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A comprehensive review of the origins, techniques, and discoveries in infrared astronomy. It covers instrumentation and observatories dedicated to IR observations; details sources of infrared emission such as the Sun, Moon, planets, comets, carbon stars, subdwarfs, planetary nebulae, su
pernovae, quasars, the Galactic center, and far-IR background; discusses spectroscopy and polarimetry in the IR; and evaluates future prospects of the field
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Publisher: Keith Reid
Publishing Year: 1995
ISBN: 9780470023341
Pages: 117