Observing Variable Stars
Observing variable stars is one of the major contributions amateur astronomers make to science. There are 36,000 variable stars listed in the General Catalogue of Variable Stars, so it is clearly impossible for the limited number of professional observato
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Cover illustration: An artist's impression of an eclipsing variable star. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Good, Gerry A. Observing variable stars. - (Patrick Moore' s practical astronomy series) 1. Variable stars - Observers' manuals 2. Variable stars Amateurs' manuals I. Title 523.8'44 ISBN 978-1-85233-498-7 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Good, Gerry A., 1954Observing variable stars I Gerry A. Good. p. cm. - (Patrick Moore's practical astronomy series, ISSN 1617-7185) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-85233-498-7 ISBN 978-1-4471-0055-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4471-0055-3 1. Variable stars - Observers' manuals. I. Title. II. Series. QB835.G58 2003 523.8' 44-dc21 2002190895 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms of licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publishers. Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series ISSN 1617-7185 http://www.springer.co.uk
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