Blazing a Ghostly Trail : ISON and Great Comets of the Past and Future / / by Peter Grego |
Autore | Grego Peter |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2014.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
Disciplina | 523.6 |
Collana | The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series |
Soggetto topico |
Astronomy
Astronomy—Observations Astronomy, Observations and Techniques Popular Science in Astronomy |
ISBN | 3-319-01775-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction: Setting the scene for C/2012 S1 (ISON) and incoming comets -- What is a comet and where do they come from? (Primordial leftovers, Oort Cloud, etc) -- Portents of change and doom (historical perspectives on comets, myths and superstitions, end of world predictions, hyperbole) -- Great comets (including Halley’s Comet, Ikeya-Seki, IRAS-Araki-Alcock, Hyakutake, Hale-Bopp, McNaught, etc) -- Comets up close observations by space probes (VeGa, Giotto, ICE, Deep Impact, etc) -- C/2012 S1 and selected bright comets of the future (discovery, magnitude predictions, paths through Solar System). |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910300395203321 |
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Venus and Mercury, and how to observe them [[electronic resource] /] / Peter Grego |
Autore | Grego Peter |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2008.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Springer, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (270 p.) |
Disciplina | 523.42 |
Collana | Astronomers' observing guides |
Soggetto topico | Inner planets |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-13912-2
9786611139124 0-387-74286-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | – A Perspective on Mercury and Venus -- – A Perspective on Mercury and Venus -- Current Knowledge of Mercury and Venus -- Our Current Knowledge of Mercury -- Our Current Knowledge of Venus -- Observing Mercury and Venus -- Equipment for Observing Mercury and Venus -- Recording Mercury and Venus -- Observing Mercury -- Observing Venus. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450934003321 |
Grego Peter
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New York, : Springer, c2008 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Venus and Mercury, and how to observe them [[electronic resource] /] / Peter Grego |
Autore | Grego Peter |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2008.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Springer, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (270 p.) |
Disciplina | 523.42 |
Collana | Astronomers' observing guides |
Soggetto topico | Inner planets |
ISBN |
1-281-13912-2
9786611139124 0-387-74286-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | – A Perspective on Mercury and Venus -- – A Perspective on Mercury and Venus -- Current Knowledge of Mercury and Venus -- Our Current Knowledge of Mercury -- Our Current Knowledge of Venus -- Observing Mercury and Venus -- Equipment for Observing Mercury and Venus -- Recording Mercury and Venus -- Observing Mercury -- Observing Venus. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777306803321 |
Grego Peter
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New York, : Springer, c2008 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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