Starlight: An Introduction to Stellar Physics for Amateurs
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This is a book about the physics of stars and starlight. The story of starlight is truly fascinating. Astronomers analyze and interpret the light from stars using photometry and spectroscopy, then inspirational detective work combines with the laws of physics to reveal the temperatures, masses, luminosities and outer structure of these far away points of light. The laws of physics themselves enable us to journey to the very center of a star and to understand its inner structure and source of energy! Starlight provides an in-depth study of stellar astrophysics that requires only basic high school mathematics and physics, making it accessible to all amateur astronomers. Starlight teaches amateur astronomers about the physics of stars and starlight in a friendly, easy-to-read way. The reader will take away a profoundly deeper understanding of this truly fascinating subject - and find his practical observations more rewarding and fulfilling as a result. Review: Well Written - I am neither a scientist nor a mathematician, so I was happily surprised to see this book. It is well-written and fully explains starlight in a way that an amateur astronomer such as I can easily understand. My main focus in my hobby is solar observation, and this book filled in a lot of gaps for me regarding our sun and other types of stars. If you are interested in starlight and spectroscopy but don't like a lot of formulas as explanations, get this book. Review: well explained - The book is exceptional. It explains astrophysical concepts in a very simple and systematic manner. It works with simple models and less with formulae. i like it even more than his spectroscopy book.
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 16 Reviews |
J**N
Well Written
I am neither a scientist nor a mathematician, so I was happily surprised to see this book. It is well-written and fully explains starlight in a way that an amateur astronomer such as I can easily understand. My main focus in my hobby is solar observation, and this book filled in a lot of gaps for me regarding our sun and other types of stars. If you are interested in starlight and spectroscopy but don't like a lot of formulas as explanations, get this book.
A**4
well explained
The book is exceptional. It explains astrophysical concepts in a very simple and systematic manner. It works with simple models and less with formulae. i like it even more than his spectroscopy book.
K**N
Shedding light on a dark subject
Keith Robinson has written a superb insight into stellar physics that is eminently suitable for the enlightened amateur astronomer. Possibly too technical for the beginner and maybe not as advanced as the professional might like, his book nevertheless offers the sort of detailed analysis of what is after all a rather esoteric subject for the majority of readers. I am finding it very informative....I stress the word 'finding'...'Starlight' is not a book that can be fully digested at one sitting and will be read and re-read for a long time to come. It is,however,the most readable book I have come across on the subject of stellar physics in over 50years as an amateur astronomer. Downsides...I am not sufficiently mathematically competent to appreciate his math explanations as quickly as others may do. But I now know where to go for answers to questions that I may need to ask in future. Kevin Kilburn FRAS. Manchester Astronomical Society.
J**O
El libro es bueno en su clase.
Vale la pena comprarlo por todo lo que se aprende en el mismo.
K**U
Interesting
It was really interesting and fascinating
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