Atlases

 

American Association of Variable Star Observers, Charles Scovil, ed. AAVSO Variable Star                    Atlas. Cambridge, MA: AAVSO, 1990. ISBN 1-878174-00-2. (to magnitude 9.5)

Ridpath, Ian, ed. Norton's Star Atlas and Reference Handbook. Addison-Wesley, 1998.

            ISBN 0-582356-55-5. (to magnitude 6)

Sinnott, Roger W., and Michael A. C. Perryman. Millennium Star Atlas. Cambridge, MA: Sky                    Publishing, 1997. ISBN 0-933346-84-0. (to magnitude 11)

Tirion, Wil, and Roger W. Sinnott. Sky Atlas 2000.0 (second edition). Cambridge, MA: Sky                       Publishing, 1998. ISBN 0-933346-87-5. (to magnitude 8.5)

Tirion, Wil. Cambridge Star Atlas (third edition). New York: Cambridge UP, 2001. ISBN 0-521-                      80084-6. (to magnitude 6.5)

Tirion, Wil, Barry Rappaport, and George Lovi. Uranometria 2000.0. Richmond Virginia:                            Willmann-Bell, 1993. Vol. 1: N. Hemisphere ISBN 0-943396-14-X; Vol. 2: S.                            Hemisphere, ISBN 0-943396-15-8. (to magnitude 9+)

 

Books on variable star astronomy—basic and introductory topics

 

American Association of Variable Star Observers. Variable Star Symposium (History, Science,

Associations). Journ. AAVSO 15.2, 1986. ISSN: 0271-9053.

Campbell, Leon, and Luigi Jacchia. The Story of Variable Stars. Philadelphia: Blakiston, 1941.

Furness, Caroline E. Introduction to the Study of Variable Stars. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1915.

Hoffleit, Dorrit. Women in the History of Variable Star Astronomy. Cambridge, MA: AAVSO, 1993.

Hoffmeister, Cuno, G. Richter, and W. Wenzel. Variable Stars. New York/Berlin: Springer-                       Verlag, 1985.  ISBN 3540-13403-4.

Kolman, Roger S. Observe and Understand Variable Stars. The Astronomical League, 1999.

Levy, David H. Observing Variable Stars: A Guide for the Beginner. New York: Cambridge UP,                             1989. ISBN 0-521-32113-1.

Marschall, L. The Supernova Story. Princeton UP, 1994.

Merrill, Paul W. The Nature of Variable Stars. New York: Macmillan, 1938.

Payne-Gaposchkin, Cecilia, and Sergei Gaposchkin. Variable Stars. Harvard College

Observatory Monograph 5. Cambridge, MA: Harvard College Observatory, 1938.

Peltier, Leslie C., Starlight Nights: The Adventures of a Stargazer. Cambridge, MA: Sky                            Publishing, 1999. (reprint of 1st ed pub. by Harper & Row, NY 1965) ISBN 0933346948.

Percy, John R., ed. The Study of Variable Stars Using Small Telescopes. New York: Cambridge

UP,1986. ISBN 0-521-33300-8.

Percy, John R., Janet Akyüz Mattei, and Christiaan Sterken, eds. Variable Star Research: An

International Perspective. New York: Cambridge UP, 1992. ISBN 0-521-40469-X.

 

Books on variable star astronomy—advanced topics

 

Bode, M. F., ed. RS Ophiuchi and the Recurrent Nova Phenomenon. Utrecht: VNU Science P,

1987.  ISBN 90-6764-074-3.

Clark, David H. and F. Richard Stephenson. The Historical Supernovae. New York: Pergamon,                  1977.

Duquennoy, Antoine and Michel Mayor, eds. Binaries as Tracers of Stellar Formation. New                       York: Cambridge UP, 1992. ISBN 0-521-43358-4.

Hack, Margherita, and Constanze la Dous, eds. Cataclysmic Variables and Related Objects.                   Washington,  DC: NASA Scientific and Technical Information Branch, 1993.

Hellier, Coel. Cataclysmic Variable Stars: How and Why They Vary. New York: Springer-Praxis, 2001.

Ibanoglu, Cafer, ed. Active Close Binaries. Boston: Kluwer, 1990. ISBN 0-7923-0907-3.

Ibanoglu, Cafer, ed. Variable Stars as Essential Astrophysical Tools. Boston: Kluwer, 2000.                     ISBN 0-7923-6083-4.

Kenyon, S. J. The Symbiotic Stars. New York: Cambridge UP, 1986. ISBN 0-521-26807-9.

Kholopov, P. N. et al. General Catalogue of Variable Stars, 4th ed. Moscow: Nauka, 1985.

Kondo, Y., et al., eds. Evolutionary Processes in Interacting Binary Stars. Boston: Kluwer, 1992.

ISBN 0-7923-1731-9.

Kopal, Zdenek. An Introduction to the Study of Eclipsing Variables. Cambridge, MA: Harvard UP,                                 1946.

Kopal, Zdenek. Close Binary Systems. New York: Wiley, 1959.

Mattei, Janet A., and Michel Grenon, eds. Variable Stars: New Frontiers. San Francisco: Ast.

Soc. of the Pacific, 1998  (in press).

Merrill, Paul W. Spectra of Long-Period Variable Stars. U Chicago P, 1940.

Payne-Gaposchkin, Cecilia. The Galactic Novae. New York: Dover, 1964.

Payne-Gaposchkin, Cecilia. Stars and Clusters. Cambridge, MA: Harvard UP, 1979.

ISBN 0-674-83440-2.

Plavec, Mirek, et al., eds. Close Binary Stars: Observations and Interpretation. Boston: D.                        Reidel, 1980.  ISBN 90-277-1116-X.

Pringle, J.E., and R.A. Wade, eds. Interacting Binary Stars. New York: Cambridge UP, 1985.

ISBN 0-521-26608-4.

Sahade, J., and F. B. Wood. Interacting Binary Stars. Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1978.

ISBN 0-08-021656-0.

Smith, Horace A. RR Lyrae Stars. New York: Cambridge UP, 1995. ISBN 0-521-32180-8.

Sterken, Christiaan, and Carlos Jaschek, eds. Light Curves of Variable Stars. New York:

Cambridge UP, 1997.

Warner, Brian. Cataclysmic Variable Stars. New York: Cambridge UP, 1995.  ISBN 0-521-41231-5.

Wing, Robert F., ed. The Carbon Star Phenomenon (I.A.U. Symposium 177). Boston: Kluwer, 2000.                         ISBN 0-7923-6347-7.

 

Articles about variable stars and related topics

 

American Association of Variable Star Observers. Variable Star of the Season.

            http://www.aavso.org/vstar/vsots/

American Association of Variable Star Observers. Proceedings of the AAVSO Session on Mira

Stars. Journ. AAVSO 25.2, 1997. ISSN: 0271-9053.

Baldwin, Marvin E. "Techniques for Visual Observation of Eclipsing Binary Stars." Journ.                          AAVSO 4.1, 1975.

Briggs, John W. "Star Patrol." Air & Space, September 1986, 61—66.

Carlson, George A. "Sighting Cepheid Variables." Scientific American, November 1992, 128—130.

Cannizzo, John K., and Ronald H. Kaitchuck. "Accretion Disks in Interacting Binary Stars." Scientific                           American, January 1992, 92—99.

Croswell, Ken. "The First Cepheid." Sky & Telescope, October 1997, 90—91.

Fishman, Gerald J., Henden, Arne A., and Mattei, Janet A. "Gamma-Ray Bursts and Amateur                   Astronomers." Sky & Telescope, January 2001, 92—98.

Filippenko, Alex V. "A Supernova with an Identity Crisis." Sky & Telescope, 30, December 1993.

Garrison, R. F. "Personalities of Mira Variables as Revealed by their Spectra—Verdict: Bizarre!"                   Journ. AAVSO, 25.2, 1997, 70—71.

Gaskell, C. Martin. "Variable Star Observations in an Introductory Astronomy Course." Journ.

AAVSO. 20.1, 1991, 41—50.

Hoffleit, Dorrit. "History of the Discovery of Mira Stars." Journ. AAVSO 25.2, 1997, 115—136.

Hoffleit, Dorrit. "A History of Variable Star Astronomy to 1900 and Slightly Beyond." Journ.

AAVSO 15.2, 1986, 77—106.

Hogg, Helen Sawyer. "Variable Stars." In Gingerich, Owen, ed., Astrophysics and Twentieth-

Century Astronomy to 1950: Part A. The General History of Astronomy, Volume 4. New

York: Cambridge UP, 1984, 73—89.

Isles, John E. "Beta Lyrae Revisited." Sky & Telescope,  June 1994, 72—74.

Isles, John E. "A Variable Star and a Variable Nebula." Sky & Telescope, November 1997, 98—100.

Isles, John E. "The Dwarf Nova U Geminorum." Sky & Telescope, December 1997, 98—99.

Isles, John E. "The Top 12 Naked-Eye Variable Stars." Sky & Telescope, May 1997, 80—82.

Isles, John E. "Mira's 400th Anniversary." Sky & Telescope, February 1996, 72—73.

Isles, John E. "R Hydrae's Helium-Shell Flash." Sky & Telescope, May 1996, 68—70.

Karovska, Margarita. "High Angular Resolution Observations of Miras." Journ. AAVSO 25.2, 1997, 75-79.

Kaler, James B. "Eyewitness to Stellar Evolution." Sky & Telescope, March 1999, 40—47.

Little-Marenin, Irene R., and Stephen J. Little. "What Kinds of Dust Exist in Circumstellar Shells                of Miras?" Journ. AAVSO 25.2, 1997, 80—87.

Leavitt, Henrietta S. "Discovery of the Period-Magnitude Relation." Reprinted in Shapley, Harlow,                  Source Book  in Astronomy 1900-1950. Cambridge, MA: Harvard UP, 1960, pp. 186—189.

MacRobert, Alan M. "The Lure of Variable-Star Observing." Sky & Telescope, March 1996, 48—51.

Mattei, Janet A. "Introducing Mira Variables." Journ. AAVSO, 25.2, 1997, 57—62.

Mattei, Janet A. "Visual Observing of Variable Stars."  In Percy, John R., ed., The Study of

Variable Stars Using Small Telescopes. New York: Cambridge UP, 1986. ISBN 0-521-

33300-8.

Mattei, Janet A., E. Mayer, and M. Baldwin. "Variable Stars and the AAVSO." Sky & Telescope,

60, 1980, 180.

Mattei, Janet A., E. Mayer, and M. Baldwin. "Observing Variable Stars." Sky & Telescope, 60,

1980, 80.

Percy, John R. "Observing Variable Stars for Fun and Profit." Mercury, May—June 1979, 45—52.

Percy, John R. "Variable Stars." The Physics Teacher, 31, December 1993, 541—543.

Percy, John R., Laura Syczak, and Janet A. Mattei. "Using 35-mm Slides for Measuring                            Variable Stars." The Physics Teacher, 35, September 1997, 349—351.

Percy, John R. "Studies of Mira Stars and Their Small Amplitude Relatives." Journ. AAVSO,                    25.2, 1997, 93—98.

Starrfield, Sumner, and Steve Shore. "Nova Cygni 1992: Nova of the Century." Sky &                                Telescope, February 1994, 20.

Trimble, Virginia. "Supernovae: An Impressionistic View." Journ. AAVSO, 15.2, 1986, 181—188.

Webbink, Ronald F. "Cataclysmic Variable Stars." American Scientist, 77, May-June 1989, 248—

255.

Willson, Lee Anne. "‘Theoretical Glue': Understanding the Observed Properties of Miras with the

Help of             Theoretical Models." Journ. AAVSO. 25.2, 1997, 99—114.

Wing, Robert F. "Narrow-Band Photometry of Mira Variables." Journ. AAVSO 25.2, 1997, 63—                  69.

Zwicky, Fritz. "Supernovae." In S. Flugge, ed. Encyclopedia of Physics, Astrophysics II: Stellar

Structure, Vol. LI, 766-785. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1958.

 

Other astronomy books—basic topics

 

Allen, Richard Hinckley. Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning. New York: Dover, 1963.

Bishop, Roy L., ed. Observer's Handbook [published annually]. Toronto: Royal Astronomical

Society of Canada, 124 Merton St.; Toronto, Canada M4S 2Z2.

Burnham, Robert, Jr. Burnham's Celestial Handbook (3 Volumes). New York: Dover, 1978.

Chaisson, Eric, and Steve McMillan. Astronomy Today. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall,

1997. ISBN 0-13-712382-5.

Chaisson, Eric, and Steve McMillan. Astronomy: A Beginner's Guide to the Universe.                               Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1995. ISBN 0-13-644063-0.

Chaisson, Eric. Cosmic Dawn: The Origins of Matter and Life. New York: Norton, 1981. ISBN 0-

393-30587-2.

Chartrand, M. Skyguide. Golden Press, 1982.

Clerke, Agnes M. The Systems of Stars. London: Adam and Charles Black, 1905.

Cohen, M. In Darkness Born: The Story of Star Formation. New York: Cambridge UP, 1988.

ISBN 0-521-26270-4.

Covington, Michael A. Celestial Objects for Modern Telescopes. New York: Cambridge UP,                     2002. ISBN 0-521-52419-9.

Dickinson, Terence. Exploring the Night Sky. Camden East, Ontario: Camden House, 1987.

ISBN 0-920656-64-1.

Dickinson, Terence. The Universe and Beyond. Camden East, Ontario: Camden House, 1992.

ISBN 0-921820-51-8.

Dickinson, Terence. Nightwatch: An Equinox Guide. Camden East, Ontario: Camden House,

1983. ISBN 0-920656-89-7.

Dickinson, Terence. The Backyard Astronomer's Guide. Camden East, Ontario: Camden                                    House, 1991. ISBN 0-921820-11-9.

Dickinson, Terence. Summer Stargazing. Camden East, Ontario: Camden House, 1996. ISBN                1-55209-014-0.

Dickinson, Terence, and Jack Newton. Splendors of the Universe. Camden East, Ontario:

Camden House.  ISBN 1-55209-141-4.

Ellyard, David and Tiron, Will. The Southern Sky Guide. New York: Cambridge UP, 1993.  ISBN

            0-521-42839-4.

Ferris, T. Coming of Age in the Milky Way. New York: Morrow, 1988.

Ferris, T. Seeing in the Dark. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2002. ISBN 0-684-86579-3.

Gribbin, John, and Simon Goodwin. Origins: Our Place in Hubble's Universe. Woodstock, NY:

Overlook P, 1998. ISBN 0-87951-813-8.

Harrington, Philip S. Star Ware: The Amateur Astronomer's Guide to Choosing, Buying, and

Using Telescopes and Accessories. New York: Wiley, 1994.

Harrington, Philip S.Touring the Universe Through Binoculars. New York: Wiley,1990. ISBN 0-471-1337-7

Heifetz, Milton D., and Wil Tirion. A Walk Through the Heavens: A Guide to Stars and                                    Constellations and Their Legends. New York: Cambridge UP, 1996. ISBN 0-521-46980-5.

Isles, John E. Webb Society Deep Sky Observer's Handbook, Vol. 8: Variable Stars. Hillside,                  NJ: Enslow, 1991.

Kaler, James B. The Ever-Changing Sky: A Guide to the Celestial Sphere. New York: Cambridge                             UP, 1996. ISBN 0-521-38053-7.

Kippenhahn, Rudolf. Light from the Depths of Time. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1987.

            ISBN 0-387-17119-3.

Levitt, I. M. and Roy K. Marshall. Star Maps for Beginners. New York: Simon and Schuster,

1987.  ISBN 0-671-6376-6.

Levy, David H. David Levy's Guide to the Night Sky. New York, Cambridge UP 2001, ISBN

            0-521-79753-5. (replaced The Sky, A Users Guide)

Levy, David H. The Sky, A User's Guide. New York: Cambridge UP, 1993. ISBN 0-521-39112-1.

MacRobert, Alan. Star Hopping for Backyard Astronomers. Belmont, MA: Sky Publishing, 1994.

Malin, David. A View of the Universe. New York: Cambridge UP, 1993.

Mayall, Newton, Margaret Mayall, and Jerome Wyckoff. The Sky Observer's Guide.New York:

Golden P, 1959.

Moche, Dinah L. Astronomy: A Self-Teaching Guide. New York: Wiley, 1993. ISBN 0-471-53001-8.

Moore, Patrick, and Wil Tirion. Cambridge Guide to Stars and Planets. New York: Cambridge UP,                              1997. ISBN 0-521-58582-1.

Moore, Patrick. Exploring the Night Sky with Binoculars. New York: Cambridge UP, 1989.

ISBN 0-521-36866-9.

Moore, Patrick. Stargazing, Astronomy without a Telescope, 2nd ed. New York: Cambridge UP,               2001. ISBN 0-521-79445-5.

Pasachoff, Jay M. Astronomy from the Earth to the Universe, 5th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders,

1997. ISBN 0-03-024347-5.

Pasachoff, Jay M. Peterson Field Guide to the Stars and Planets. Boston: Houghton Mifflin,                      2000. ISBN 0-395-93431-1.

Rey, H., updated by Jay M. Pasachoff. The Stars: A New Way To See Them. Boston: Houghton

Mifflin, 1989.

Ridpath, Ian and Wil Tirion. The Monthly Sky Guide, 5th edition. New York: Cambridge UP,                      1999. ISBN 0-521-66771-2.

Robinson, J. Hedley. Astronomy Data Book. New York: Wiley/Halsted, 1972. ISBN 470-72801-9.

Van Allen, J. 924 Elementary Problems and Answers in Solar System Astronomy. Iowa City, IA:

U Iowa P, 1993. ISBN 0-87745-434-5.

Whitney, Charles A. Whitney's Star Finder. New York: Random House, 1990.

Other astronomy books—advanced topics

 

Bohm-Vitense, Erika. Introduction to Stellar Astrophysics Volume One: Basic Stellar Observations                            and Data. New York: Cambridge UP, 1989. ISBN 0-521-34869-2.

Bohm-Vitense, Erika. Introduction to Stellar Astrophysics Volume Two: Stellar Atmospheres.

New York: Cambridge UP, 1989. ISBN 0-521-34870-6.

Bohm-Vitense, Erika. Introduction to Stellar Astrophysics Volume Three: Stellar Structure and

Evolution. New York: Cambridge UP, 1992. ISBN 0-521-34871-4.

Norton, Andrew J. Observing the Universe: A Guide to Observational Astronomy and Planetary                                 Science. New York: Cambridge UP, 2004. ISBN 0-521-60393-5.

Henden, A.H. and Kaitchuck, R.H. Astronomical Photometry. Richmond, VA: Willmann-Bell,        1990.

Hoffleit, Dorrit, and Carlos Jaschek. The Bright Star Catalogue (4th revised edition). New                         Haven, CT: Yale University Observatory, 1982.

Hoffleit, Dorrit, Michael Saladyga, and Peter Wlasuk. A Supplement to the Bright Star                                Catalogue. New Haven, CT: Yale University Observatory, 1983. ISBN 0-914753-01-0.

Jaschek, Carlos, and Mercedes Jaschek. The Behavior of Chemical Elements in Stars. New

York: Cambridge UP, 1995. ISBN 0-521-41136-X

Jaschek, Carlos, and Mercedes Jaschek. The Classification of Stars. New York: Cambridge UP,

1987. ISBN 0521-26773-0.

Kaler, James B. Stars and their Spectra: An Introduction to the Spectral Sequence. New York:

Cambridge UP, 1997. ISBN 0-521-58570-8.

 

Some Magazines, Journals, and Calendars on Astronomy

 

Astronomical Calendar. Published yearly by Guy Ottewell, Astronomical Workshop, Furman

University,  Greenville, SC 29613.

Astronomy. Kalmbach Publishing Co., 21027 Crossroads Circle, PO Box 1612, Waukesha,

WI 53187.

Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers. AAVSO, 49 Bay State Rd.,

Cambridge, MA 02138.

Journal of the British Astronomical Association. The British Astronomical Association,

Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1V 9AG, England.

Publications of the Variable Star Section. Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand. Frank M.

Bateson, Director VSS, PO Box 3093, Greerton, Tauranga, New Zealand.

Mercury. The Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 390 Ashton Avenue, San Francisco, CA                       94112.

Night Sky. Sky Publishing Corp., 90 Sherman St., Cambridge, MA 02140.

Observer's Handbook. The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, 136 Dupont Street, Toronto,              Ontario, M5R 1V2, Canada.

Odyssey Magazine [astronomy for children]. Cobblestone Publishing, 7 School St.,                                  Peterborough, NH 03458.

The Reflector: The Astronomical League Newsletter. Executive Secretary, The Astronomical

League, Janet Stevens, 2112 Kingfisher Lane East, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008.

Sky & Telescope. Sky Publishing Corp., 49 Bay State Road, Cambridge, MA 02138-1200.

 

Software

 

Guide.  Project Pluto, Bowdoinham, ME (www.projectpluto.com)

Hands-On Astrophysics: VSTAR —data analysis, HOAENTER —data entry, HOAFUN —                           introduction to variable stars (http://hoa.aavso.org/software.htm)

MegaStar.  Willmann-Bell, Richmond, VA (www.willbell.com)

Red Shift. Maris Multimedia, Ltd., Kingston, UK (www.maris.com)

Starry Night Backyard and Starry Night Pro. Sienna Software, Toronto, Ontario                                        (www.siennasoft.com)

TheSky and RealSky. Software Bisque, Golden, CO (www.bisque.com)