Re: computational amateur astronomy?
- From: brian@xxxxxxx (Brian Tung)
- Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 21:19:15 +0000 (UTC)
Jonathan Bartlett wrote:
> I've been thinking about getting started in amateur astronomy. However,
> I'm from the computer science area, and as such I love
> computing/calculation. I've been disappointed because most amateur
> astronomy books just focus on looking at things. I would also enjoy
> calculating things. Is it possible with amateur equipment to make any
> sort of meaningful calculations? Distances, speeds, anything? I
> imagine so, since Kepler and Newton probably had less equipment and was
> able to determine the laws of planetary motion. Anyway, I was curious
> if anyone knew of a good beginner book or website that shows how to
> re-make such classic calculations or do any other kind of computational
> astronomy.
Did you want to make calculations of celestial mechanics, or did you
want to rediscover laws of celestial mechanics, a la Kepler? The two
are somewhat different.
Brian Tung <brian@xxxxxxx>
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