Asteroids and Dwarf Planets and How to Observe Them by Roger Dymock.

ASTRONOMERS’ OBSERVING GUIDES provide up-to-date information for amateur astronomers who want to know all about what it is they are observing. This is the basis of the first part of the book. The second part details observing techniques for practical astronomers, working with a range of different in...

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Main Author: Dymock, Roger (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Edition:1st ed. 2010.
Series:Astronomers' Observing Guides,
Springer eBook Collection.
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Table of Contents:
  • Asteroids and Dwarf Planets
  • Small (and Not So Small) Solar System Bodies
  • Groups and Families
  • The Nature of Asteroids and Dwarf Planets
  • Origins and Evolution
  • Impact?
  • Observing Guide
  • Observatories
  • Visual Observing
  • Webcam and DSLR Imaging
  • Astrometry Tools and Techniques
  • Astrometry Projects
  • Lightcurve Photometry Tools and Techniques
  • Lightcurve Photometry Projects
  • Absolute Magnitude
  • Occultations
  • On-Line Image Analysis
  • A Final Word.