{"product_id":"observing-variable-stars-a-guide-for-the-beginner-paperback-9780521627559","title":"Observing Variable Stars; A Guide for the Beginner (Paperback) 9780521627559","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eObserving Variable Stars\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Guide for the Beginner\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAimed at the enthusiast, this book gives a thorough account of all aspects of variable star observation.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid H. Levy (Author), Janet A. Mattei (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521627559, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 16 April 1998\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e220 pages, 96 b\/w illus.  2 tables\u003cbr\u003e24.8 x 17.4 x 1.6 cm, 0.45 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\"...This is a quality book throughout.  I recommend it highly to amateurs everywhere who feel that they have passed the 'star gazing' stage  and now wish to make their own personal contribution to human knowledge.  The publishers are to be commended for giving David Levy the chance to make it available to a wide audience...\"   The Reflector\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDavid Levy's entertaining, well-researched book is aimed at the amateur enthusiast who likes to learn enjoyably. Beginning with advice on binoculars and telescopes, and how to observe the night sky effectively, the author goes on to describe thoroughly the field of variable star observation, a field in which amateurs have made important contributions. He shows how to interpret variations in light output in terms of the life of a star, from birth through to sometimes violent death. All of the major variable stars are described and classified, as well as other variable objects such as active galaxies, asteroids, comets and the sun. The book also contains a guide to the seasonal night sky. Throughout, practical observations serve to complement the text, producing an exciting, very readable introduction to this fascinating subject.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003e Opening thoughts\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Getting To Know The Sky: 1. Beginning with the Big Dipper\u003cbr\u003e 2. Magnitude, color, and distance\u003cbr\u003e 3. A word on binoculars and telescopes\u003cbr\u003e 4. Learning to see\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Getting To Know The Variables: 5. Meeting the family\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. Observing hints\u003cbr\u003e 11. Stately and wonderful\u003cbr\u003e 12. Stars of challenge\u003cbr\u003e 13. Bright, easy, and interesting\u003cbr\u003e 14. Betelgeuse: easy and hard\u003cbr\u003e 15. Not too regular\u003cbr\u003e 16. Nova? What nova?\u003cbr\u003e 17. Supernovae\u003cbr\u003e 18. Three stars for all seasons\u003cbr\u003e 19. A nova in reverse\u003cbr\u003e 20. RU Lupi?\u003cbr\u003e 21. Orion, the star factory\u003cbr\u003e 22. Other variable things\u003cbr\u003e 23. The Sun\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Suggested Variables For Observation Throughout The Year: Introduction: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, Southern sky notes\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. A Miscellany: 24. Stars and people\u003cbr\u003e 25. The next generation\u003cbr\u003e 26. Going further\u003cbr\u003e Glossary and abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Popular astronomy \u0026amp; space [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Popular astronomy \u0026amp; space\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Popular%20astronomy%20\u0026amp;%20space%20%5BWNX%5D%22\"\u003eWNX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46129310990616,"sku":"9780521627559","price":47.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521627559i.jpg?v=1691666610","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/observing-variable-stars-a-guide-for-the-beginner-paperback-9780521627559","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}