Visible Universe Voyage Through the Universe

Discusses the methods, observatories and equipment that astronomers use to study the universe. Detailed drawings and photos help the reader understand the scientific principles of astronomy. Describes technologies that use light-sensitive recording devices to record celestial observations. Explains how digital image processing can rearrange the information gathered in one exposure to yield a number of different perspectives on the object in question. Describes the new supertelescopes, which rely on guidance from computers to align multiple images, keep each of them in focus, and perform other important functions. Spectacular color photos.Conlan, Roberta is the author of 'Visible Universe Voyage Through the Universe' with ISBN 9780788195099 and ISBN 0788195093.