Galaxies in Turmoil : The Active and Starburst Galaxies and the Black Holes That Drive Them
by C. R. Kitchin
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Active galaxies involve some of the most extreme conditions and some of the most intriguing phenomena found anywhere in the universe. Written for amateur astronomers, school and college science students and for those with a more general interest in science, Galaxies in Turmoil provides a readable, non-mathematical account of one of the hottest areas of astronomical research. Observing details are given for 160 active galaxies, all of which are within the reach of amateur astronomers using show more small to medium-sized telescopes. There are tips on observing galaxies and active galaxies using binoculars and small to medium telescopes, along with a guide to imaging galaxies with CCD cameras. Galaxies in Turmoil is equally suitable for practical amateur astronomers, or as a text for college courses including galaxies, active galaxies, quasars, deep-space objects and large-scale astronomy, up to the final year of an astrophysics, physics or science degree. Research students - and even established research astronomers - will also find this book invaluable as a quick reference to the properties of, and phenomena within, those types of active galaxies that may be outside their specialisms. show lessTags
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Chris Kitchin is Emeritus Professor of Astronomy at the University of Hertfordshire in England, where for many years he was Director of the Observatory and Head of Physics and Astronomy.
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- Canonical title
- Galaxies in Turmoil : The Active and Starburst Galaxies and the Black Holes That Drive Them
- Original title
- Galaxies in Turmoil : The Active and Starburst Galaxies and the Black Holes That Drive Them
- Original publication date
- 2007
- Dedication
- For Christine
- First words
- Many modern astronomers learn with some astonishment that people now in their early eighties were born before it was known that galaxies lay outside and far away from our own Milky Way and were themselves vast collections ... (show all)of stars and gas clouds.
- Original language
- English
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