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" David Levy's guide to variable stars / "
David H. Levy.
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BL
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952666
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b707036
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| Main Entry
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Levy, David H.,1948-
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| Title & Author
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David Levy's guide to variable stars /\ David H. Levy.
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| Edition Statement
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2nd ed.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge ;New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 2005.
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xiv, 262 pages :: illustrations, charts ;; 25 cm
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0521608600
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: 9780521608602
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| Notes
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Previous edition: 1989.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Part I: Getting to know the sky -- Beginning with the Big Dipper -- Magnitude, color, and distance -- A word on binoculars and telescopes -- Learning to see -- Part II: Getting to know the variables -- Meeting the family -- Getting started with Cepheids -- Algol, the demon of autumn -- How to estimate a variable -- Names and records -- How your observations help us understand a variable star -- Observing hints -- Observing with CCDs -- Stately and wonderful -- Stars of challenge -- Bright, easy, and interesting -- Betelgeuse: easy and hard -- Not too regular -- Nova? What nova? -- Supernovae -- Clyde Tombaugh's star and the family of cataclysmic variables -- A nova in reverse? -- RU Lupi? -- Orion, the star factory -- Other variable things -- The sun -- 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 -- Part IV: A miscellany -- Stars and people -- "Hands-on astrophysics" and the next generation -- Going further -- Glossary and abbreviations.
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| Abstract
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"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 visually 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, blazers, and polars. This book will serve to motivate anyone with even a basic interest in astronomy to begin observing these fascinating objects."--BOOK JACKET.
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Variable stars, Observers' manuals.
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Variable stars.
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OBSERVATION.
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STAR FORMATION.
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STARS.
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Variable stars.
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VARIABLE STARS.
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Amateurs.
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Veranderlijke sterren.
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Waarnemingen.
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| Dewey Classification
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523.844
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| LC Classification
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QB835.L48 2005
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39.19bcl
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| Parallel Title
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Guide to variable stars
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