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" David Levy's guide to observing and discovering comets / "
David H. Levy.
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BL
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1003590
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b757960
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| Main Entry
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Levy, David H.,1948-
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David Levy's guide to observing and discovering comets /\ David H. Levy.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge ;New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 2003.
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ix, 177 pages :: illustrations (some color) ;; 26 cm
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| ISBN
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0521520517
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: 052182656X
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: 9780521520515
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: 9780521826563
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Why Observe Comets?: -- Of history, superstition, magic, and science -- Comet science progresses -- Discovering comets -- Comet searching begins -- Tails and trails -- Comet searching in the twentieth century -- How I search for comets -- Searching for comets photographically -- Searching for comets with CCDs -- Comet hunting by reading -- Hunting for sungrazers over the Internet -- What to do when you think you've found a comet -- A New Way of Looking at Comets -- When comets hit planets -- The future of visual comet hunting -- How to observe comets -- An introduction to comet hunting -- Visual observing of comets -- Estimating the magnitude of a comet -- Taking a picture of a comet -- Measuring where a comet is in the sky -- My passion for comets.
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"David Levy has held a lifelong passion for comets, and is one of the most successful comet discoverers in history. In this book he describes the observing techniques that have been developed over the years - from visual observations and searching, to photography, to electronic charge-coupled devices (CCDs). He combines a history of comet hunting with accounts of the latest techniques, showing how our understanding of comets has evolved over time." "The book is suitable as a practical handbook for amateur astronomers, from those who are casually interested in comets and how to observe them, to those who want to begin and expand an observing program of their own. David Levy draws widely from his own experiences of a lifetime of observing comets, describing how enthusiastic amateurs can observe comets and try to make new discoveries themselves."--BOOK JACKET.
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Comets, Observers' manuals.
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Comets, Popular works.
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Comets.
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Comets, Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Comets.
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| Dewey Classification
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523.6
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QB721.4.L46 2003
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523.64
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| Parallel Title
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Guide to observing and discovering comets
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