Using Commercial Amateur Astronomical Spectrographs [[electronic resource] /] / by Jeffrey L. Hopkins

• Autore: Hopkins Jeffrey L
• 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
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series, . 1431-9756