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2. Practical Astronomy with Your Calculator - Wikipedia

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   1979. Pages. 185. ISBN. 0-521-35629-6. Practical Astronomy with your Calculator is a book written by Peter Duffett-Smith, a University Lecturer and a Fellow of Downing College. It was first published in 1979 and has been in publication for over 30 years. The book teaches how to solve astronomical calculations with a pocket calculator.

3. Stellarium (software) - Wikipedia

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   Stellarium (software) Stellarium is a free and open-source planetarium, licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 or any later version, available for Linux, Windows, and macOS. A port of Stellarium called Stellarium Mobile is available for Android, iOS, and Symbian as a paid version, being developed by Noctua Software ...

4. Ephemeris - Wikipedia

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   In astronomy and celestial navigation, an ephemeris (/ ɪ ˈ f ɛ m ə r ə s /; pl. ephemerides / ˌ ɛ f ə ˈ m ɛ r ə d iː z /; from Latin ephemeris 'diary' and Greek ἐφημερίς (ephemeris) 'diary, journal') [1] [2] [3] is a book with tables that gives the trajectory of naturally occurring astronomical objects as well as artificial satellites in the sky, i.e., the position (and ...

5. Cartes du Ciel - Wikipedia

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   Cartes du Ciel. Cartes du Ciel ("CDC" and "SkyChart") is a free and open source planetarium program for Linux, macOS, and Windows. [1] With the change to version 3, Linux has been added as a target platform, licensing has changed from freeware to GPLv2 and the project moved to a new website. CDC includes the ability to control computerized GoTo ...

6. Observational astronomy - Wikipedia

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   Observational astronomy is a division of astronomy that is concerned with recording data about the observable universe, in contrast with theoretical astronomy, which is mainly concerned with calculating the measurable implications of physical models. It is the practice and study of observing celestial objects with the use of telescopes and ...

7. ASCOM (standard) - Wikipedia

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   ASCOM (standard) ASCOM (an abbreviation for AS tronomy C ommon O bject M odel) is an open initiative to provide a standard interface to a range of astronomy equipment including mounts, focusers and imaging devices in a Microsoft Windows environment.

8. A Question and Answer Guide to Astronomy - Wikipedia

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   ISBN. 978-0-521-18066-5. A Question and Answer Guide to Astronomy is a book about astronomy and cosmology, and is intended for a general audience. The book was written by Pierre-Yves Bely, Carol Christian, and Jean-Rene Roy, and published in English by Cambridge University Press in 2010. It was originally written in French. [1]

9. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry - Wikipedia

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   Accessory to War. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry is a 2017 popular science book by Neil deGrasse Tyson, centering around a number of basic questions about the universe. Published on May 2, 2017, by W. W. Norton & Company, the book is a collection of Tyson's essays that appeared in Natural History magazine at various times from 1997 to 2007.