Philip’s Atlas of the Universe 2005

Patrick Moore0-540-08791-2, 978-0-540-08791-4

Атлас Солнечной Системы, Солнца, звезд и Вселенной. Завораживающие, великолепные фотографии с обычного телескопа и телескопа Хаббл, снятые в течении четырех десятилетий. Также история астрономии и исследований космоса, глоссарий технических терминов. Атлас содержит детальные карты звёзд и планет, включая атлас созвездий с техническими данными. Этот атлас наряду с практическими советами делает его полезным для тех, кто желает открыть для себя Астрономию.
Fully revised and updated, this atlas provides an informative guide to the cosmos. Written by one of Britains best-known astronomers, it contains a wealth of photographs from ground-based telescopes and the Hubble Space Telescope, as well as images from nearly four decades of robotic exploration of the planets. Tables of data and 22 star maps accompany information on the stars, solar system and the universe. Practical advice for beginners and more advanced astronomers, including how to choose a telescope, is also included.

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Table of contents :
Cover Page……Page 1
Title Page……Page 4
Contents……Page 5
Exploring the Universe……Page 12
Astronomy through the Ages……Page 13
Telescopes and the Stars……Page 15
Observatories of the World……Page 17
Great Telescopes……Page 19
Invisible Astronomy……Page 21
Rockets into Space……Page 23
Satellites and Space Probes……Page 25
Man in Space……Page 27
Space Stations……Page 29
The Hubble Space Telescope……Page 31
The Solar System……Page 34
The Sun’s Family……Page 35
The Earth in the Solar System……Page 37
The Earth as a Planet……Page 39
The Earth’s Atmosphere and Magnetosphere……Page 41
The Earth–Moon System……Page 43
Features of the Moon……Page 45
Lunar Landscapes……Page 47
The Far Side of the Moon……Page 49
Missions to the Moon……Page 51
Clementine and Prospector……Page 53
The Moon: First Quadrant (North – east)……Page 55
Movements of the Planets……Page 63
Mercury……Page 65
Features of Mercury……Page 67
Map of Mercury……Page 69
Venus……Page 71
Mapping Venus……Page 73
The Magellan Mission……Page 75
Mars……Page 77
Missions to Mars……Page 79
Satellites of Mars……Page 81
Map of Mars……Page 83
Hubble Views of Mars……Page 85
Mars from Global Surveyor……Page 86
The Search for Life on Mars……Page 87
The Pathfinder Mission……Page 89
Asteroids……Page 91
Exceptional Asteroids……Page 93
Jupiter……Page 95
The Changing Face of Jupiter……Page 97
Missions to Jupiter……Page 99
Impacts on Jupiter……Page 101
Satellites of Jupiter……Page 103
The Galilean Satellites – from Galileo……Page 105
Maps of Jupiter’s Satellites……Page 107
Saturn……Page 109
Rings of Saturn……Page 111
Details of Saturn’s Rings……Page 113
Missions to Saturn……Page 115
Satellites of Saturn……Page 117
Maps of Saturn’s Icy Satellites……Page 119
Titan……Page 121
Uranus……Page 123
Missions to Uranus……Page 125
Satellites of Uranus……Page 127
Maps of the Satellites of Uranus……Page 129
Neptune……Page 131
Satellites of Neptune……Page 133
Pluto……Page 135
The Surface of Pluto……Page 137
Boundaries of the Solar System……Page 138
Comets……Page 139
Short-period Comets……Page 140
Halley’s Comet……Page 141
Great Comets……Page 143
MillenniumComets……Page 145
Meteors……Page 147
Meteorites……Page 149
Meteorite Craters……Page 151
The Sun……Page 154
Our Star: the Sun……Page 155
The Surface of the Sun……Page 157
The Solar Spectrum……Page 159
Eclipses of the Sun……Page 161
The Sun in Action……Page 163
The Stars……Page 166
Introductionto the Stars……Page 167
The Celestial Sphere……Page 169
Distances and Movement of the Stars……Page 171
Different Types of Stars……Page 173
The Lives of the Stars……Page 175
Double Stars……Page 177
Variable Stars……Page 179
Novae……Page 181
Supernovae……Page 183
Black Holes……Page 185
Stellar Clusters……Page 187
Nebulae……Page 189
Views from the Very LargeTelescope……Page 191
The Structure of the Universe……Page 195
Our Galaxy……Page 197
The Local Group of Galaxies……Page 199
The Outer Galaxies……Page 201
Quasars……Page 203
The Expanding Universe……Page 205
The Early Universe……Page 207
Life in the Universe……Page 209
The Stars……Page 212
Whole Sky Maps……Page 213
Seasonal Charts: North……Page 215
Seasonal Charts: South……Page 217
Ursa Major, Canes Venatici, Leo Minor……Page 219
Ursa Minor, Draco……Page 221
Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Camelopardalis,……Page 223
Lacerta……Page 224
Boötes, Corona Borealis, Coma Berenices……Page 225
Leo, Cancer, Sextans……Page 227
Virgo, Libra……Page 229
Hydra, Corvus, Crater……Page 231
Lyra, Cygnus, Aquila, Scutum, Sagitta,……Page 233
Vulpecula, Delphinus, Equuleus……Page 234
Hercules……Page 235
Ophiuchus, Serpens……Page 237
Scorpius, Sagittarius, Corona Australis……Page 239
Andromeda, Triangulum, Aries, Perseus……Page 241
Pegasus, Pisces……Page 243
Capricornus, Aquarius, Piscis Australis……Page 245
Cetus, Eridanus (northern), Fornax……Page 247
Orion, Canis Major, Canis Minor,……Page 249
Monoceros, Lepus, Columba……Page 250
Taurus, Gemini……Page 251
Auriga, Lynx……Page 253
Carina, Vela, Pyxis, Antlia, Pictor,……Page 255
Volans, Puppis……Page 256
Centaurus,……Page 257
Grus, Phoenix, Tucana, Pavo, Indus,……Page 259
Microscopium, Sculptor……Page 260
Eridanus (southern), Horologium, Caelum, Dorado, Reticulum,……Page 261
The Practical Astronomer……Page 264
The Beginner’s Guide to the Sky……Page 265
Choosing a Telescope……Page 267
Home Observatories……Page 269
Glossary……Page 271
Index……Page 281
Acknowledgements……Page 289