Название: Astronomy with Radioactivities (Lecture Notes in Physics)
Автор: Roland Diehl, Dieter H. Hartmann, and Nikos Prantzos
Издательство: Springer
Год: 2010
Страниц 564
ISBN: 3642126979
Формат: PDF
Размер: 15,1 MB
Язык Английский


This book introduces the reader to the field of nuclear astrophysics, i.e. the acquisition and reading of measurements on unstable isotopes in different parts of the universe. The authors explain the role of radioactivities in astrophysics, discuss specific sources of cosmic isotopes and in which special regions they can be observed. More specifically, the authors address stars of different types, stellar explosions which terminate stellar evolutions, and other explosions triggered by mass transfers and instabili ... Читать дальше »

                 

Название: Star Clusters: A Pocket Field Guide
Автор: Charles A. Cardona
Издательство: Springer
Год: 2010
Страниц 174
ISBN: 1441970398
Формат: PDF
Размер: 10,9 MB
Язык Английский
 Star clusters are some of the most beautiful objects in the night sky and are prime targets for observational astronomers as well as astrophotographers. Using some of the newer technologies and larger and more powerful telescopes available today to amateur astronomers, many more of these dazzling groupings of stars can now be located and viewed throughout the year. In this field guide that will help you to decide what to look for and where to look for it, as well as what equipment to use, you will find what you need, whether you are a beginner i ... Читать дальше »