Planets, stars and stellar systems: Volume 1: Telescopes and instrumentation

Abstract

It is my great pleasure to introduce “Planets, Stars, and Stellar Systems” (PSSS). As a “Springer Reference”, PSSS is intended for graduate students to professionals in astronomy, astrophysics and planetary science, but it will also be useful to scientists in other fields whose research interests overlap with astronomy. Our aim is to capture the spirit of 21st century astronomy – an empirical physical science whose almost explosive progress is enabled by new instrumentation, observational discoveries, guided by theory and simulation.