Astronomy

[XabbaRus]

I've tried World Wide telescope and it is amazing.

I have been trying to learn stuff using star maps for now.

What I'm really needing is a clear night.

[XabbaRus]

Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Still have a small collection of astronomy/physics/astrophysics books on the shelf but it's been a while since I meandered back into that area of interest. I imagine I'll get there again eventually, at the very least it's too tied up with nostalgia and the happier memories of my childhood to stay on the periphery forever.

Frau, any chance you could list the books you have? I'll then check them out. cheers.

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by XabbaRus

Frau, any chance you could list the books you have? I'll then check them out. cheers.

Moon Shot - Alan Shepard & Deke Slayton
Lost Moon - Jim Lovell & Jeffrey Kluger
'Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!' - Richard Feynman
Six Easy Pieces - Richard Feynman
The Meaning Of It All - Richard Feynman
About Time: Einstein's Unfinished Revolution - Paul Davies
Lonely Hearts Of The Cosmos - Dennis Overbye
Coming Of Age In The Milky Way - Timothy Ferris
The Whole Shebang: A State Of The Universe Report - Timothy Ferris
A Brief History Of Time - Stephen Hawking
Cosmos - Carl Sagan
Connecting With The Cosmos - Donald Goldsmith
Atlas Of The Night Sky - ed., Storm Dunlop

I've only read about half of these and that was ages ago so take that into consideration. I do remember enjoying the first Ferris one, which is why I bought the second, still unread. The Sagan book is the companion volume to the PBS series, probaby still worth a look despite its age since IIRC it deals a bit with the long history of the sciences involved. I also remember reading some other stuff of his but I either never owned the books or have lost possession of them over the years.

Lost Moon is a must for an Apollo program geek. Richard Feynman is, IMO, always a worthwhile read. And I think one of those books deals somewhat with his investigation into the Challenger disaster.

The Atlas was something I picked up as a stargazing reference, I'm sure there are many such books available and they can be very handy. It may be meant more for naked eye observers though.