- Paperback: 196 pages
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press (Aug 13 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0521633850
- ISBN-13: 978-0521633857
- Product Dimensions: 2.3 x 1.5 x 0.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 322 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #910,252 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"...a wealth of useful information to aid the non-specialist in understanding the nuances of infrared astronomy. This book will serve as an excellent resource for both professionals and amateurs who want to enter the realm of the infrared observer."
Steven V. W. Beckwith, Director, Space Telescope Science Institute
Steven V. W. Beckwith, Director, Space Telescope Science Institute
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Infrared astronomy is a dynamic area of current research. It has been revolutionized in the past few years by the advent of large, sensitive, infrared arrays, and the success of several infrared satellites. This handbook provides a clear, concise and accessible reference on all aspects of infrared astronomy. Throughout, the emphasis is on fundamental concepts, practical considerations and useful data. Starting with a review of the basic infrared emission mechanisms, we are shown how the earth's atmosphere affects and limits observations from ground-based telescopes. The important systematics of photometric accuracy are treated in detail. Spectroscopy--both stellar and otherwise--is explained, and illustrated with useful examples. An important chapter is devoted to dust, which plays such a central role. Finally, the technical background to infrared instrumentation is covered to help the reader develop a proper understanding of the capabilities and limitations of infrared observations. This volume provides both an essential introduction for graduate students making infrared observations or reducing infrared data for the first time, and a convenient reference for more experienced researchers.
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A clearly-written primer about Infrared Astronomy. Useful & concise., Feb 7 2012
By R. A. Lang "madbioman" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Handbook of Infrared Astronomy (Paperback)
This book is a quick and concise "shortcut" to understanding the all-important near-infrared & mid-infrared data & imagery which are now found in 'most every' paper written in astronomical science. Considering that this book is aimed at research astronomers or people with a strong physics/mathematics background, the explanations are remarkably easy to understand, and there is only a modest amount of simple algebra. The level of some sections of this text is not much higher than that of some observational handbooks for advanced amateur astronomers.The infrared regime can show us all that we can see in optical telescopes, and more, yet without heavy extinction of the light that comes from an Astronomical Object by the intervening interstellar dust in our own Galaxy (and, also, extinction by the dust in other galaxies).
As a famous lady infrared astronomer once said: "I don't care if it's plastic, as long as it is in the near infrared and I can see it".
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