[Aavso-photometry] Understanding Variable Stars

[Jeff Hopkins]

Another good book is "Variable Stars" by M. Petit, John Wiley & Sons 1987

Jeff

At 05:55 -0700 02/24/2008, confused wrote:
>Steve,
>
>You might also like Gerry A. Good's book "Observing Variable Stars"
>(Springer-Verlag, London, 2003 - part of Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy
>series).  The book is organized around the table Jim referenced below, and
>supplements it with illustrations and quite a bit more detail.  I've found
>it to be an extremely useful guide to the variable star menagerie.
>
>Mike Walter
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jim Jones" <nt7t at centurytel.net>
>To: "AAVSO Photometry" <aavso-photometry at mira.aavso.org>
>Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 1:52 AM
>Subject: Re: [Aavso-photometry] Understanding Variable Stars
>
>>  Don't know if this is what you are looking for or not.
>>
>>  http://www.sai.msu.su/groups/cluster/gcvs/gcvs/iii/vartype.txt
>>
>>  Jim Jones
>>
>>  Steven Orlando wrote:
>>>  Hello All!
>>>
>>>  I finished reading John Percy's book "Understanding Variable Stars"
>>>
>>>  Although a good book. I'm wondering if there is infomation on Variable
>>>  Stars in more concise form, such as flowchart form, or even paragraph
>>>  form (I prefer flowchart form).
>>>
>>>  Anyone know of a good concise document which briefly names and describes
>>>  all the kinds of variable stars, especially in flowchart form, please let
>>>  me know.
>>>
>>>  THANKS!!
>>>
>>>  Steve

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