The Hundred Greatest StarsSpringer Science & Business Media, 7. 5. 2006 - Počet stran: 211 I have always loved the stars. I watch them, photograph one. And you can hardly talk about Zubenelgenubi them, research them, write about them. Their wonder without bringing in Zubeneschamali, so they too are is that they are there not simply for scientists, but for treated within one story. The Sun is not included in the all of us, filling the night sky with their sparkling beauty. 100 list, but instead leads the pack as “Star Zero. ” There are as many different kinds as there are stars Before describing the glories of the 100 stars, an themselves, each an individual. The heavens give us introduction briefs the beginning stargazer on basic bright ones, dim ones, near ones, far ones, the aged, stellar properties and explains the astronomical the young, those that help tell our ancient stories, and terminology, without which we would be continuously those nearly invisible even with the greatest of our tongue-tied. A separate glossary provides a quick technologies. Taken together, they relate the tale of our reminder. Then we move on to the stars themselves. existence, of the birth, life, and death of the Sun on Each of my favorite stars is introduced by a short which we depend. |
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Strana vii
... constellation, apparent brightness as viewed from Earth, distance, visual luminosity, and, most importantly, its significance. This quick view is enlarged by a more detailed story, which is accompanied by an image or illustration that ...
... constellation, apparent brightness as viewed from Earth, distance, visual luminosity, and, most importantly, its significance. This quick view is enlarged by a more detailed story, which is accompanied by an image or illustration that ...
Strana xi
... constellations—named patterns of stars. Every culture has invented them, and all have seen the sky differently. As far as we know, “our” constellations were originally named by the ancient Babylonians and Sumerians about 2000 BC and ...
... constellations—named patterns of stars. Every culture has invented them, and all have seen the sky differently. As far as we know, “our” constellations were originally named by the ancient Babylonians and Sumerians about 2000 BC and ...
Strana xii
... constellation. VEGA (Alpha Lyrae) is also 3 Lyrae, and 61 CYGNI is the star whose distance was first measured. When no Greek letter is available in a constellation, astronomers commonly use these Flamsteed numbers. For faint stars, the ...
... constellation. VEGA (Alpha Lyrae) is also 3 Lyrae, and 61 CYGNI is the star whose distance was first measured. When no Greek letter is available in a constellation, astronomers commonly use these Flamsteed numbers. For faint stars, the ...
Strana xiii
... constellations will disappear as the stars shift away from one another. The distances of stars, based on the AU, are determined principally by parallax. To visualize this concept, move your head from side to side, and nearby objects in ...
... constellations will disappear as the stars shift away from one another. The distances of stars, based on the AU, are determined principally by parallax. To visualize this concept, move your head from side to side, and nearby objects in ...
Strana xix
... the lessluminous stars, including the white dwarfs. The naked-eye sky is, therefore, naturally populated by the intrinsically brighter stars. The constellations are –10 –5 0 +5 +10 +15 +20 O B A XIX Introduction and Allegro.
... the lessluminous stars, including the white dwarfs. The naked-eye sky is, therefore, naturally populated by the intrinsically brighter stars. The constellations are –10 –5 0 +5 +10 +15 +20 O B A XIX Introduction and Allegro.
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14 | 30 |
16 | 34 |
18 | 38 |
104 | 39 |
20 | 42 |
22 | 46 |
110 | 48 |
67 | 136 |
68 | 138 |
69 | 140 |
70 | 142 |
71 | 144 |
72 | 146 |
73 | 148 |
74 | 150 |
24 | 50 |
26 | 54 |
28 | 58 |
130 | 61 |
30 | 62 |
32 | 66 |
34 | 70 |
140 | 73 |
36 | 74 |
38 | 78 |
40 | 82 |
42 | 86 |
44 | 90 |
46 | 94 |
150 | 97 |
48 | 98 |
50 | 102 |
51 | 104 |
52 | 106 |
53 | 108 |
54 | 110 |
55 | 112 |
56 | 114 |
57 | 116 |
58 | 118 |
59 | 120 |
60 | 122 |
61 | 124 |
62 | 126 |
63 | 128 |
64 | 130 |
65 | 132 |
66 | 134 |
HZ 21 | 152 |
Mizar and Alcor Mu Cephei Mu Columbae MXB 1730335 | 153 |
76 | 154 |
200 | 155 |
77 | 156 |
78 | 158 |
79 | 160 |
80 | 162 |
81 | 164 |
82 | 166 |
83 | 168 |
84 | 170 |
85 | 172 |
86 | 174 |
87 | 176 |
88 | 178 |
89 | 180 |
90 | 182 |
91 | 184 |
92 | 186 |
93 | 188 |
94 | 190 |
95 | 192 |
96 | 194 |
97 | 196 |
98 | 198 |
99 | 200 |
100 | 202 |
STAR | 203 |
Acrux Adhara AG Draconis Albireo Algol Alpha Centauri Alphard Antares Arcturus Barnards Star Beta Canis Majoris Beta Cassiopeiae Beta Lyrae B... | 204 |
RS Ophiuchi SGR 1900+14 Sigma Octantis Sirius 16 Cygni 61 Cygni Spica SS Cygni SS 433 | 205 |
HD 93129A | 207 |
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