Title Spectral atlas for amateur astronomers : a guide to the spectra of astronomical objects and terrestrial light sources / Richard Walker

Published Cambridge, U.K. : Cambridge University Press, 2017 ©2017

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 277 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) Contents Directory of plates -- Selection, processing and presentation of the spectra -- Terms, definitions and abbreviations -- Overview and characteristics of stellar spectral classes -- Spectral class O -- Spectral class B -- Spectral class A -- Spectral class F -- Spectral class G -- Spectral class K -- Spectral class M -- Spectral sequence on the AGB -- M(e) stars on the AGB -- Spectral class S on the AGB -- Carbon stars on the AGB -- Post-AGB stars and white dwarfs -- Wolf-Rayet stars -- LBV stars -- Be stars -- Be shell stars -- Pre-main sequence protostars -- Chemically peculiar (CP) stars -- Spectroscopic binaries -- Novae -- Supernovae -- Extragalactic objects -- Star clusters -- Emission nebulae -- Reflectance spectra of solar system bodies -- Telluric molecular absorption -- The night sky spectrum -- The mesopheric sodium layer -- Terrestrial and calibration light sources -- Appendix A: Spectral classes and v sin i values of bright stars -- Appendix B: The 88 IAU Constellations -- Appendix C: Spectral classes and B-V Color Index -- Appendix D: Spectral classes and effective temperatures -- Appendix E: Excitation classes of bright planetary nebulae -- Appendix F: Ionization energies of important elements -- Appendix G: Spectroscopic measures and units -- Appendix H: Distant AGN and Quasars brighter than m[subscript v] [wavy equal sign] 16 -- Appendix J: Excerpts from Historical Spectral Atlases -- Appendix K: Instruments Summary Featuring detailed commented spectral profiles of more than one hundred astronomical objects, in colour, this spectral guide documents most of the important and spectroscopically observable objects accessible using typical amateur equipment. It allows you to read and interpret the recorded spectra of the main stellar classes, as well as most of the steps from protostars through to the final stages of stellar evolution as planetary nebulae, white dwarfs or the different types of supernovae. It also presents integrated spectra of stellar clusters, galaxies and quasars, and the reference spectra of some terrestrial light sources, for calibration purposes. Whether used as the principal reference for comparing with your recorded spectra or for inspiring independent observing projects, this atlas provides a breathtaking view into our Universe's past. The atlas is accompanied and supplemented by Spectroscopy for Amateur Astronomers, which explains in detail the methods for recording, processing, analysing and interpreting your spectra Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes Notes Online resource; title from resource home page (Cambridge Core, viewed March 27, 2019) Subject Stars -- Spectra -- Atlases Stars -- Atlases. Astronomy -- Charts, diagrams, etc. Stars -- Observers' manuals Amateur astronomy -- Observers' manuals Spectrum analysis. astronomical charts. Amateur astronomy Astronomy Spectrum analysis Stars Stars -- Spectra Genre/Form Scientific atlases Charts, diagrams, etc. Handbooks and manuals Form Electronic book ISBN 9781316694206 1316694208

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