David Levy's Guide to Variable Stars - Softcover

Levy, David H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521608600 ISBN 13: 9780521608602

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2006

Synopsis

Found throughout the universe, variable stars are fascinating objects to observe. Their brightness changes over time and they can easily be seen with even the most basic equipment. David Levy explains how to begin electronic (or CCD) observing, as well as how to observe variable stars through a small telescope or binoculars. Featuring a section on Southern hemisphere stars, this book covers various types of objects that can be observed by amateur astronomers, including more exotic phenomena like gamma ray bursts, blazars, and polars. It will motivate anyone with even a basic interest in astronomy to begin observing variable stars.

David H. Levy is one of the most successful comet hunters in history. He has discovered twenty-one, eight of them using a telescope in his own backyard. With Eugene and Carolyn Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory in California, Levy discovered Shoemaker-Levy 9, the comet that collided with Jupiter in 1994, and is currently involved with the Jarnac Comet Survey, based at the Jarnac Observatory in Vail, Arizona.

In addition to being the author or editor of 31 books and other products, David Levy is the Science Editor for Parade magazine and contributing editor for Sky and Telescope magazine and the Canadian periodical, SkyNews. Frequently interviewed in the media, he has given almost a thousand lectures and appeared on many television programs. His most recent CUP book is David Levy's Guide to Observing and Discovering Comets (Cambridge, 2003). First Edition Pb (1989) 0-521-62755-9

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Book Description

Variable stars are fascinating objects to observe and can be seen with even the most basic of equipment. In this highly accessible book David Levy teaches the reader how variable stars work, and how to observe them. This book will serve to motivate anyone to begin observing these fascinating objects.

About the Author

David Levy is one of the most successful comet discoverers in history, and the author or editor of 31 books and other products.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0521608600
• ISBN 13: 9780521608602
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 276