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Autore: | Hopkins Jeffrey L |
Titolo: | Using Commercial Amateur Astronomical Spectrographs [[electronic resource] /] / by Jeffrey L. Hopkins |
Pubblicazione: | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. 2014. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (309 p.) |
Disciplina: | 5201.2093469 |
Soggetto topico: | Observations, Astronomical |
Astronomy - Observations | |
Astronomy | |
Spectroscopy | |
Microscopy | |
Astronomy, Observations and Techniques | |
Popular Science in Astronomy | |
Spectroscopy and Microscopy | |
Note generali: | Includes index. |
Nota di contenuto: | From the Contents: Part I Introduction to Spectroscopy -- Spectroscopy Theory -- Astronomical Spectroscopy Theory -- Part II Using Amateur Spectrographs -- Equipment -- Taking Spectra -- Low Resolution Spectroscopy with a Star Analyser -- High Resolution with a Lhires III 2400/600 line/mm gratings -- Part III Spectrum Processing Software -- DIY (Excel) -- RSpec -- Vspec. |
Sommario/riassunto: | Amateur astronomers interested in learning more about astronomical spectroscopy now have the guide they need. It provides detailed information about how to get started inexpensively with low-resolution spectroscopy, and then how to move on to more advanced high-resolution spectroscopy. Uniquely, the instructions concentrate very much on the practical aspects of using commercially-available spectroscopes, rather than simply explaining how spectroscopes work. The book includes a clear explanation of the laboratory theory behind astronomical spectrographs, and goes on to extensively cover the practical application of astronomical spectroscopy in detail. Four popular and reasonably-priced commercially available diffraction grating spectrographs are used as examples. The first is a low-resolution transmission diffraction grating, the Star Analyser spectrograph. The second is an inexpensive fiber optic coupled bench spectrograph that can be used to learn more about spectroscopy. The third is a newcomer, the ALPY 600 spectrograph. The fourth spectrograph considered is at the other end of the market both in performance and cost, the high-resolution Lhires III. While considerably more expensive, this is a popular and excellent scientific instrument, that allows more advanced amateur astronomers to produce scientifically valuable data. With all of these tools in place, the amateur astronomer is well-prepared to forger deeper into the night sky using spectroscopy. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Using Commercial Amateur Astronomical Spectrographs |
ISBN: | 3-319-01442-0 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910300370603321 |
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