Skip to main content

Movements of Objects in the Sky

  • Chapter
Telescopes and Techniques

Part of the book series: Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series ((PATRICKMOORE))

  • 420 Accesses

Abstract

Objects in the sky, including the so-called “fixed” stars, actually move in various ways, some quite complex, for a variety of reasons.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 34.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Authors

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2003 Springer-Verlag London

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Kitchin, C. (2003). Movements of Objects in the Sky. In: Telescopes and Techniques. Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0023-2_5

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0023-2_5

  • Publisher Name: Springer, London

  • Print ISBN: 978-1-85233-725-4

  • Online ISBN: 978-1-4471-0023-2

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

Publish with us

Policies and ethics