Questions tagged [resource-request]
Questions asking "What is a good book about X?" or more generally, "What should I read to learn about X?", typically where there is not a single authoritative reference. Also requests for multimedia, like video lectures.
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How can unsupervised machine learning algorithms be useful in studying comets?
I intend to create an unsupervised machine learning algorithm to study comets by myself. However, I am unable to understand which aspects of a comet can be studied by the same. I would be more ...
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How to locate the accompanying booklet to "Map of the Universe" Northern Hemisphere? by Tomas Filsinger
I recently purchased a vintage copy of the Map of the Universe (Northern Hemisphere). It did not come with the booklet. What are good strategies for locating a booklet, be it a digital or physical ...
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What are some good research papers to start as a beginner in studying wind patterns and/or swirls created by winds on gas giants?
I am trying to get started in studying wind patterns and/or swirls created by winds on gas giants (especially on Jupiter and Saturn). On OPUS, they appear as a rectangular photo with a swirling/wavy ...
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A good, up-to-date review of all periodicity discovery techniques (folding, etc.)
The excellently written January 2010 AstroBetter Wiki Periodicity Analysis already has some dead or now-unhelpful links, and certainly with the data explosion in the last 15 years and intensified ...
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How to locate the accompanying booklet to this "Map of the Universe"? by Tomas Filsinger [duplicate]
I recently purchased a vintage copy of the Map of the Universe (Northern Hemisphere). It did not come with the booklet. What are good strategies for locating a booklet, be it a digital or physical ...
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Has anyone simulated how long the earth would last if/when engulfed by our sun turning red giant? [duplicate]
By "last" I'm not talking about survival of life. I know the Earth will be totally unlivable well before the sun swells into a red giant. I'm talking about the whole planet being vaporized ...
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Finding a paper that has only abstract on ADS
could you help me to find the whole paper, please? https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1925PA.....33..537C/abstract There is only an abstract on ADS. Thank you so much.
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Resource suggestions?
If I want to research binary stars (to find out about their properties from their light curves) and I need to know how to interpret light curves for the same, what would be a good resource to refer to?...
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Visualized shapes of areas of total and partial solar eclipse
I'm looking for an animated (showing how the situation changes as time passes) online map of a solar eclipse (can be a past or future one, it's for educational purposes) showing areas on Earth with ...
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Tracking the position of the sun at various times of the day and night for a particular location
I am looking for a website that will provide me with the degree above and below the horizon of the position of the sun at various times of the day and night for a particular location. Looking for ...
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How did the ancient Greeks measure celestial angles?
I'm reading about how Hipparchus measured the earth's precession; I basically understand the theory involved—you wait for a lunar eclipse, which allows you to infer the sun's position exactly, at ...
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Book for young enthusiast
I'm looking for an astronomy book that's picture first, and covers a variety of topics but leads into the relevant math. Enough of a start for a kid that really studies could do a few easy examples ...
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Are there interactive maps for comets?
As we know there are interactive maps for lunar and solar eclipses. This is the interactive map of October 14, 2023 annular solar eclipse from timeanddate, and you can zoom in to see the eclipse path ...
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is there any site with historical radiotelescope data about observations 21 cm line Hydrogen (1.42 GHz)?
I am looking for an open source that contain historical raw data or (meta)data about historical observations of the 21 cm line hydrogen made via radio telescopes.
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Books to use for NSEA (first stage of IOAA in India)
Someone please guide me for IOAA (most likely NSEA, i.e., the first stage of IOAA in India), like what material and books to use for mathematics, physics and astronomy and is it too late to start my ...
