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Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites

By O. Richard Norton , Lawrence A. Chitwood (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag London
Year
2008
ISBN
9781848001565, 1848001568
DOI
10.1007/978-1-84800-157-2
LCC
QB741 .N67 2008
Open Library ID
OL16984069M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
43 MB (45033181 bytes)
Series
Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series
Edition
1
Pages
287\282
Topic
Physics Astronomy
Library
mexmat
Time added
2009-11-09 02:42:13
AstronomyObservations and Techniques; Popular Science in As

Description

It is said that astronomy is one of the few remaining fields in which amateurs can make a real contribution to science, and nowhere is this more true than in the field of meteors and meteorites. Although meteors are isolated and unpredictable, it is possible to predict when meteor showers - usually associated with old comets - are due they last a couple of days, during which many meteors can be observed in a single night. Equipment for watching, counting and even measuring meteors can range from the simplest (a chair) to sophisticated all-sky cameras. What is unique about meteors in astronomical observation is that many survive entry into the Earths atmosphere and impact the ground - the only easily-analysed extraterrestrial material available to science. What is unique about Richard Nortons book is that it is both a field guide to observing meteors, and also a field guide to locating, preparing and analysing meteorites. It is thus the only complete book on the subject available at present.

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