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The theme for this year's conference is "Space Exploration and Transportation: Journey into the Future." The proceedings document the most recent advances in a number of key areas of space science, engineering, and technology, as well as on the current potential and future opportunities for space science on board the international space station. It covers topics ranging from basic research to the most recent advances in hardware development, space exploration missions, space commercialization, next generation launch systems, human physiology in space, breakthrough propulsion physics, interstellar propulsion, material processing in microgravity, and spaceport development. It is an excellent forum for interaction among members of academia, industry, and government, and among program managers and managers of space technologies worldwide. ... Read more

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Guide to Observing Deep-Sky Objects is a reference book for amateur astronomers. It contains, for each constellation, a star chart showing the Bayer labels, a table for many of the stars in the constellation, along with their positions and magnitudes, and a table of the deep-sky objects in the constellation, with relevant observational data. Facing pages provide unique year-long graphs that show when the constellation is visible in the sky, allowing the user to quickly determine whether a given constellation can be seen, and when the best time to see it will be.

A major feature is an included CD-ROM containing a PC program [unique as far as we can determine] that produces a list of what deep-sky objects are visible in the sky at a user-determined time and place, for any location on the Earth. It produces a convenient and (disposable!) list that the user can take to the telescope for an observing session.

Customer Reviews (1)

Useful but uninspiring
There is not much to this book.There are nine pages of introduction, mostly about the software included on the accompanying CD.The remainder of the book consists of descriptions of all the constellations.Each constellation has two pages devoted to it, comprising a diagram, a list of its bright stars and their coordinates, a list of deep sky objects classified according to the scheme galaxy, globular cluster, planetary nebula etc and a diagram showing rising and setting times of the constellation throughout the year.Here the author displays typical northern hemisphere bias.The charts are for mid-northern latitudes and are obviously computer generated.I expect it would have taken very little effort to generate similar charts for mid-southern latitudes, but it never seems to occur to many people that there are actually astronomers in the Southern Hemisphere.

I have not seriously used the software yet, but I expect that this is the most useful part of the book.It appears to be straightforward to use.Essentially, you enter your location and time and indicate which objects you want to look at (nebulae, galaxies, clusters etc--multiple choices are possible) above a given magnitude.This generates a nice looking file which lists each object, its constellation, classification, coordinates, magnitude, size and a brief description (eg The Snake Nebula, Andromeda Galaxy).It would have been nice to have generated transit times as well.

I expect this book (especially the software) to be a useful resource in planning an observing or imaging session, at least as a first run. ... Read more

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Building on a long tradition of strong pedagogy and streamlined presentation,The Cosmic Perspective, Fourth Edition Media Update now includes an enhanced media package that features the most advanced astronomy tutorial, assessment, and self-study system ever built. The Fourth Edition Media Update includes MasteringAstronomy™, Voyager SkyGazer planetarium software, an updated Astronomy Media Workbook, and an e-book CD-ROM with embedded animations – a convenient additional study resource for readers on the go – all designed to seamlessly incorporate media into lectures and at-home study. The Fourth Edition Media Update is a reader-friendly text that focuses on central ideas and unifying themes to provide a cosmic context.  Developing Perspective: Our Place in the Universe, Discovering the Universe for Yourself, The Science of Astronomy, Celestial Timekeeping and Navigation. Key Concepts for Astronomy: Making Sense of the Universe: Understanding Motion, Energy, and Gravity, Light and Matter: Reading Messages from the Cosmos, Telescopes: Portals of Discovery. Learning from Other Worlds: Our Planetary System, Formation of the Solar System, Planetary Geology: Earth and the Other Terrestrial Worlds, Planetary Atmospheres: Earth and the Other Terrestrial Worlds,  Jovian Planet Systems, Remnants of Rock and Ice: Asteroids, Comets, and the Kuiper Belt , Other Planetary Systems: The New Science of Distant Worlds. A Deeper Look at Nature: Space and Time, Spacetime and Gravity, Building Blocks of the Universe. Stellar Alchemy: Our Star, Surveying the Stars, Star Birth, Star Stuff, The Bizarre Stellar Graveyard. Galaxies and Beyond, Our Galaxy, Galaxies and the Foundation of Modern Cosmology, Galaxy Evolution, Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Fate of the Universe, The Beginning of Time. Life on Earth and Beyond: Life in the Universe  For all readers interested in astronomy in a cosmic context.

Customer Reviews (5)

Received book promptly
Very good transaction overall. Book was described as new, however was not wrapped in the plastic,instead the plastic was thrown inside the box.

Textbook
This textbook was in good shape too bad it wasn't the edition I wanted but that is my fault i guess.

Can be hard to understand
This book is interesting enough, but was very hard to understand sometimes. At times during reading i would have to look up several words just to try to grasp what the writer was talking about. I would reccomend this book to someone who is seeking a more in depth look into Astronomy. Gives lots of good information and comes with a very imformative computer program that provides several tutorials on how to use it. Good book, too indepth for this reader.

HOU Required Text
This book is great. Along with the media it serves as a guide to understand the most boring class you will ever take in GSP @ NYU!

It does the job of teaching about astronomy
This book does the job it is designed to do, and it is written well, so it is relatively easy to understand. I recommend this book. ... Read more

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Other Cups Projects Classical Mechanics Simulations Electricity and Magnetism Simulations Modern Physics Simulations Nuclear and Particle Physics Simulations Quantum Mechanics Simulations Solid State Physics Simulations Thermal and Statistical Physics Simulations Waves and Optics Simulations Astrophysics Simulations is one volume in a series of nine book/software packages developed by the Consortium for Upper-Level Physics Software. CUPS is an international group of 27 physicists, all with extensive backgrounds in the research, teaching, and development of instructional software. The simulations included in this volume cover: Stellar Evolution, The Interior Model of Star, Binary Stars, The Motion of n Bodies, Galactic Kinematics, Stellar Pulsation, and Stellar Atmospheres. These simulations include complex, often realistic, calculations of models of various physical systems. If desired, the user may also vary many parameters of the system, and interact with it in other ways, so as to study its behavior in real time. Source code has been provided for users who wish to modify programs. All of the programs are written in Borland/Turbo Pascal for MS-DOS. Minimum hardware requirement is an IBM-compatible 386-level machine with mouse and VGA color monitor. The disk(s) included in this package are 5.5???. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, published by Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) on June 22, 2001. The length of the article is 5211 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: A Systemic Approach to Improving K-12 Astronomy Education Using NASA's internet Resources.
Author: Timothy F. Slater
Publication: Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching (Refereed)
Date: June 22, 2001
Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
Volume: 20Issue: 2Page: 163

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This book offers a unique and timely review -- the firstof its kind -- of the state of the art in electronic publishingfor physics and astronomy. General chapters by active experts in thefield introduce more specific contributions from the various partiesconcerned: editors, publishers, librarians and information hubmanagers. Learned-society policies, economic issues, and technologicalaspects as well as copyright protection are covered. The history ofspecific projects is detailed. Trends and possible future developmentsare outlined. This compendium is a gold-mine of experience in thecomplex but superbly exciting field of electronic publishing --the child of the information revolution we are currently undergoing.This book will be read by researchers, librarians, editors,publishers, officers of learned societies, webmasters, and managers ofcomputer systems, as well as by all those concerned with electronicpublishing and information retrieval issues. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from School Science and Mathematics, published by School Science and Mathematics Association, Inc. on December 1, 2003. The length of the article is 1830 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Using planetarium software to teach standards-based lunar concepts.
Author: Kathy Cabe Trundle
Publication: School Science and Mathematics (Refereed)
Date: December 1, 2003
Publisher: School Science and Mathematics Association, Inc.
Volume: 103Issue: 8Page: 397(5)

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