Exploring the Universe: A Practical Guide for Hobbyists
暫譯: 探索宇宙：愛好者的實用指南

Dire, James

Exploring the Universe: A Practical Guide for Hobbyists
  • 出版商: Springer
  • 出版日期: 2024-09-27
  • 售價: $2,190
  • 貴賓價: 9.5 折 $2,080
  • 語言: 英文
  • 頁數: 301
  • 裝訂: Quality Paper - also called trade paper
  • ISBN: 3031653459
  • ISBN-13: 9783031653452
  • 相關分類: 物理學 Physics

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商品描述

Have you ever wanted to get better at observing the universe but didn't know where to begin? Have you ever wondered what you are looking at in the night sky? Whether you are just beginning or an advanced amateur astronomer, you will want to have this book in your astronomical library. This book wraps up an entire astronomy course around the study of astronomical images, all of which have been taken by the author. The fascinating images contained herein will inspire readers to explore the descriptions of astronomical objects of all types and the physical processes they undergo throughout the universe.

The author is both a career astronomy professor and an avid amateur astronomer who owns an arsenal of small telescopes for observing and conducting CCD imaging. The author's descriptions are at a level any reader can follow. Using his own images, mostly taken with smaller telescopes as opposed to Hubble, James Webb, or multi-meter mountain top observatories, show amateur astronomers and hobbyists what can be accomplished by using modest and affordable equipment. The book begins with a primer on telescopes and the myriad types on the market today. You'll read about why there are so many models as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each. This is followed by an introduction to astrophotography, a complete description of paper and digital star atlases available today, and a discussion on celestial nomenclature - why are celestial objects named what they are named! You'll learn about light, and how it interacts with matter to create what we see in the night sky. Finally, you'll go on a grand tour of the Universe, from the Moon and Sun to comets, nebulae, star clusters and galaxies.

商品描述(中文翻譯)

您是否曾經想過要更好地觀察宇宙，但不知道從何開始？您是否曾經想過在夜空中看到的東西是什麼？無論您是剛開始還是進階的業餘天文學家，您都會想在您的天文書庫中擁有這本書。本書圍繞著天文影像的研究，整合了一整套天文學課程，所有影像均由作者拍攝。書中包含的迷人影像將激勵讀者探索各類天文物體的描述及其在宇宙中所經歷的物理過程。

作者是一位職業天文學教授，同時也是一位熱衷的業餘天文學家，擁有一系列小型望遠鏡用於觀察和進行 CCD 成像。作者的描述達到任何讀者都能理解的水平。利用他自己的影像，主要是用較小的望遠鏡拍攝，而非哈勃、詹姆斯·韋伯或多米特山頂天文台，向業餘天文學家和愛好者展示使用適度且經濟實惠的設備可以達成的成就。本書首先介紹望遠鏡及當今市場上各種型號的概述。您將了解為什麼有這麼多型號，以及每種型號的優缺點。接下來是對天文攝影的介紹，完整描述當今可用的紙本和數位星圖，並討論天體命名法——為什麼天體會被命名為現在的名稱！您將學習光的特性，以及它如何與物質互動，創造出我們在夜空中所見的景象。最後，您將展開一場壯觀的宇宙之旅，從月球和太陽到彗星、星雲、星團和星系。

作者簡介

Dr. James Dire has bridged the gap between professional and amateur astronomy for many decades. He earned bachelors degrees in chemistry, physics and mathematics from the University of Missouri-Kansas City followed by a masters degree in physics from the University of Central Florida. He earned his PhD from The Johns Hopkins University. His dissertation was a study of the seasonal organic chemistry in the atmosphere of Saturn's large moon Titan. While at UMKC, Dire joined the Astronomical Society of Kansas City where he served as president his senior year in college. Over his career he continued to work with many amateur organizations including the Central Florida Astronomical Society (Orlando), the Baltimore Astronomical Society, the Astronomical Society of New Haven, the Thames Amateur Astronomical Society (New London, CT), the Cleveland County (NC) Astronomical Society, the Las Vegas Astronomical Society, the Peoria Astronomical Society, and the Kauai Educational Association for Science and Astronomy. He is still very active with the latter three. Dr. Dire began doing astronomical imaging while an undergraduate, back then using film. He advanced to digital sensors using them both for research and producing splendid images. He has been a contributor author for Astronomy Technology Today almost since the journal beginning reviewing emerging astronomical equipment, books and software. He is a leading expert on amateur telescopes and related equipment. Since 2009, Dire has authored a Deep-Sky column in every issue of the Reflector. Scores of his astronomical images have appeared in these publications as well as Sky and Telescope and many newspapers. Dire has been a chemistry, physics and astronomy professor for most of his professional career. However, he has spent a majority of the past two decades as a college administrator at every level from a department chair to a president.

作者簡介(中文翻譯)

Dr. James Dire 在專業與業餘天文學之間架起了橋樑，已有數十年之久。他在密蘇里州堪薩斯市大學獲得化學、物理和數學的學士學位，隨後在中佛羅里達大學獲得物理碩士學位。他在約翰霍普金斯大學獲得博士學位，論文研究了土星的大衛星泰坦大氣中的季節性有機化學。在 UMKC 期間，Dire 加入了堪薩斯城天文學會，並在大學四年級時擔任會長。在他的職業生涯中，他持續與許多業餘組織合作，包括中佛羅里達天文學會（奧蘭多）、巴爾的摩天文學會、新哈芬天文學會、泰晤士河業餘天文學會（康乃狄克州新倫敦）、克利夫蘭縣（北卡羅來納州）天文學會、拉斯維加斯天文學會、皮奧里亞天文學會，以及可愛島科學與天文教育協會。他仍然非常活躍於後三者。Dr. Dire 在大學時期開始進行天文影像拍攝，當時使用的是膠卷。他進一步使用數位感測器，並將其用於研究和製作壯觀的影像。他幾乎自《Astronomy Technology Today》期刊創刊以來就成為了貢獻作者，負責評估新興的天文設備、書籍和軟體。他是業餘望遠鏡及相關設備的領先專家。自 2009 年以來，Dire 在每期《Reflector》中撰寫深空專欄。他的許多天文影像出現在這些出版物中，以及《Sky and Telescope》和許多報紙上。Dire 在其職業生涯的大部分時間裡擔任化學、物理和天文學教授。然而，在過去的二十年中，他大部分時間擔任大學管理職位，涵蓋從系主任到校長的各個層級。

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