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Although transits of planets across the Sun are rare (only Mercury and Venus orbit the Sun closer than us, and so can transit the Sun's disc) amateur astronomers can observe, record and image other kinds of transit, which are very much more frequent. Transit is in two parts, the first telling the fascinating story of the early scientific expeditions to observe transits. The second part is for practical observers, and explains how to observe transits of all sorts - even transits of aircraft as they fly between the observer and the Sun!
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Discusses the transit of Venus across the face of the sun that last occured in 1882 and is scheduled to occur in 2004. Explains how to observe transits of all sorts. Softcover. DLC: Transits.
Although transits of planets across the Sun are rare (only Mercury and Venus orbit the Sun closer than us, and so can transit the Sun's disc) amateur astronomers can observe, record and image other kinds of transit, which are very much more frequent. Transit is in two parts, the first telling the fascinating story of the early scientific expeditions to observe transits. The second part is for practical observers, and explains how to observe transits of all sorts - even transits of aircraft as they fly between the observer and the Sun!
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Discusses the transit of Venus across the face of the sun that last occured in 1882 and is scheduled to occur in 2004. Explains how to observe transits of all sorts. Softcover. DLC: Transits.
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solar projection, shadow transits, observing transits, solar filters, transit observations, mirror optics, transit work, most telescopes, synodic period, solar image, inferior conjunction, apparent diameter, observing site, major planets, solar disk Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Black Drop, Royal Society, British Isles, Full-Aperture Filters, North Pole, Baja California, Charles Green, Edmond Halley, New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Astronomer Royal, Cassini de Thury, Future Transits, The Moving Planets, Carr House, Isle de France, Jeremiah Horrocks, Paint Shop Pro, Sigma Sagittari, Simon Newcomb, South Seas, The Story of Vulcan New!
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solar projection, shadow transits, observing transits, solar filters, transit observations, mirror optics, transit work, most telescopes, synodic period, solar image, inferior conjunction, apparent diameter, observing site, major planets, solar disk Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Black Drop, Royal Society, British Isles, Full-Aperture Filters, North Pole, Baja California, Charles Green, Edmond Halley, New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Astronomer Royal, Cassini de Thury, Future Transits, The Moving Planets, Carr House, Isle de France, Jeremiah Horrocks, Paint Shop Pro, Sigma Sagittari, Simon Newcomb, South Seas, The Story of Vulcan New!
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Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Sun in Eclipse (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series) by Michael Maunder in Front Matter, and page 9
- Seeing Stars by P. Moore in Front Matter
- Captain Cook by Grove D. Day on page 19
- The Amateur Astronomer (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series) by Patrick Moore in Front Matter
- The Observational Amateur Astronomer (Practical Astronomy) by Patrick Moore in Front Matter
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- The Transits of Venus by William Sheehan in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Solar Observing Techniques (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series) by Chris Kitchin in Front Matter
- Babylon to Voyager and Beyond: A History of Planetary Astronomy by David Leverington in Back Matter
- The Backyard Astronomer's Guide by Terence Dickinson in