kstars/doc/astroinfo.docbook

0001 <chapter id="astroinfo">
0002 <title>The AstroInfo Project</title>
0003
0004 <para>
0005 Here you can find a collection of short articles that explain various
0006 astronomical concepts used in &kstars;.  From coordinate systems to
0007 celestial mechanics, you can find answers to your questions here.
0008 </para><para>
0009 The articles sometimes also contain exercises that you can perform with
0010 &kstars; to illustrate the concept behind the article.
0011 </para>
0012
0013 &contents;     <!--AstroInfo: Table of Contents-->
0014
0015 &skycoords;    <!--AstroInfo: Celestial Coordinate Systems-->
0016 &cequator;     <!--AstroInfo: Celestial Equator-->
0017 &cpoles;       <!--AstroInfo: Celestial Poles-->
0018 &csphere;      <!--AstroInfo: Celestial Sphere-->
0019 &ecliptic;     <!--AstroInfo: The Ecliptic-->
0020 &equinox;      <!--AstroInfo: The Equinoxes-->
0021 &geocoords;    <!--AstroInfo: Geographic Coordinates-->
0022 &greatcircle;  <!--AstroInfo: Great Circles-->
0023 &horizon;      <!--AstroInfo: Horizon-->
0024 &hourangle;    <!--AstroInfo: Hour Angle-->
0025 &meridian;     <!--AstroInfo: Local Meridian-->
0026 &precession;   <!--AstroInfo: Precession-->
0027 &zenith;       <!--AstroInfo: The Zenith-->
0028
0029 &epoch;        <!--AstroInfo: Epoch-->
0030 &julianday;    <!--AstroInfo: Julian Day-->
0031 &leapyear;     <!--AstroInfo: Leap Year-->
0032 &sidereal;     <!--AstroInfo: Sidereal Time-->
0033 &timezones;    <!--AstroInfo: Time zones-->
0034 &utime;        <!--AstroInfo: Universal Time-->
0035
0036 &telescopes;   <!--AstroInfo: Telescopes-->
0037
0038 &blackbody;    <!--AstroInfo: Blackbody Radiation-->
0039 &darkmatter;   <!--AstroInfo: Dark Matter-->
0040 &flux;         <!--AstroInfo: Flux-->
0041 &luminosity;   <!--AstroInfo: Luminosity-->
0042 &parallax;     <!--AstroInfo: Parallax-->
0043 &retrograde;   <!--AstroInfo: Retrograde Motion-->
0044
0045 &ellipgal;     <!--Elliptical Galaxies-->
0046 &spiralgal;    <!--Spiral Galaxies-->
0047 &magnitude;    <!--AstroInfo: The Magnitude Scale-->
0048 &stars;        <!--AstroInfo: Stars: An Introductory FAQ-->
0049 &colorandtemp; <!--AstroInfo: Star Colors and Temperatures-->
0050 &cosmicdist;   <!--AstroInfo: Cosmic distance ladder-->
0051
0052 </chapter>