Observational astronomy : a very short introduction / Geoff Cottrell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cottrell, Geoff, author.

Series:

Very short introductions ; 501.

Very short introductions ; 501

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astronomy--Observations.

Astronomy.

Observations.

Genre:

Observations.

Physical Description:

xxi, 153 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2023

Summary:

Until only a few decades ago, our knowledge about the Universe came entirely from observing visible light. Since then, the dramatic expansion of observable wavelengths from radio waves to gamma rays, as well as neutrino and gravitational waves detectors, are revealing exploding stars, pulsars, quasars, colliding galaxies, merging black holes, extrasolar planets, and the cosmic web. New telescopes are probing into deep space and time, enabling us to glimpse the first stars and galaxies in the Universe. In this Very Short Introduction, Geoff Cottrell explores how modern observational astronomy is unlocking the mysteries of the Universe and how the close relationship it enjoys with theory, in turn, inspires new observations--back cover.

Contents:

1. The observable Universe

2. Big telescopes

3. The radio Universe

4. Telescopes in space

5. The dynamic Universe

6. Multi-messenger astronomy

7. A bigger picture.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 141) and index.

ISBN:

9780192849021

0192849026

OCLC:

1382493147