Asteroids and Dwarf Planets and How to Observe Them

• Main Author: Dymock, Roger. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Series: Astronomers' Observing Guides,
• Subjects: Physics.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6439-7

ASTRONOMERS OBSERVING GUIDES provide up-to-date information for amateur astronomers who want to know all about what it is they are observing. This is the basis of the first part of the book. The second part details observing techniques for practical astronomers, working with a range of different in...

Table of Contents:

• Part I: Asteroids and Dwarf Planets
• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: Small (and Not So Small) Solar System Bodies
• Chapter 3: Groups and Families
• Chapter 4: The Nature of Asteroids and Dwarf Planets
• Chapter 5: Origins and Evolution
• Chapter 6: Impact?
• Part II: Observing Guide
• Chapter 7: Observations
• Chapter 8: Visual Observing
• Chapter 9: Webcam and DSLR Imaging
• Chapter 10: Astrometry Tools and Techniques
• Chapter 11: Astrometry Projects
• Chapter 12: Lightcurve Photometry Tools and Techniques
• Chapter 13: Lightcurve Photometry Projects
• Chapter 14: Absolute Magnitude
• Chapter 15: Occultations
• Chapter 16: On-Line Image Analysis
• Chapter 17: A Final Word
• Appendices
• A: Professional and Amateur Organizations
• B: Resources
• C: Papers
• D: Astrometry How-To
• Index.