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Moore on Mercury


Moore on Mercury

The Planet and the Missions

von: Patrick Moore

26,74 €

Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 13.08.2010
ISBN/EAN: 9781846287602
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 139

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<P>Mercury is one of the more difficult objects for amateur astronomers to observe because of its close proximity to the Sun. For the same reason, it is also one of the most fascinating and strange planets. Mercury is not much larger that our Moon, but orbits the Sun at an average distance of only 58 million km, compared to the Earth’s 150 million km. On its sunlit side, Mercury’s surface temperature can exceed 450C while the night side freezes at –180C.</P>
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<P>Amateur astronomers can see Mercury and its ever-changing phases all year, and sometimes watch it transit the Sun – the next transit is in November 2006, followed by one in May 2016.</P>
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<P>In his inimitable, easy-going style, Patrick Moore describes Mercury, the professional astronomers who have observed it over the centuries, amateur observations, and the past, present and future space missions to this extraordinary world.</P>
Lift-off.- Elusive Planet.- “Messenger of the Gods”.- Mercury in the Solar System.- Crossing the Sun.- Ghost Planet.- Through the Telescope.- Mapping Mercury.- Mariner 10.- Cratered World.- Around Mercury.- Return to Mercury.- Life on Mercury?.- A Trip to Mercury.- Mercurian Base.
The most up-to-date book about Mercury for amateur astronomers Details the space missions up to and including MESSENGER Patrick Moore’s famously readable writing style! Includes the historical background to observations of Mercury
<P>In his inimitable, easy-going style, Patrick Moore describes Mercury. In doing so he has written the most up-to-date book about Mercury for amateur astronomers. Moore writes of the professional astronomers who have observed the planet over the centuries, amateur observations, and the past, present and future space missions to this extraordinary world. Mercury is one of the more difficult objects for amateur astronomers to observe because of its close proximity to the Sun. For the same reason, it is also one of the most fascinating and strange planets. Amateur astronomers can see Mercury and its ever-changing phases all year, and sometimes watch it transit the Sun – the next transit is in November 2006, followed by one in May 2016.</P>

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