Planetary Nebulae Beyond the Milky Way
Title | Planetary Nebulae Beyond the Milky Way PDF eBook |
Author | L. Stanghellini |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 373 |
Release | 2006-07-30 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 3540342702 |
Recently, improved observational capabilities have allowed the study of fainter and fainter extra-galactic planetary nebulae in galaxies well beyond the Milky Way. This book result from a workshop held at ESO headquarters in Garching in 2004, the first devoted to Extra-galactic Planetary Nebulae. A wide range of topics is covered, from stellar and nebular astrophysics to galactic dynamics and galaxy clusters, making this a reference of broad astrophysical interest.
Planetary Nebulae in Our Galaxy and Beyond (IAU S234)
Title | Planetary Nebulae in Our Galaxy and Beyond (IAU S234) PDF eBook |
Author | International Astronomical Union. Symposium |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 606 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9780521863438 |
Planetary nebulae represent the brief transition between Asymptotic Giant Branch stars and White Dwarfs. As multi-wavelength laboratories they have played a key role in developing our understanding of atomic, molecular, dust and plasma processes in astrophysical environments. The means by which their wonderfully diverse morphologies are obtained is currently the subject of intense research, including hydrodynamical shaping mechanisms and the role of binarity, stellar magnetic fields and rotation. Their contribution to the chemical enrichment of galaxies is another very active research area, as is the ever growing use of their narrow high luminosity emission lines to probe the dynamics and mass distributions of galaxies and the intergalactic media of clusters of galaxies. IAU S234 summarises the current status of research on the properties and processes of planetary nebulae, as reported in reviews and papers by leading experts working in the field.
Planetary Nebulae and How to Observe Them
Title | Planetary Nebulae and How to Observe Them PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Griffiths |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 299 |
Release | 2012-03 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1461417813 |
This book is for amateur astronomers who want to go beyond the Messier objects, concentrating on one of the most beautiful classes of astronomical object. It describes over 100 nebulae personally observed by the author using telescopes of various sizes.
The Milky Way and Beyond
Title | The Milky Way and Beyond PDF eBook |
Author | Erik Gregersen Associate Editor, Astronomy and Space Exploration |
Publisher | The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc |
Pages | 219 |
Release | 2009-12-20 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1615300244 |
Provides information on the properties and behavior of the spiral galaxy known as the Milky Way; discusses the origin and evolution of stars, nebulae, and other galaxies; and offers an historical survey of the study of galaxies.
The Milky Way and Beyond: Stars, Nebulae, and Other Galaxies
Title | The Milky Way and Beyond: Stars, Nebulae, and Other Galaxies PDF eBook |
Author | Britannica Educational Publishing |
Publisher | Britannica Educational Publishing |
Pages | 219 |
Release | 2009-10-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1615300538 |
The Sun is merely one of some 200 billion stars that make up the Milky Way--and the Milky Way is only one of a billion galaxies in the known universe. Packed with fascinating facts and stunning photography, this book examines the Galaxy humans call home and travels light years away, to the domain of phenomena such as the Oort cloud.
Cosmic Butterflies
Title | Cosmic Butterflies PDF eBook |
Author | Sun Kwok |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 92 |
Release | 2001-08-16 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780521791359 |
At the end of a star's life, it wraps itself in a cocoon by spilling out gas and dust. Sometime later, a butterfly-like nebula emerges from the cocoon and develops into a planetary nebula. They are among the most beautiful of the celestial objects imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope. Their structures, like bubbles floating in the void, are complemented by a kaleidoscope of colour emitted by glowing gases. Delicate, lacelike, streamers of gas add to their complexity. The production of a planetary nebula by a star is a milestone in the life of a star, an event that foretells the doom of the star when its central energy source runs out. In this book, Sun Kwok tells the story of the discovery process of the creation of planetary nebulae and of the future of the Sun. Full colour illustrations are included throughout the book.
Beyond the Milky Way
Title | Beyond the Milky Way PDF eBook |
Author | George Ellery Hale |
Publisher | |
Pages | 136 |
Release | 1926 |
Genre | Astronomical instruments |
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