{"id":1630,"date":"2015-01-06T23:38:01","date_gmt":"2015-01-06T21:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.planetary-astronomy-and-imaging.com\/?page_id=1630"},"modified":"2020-12-27T16:34:50","modified_gmt":"2020-12-27T14:34:50","slug":"planetary-astronomy-the-book","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.planetary-astronomy-and-imaging.com\/en\/planetary-astronomy-the-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Planetary Astronomy, the book!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a
href=\"http:\/\/planetary-astronomy.com\"><img
loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3126 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==\" data-lazy-original=\"https:\/\/www.planetary-astronomy-and-imaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/bookhomepage_icone.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.planetary-astronomy-and-imaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/bookhomepage_icone.png 599w, https:\/\/www.planetary-astronomy-and-imaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/bookhomepage_icone-300x67.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><noscript><img
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style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>What instrument should I buy, is the one I already own fine for planets?<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span
style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong><span
style=\"color: #0000ff;\">How do I set correctly my camera to image planets?<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span
style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>How much should I process my images?<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span
style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>Using WinJupos, should I use video or image derotation?<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span
style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>I wonder what was this very strange detail on Jupiter last night&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span
style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>How can I make scientifically valid\u00a0analyses of my data?<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p
style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>If you ever ask yourself any of these questions<\/strong> (and many others&#8230;) you have certainly already looked for informations on the web, or ask people on forums. There are a lot of free good information on internet (&#8230; like this blog!), and many observers are skillful and ready to help you <strong>but&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li
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style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Information is highly scattered throughout the net, and is not\u00a0<em>organized<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li
style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span
style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Forums are made for people to share ideas or experiences. But then everyone is likely to post and you have no guarantee that they know what they are talking about, and no guarantee that the persons who have the correct answer will even see your topic!<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span
style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><em>In other words, you are losing time looking for information better than having\u00a0the best advices\u00a0at hand to simply enjoy your observations!<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p
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style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>Planetary Astronomy<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a> is a comprehensive book about observing, imaging, and studying planets. It has been written under my direction by seven authors, all being skillful amateur observers in their respective domains:\u00a0<strong>Christian Viladrich, Marc Delcroix, Jean-Jacques Poupeau, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Burgeot, Giuseppe Monachino, and Jean-Pierre Prost.\u00a0<\/strong>This is a translation of the book <span
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href=\"http:\/\/astroplanetes.com\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Astronomie plan\u00e9taire<\/a><\/em><\/span> who is a great success in France since 2015.<\/p>\n<p
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style=\"text-align: justify;\">With <strong><em>Planetary Astronomy<\/em><\/strong> you will learn to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li
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style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Make the best use of your equipment: choosing an instrument, setting correctly the optics of the telescope,\u00a0setting\u00a0the camera, using planetary filters, train\u00a0your eye to see all possible details at the eyepiece<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li
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style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Anticipate weather and seeing conditions, not to lose any good night<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li
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style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<h4><span
style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Use in depth the best planetary softwares: Autostakkert!, Registax, and WinJupos, how to objectively process details and colors<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li
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style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Identify features on planets: each of the seven\u00a0planets (but Earth of course) has a detailed chapter that will help you to anticipate cycles of activity on Jupiter, recognize\u00a0dust storms on Mars, detect bright storms on Uranus or\u00a0Neptune<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li
style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<h4><span
style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Analyse your data to go beyond simple observations: measuring position and details drifting on planets, making cartographies, participate to advanced observing projects including cooperation with scientists.<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Click on the banner to go to the homepage of the book to learn more and order it!<\/em><\/h5>\n<p><a
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