Re: Book recomendation

[jg <jg@jgws.freeisp.co.uk>]

"Creager, Robert S" wrote:
> 
> The only recomendation to come about was: "The Study of Variable Stars Using
> Small Telescopes", which was remarked to be a little dated.  Any thoughts
> on:
> 
> Light Curves of Variable Stars : A Pictorial Atlas
> Cambridge University Press; ISBN: 0521390168; (November 1996)
> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0521390168/qid=1023231096/sr=1-1/ref=
> sr_1_1/104-9442809-6471152
> 
> or less so:
> 
> Observing Variable Stars : A Guide for the Beginner
> Cambridge University Press; ISBN: 0521321131; (July 1989)
> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0521321131/qid=1023231096/sr=1-5/ref=
> sr_1_5/104-9442809-6471152
> 
> Robert Creager
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The top one, edited by Carlos Jaschek who was a bit of a legend in the
data collection, archiving and interpretation field, can have it's
introduction seen at:-

http://uk.cambridge.org/order/WebBook.asp?ISBN=0521390168

It's more or less unique, and some of the contributors names are readily
recognisable re the field (well, I recognise a few LPV ones at least and
a nova guy).

The second one I dunno.  If it's the Levy book, I'd say it was very
introduction and more visual observer.  If it's the John Isles' Webb
Society book, worth a buy for a good list of variable types in an early
section which is basically an expansion on the GCVS variable types
electronic file, but still no graphs/lightcurves that I remember.


Incidentally, looking at the HAT preprint I wonder if they didn't bother
to classify any stars because of a lack of reference light curves in the
Ic band?  The eclipsers look evident enough mindst.

Cheers

John G