"EXOPLANET OBSERVING FOR AMATEURS"
is a book that I had intended to sell through an academic
publisher but have decided to give away. You can download it as a PDF-file
using the link at the bottom of this web page. Hard copies have "sold out."
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Note: The
e-mail address on the back cover is out-of-date. Currently it is: 1 2 3
@ b r u c e g a r y . n e t (remove spaces).
If you want to see the Table of Contents, click ToC
Free download: PDF-file (3.8 Mb, version 2007.08.03)
(Also available for the Amazon Kindle for $2.00)
Related links:
Web version of this book
Amateur Exoplanet Archive (AXA) a place for submitting data files
xls spreadsheets referenced in the book are available for free download here
Bruce'sAstrophotos
Springer was willing to publish my book but I withdrew it after waiting 5 weeks for a contract needing my signature, thinking that the editing process would be excessivley tedious, causing the publication date to be delayed 6 to 9 months. Their high prices also dissuaded me. In the interest of serving the community of amateur astronomers interested in exoplaent observing I've decided to forego the big-publisher path and simply make my book's PDF-file available for free download immediately.
Purchasing a hard copy
I'm no longer selling hard copies using the Google BuyNow link. I have 6 copies left and they're being held for possible future sale to "serious" amateurs with a track record of quality transit observations.
Someone reports printing a hard copy of the PDF-document at Kinko's for $24 (spiral bound, no color).
Unsolicited compliments:
"I want to personally thank you for probably saving me at least a hundred hours of frustration! I've used your LCx_ spreadsheet to analyze my data and I'm quite proud of my first attempt!" IC
"Your book looks good, and definitely fills an important role." GL
If you want to see the Table of Contents, click ToC
Free download: PDF-file (3.8 Mb, version 2007.08.03)
(Also available for the Amazon Kindle for $2.00)
Related links:
Web version of this book
Amateur Exoplanet Archive (AXA) a place for submitting data files
xls spreadsheets referenced in the book are available for free download here
Bruce'sAstrophotos
Springer was willing to publish my book but I withdrew it after waiting 5 weeks for a contract needing my signature, thinking that the editing process would be excessivley tedious, causing the publication date to be delayed 6 to 9 months. Their high prices also dissuaded me. In the interest of serving the community of amateur astronomers interested in exoplaent observing I've decided to forego the big-publisher path and simply make my book's PDF-file available for free download immediately.
Purchasing a hard copy
I'm no longer selling hard copies using the Google BuyNow link. I have 6 copies left and they're being held for possible future sale to "serious" amateurs with a track record of quality transit observations.
Someone reports printing a hard copy of the PDF-document at Kinko's for $24 (spiral bound, no color).
Unsolicited compliments:
"I want to personally thank you for probably saving me at least a hundred hours of frustration! I've used your LCx_ spreadsheet to analyze my data and I'm quite proud of my first attempt!" IC
"Your book looks good, and definitely fills an important role." GL
"Thank you for these web pages and your book about exoplanets :
it is great what you have done. I began to read it and I love it."
JFC
"- awesome book! Nice stuff!" PS
"- awesome book! Nice stuff!" PS
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WebMaster: B. Gary This site opened: July
28, 2007 Last Update: 2009.06.29