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Astronomical concepts

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New Light on Dark Stars

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1.9 Summary

In the preceding sections, we have outlined some of the more important techniques in observational astronomy, particularly those relevant to the studies of low-mass dwarfs described in the following chapters:

  • the definition of coordinate systems and the measurement of proper motion and parallax in stellar astrometry;

  • an outline of telescope and detector systems;

  • a summary of the main aspects of broadband stellar photometry;

  • an introduction to stellar spectroscopy and spectrographs;

  • and a brief review of image-sharpening techniques.

The aim has been to provide a broad overview rather than a rigorous development, emphasising aspects which are of most practical use to the astronomical observer. More extensive discussions of each of these topics are included amongst the literature cited in the appended bibliography.

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(2005). Astronomical concepts. In: New Light on Dark Stars. Springer Praxis Books. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27610-6_1

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