Getting Started in Radio Astronomy: Beginner Projects for the Amateur

Arnold, Steven

ISBN 10: 1461481562 / ISBN 13: 9781461481560

Published by Springer Verlag, 2013

About this Item

2014 edition. 212 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # zk1461481562

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Getting Started in Radio Astronomy: Beginner Projects for the Amateur
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1461481562
• ISBN 13: 9781461481560
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.45 kilograms

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Synopsis

This book contains everything the newcomer needs to get started in radio astronomy. It contains four easy-to-build astronomy projects for readers who have no prior experience in radio astronomy and electronics.

About the Author

Steve Arnold is a certified mechanical engineer and long-time amateur radio astronomer. He is a member of the Society for Popular Astronomy and has recently contributed radio astronomy articles about the NASA Radio Jove receiver kit and also wrote about the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA). He wrote and recorded a podcast about the NASA Radio Jove project, which can be heard on www.365daysofastronomy.org. Steve is a member of a number of astronomical groups and organizations. He has his own small permanent observatory and specializes in solar system deep-sky imaging, spectroscopy, and radio astronomy.