of a nova -- Pulsar principle -- Position of Eta Carinae -- Light-curve of Eta Carinae -- Position of SS433 -- Lawn-sprinkler theory of SS433 -- Position of the Pleiades -- Diagram of the main stars in the Pleiades -- Diagram of the Hyades -- Position of the Orion Nebula -- Impression of S Andromedae as it appeared in 1885 Position of M 31 the Andromeda Spiral -- Production of a Type I supernova -- Light-curves of Types I and II supernovae -- SN 1986G position in Centaurus A with the dust-lane, etc.

Call Number

JSE 10-892

ISBN

• 0393026639
• 9780393026634

LCCN

88022376

OCLC

18192054

Author

Moore, Patrick.

Title

Astronomers' stars / Patrick Moore.

Imprint

New York : Norton, 1989, c1987.

Edition

1st American ed.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. 159) and index.

Research Call Number

JSE 10-892