Learning Astrophysics - Advanced Level

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Go beyond recognising objects in the night sky and learn to measure them: how far, how bright, and how certain your observations are. This illustrated English guide builds on the Beginner edition through ten chapters covering sky measurements, the sky as a sphere, time and the moving sky, the Moon, planets, brightness, colour and distance, deep-sky observing, solar-observing safety, starlight and a capstone sky project. Clear explanations, worked demonstrations, guided exercises and troubleshooting help readers put ideas into practice. A Working Reference explains technical terms, while an Advanced Study Record helps readers track their observations and measurements. Suitable for readers who already understand basic observing safety, can use a simple sky chart, recognise the Moon's phases and keep an observing log. This is the Advanced edition, intended as a next step after the Beginner level.