{"product_id":"david-levys-guide-to-variable-stars-paperback-9780521608602","title":"David Levy's Guide to Variable Stars (Paperback) 9780521608602","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDavid Levy's Guide to Variable Stars\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn this highly accessible book David Levy teaches the reader how variable stars work, and how to observe them.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid H. Levy (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521608602, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 15 December 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e276 pages, 104 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e24.6 x 17.4 x 1.5 cm, 0.559 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Illustrated with some interesting light curves, many finder charts and a few photographs, this inspiring introduction to variable star observing gives the beginner an excellent start and an incentive to investigate further. It has brought some interesting stars to my notice.' Journal of the British Astronomical Association\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eVariable stars are fascinating objects to observe; found all over the sky, they change in brightness over time and can be seen with even the most basic of equipment. Variable star astronomy is one field in which amateur astronomers can still make significant contributions to science and in this highly accessible book David Levy teaches the reader how variable stars work, and how to observe them. Using simple, non-technical terms he explains how to get started with electronic (or CCD) observing, as well as how to observe variable stars through a small telescope or binoculars.  Including a section on Southern hemisphere stars, the book covers various types of object that can be observed by amateur astronomers, including more exotic phenomena like gamma ray bursts, blazars, and polars. This book will serve to motivate anyone with even a basic interest in astronomy to begin observing these fascinating objects.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword to first edition\u003cbr\u003e 1. Getting to know the sky\u003cbr\u003e 2. Magnitude, color, and distance\u003cbr\u003e 3. A word on binoculars and telescopes\u003cbr\u003e 4. Learning to see\u003cbr\u003e 5. Getting to know the variables\u003cbr\u003e 6. Getting started with cepheids\u003cbr\u003e 7. Algol, the demon of autumn\u003cbr\u003e 8. How to estimate a variable\u003cbr\u003e 9. Names and records\u003cbr\u003e 10. How your observations help us understand a variable star\u003cbr\u003e 11. Observing hints\u003cbr\u003e 12. Observing with CCDs\u003cbr\u003e 13. Stately and wonderful\u003cbr\u003e 14. Stars of challenge\u003cbr\u003e 15. Bright, easy, and interesting\u003cbr\u003e 16. Betelgeuse: easy and hard\u003cbr\u003e 17. Not too regular\u003cbr\u003e 18. Nova? What nova?\u003cbr\u003e 19. Supernovae\u003cbr\u003e 20. Clyde Tombaugh's star and the family of cataclysmic variables\u003cbr\u003e 21. A Nova in reverse?\u003cbr\u003e 22. RU Lupi?\u003cbr\u003e 23. Orion, the star factory\u003cbr\u003e 24. Other variable things\u003cbr\u003e 25. The Sun\u003cbr\u003e 26. Suggested variables for observation throughout the year\u003cbr\u003e 27. January, February, March\u003cbr\u003e 28. April, May, June\u003cbr\u003e 29. July, August, September\u003cbr\u003e 30. October, November, December\u003cbr\u003e 31. Southern Sky notes\u003cbr\u003e 32. Stars and people\u003cbr\u003e 33. Hands-on astrophysics for the next generation\u003cbr\u003e 34. Going further\u003cbr\u003e 35. 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