Index
235
P
Parsec, 4
Paton Hawksley Star Analyser, 200
Pedestal, 79
Penumbra, 192
Penzias Arno, 205
Perigee, 47
Phase space, 178
Photoelectric effect, 11
Photometry, 16, 145
Photon, 10
Photosphere, 184
Pinched optics, 40
Pipeline, 83
PIRATE, 6
Pixel, 76
Pixel size, 76
Plage, 187
Planck’s constant, 10, 13
Planck’s Law, 13
Planetary imaging, 127
Planetary Nebulae, 121
Plate scale, 24
Plate solve, 137, 148
Plate solving, 110, 218
Plössl eyepiece, 33
Pogson norman, 14
Pogson’s equation, 14
Pointing, 109
Point spread function, 111
Poisson distribution, 165
Polar aligned, 55
Polarisation, 22, 207
Polarisation filters, 19
Post-download binning, 82
Precession, 57
Precision, 161
Prime Focus telescope, 27
Prism, 198
Prominences, 187
Propagation of uncertainties, 166
Proper motion, 59, 218
Proton–Proton chain, 183
PSF, 146
PSF photometry, 146
Pulsar, 206
Python, 2, 60
Q
Quantum Efficiency (QE), 75, 76
Quantum mechanics, 10
Queue observing, 131
R
Radial motion, 218
Radiative zone, 184
Radio astronomy, 205
Radio emission from Jupiter, 215
RadioJove, 215
Ramsden eyepiece, 33
Random uncertainties, 162
Rayleigh criterion, 25
Read cycle, 79
Readout noise, 81
Receiver, 208
Reddening, 21
Redshift, 197
Reflecting telescope, 23
Reflector, 26
Refracting telescope, 23
Remote observing, 131
Residual Bulk Image (RBI), 98
Re-silvering, 29
RGB, 142
RGB filters, 18
Right Ascension (RA), 57
Ritchey–Chrétien, 28, 39
Robotic observing, 131
Rods, 75
Root-Mean-Square (RMS), 163
S
SALSAJ, 2
SAO DS9, 2
Saturation, 98
Science frame, 85
SDSS, 20
Second contact, 193
Seeing, 25
Service mode, 131
Sexagesimal notation, 57
Sgr A*, 205
Shadow bands, 194
Shot noise, 165, 177
Sidereal time, 49
Sigma clipping, 138, 171
Signal-to-Noise ratio, 165
Significant figures, 162
SIMBAD, 104
SIMBAD astronomical catalogue, 57
Sky flats, 85
Sky noise, 175
Sky signal, 165
Slit illuminator, 198
Sloan, 18
Sloan Digital Sky Survey, The, 70
235
P
Parsec, 4
Paton Hawksley Star Analyser, 200
Pedestal, 79
Penumbra, 192
Penzias Arno, 205
Perigee, 47
Phase space, 178
Photoelectric effect, 11
Photometry, 16, 145
Photon, 10
Photosphere, 184
Pinched optics, 40
Pipeline, 83
PIRATE, 6
Pixel, 76
Pixel size, 76
Plage, 187
Planck’s constant, 10, 13
Planck’s Law, 13
Planetary imaging, 127
Planetary Nebulae, 121
Plate scale, 24
Plate solve, 137, 148
Plate solving, 110, 218
Plössl eyepiece, 33
Pogson norman, 14
Pogson’s equation, 14
Pointing, 109
Point spread function, 111
Poisson distribution, 165
Polar aligned, 55
Polarisation, 22, 207
Polarisation filters, 19
Post-download binning, 82
Precession, 57
Precision, 161
Prime Focus telescope, 27
Prism, 198
Prominences, 187
Propagation of uncertainties, 166
Proper motion, 59, 218
Proton–Proton chain, 183
PSF, 146
PSF photometry, 146
Pulsar, 206
Python, 2, 60
Q
Quantum Efficiency (QE), 75, 76
Quantum mechanics, 10
Queue observing, 131
R
Radial motion, 218
Radiative zone, 184
Radio astronomy, 205
Radio emission from Jupiter, 215
RadioJove, 215
Ramsden eyepiece, 33
Random uncertainties, 162
Rayleigh criterion, 25
Read cycle, 79
Readout noise, 81
Receiver, 208
Reddening, 21
Redshift, 197
Reflecting telescope, 23
Reflector, 26
Refracting telescope, 23
Remote observing, 131
Residual Bulk Image (RBI), 98
Re-silvering, 29
RGB, 142
RGB filters, 18
Right Ascension (RA), 57
Ritchey–Chrétien, 28, 39
Robotic observing, 131
Rods, 75
Root-Mean-Square (RMS), 163
S
SALSAJ, 2
SAO DS9, 2
Saturation, 98
Science frame, 85
SDSS, 20
Second contact, 193
Seeing, 25
Service mode, 131
Sexagesimal notation, 57
Sgr A*, 205
Shadow bands, 194
Shot noise, 165, 177
Sidereal time, 49
Sigma clipping, 138, 171
Signal-to-Noise ratio, 165
Significant figures, 162
SIMBAD, 104
SIMBAD astronomical catalogue, 57
Sky flats, 85
Sky noise, 175
Sky signal, 165
Slit illuminator, 198
Sloan, 18
Sloan Digital Sky Survey, The, 70