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1、ADVANCEDAMATEURASTRONOMYAbouttheauthorGeraldNorthisanexperiencedamateurastronomerwithaspecialinterestintransientphenomenaontheMoon.HehascontributedobservationstotheLunarSectionoftheBritishAstronomicalAssociationsince1979,andhasbeenaguestobserverattheRoyalGreenwichObservatory.Helikestheha
2、nds-onapproachtoastronomy,andhasbuiltmuchofhisownequipment.Thispracticalexperienceissharedinhisbook,MasteringAstronomy(1988)andisfurtherdevelopedinthissecondeditionofhisacclaimedAdvancedAmateurAstronomy(firstedition1991).CoverillustrationImagingCometHyakutakeatChiricahuaNationalMonument,
3、Arizona,USA,fromanaltitudeof2100m(7000ft).©GlennLeDrew1996,usedwithpermission.ADVANCEDAMATEURASTRONOMYGERALDNORTHBSc.CAMBRIDGEUNIVERSITYPRESSPUBLISHEDBYTHEPRESSSYNDICATEOFTHEUNIVERSITYOFCAMBRIDGEThePittBuilding,TrumpingtonStreet,CambridgeCB21RP,UnitedKingdomCAMBRIDGEUNIVERSITYPRESSTheEdi
4、nburghBuilding,Cambridge,CB22RU,UKhttp://www.cup.cam.ac.uk40West20thStreet,NewYork,NY10011-4211,USAhttp://www.cup.org10StamfordRoad,Oakleigh,Melbourne3166,AustraliaFirstedition©GeraldNorth1991Secondedition©GeraldNorth1997Thisbookisincopyright.Subjecttostatutoryexceptionandtotheprovisions
5、ofrelevantcollectivelicensingagreements,noreproductionofanypartmaytakeplacewithoutthewrittenpermissionofCambridgeUniversityPress.FirstpublishedbyEdinburghUniversityPress1991SecondeditionpublishedbyCambridgeUniversityPress1997Reprinted1998,1998PrintedintheUnitedKingdomattheUniversityPress
6、,CambridgeTypesetinMonotypeTimes10/13pt,inQuarkXPress™[SE]AcataloguerecordforthisbookisavailablefromtheBritishLibraryLibraryofCongressCataloguinginPublicationdataNorth,Gerald.AdvancedAmateurAstronomy/GeraldNorth.p.cm.Includesindex.ISBN0-521-57407-2.-ISBN0-521-57430-7(pbk.)1.Astronomy.2.A
7、stronomy-Amateur'smanuals.3.Telescopes.I.Title.QB45.N671997520-dc2196-51100CIPISBN0521574072hardbackISBN0521574307paperbackTothememoryofMrF.W.(Bill)Petersastronomer,gentleman,andfriendContentsPrefacetothesecondeditionpageIXPrefacetothefirsteditionxiAcknowledgementsxiii1Te
