{"product_id":"9780387766010","title":"Astronomers' Observing Guides","description":"\u003ch1\u003eAstronomers' Observing Guides\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eSchmude, Jr., Richard\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is for two groups of people: those who want to study the remote planets with amateur astronomical equipment, and those who are just interested in learning about our knowledge of the remote planets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Remote Planets, and How to Observe them is unique in that it gives a completely up-to-date summary of our current knowledge of the remote planets, and also explains how amateur astronomers can contribute to our knowledge of the remote planets. Readers are given some inspiring examples of people who, with modest commercially-made equipment, have made important contributions to our scientific knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe observational section goes into great detail, including optical and CCD photometry, occultation measurements, imaging (including stacking and enhancement techniques) and polarization measurements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are finder charts (from 2010 to 2026), complete with two sets of star-magnitudes in an appendix (one set of magnitudes are for photoelectric photometry and the other set is for visual photometry)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2008-09-05\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780387766010\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-0-387-76602-7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x178cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 232\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer New York","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47666719457420,"sku":"9780387766010","price":40.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780387766010.jpg?v=1776449917","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780387766010","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}