Colours of the StarsCUP Archive, 1984 M08 30 - 198 pages "A brilliant account of the latest research in astrophysics, not only the book of the year, but probably also the book of the decade".--Patrick Moore. |
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Antares appears astronomical atmosphere atom blue light blue stars bright stars brighter brightest star camera central star centre colour film colour index colour photography colour pictures colour separation contrast copy curves dark density developed distance Doppler dust cloud dust lane effect electron elliptical galaxy emission lines emission nebulae emit emulsion energy Eta Carinae Eta Carinae Nebula exposure faint fainter grains green H II region Herschel hydrogen hypersensitising interstellar medium ionised Kodak magnitude Main Sequence Malin material Milky nebulosity objects observations Observatory orange original plates Orion Nebula photons planetary nebulae positive produce radiation reciprocity failure red stars reddening reflection nebulae relative scattering seen sensitivity shows Sirius spectral lines spectral type spectrum speed spiral arms spiral galaxy star colours starlight stellar Struve sunlight supernova remnant surface techniques temperature three-colour Trapezium UK Schmidt Telescope ultraviolet unsharp mask visible wavelength yellow