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Американдық астроном (1931–1993)
American astronomer (1931–1993)
Robert Burnham Jr. (June 16, 1931 – March 20, 1993) was an American astronomer, best known for writing the classic three volume Burnham's Celestial Handbook. He discovered numerous asteroids, including the Mars crossing asteroid 3397 Leyla, and six comets. Burnham's late years were tragic; he died destitute and alone. However, he is remembered by a generation of deep sky observers for his unique contribution to astronomy, the Celestial Handbook. The main belt asteroid 3467 Bernheim was named in his honor. + Burnham's Celestial Handbook (1978 Dover Edition)Vol. 1Vol. 2Vol. 3
Originally self published in a loose leaf serial format beginning in 1966, and with a revised edition by Dover Publications in 1978, the Celestial Handbook was well reviewed in amateur astronomy magazines and became a best seller in this specialized field. It is still in print and is considered to be a classic in the literature of amateur astronomy. The color contrast of Albireo (β Cygni):
Albireo is one of the most beautiful double stars in the sky, considered by many observers to be the finest in the heavens for the small telescope. The brighter star is a golden yellow or "topaz", magnitude 3.09, spectrum K3; the "sapphire" companion is magnitude 5.11, spectrum B8 V. The separation is 34.3", an easy object for the low power telescope. Even a pair of good binoculars, if steadily held will split the pair. Albireo is noted for its superb color contrast, best seen with the eyepiece slightly displaced from the sharpest focus. Miss Agnes Clerke (1905) called the tints "golden and azure", giving perhaps "the most lovely effect of color in the heavens". For the average amateur telescope there is probably no pair so attractive, though the color effect seems to diminish in either very small or very large telescopes, or with too high a magnification. No more than 30X is required on a good 6 inch to show this superb pair as two contrasting jewels suspended against a background of glittering star dust. The surrounding region is wonderfully rich, and for wide angle telescopes the star clouds to the northeast are probably unequalled in splendor in the entire heavens. Messier 22:
Messier 22 is one of the closest globulars to the galactic plane. It also lies less than a degree from the ecliptic, so astrophotographers will occasionally have an opportunity to record a bright planet in the field with the cluster; the planet Mercury, for example, passed through the field on december 12, 1977; Venus was in nearly the same position in early january, 1978. Such events are not always mentioned in astronomical publications, so the observer must make his own predictions by periodically checking planetary positions in the Nautical Almanac. Burnham and sabi:
The indefinable mood which the Japanese call sabi, for which there is no exact English equivalent, but which might be roughly defined as that direct inward perception by which we find deep significance or great artistic quality in some outwardly simple and unpretentious object. A diamond bracelet from Tiffany's for example, might contain no sabi, while a woodcarving by a simple uneducated fisherman might be packed to the (ahem) gills with it. Burnham, the Pleiades, and Devil's Tower:
In American Indian legend the Pleiades are connected with the Mateo Tepe or Devil's Tower, that curious and wonderfully impressive rock formation which rises like a colossal petrified tree stump to a height of 1300 feet above the plains of northeastern Wyoming. According to the lore of the Kiowa, the Tower was raised up by the Great Spirit to protect seven Indian maidens who were pursued by giant bears; the maidens were afterwards placed in the sky as the Pleiades cluster, and the marks of the bears' claws may be seen in the vertical striations on the sides of the Tower unto this day. The Cheyenne had a similar legend. Burnham also mentions the spinthariscope.
Robert Burnham Jr. (June 16, 1931 – March 20, 1993) was an American astronomer, best known for writing the classic three volume Burnham's Celestial Handbook. He discovered numerous asteroids, including the Mars crossing asteroid 3397 Leyla, and six comets. Burnham's late years were tragic; he died destitute and alone. However, he is remembered by a generation of deep sky observers for his unique contribution to astronomy, the Celestial Handbook. The main belt asteroid 3467 Bernheim was named in his honor. + Burnham's Celestial Handbook (1978 Dover Edition)Vol. 1Vol. 2Vol. 3
Originally self published in a loose leaf serial format beginning in 1966, and with a revised edition by Dover Publications in 1978, the Celestial Handbook was well reviewed in amateur astronomy magazines and became a best seller in this specialized field. It is still in print and is considered to be a classic in the literature of amateur astronomy. The color contrast of Albireo (β Cygni):
Albireo is one of the most beautiful double stars in the sky, considered by many observers to be the finest in the heavens for the small telescope. The brighter star is a golden yellow or "topaz", magnitude 3.09, spectrum K3; the "sapphire" companion is magnitude 5.11, spectrum B8 V. The separation is 34.3", an easy object for the low power telescope. Even a pair of good binoculars, if steadily held will split the pair. Albireo is noted for its superb color contrast, best seen with the eyepiece slightly displaced from the sharpest focus. Miss Agnes Clerke (1905) called the tints "golden and azure", giving perhaps "the most lovely effect of color in the heavens". For the average amateur telescope there is probably no pair so attractive, though the color effect seems to diminish in either very small or very large telescopes, or with too high a magnification. No more than 30X is required on a good 6 inch to show this superb pair as two contrasting jewels suspended against a background of glittering star dust. The surrounding region is wonderfully rich, and for wide angle telescopes the star clouds to the northeast are probably unequalled in splendor in the entire heavens. Messier 22:
Messier 22 is one of the closest globulars to the galactic plane. It also lies less than a degree from the ecliptic, so astrophotographers will occasionally have an opportunity to record a bright planet in the field with the cluster; the planet Mercury, for example, passed through the field on december 12, 1977; Venus was in nearly the same position in early january, 1978. Such events are not always mentioned in astronomical publications, so the observer must make his own predictions by periodically checking planetary positions in the Nautical Almanac. Burnham and sabi:
The indefinable mood which the Japanese call sabi, for which there is no exact English equivalent, but which might be roughly defined as that direct inward perception by which we find deep significance or great artistic quality in some outwardly simple and unpretentious object. A diamond bracelet from Tiffany's for example, might contain no sabi, while a woodcarving by a simple uneducated fisherman might be packed to the (ahem) gills with it. Burnham, the Pleiades, and Devil's Tower:
In American Indian legend the Pleiades are connected with the Mateo Tepe or Devil's Tower, that curious and wonderfully impressive rock formation which rises like a colossal petrified tree stump to a height of 1300 feet above the plains of northeastern Wyoming. According to the lore of the Kiowa, the Tower was raised up by the Great Spirit to protect seven Indian maidens who were pursued by giant bears; the maidens were afterwards placed in the sky as the Pleiades cluster, and the marks of the bears' claws may be seen in the vertical striations on the sides of the Tower unto this day. The Cheyenne had a similar legend. Burnham also mentions the spinthariscope.
Роберт Бернхэм-младший (16 маусым 1931 – 20 наурыз 1993) – американдық астроном, ең белгілісі – классикалық үш томдық «Бернхэмнің аспандық нұсқаулығын» жазуымен танымал. Ол көптеген астероидтарды, соның ішінде Марс орбитасын кесіп өтетін 3397 Лейла астероидын және алты комета ашты. Бернхэмнің соңғы жылдары трагикалық болды; ол мүсірленген күйде және жалғыз қайтыс болды. Дегенмен, оны аспанды терең зерттеушілердің бір буыны астрономияға оның ерекше үлесі – «Аспандық нұсқаулық» арқылы еске алады. 3467 Бернхайм астероидінің негізгі белдеуі оның құрметіне аталған. + Бернхэмнің аспандық нұсқаулығы (1978 жылғы Dover басылымы) 1-том. 2-том. 3-том.
American astronomer (1931–1993)
Robert Burnham Jr. (June 16, 1931 – March 20, 1993) was an American astronomer, best known for writing the classic three volume Burnham's Celestial Handbook. He discovered numerous asteroids, including the Mars crossing asteroid 3397 Leyla, and six comets. Burnham's late years were tragic; he died destitute and alone. However, he is remembered by a generation of deep sky observers for his unique contribution to astronomy, the Celestial Handbook. The main belt asteroid 3467 Bernheim was named in his honor. + Burnham's Celestial Handbook (1978 Dover Edition)Vol. 1Vol. 2Vol. 3
Originally self published in a loose leaf serial format beginning in 1966, and with a revised edition by Dover Publications in 1978, the Celestial Handbook was well reviewed in amateur astronomy magazines and became a best seller in this specialized field. It is still in print and is considered to be a classic in the literature of amateur astronomy. The color contrast of Albireo (β Cygni):
Albireo is one of the most beautiful double stars in the sky, considered by many observers to be the finest in the heavens for the small telescope. The brighter star is a golden yellow or "topaz", magnitude 3.09, spectrum K3; the "sapphire" companion is magnitude 5.11, spectrum B8 V. The separation is 34.3", an easy object for the low power telescope. Even a pair of good binoculars, if steadily held will split the pair. Albireo is noted for its superb color contrast, best seen with the eyepiece slightly displaced from the sharpest focus. Miss Agnes Clerke (1905) called the tints "golden and azure", giving perhaps "the most lovely effect of color in the heavens". For the average amateur telescope there is probably no pair so attractive, though the color effect seems to diminish in either very small or very large telescopes, or with too high a magnification. No more than 30X is required on a good 6 inch to show this superb pair as two contrasting jewels suspended against a background of glittering star dust. The surrounding region is wonderfully rich, and for wide angle telescopes the star clouds to the northeast are probably unequalled in splendor in the entire heavens. Messier 22:
Messier 22 is one of the closest globulars to the galactic plane. It also lies less than a degree from the ecliptic, so astrophotographers will occasionally have an opportunity to record a bright planet in the field with the cluster; the planet Mercury, for example, passed through the field on december 12, 1977; Venus was in nearly the same position in early january, 1978. Such events are not always mentioned in astronomical publications, so the observer must make his own predictions by periodically checking planetary positions in the Nautical Almanac. Burnham and sabi:
The indefinable mood which the Japanese call sabi, for which there is no exact English equivalent, but which might be roughly defined as that direct inward perception by which we find deep significance or great artistic quality in some outwardly simple and unpretentious object. A diamond bracelet from Tiffany's for example, might contain no sabi, while a woodcarving by a simple uneducated fisherman might be packed to the (ahem) gills with it. Burnham, the Pleiades, and Devil's Tower:
In American Indian legend the Pleiades are connected with the Mateo Tepe or Devil's Tower, that curious and wonderfully impressive rock formation which rises like a colossal petrified tree stump to a height of 1300 feet above the plains of northeastern Wyoming. According to the lore of the Kiowa, the Tower was raised up by the Great Spirit to protect seven Indian maidens who were pursued by giant bears; the maidens were afterwards placed in the sky as the Pleiades cluster, and the marks of the bears' claws may be seen in the vertical striations on the sides of the Tower unto this day. The Cheyenne had a similar legend. Burnham also mentions the spinthariscope.
Robert Burnham Jr. (June 16, 1931 – March 20, 1993) was an American astronomer, best known for writing the classic three volume Burnham's Celestial Handbook. He discovered numerous asteroids, including the Mars crossing asteroid 3397 Leyla, and six comets. Burnham's late years were tragic; he died destitute and alone. However, he is remembered by a generation of deep sky observers for his unique contribution to astronomy, the Celestial Handbook. The main belt asteroid 3467 Bernheim was named in his honor. + Burnham's Celestial Handbook (1978 Dover Edition)Vol. 1Vol. 2Vol. 3
Originally self published in a loose leaf serial format beginning in 1966, and with a revised edition by Dover Publications in 1978, the Celestial Handbook was well reviewed in amateur astronomy magazines and became a best seller in this specialized field. It is still in print and is considered to be a classic in the literature of amateur astronomy. The color contrast of Albireo (β Cygni):
Albireo is one of the most beautiful double stars in the sky, considered by many observers to be the finest in the heavens for the small telescope. The brighter star is a golden yellow or "topaz", magnitude 3.09, spectrum K3; the "sapphire" companion is magnitude 5.11, spectrum B8 V. The separation is 34.3", an easy object for the low power telescope. Even a pair of good binoculars, if steadily held will split the pair. Albireo is noted for its superb color contrast, best seen with the eyepiece slightly displaced from the sharpest focus. Miss Agnes Clerke (1905) called the tints "golden and azure", giving perhaps "the most lovely effect of color in the heavens". For the average amateur telescope there is probably no pair so attractive, though the color effect seems to diminish in either very small or very large telescopes, or with too high a magnification. No more than 30X is required on a good 6 inch to show this superb pair as two contrasting jewels suspended against a background of glittering star dust. The surrounding region is wonderfully rich, and for wide angle telescopes the star clouds to the northeast are probably unequalled in splendor in the entire heavens. Messier 22:
Messier 22 is one of the closest globulars to the galactic plane. It also lies less than a degree from the ecliptic, so astrophotographers will occasionally have an opportunity to record a bright planet in the field with the cluster; the planet Mercury, for example, passed through the field on december 12, 1977; Venus was in nearly the same position in early january, 1978. Such events are not always mentioned in astronomical publications, so the observer must make his own predictions by periodically checking planetary positions in the Nautical Almanac. Burnham and sabi:
The indefinable mood which the Japanese call sabi, for which there is no exact English equivalent, but which might be roughly defined as that direct inward perception by which we find deep significance or great artistic quality in some outwardly simple and unpretentious object. A diamond bracelet from Tiffany's for example, might contain no sabi, while a woodcarving by a simple uneducated fisherman might be packed to the (ahem) gills with it. Burnham, the Pleiades, and Devil's Tower:
In American Indian legend the Pleiades are connected with the Mateo Tepe or Devil's Tower, that curious and wonderfully impressive rock formation which rises like a colossal petrified tree stump to a height of 1300 feet above the plains of northeastern Wyoming. According to the lore of the Kiowa, the Tower was raised up by the Great Spirit to protect seven Indian maidens who were pursued by giant bears; the maidens were afterwards placed in the sky as the Pleiades cluster, and the marks of the bears' claws may be seen in the vertical striations on the sides of the Tower unto this day. The Cheyenne had a similar legend. Burnham also mentions the spinthariscope.
Алғаш рет 1966 жылы жеке жарияланған, ал 1978 жылы Dover Publications қайта жаңартып басылған «Аспандық нұсқаулық» әуесқой астрономия журналдарында жақсы бағаланды және осы мамандық саласында бестселлерге айналды. Кітап әлі де басылып шығып тұр және әуесқой астрономия әдебиетінің классикасы саналады. Альбирейдің (β Cygni) түс контрасты:
American astronomer (1931–1993)
Robert Burnham Jr. (June 16, 1931 – March 20, 1993) was an American astronomer, best known for writing the classic three volume Burnham's Celestial Handbook. He discovered numerous asteroids, including the Mars crossing asteroid 3397 Leyla, and six comets. Burnham's late years were tragic; he died destitute and alone. However, he is remembered by a generation of deep sky observers for his unique contribution to astronomy, the Celestial Handbook. The main belt asteroid 3467 Bernheim was named in his honor. + Burnham's Celestial Handbook (1978 Dover Edition)Vol. 1Vol. 2Vol. 3
Originally self published in a loose leaf serial format beginning in 1966, and with a revised edition by Dover Publications in 1978, the Celestial Handbook was well reviewed in amateur astronomy magazines and became a best seller in this specialized field. It is still in print and is considered to be a classic in the literature of amateur astronomy. The color contrast of Albireo (β Cygni):
Albireo is one of the most beautiful double stars in the sky, considered by many observers to be the finest in the heavens for the small telescope. The brighter star is a golden yellow or "topaz", magnitude 3.09, spectrum K3; the "sapphire" companion is magnitude 5.11, spectrum B8 V. The separation is 34.3", an easy object for the low power telescope. Even a pair of good binoculars, if steadily held will split the pair. Albireo is noted for its superb color contrast, best seen with the eyepiece slightly displaced from the sharpest focus. Miss Agnes Clerke (1905) called the tints "golden and azure", giving perhaps "the most lovely effect of color in the heavens". For the average amateur telescope there is probably no pair so attractive, though the color effect seems to diminish in either very small or very large telescopes, or with too high a magnification. No more than 30X is required on a good 6 inch to show this superb pair as two contrasting jewels suspended against a background of glittering star dust. The surrounding region is wonderfully rich, and for wide angle telescopes the star clouds to the northeast are probably unequalled in splendor in the entire heavens. Messier 22:
Messier 22 is one of the closest globulars to the galactic plane. It also lies less than a degree from the ecliptic, so astrophotographers will occasionally have an opportunity to record a bright planet in the field with the cluster; the planet Mercury, for example, passed through the field on december 12, 1977; Venus was in nearly the same position in early january, 1978. Such events are not always mentioned in astronomical publications, so the observer must make his own predictions by periodically checking planetary positions in the Nautical Almanac. Burnham and sabi:
The indefinable mood which the Japanese call sabi, for which there is no exact English equivalent, but which might be roughly defined as that direct inward perception by which we find deep significance or great artistic quality in some outwardly simple and unpretentious object. A diamond bracelet from Tiffany's for example, might contain no sabi, while a woodcarving by a simple uneducated fisherman might be packed to the (ahem) gills with it. Burnham, the Pleiades, and Devil's Tower:
In American Indian legend the Pleiades are connected with the Mateo Tepe or Devil's Tower, that curious and wonderfully impressive rock formation which rises like a colossal petrified tree stump to a height of 1300 feet above the plains of northeastern Wyoming. According to the lore of the Kiowa, the Tower was raised up by the Great Spirit to protect seven Indian maidens who were pursued by giant bears; the maidens were afterwards placed in the sky as the Pleiades cluster, and the marks of the bears' claws may be seen in the vertical striations on the sides of the Tower unto this day. The Cheyenne had a similar legend. Burnham also mentions the spinthariscope.
Robert Burnham Jr. (June 16, 1931 – March 20, 1993) was an American astronomer, best known for writing the classic three volume Burnham's Celestial Handbook. He discovered numerous asteroids, including the Mars crossing asteroid 3397 Leyla, and six comets. Burnham's late years were tragic; he died destitute and alone. However, he is remembered by a generation of deep sky observers for his unique contribution to astronomy, the Celestial Handbook. The main belt asteroid 3467 Bernheim was named in his honor. + Burnham's Celestial Handbook (1978 Dover Edition)Vol. 1Vol. 2Vol. 3
Originally self published in a loose leaf serial format beginning in 1966, and with a revised edition by Dover Publications in 1978, the Celestial Handbook was well reviewed in amateur astronomy magazines and became a best seller in this specialized field. It is still in print and is considered to be a classic in the literature of amateur astronomy. The color contrast of Albireo (β Cygni):
Albireo is one of the most beautiful double stars in the sky, considered by many observers to be the finest in the heavens for the small telescope. The brighter star is a golden yellow or "topaz", magnitude 3.09, spectrum K3; the "sapphire" companion is magnitude 5.11, spectrum B8 V. The separation is 34.3", an easy object for the low power telescope. Even a pair of good binoculars, if steadily held will split the pair. Albireo is noted for its superb color contrast, best seen with the eyepiece slightly displaced from the sharpest focus. Miss Agnes Clerke (1905) called the tints "golden and azure", giving perhaps "the most lovely effect of color in the heavens". For the average amateur telescope there is probably no pair so attractive, though the color effect seems to diminish in either very small or very large telescopes, or with too high a magnification. No more than 30X is required on a good 6 inch to show this superb pair as two contrasting jewels suspended against a background of glittering star dust. The surrounding region is wonderfully rich, and for wide angle telescopes the star clouds to the northeast are probably unequalled in splendor in the entire heavens. Messier 22:
Messier 22 is one of the closest globulars to the galactic plane. It also lies less than a degree from the ecliptic, so astrophotographers will occasionally have an opportunity to record a bright planet in the field with the cluster; the planet Mercury, for example, passed through the field on december 12, 1977; Venus was in nearly the same position in early january, 1978. Such events are not always mentioned in astronomical publications, so the observer must make his own predictions by periodically checking planetary positions in the Nautical Almanac. Burnham and sabi:
The indefinable mood which the Japanese call sabi, for which there is no exact English equivalent, but which might be roughly defined as that direct inward perception by which we find deep significance or great artistic quality in some outwardly simple and unpretentious object. A diamond bracelet from Tiffany's for example, might contain no sabi, while a woodcarving by a simple uneducated fisherman might be packed to the (ahem) gills with it. Burnham, the Pleiades, and Devil's Tower:
In American Indian legend the Pleiades are connected with the Mateo Tepe or Devil's Tower, that curious and wonderfully impressive rock formation which rises like a colossal petrified tree stump to a height of 1300 feet above the plains of northeastern Wyoming. According to the lore of the Kiowa, the Tower was raised up by the Great Spirit to protect seven Indian maidens who were pursued by giant bears; the maidens were afterwards placed in the sky as the Pleiades cluster, and the marks of the bears' claws may be seen in the vertical striations on the sides of the Tower unto this day. The Cheyenne had a similar legend. Burnham also mentions the spinthariscope.
Альбирей – аспандағы ең әдемі екі жұлдыздың бірі, көптеген бақылаушылар оны кішкентай телескоп арқылы көктегі ең жақсы жұлдыз деп санайды. Жарқыраған жұлдыз – алтын сары немесе «топаз», шамасы 3,09, спектрі K3; «сапфир» серігінің шамасы 5,11, спектрі B8 V. Бөлінуі 34,3", бұл кішкентай қуатты телескоп үшін оңай объект. Егер тұрақты ұстаса, тіпті жақсы бинокльдер де оларды екіге бөле алады. Альбирейдің ерекшелігі – оның керемет түс контрасты, оны окүлярды ең өткір нүктеден сәл ығыстырып қарағанда жақсы көруге болады. Агнес Клерк (1905) осы түстерді «алтын және көк» деп атады, бұл «аспандағы ең әдемі түс әсерін» береді. Орташа әуесқой телескопы үшін осындай тартымды жұп жоқ болуы мүмкін, бірақ өте кішкентай немесе өте үлкен телескоптарда немесе тым жоғары үлкейтуде түс әсері азаяды. Бұл керемет жұпты жылтыр жұлдыз шаңының фонында екі қарама-қарсы асыл тас ретінде көрсету үшін жақсы 6 дюймдік телескопта 30x-тан артық қажет емес. Айналасындағы аймақ өте бай, ал кең бұрышты телескоптар үшін солтүстік-шығыстағы жұлдыз бұлттары бүкіл аспанда теңдесі жоқ. Месье 22:
American astronomer (1931–1993)
Robert Burnham Jr. (June 16, 1931 – March 20, 1993) was an American astronomer, best known for writing the classic three volume Burnham's Celestial Handbook. He discovered numerous asteroids, including the Mars crossing asteroid 3397 Leyla, and six comets. Burnham's late years were tragic; he died destitute and alone. However, he is remembered by a generation of deep sky observers for his unique contribution to astronomy, the Celestial Handbook. The main belt asteroid 3467 Bernheim was named in his honor. + Burnham's Celestial Handbook (1978 Dover Edition)Vol. 1Vol. 2Vol. 3
Originally self published in a loose leaf serial format beginning in 1966, and with a revised edition by Dover Publications in 1978, the Celestial Handbook was well reviewed in amateur astronomy magazines and became a best seller in this specialized field. It is still in print and is considered to be a classic in the literature of amateur astronomy. The color contrast of Albireo (β Cygni):
Albireo is one of the most beautiful double stars in the sky, considered by many observers to be the finest in the heavens for the small telescope. The brighter star is a golden yellow or "topaz", magnitude 3.09, spectrum K3; the "sapphire" companion is magnitude 5.11, spectrum B8 V. The separation is 34.3", an easy object for the low power telescope. Even a pair of good binoculars, if steadily held will split the pair. Albireo is noted for its superb color contrast, best seen with the eyepiece slightly displaced from the sharpest focus. Miss Agnes Clerke (1905) called the tints "golden and azure", giving perhaps "the most lovely effect of color in the heavens". For the average amateur telescope there is probably no pair so attractive, though the color effect seems to diminish in either very small or very large telescopes, or with too high a magnification. No more than 30X is required on a good 6 inch to show this superb pair as two contrasting jewels suspended against a background of glittering star dust. The surrounding region is wonderfully rich, and for wide angle telescopes the star clouds to the northeast are probably unequalled in splendor in the entire heavens. Messier 22:
Messier 22 is one of the closest globulars to the galactic plane. It also lies less than a degree from the ecliptic, so astrophotographers will occasionally have an opportunity to record a bright planet in the field with the cluster; the planet Mercury, for example, passed through the field on december 12, 1977; Venus was in nearly the same position in early january, 1978. Such events are not always mentioned in astronomical publications, so the observer must make his own predictions by periodically checking planetary positions in the Nautical Almanac. Burnham and sabi:
The indefinable mood which the Japanese call sabi, for which there is no exact English equivalent, but which might be roughly defined as that direct inward perception by which we find deep significance or great artistic quality in some outwardly simple and unpretentious object. A diamond bracelet from Tiffany's for example, might contain no sabi, while a woodcarving by a simple uneducated fisherman might be packed to the (ahem) gills with it. Burnham, the Pleiades, and Devil's Tower:
In American Indian legend the Pleiades are connected with the Mateo Tepe or Devil's Tower, that curious and wonderfully impressive rock formation which rises like a colossal petrified tree stump to a height of 1300 feet above the plains of northeastern Wyoming. According to the lore of the Kiowa, the Tower was raised up by the Great Spirit to protect seven Indian maidens who were pursued by giant bears; the maidens were afterwards placed in the sky as the Pleiades cluster, and the marks of the bears' claws may be seen in the vertical striations on the sides of the Tower unto this day. The Cheyenne had a similar legend. Burnham also mentions the spinthariscope.
Robert Burnham Jr. (June 16, 1931 – March 20, 1993) was an American astronomer, best known for writing the classic three volume Burnham's Celestial Handbook. He discovered numerous asteroids, including the Mars crossing asteroid 3397 Leyla, and six comets. Burnham's late years were tragic; he died destitute and alone. However, he is remembered by a generation of deep sky observers for his unique contribution to astronomy, the Celestial Handbook. The main belt asteroid 3467 Bernheim was named in his honor. + Burnham's Celestial Handbook (1978 Dover Edition)Vol. 1Vol. 2Vol. 3
Originally self published in a loose leaf serial format beginning in 1966, and with a revised edition by Dover Publications in 1978, the Celestial Handbook was well reviewed in amateur astronomy magazines and became a best seller in this specialized field. It is still in print and is considered to be a classic in the literature of amateur astronomy. The color contrast of Albireo (β Cygni):
Albireo is one of the most beautiful double stars in the sky, considered by many observers to be the finest in the heavens for the small telescope. The brighter star is a golden yellow or "topaz", magnitude 3.09, spectrum K3; the "sapphire" companion is magnitude 5.11, spectrum B8 V. The separation is 34.3", an easy object for the low power telescope. Even a pair of good binoculars, if steadily held will split the pair. Albireo is noted for its superb color contrast, best seen with the eyepiece slightly displaced from the sharpest focus. Miss Agnes Clerke (1905) called the tints "golden and azure", giving perhaps "the most lovely effect of color in the heavens". For the average amateur telescope there is probably no pair so attractive, though the color effect seems to diminish in either very small or very large telescopes, or with too high a magnification. No more than 30X is required on a good 6 inch to show this superb pair as two contrasting jewels suspended against a background of glittering star dust. The surrounding region is wonderfully rich, and for wide angle telescopes the star clouds to the northeast are probably unequalled in splendor in the entire heavens. Messier 22:
Messier 22 is one of the closest globulars to the galactic plane. It also lies less than a degree from the ecliptic, so astrophotographers will occasionally have an opportunity to record a bright planet in the field with the cluster; the planet Mercury, for example, passed through the field on december 12, 1977; Venus was in nearly the same position in early january, 1978. Such events are not always mentioned in astronomical publications, so the observer must make his own predictions by periodically checking planetary positions in the Nautical Almanac. Burnham and sabi:
The indefinable mood which the Japanese call sabi, for which there is no exact English equivalent, but which might be roughly defined as that direct inward perception by which we find deep significance or great artistic quality in some outwardly simple and unpretentious object. A diamond bracelet from Tiffany's for example, might contain no sabi, while a woodcarving by a simple uneducated fisherman might be packed to the (ahem) gills with it. Burnham, the Pleiades, and Devil's Tower:
In American Indian legend the Pleiades are connected with the Mateo Tepe or Devil's Tower, that curious and wonderfully impressive rock formation which rises like a colossal petrified tree stump to a height of 1300 feet above the plains of northeastern Wyoming. According to the lore of the Kiowa, the Tower was raised up by the Great Spirit to protect seven Indian maidens who were pursued by giant bears; the maidens were afterwards placed in the sky as the Pleiades cluster, and the marks of the bears' claws may be seen in the vertical striations on the sides of the Tower unto this day. The Cheyenne had a similar legend. Burnham also mentions the spinthariscope.
Месье 22 – галактикалық жазықтыққа ең жақын шарлы галактикалардың бірі. Сонымен қатар, ол эклиптикадан бір градустан да аз қашықтықта орналасқан, сондықтан астрофотографтар шоғырланған жерде жарқын планетаны түсіруге мүмкіндік алады; мысалы, 1977 жылдың 12 желтоқсанында Меркурий планетасы өріс арқылы өтті; 1978 жылдың қаңтар айының басында Венера шамамен бірдей жағдайда болды. Мұндай оқиғалар әрқашан астрономиялық басылымдарда айтылмайды, сондықтан бақылаушы өз болжамын Наутикалық альманахта планеталардың орналасуын мезгіл-мезгіл тексеріп отыру арқылы жасауы керек. Бернхэм және саби:
American astronomer (1931–1993)
Robert Burnham Jr. (June 16, 1931 – March 20, 1993) was an American astronomer, best known for writing the classic three volume Burnham's Celestial Handbook. He discovered numerous asteroids, including the Mars crossing asteroid 3397 Leyla, and six comets. Burnham's late years were tragic; he died destitute and alone. However, he is remembered by a generation of deep sky observers for his unique contribution to astronomy, the Celestial Handbook. The main belt asteroid 3467 Bernheim was named in his honor. + Burnham's Celestial Handbook (1978 Dover Edition)Vol. 1Vol. 2Vol. 3
Originally self published in a loose leaf serial format beginning in 1966, and with a revised edition by Dover Publications in 1978, the Celestial Handbook was well reviewed in amateur astronomy magazines and became a best seller in this specialized field. It is still in print and is considered to be a classic in the literature of amateur astronomy. The color contrast of Albireo (β Cygni):
Albireo is one of the most beautiful double stars in the sky, considered by many observers to be the finest in the heavens for the small telescope. The brighter star is a golden yellow or "topaz", magnitude 3.09, spectrum K3; the "sapphire" companion is magnitude 5.11, spectrum B8 V. The separation is 34.3", an easy object for the low power telescope. Even a pair of good binoculars, if steadily held will split the pair. Albireo is noted for its superb color contrast, best seen with the eyepiece slightly displaced from the sharpest focus. Miss Agnes Clerke (1905) called the tints "golden and azure", giving perhaps "the most lovely effect of color in the heavens". For the average amateur telescope there is probably no pair so attractive, though the color effect seems to diminish in either very small or very large telescopes, or with too high a magnification. No more than 30X is required on a good 6 inch to show this superb pair as two contrasting jewels suspended against a background of glittering star dust. The surrounding region is wonderfully rich, and for wide angle telescopes the star clouds to the northeast are probably unequalled in splendor in the entire heavens. Messier 22:
Messier 22 is one of the closest globulars to the galactic plane. It also lies less than a degree from the ecliptic, so astrophotographers will occasionally have an opportunity to record a bright planet in the field with the cluster; the planet Mercury, for example, passed through the field on december 12, 1977; Venus was in nearly the same position in early january, 1978. Such events are not always mentioned in astronomical publications, so the observer must make his own predictions by periodically checking planetary positions in the Nautical Almanac. Burnham and sabi:
The indefinable mood which the Japanese call sabi, for which there is no exact English equivalent, but which might be roughly defined as that direct inward perception by which we find deep significance or great artistic quality in some outwardly simple and unpretentious object. A diamond bracelet from Tiffany's for example, might contain no sabi, while a woodcarving by a simple uneducated fisherman might be packed to the (ahem) gills with it. Burnham, the Pleiades, and Devil's Tower:
In American Indian legend the Pleiades are connected with the Mateo Tepe or Devil's Tower, that curious and wonderfully impressive rock formation which rises like a colossal petrified tree stump to a height of 1300 feet above the plains of northeastern Wyoming. According to the lore of the Kiowa, the Tower was raised up by the Great Spirit to protect seven Indian maidens who were pursued by giant bears; the maidens were afterwards placed in the sky as the Pleiades cluster, and the marks of the bears' claws may be seen in the vertical striations on the sides of the Tower unto this day. The Cheyenne had a similar legend. Burnham also mentions the spinthariscope.
Robert Burnham Jr. (June 16, 1931 – March 20, 1993) was an American astronomer, best known for writing the classic three volume Burnham's Celestial Handbook. He discovered numerous asteroids, including the Mars crossing asteroid 3397 Leyla, and six comets. Burnham's late years were tragic; he died destitute and alone. However, he is remembered by a generation of deep sky observers for his unique contribution to astronomy, the Celestial Handbook. The main belt asteroid 3467 Bernheim was named in his honor. + Burnham's Celestial Handbook (1978 Dover Edition)Vol. 1Vol. 2Vol. 3
Originally self published in a loose leaf serial format beginning in 1966, and with a revised edition by Dover Publications in 1978, the Celestial Handbook was well reviewed in amateur astronomy magazines and became a best seller in this specialized field. It is still in print and is considered to be a classic in the literature of amateur astronomy. The color contrast of Albireo (β Cygni):
Albireo is one of the most beautiful double stars in the sky, considered by many observers to be the finest in the heavens for the small telescope. The brighter star is a golden yellow or "topaz", magnitude 3.09, spectrum K3; the "sapphire" companion is magnitude 5.11, spectrum B8 V. The separation is 34.3", an easy object for the low power telescope. Even a pair of good binoculars, if steadily held will split the pair. Albireo is noted for its superb color contrast, best seen with the eyepiece slightly displaced from the sharpest focus. Miss Agnes Clerke (1905) called the tints "golden and azure", giving perhaps "the most lovely effect of color in the heavens". For the average amateur telescope there is probably no pair so attractive, though the color effect seems to diminish in either very small or very large telescopes, or with too high a magnification. No more than 30X is required on a good 6 inch to show this superb pair as two contrasting jewels suspended against a background of glittering star dust. The surrounding region is wonderfully rich, and for wide angle telescopes the star clouds to the northeast are probably unequalled in splendor in the entire heavens. Messier 22:
Messier 22 is one of the closest globulars to the galactic plane. It also lies less than a degree from the ecliptic, so astrophotographers will occasionally have an opportunity to record a bright planet in the field with the cluster; the planet Mercury, for example, passed through the field on december 12, 1977; Venus was in nearly the same position in early january, 1978. Such events are not always mentioned in astronomical publications, so the observer must make his own predictions by periodically checking planetary positions in the Nautical Almanac. Burnham and sabi:
The indefinable mood which the Japanese call sabi, for which there is no exact English equivalent, but which might be roughly defined as that direct inward perception by which we find deep significance or great artistic quality in some outwardly simple and unpretentious object. A diamond bracelet from Tiffany's for example, might contain no sabi, while a woodcarving by a simple uneducated fisherman might be packed to the (ahem) gills with it. Burnham, the Pleiades, and Devil's Tower:
In American Indian legend the Pleiades are connected with the Mateo Tepe or Devil's Tower, that curious and wonderfully impressive rock formation which rises like a colossal petrified tree stump to a height of 1300 feet above the plains of northeastern Wyoming. According to the lore of the Kiowa, the Tower was raised up by the Great Spirit to protect seven Indian maidens who were pursued by giant bears; the maidens were afterwards placed in the sky as the Pleiades cluster, and the marks of the bears' claws may be seen in the vertical striations on the sides of the Tower unto this day. The Cheyenne had a similar legend. Burnham also mentions the spinthariscope.
Жапондықтар «саби» деп атап, ағылшын тілінде дәл баламасы жоқ, бірақ оны шамамен тікелей ішкі сезіну деп анықтауға болады, арқылы біз кейбір сыртқы қарапайым және қарапайым нысанда терең мәнді немесе үлкен көркемдік сапаны табамыз. Мысалы, Тиффанидің алмаз білезігінде «саби» болмауы мүмкін, ал қарапайым білімсіз балықшының ағаштан жасаған өрнегі оның ішінде «сабимен» толы болуы мүмкін. Бернхэм, Плеядалар және Ібіліс мұнарасы:
American astronomer (1931–1993)
Robert Burnham Jr. (June 16, 1931 – March 20, 1993) was an American astronomer, best known for writing the classic three volume Burnham's Celestial Handbook. He discovered numerous asteroids, including the Mars crossing asteroid 3397 Leyla, and six comets. Burnham's late years were tragic; he died destitute and alone. However, he is remembered by a generation of deep sky observers for his unique contribution to astronomy, the Celestial Handbook. The main belt asteroid 3467 Bernheim was named in his honor. + Burnham's Celestial Handbook (1978 Dover Edition)Vol. 1Vol. 2Vol. 3
Originally self published in a loose leaf serial format beginning in 1966, and with a revised edition by Dover Publications in 1978, the Celestial Handbook was well reviewed in amateur astronomy magazines and became a best seller in this specialized field. It is still in print and is considered to be a classic in the literature of amateur astronomy. The color contrast of Albireo (β Cygni):
Albireo is one of the most beautiful double stars in the sky, considered by many observers to be the finest in the heavens for the small telescope. The brighter star is a golden yellow or "topaz", magnitude 3.09, spectrum K3; the "sapphire" companion is magnitude 5.11, spectrum B8 V. The separation is 34.3", an easy object for the low power telescope. Even a pair of good binoculars, if steadily held will split the pair. Albireo is noted for its superb color contrast, best seen with the eyepiece slightly displaced from the sharpest focus. Miss Agnes Clerke (1905) called the tints "golden and azure", giving perhaps "the most lovely effect of color in the heavens". For the average amateur telescope there is probably no pair so attractive, though the color effect seems to diminish in either very small or very large telescopes, or with too high a magnification. No more than 30X is required on a good 6 inch to show this superb pair as two contrasting jewels suspended against a background of glittering star dust. The surrounding region is wonderfully rich, and for wide angle telescopes the star clouds to the northeast are probably unequalled in splendor in the entire heavens. Messier 22:
Messier 22 is one of the closest globulars to the galactic plane. It also lies less than a degree from the ecliptic, so astrophotographers will occasionally have an opportunity to record a bright planet in the field with the cluster; the planet Mercury, for example, passed through the field on december 12, 1977; Venus was in nearly the same position in early january, 1978. Such events are not always mentioned in astronomical publications, so the observer must make his own predictions by periodically checking planetary positions in the Nautical Almanac. Burnham and sabi:
The indefinable mood which the Japanese call sabi, for which there is no exact English equivalent, but which might be roughly defined as that direct inward perception by which we find deep significance or great artistic quality in some outwardly simple and unpretentious object. A diamond bracelet from Tiffany's for example, might contain no sabi, while a woodcarving by a simple uneducated fisherman might be packed to the (ahem) gills with it. Burnham, the Pleiades, and Devil's Tower:
In American Indian legend the Pleiades are connected with the Mateo Tepe or Devil's Tower, that curious and wonderfully impressive rock formation which rises like a colossal petrified tree stump to a height of 1300 feet above the plains of northeastern Wyoming. According to the lore of the Kiowa, the Tower was raised up by the Great Spirit to protect seven Indian maidens who were pursued by giant bears; the maidens were afterwards placed in the sky as the Pleiades cluster, and the marks of the bears' claws may be seen in the vertical striations on the sides of the Tower unto this day. The Cheyenne had a similar legend. Burnham also mentions the spinthariscope.
Robert Burnham Jr. (June 16, 1931 – March 20, 1993) was an American astronomer, best known for writing the classic three volume Burnham's Celestial Handbook. He discovered numerous asteroids, including the Mars crossing asteroid 3397 Leyla, and six comets. Burnham's late years were tragic; he died destitute and alone. However, he is remembered by a generation of deep sky observers for his unique contribution to astronomy, the Celestial Handbook. The main belt asteroid 3467 Bernheim was named in his honor. + Burnham's Celestial Handbook (1978 Dover Edition)Vol. 1Vol. 2Vol. 3
Originally self published in a loose leaf serial format beginning in 1966, and with a revised edition by Dover Publications in 1978, the Celestial Handbook was well reviewed in amateur astronomy magazines and became a best seller in this specialized field. It is still in print and is considered to be a classic in the literature of amateur astronomy. The color contrast of Albireo (β Cygni):
Albireo is one of the most beautiful double stars in the sky, considered by many observers to be the finest in the heavens for the small telescope. The brighter star is a golden yellow or "topaz", magnitude 3.09, spectrum K3; the "sapphire" companion is magnitude 5.11, spectrum B8 V. The separation is 34.3", an easy object for the low power telescope. Even a pair of good binoculars, if steadily held will split the pair. Albireo is noted for its superb color contrast, best seen with the eyepiece slightly displaced from the sharpest focus. Miss Agnes Clerke (1905) called the tints "golden and azure", giving perhaps "the most lovely effect of color in the heavens". For the average amateur telescope there is probably no pair so attractive, though the color effect seems to diminish in either very small or very large telescopes, or with too high a magnification. No more than 30X is required on a good 6 inch to show this superb pair as two contrasting jewels suspended against a background of glittering star dust. The surrounding region is wonderfully rich, and for wide angle telescopes the star clouds to the northeast are probably unequalled in splendor in the entire heavens. Messier 22:
Messier 22 is one of the closest globulars to the galactic plane. It also lies less than a degree from the ecliptic, so astrophotographers will occasionally have an opportunity to record a bright planet in the field with the cluster; the planet Mercury, for example, passed through the field on december 12, 1977; Venus was in nearly the same position in early january, 1978. Such events are not always mentioned in astronomical publications, so the observer must make his own predictions by periodically checking planetary positions in the Nautical Almanac. Burnham and sabi:
The indefinable mood which the Japanese call sabi, for which there is no exact English equivalent, but which might be roughly defined as that direct inward perception by which we find deep significance or great artistic quality in some outwardly simple and unpretentious object. A diamond bracelet from Tiffany's for example, might contain no sabi, while a woodcarving by a simple uneducated fisherman might be packed to the (ahem) gills with it. Burnham, the Pleiades, and Devil's Tower:
In American Indian legend the Pleiades are connected with the Mateo Tepe or Devil's Tower, that curious and wonderfully impressive rock formation which rises like a colossal petrified tree stump to a height of 1300 feet above the plains of northeastern Wyoming. According to the lore of the Kiowa, the Tower was raised up by the Great Spirit to protect seven Indian maidens who were pursued by giant bears; the maidens were afterwards placed in the sky as the Pleiades cluster, and the marks of the bears' claws may be seen in the vertical striations on the sides of the Tower unto this day. The Cheyenne had a similar legend. Burnham also mentions the spinthariscope.
Америкалық үнді аңыздарында Плеядалар Матео Тепе немесе Ібіліс мұнарасымен байланысты, бұл қызықты және таңғажайып әсерлі тау жыныстары, ол үлкен тас сияқты ағаш тұқымы сияқты Вайомингтің солтүстік-шығыс жазықтарынан 1300 фут биіктікке көтеріледі. Киованың аңызына сәйкес, мұнараны алып аюлар қуып келген жеті үнді қызын қорғау үшін Ұлы Рух көтерген; қыздар кейіннен аспанға Плеядалар шоғыры ретінде орналастырылды, ал аюлардың тырнақтарының іздері мұнараның екі жағындағы тік сызықтарда осы күнге дейін көрінеді. Шайеннің де осындай аңызы бар. Бернхэм спинтарископты да атап өтті.
American astronomer (1931–1993)
Robert Burnham Jr. (June 16, 1931 – March 20, 1993) was an American astronomer, best known for writing the classic three volume Burnham's Celestial Handbook. He discovered numerous asteroids, including the Mars crossing asteroid 3397 Leyla, and six comets. Burnham's late years were tragic; he died destitute and alone. However, he is remembered by a generation of deep sky observers for his unique contribution to astronomy, the Celestial Handbook. The main belt asteroid 3467 Bernheim was named in his honor. + Burnham's Celestial Handbook (1978 Dover Edition)Vol. 1Vol. 2Vol. 3
Originally self published in a loose leaf serial format beginning in 1966, and with a revised edition by Dover Publications in 1978, the Celestial Handbook was well reviewed in amateur astronomy magazines and became a best seller in this specialized field. It is still in print and is considered to be a classic in the literature of amateur astronomy. The color contrast of Albireo (β Cygni):
Albireo is one of the most beautiful double stars in the sky, considered by many observers to be the finest in the heavens for the small telescope. The brighter star is a golden yellow or "topaz", magnitude 3.09, spectrum K3; the "sapphire" companion is magnitude 5.11, spectrum B8 V. The separation is 34.3", an easy object for the low power telescope. Even a pair of good binoculars, if steadily held will split the pair. Albireo is noted for its superb color contrast, best seen with the eyepiece slightly displaced from the sharpest focus. Miss Agnes Clerke (1905) called the tints "golden and azure", giving perhaps "the most lovely effect of color in the heavens". For the average amateur telescope there is probably no pair so attractive, though the color effect seems to diminish in either very small or very large telescopes, or with too high a magnification. No more than 30X is required on a good 6 inch to show this superb pair as two contrasting jewels suspended against a background of glittering star dust. The surrounding region is wonderfully rich, and for wide angle telescopes the star clouds to the northeast are probably unequalled in splendor in the entire heavens. Messier 22:
Messier 22 is one of the closest globulars to the galactic plane. It also lies less than a degree from the ecliptic, so astrophotographers will occasionally have an opportunity to record a bright planet in the field with the cluster; the planet Mercury, for example, passed through the field on december 12, 1977; Venus was in nearly the same position in early january, 1978. Such events are not always mentioned in astronomical publications, so the observer must make his own predictions by periodically checking planetary positions in the Nautical Almanac. Burnham and sabi:
The indefinable mood which the Japanese call sabi, for which there is no exact English equivalent, but which might be roughly defined as that direct inward perception by which we find deep significance or great artistic quality in some outwardly simple and unpretentious object. A diamond bracelet from Tiffany's for example, might contain no sabi, while a woodcarving by a simple uneducated fisherman might be packed to the (ahem) gills with it. Burnham, the Pleiades, and Devil's Tower:
In American Indian legend the Pleiades are connected with the Mateo Tepe or Devil's Tower, that curious and wonderfully impressive rock formation which rises like a colossal petrified tree stump to a height of 1300 feet above the plains of northeastern Wyoming. According to the lore of the Kiowa, the Tower was raised up by the Great Spirit to protect seven Indian maidens who were pursued by giant bears; the maidens were afterwards placed in the sky as the Pleiades cluster, and the marks of the bears' claws may be seen in the vertical striations on the sides of the Tower unto this day. The Cheyenne had a similar legend. Burnham also mentions the spinthariscope.
Robert Burnham Jr. (June 16, 1931 – March 20, 1993) was an American astronomer, best known for writing the classic three volume Burnham's Celestial Handbook. He discovered numerous asteroids, including the Mars crossing asteroid 3397 Leyla, and six comets. Burnham's late years were tragic; he died destitute and alone. However, he is remembered by a generation of deep sky observers for his unique contribution to astronomy, the Celestial Handbook. The main belt asteroid 3467 Bernheim was named in his honor. + Burnham's Celestial Handbook (1978 Dover Edition)Vol. 1Vol. 2Vol. 3
Originally self published in a loose leaf serial format beginning in 1966, and with a revised edition by Dover Publications in 1978, the Celestial Handbook was well reviewed in amateur astronomy magazines and became a best seller in this specialized field. It is still in print and is considered to be a classic in the literature of amateur astronomy. The color contrast of Albireo (β Cygni):
Albireo is one of the most beautiful double stars in the sky, considered by many observers to be the finest in the heavens for the small telescope. The brighter star is a golden yellow or "topaz", magnitude 3.09, spectrum K3; the "sapphire" companion is magnitude 5.11, spectrum B8 V. The separation is 34.3", an easy object for the low power telescope. Even a pair of good binoculars, if steadily held will split the pair. Albireo is noted for its superb color contrast, best seen with the eyepiece slightly displaced from the sharpest focus. Miss Agnes Clerke (1905) called the tints "golden and azure", giving perhaps "the most lovely effect of color in the heavens". For the average amateur telescope there is probably no pair so attractive, though the color effect seems to diminish in either very small or very large telescopes, or with too high a magnification. No more than 30X is required on a good 6 inch to show this superb pair as two contrasting jewels suspended against a background of glittering star dust. The surrounding region is wonderfully rich, and for wide angle telescopes the star clouds to the northeast are probably unequalled in splendor in the entire heavens. Messier 22:
Messier 22 is one of the closest globulars to the galactic plane. It also lies less than a degree from the ecliptic, so astrophotographers will occasionally have an opportunity to record a bright planet in the field with the cluster; the planet Mercury, for example, passed through the field on december 12, 1977; Venus was in nearly the same position in early january, 1978. Such events are not always mentioned in astronomical publications, so the observer must make his own predictions by periodically checking planetary positions in the Nautical Almanac. Burnham and sabi:
The indefinable mood which the Japanese call sabi, for which there is no exact English equivalent, but which might be roughly defined as that direct inward perception by which we find deep significance or great artistic quality in some outwardly simple and unpretentious object. A diamond bracelet from Tiffany's for example, might contain no sabi, while a woodcarving by a simple uneducated fisherman might be packed to the (ahem) gills with it. Burnham, the Pleiades, and Devil's Tower:
In American Indian legend the Pleiades are connected with the Mateo Tepe or Devil's Tower, that curious and wonderfully impressive rock formation which rises like a colossal petrified tree stump to a height of 1300 feet above the plains of northeastern Wyoming. According to the lore of the Kiowa, the Tower was raised up by the Great Spirit to protect seven Indian maidens who were pursued by giant bears; the maidens were afterwards placed in the sky as the Pleiades cluster, and the marks of the bears' claws may be seen in the vertical striations on the sides of the Tower unto this day. The Cheyenne had a similar legend. Burnham also mentions the spinthariscope.
Лоуэллден кейінгі өмір
1979 жылдың сәуірінде, «Celestial Handbook» кітабы Dover баспасынан шыққаннан кейін бір жыл өткен соң, Бернхамға дұрыс қозғалыс туралы зерттеу аяқталуға жақын және обсерватория оны ұзақ жылдар бойы атқарып келген қызметінде сақтап қалуға шамасы келмейтіні туралы хабарланды. Бірнеше ай бұрын ескертілгеніне қарамастан, ол басқа мүмкіндіктер іздемеді де, нәтижесінде, Лоуэллде жиырма бір жыл қызмет еткеннен кейін сол жылдың желтоқсан айында жұмысы аяқталды. Обсерваториядағы күзетші лауазымынан басқа ұсынылған қызметті қабылдағысы келмеді және ол кетіп қалды.
In April 1979, the year after Celestial Handbook was published by Dover, Burnham received notice that the proper motion survey would soon be completed and that the observatory could not afford to keep him on in the position he had long held. Despite months of warning, he failed to make other arrangements and, after twenty one years at Lowell, his job ended in December of that year. Unwilling to take the only position that was offered to him, that of janitor at the observatory, he left.
3467 Бернхаймді атау
Норм Томас, Бёрнемнің Лоуэлл обсерваториясындағы бұрынғы әріптесі, Бёрнемге астероидқа өз есімін қоюды жоспарлап отырғанын айтты. 1981 жылдың 26 қыркүйегінде Томас негізгі белдеудегі астероидті ашты, бірақ 19 ғасырдағы басқа астроном Шерберн Уэсли Бёрнхэмнің есімімен аталған 834 Burnhamia астероиды осы атауды алғандықтан, басқаша жазу қажет болды. Томас Бёрнем отбасының ата-бабалық богемдік тегін еске алу үшін Bernheim деп атауды таңдады.
Norm Thomas, Burnham's former co worker at Lowell Observatory, had told Burnham that he planned to name an asteroid after him. On September 26, 1981, Thomas discovered a main belt asteroid, but since asteroid 834 Burnhamia, named after the unrelated 19th century astronomer Sherburne Wesley Burnham, already carried the name, a different spelling was needed. Thomas chose the spelling Bernheim, for the Burnham family's ancestral Bohemian surname.
Өлім және өлімнен кейінгі "интервью"
Бернхам 1993 жылы алпыс бір жасында жалғыз және мүсірлікте қайтыс болды. Оның отбасы оның өлімі туралы екі жылдан кейін ғана білді (көрініп тұрғанындай, оның өзінің тілегімен), тіпті содан кейін де баспасөзге хабарламады, себебі олар оның әуесқой астрономия қауымдастығындағы беделін білмеді. Бернхам сирек интервью берді, бірақ 1982 жылы "Нұсқаулықтың" ең танымал кезеңінде, ол "Астрономия" журналы үшін өзін-өзі әжуалы түрде сұраққа тартып жазған мақала жазды. Осы эсседің әлдеқайда толық нұсқасы, "The Celestial Handbook" авторымен сұхбат, 1983 жылғы сәуірде жазылған, Бернхамның қағаздарынан табылған еді және ол алғаш рет 2011 жылғы маусымда The Village Voice газетінде, оның қайтысынан 18 жыл өткен соң толығымен жарияланды.
Burnham died destitute and alone at the age of sixty one in 1993. His family did not learn about his death (apparently by his choice) until two years later, and didn't report it to the press even then because they were unaware of his stature in the amateur astronomy community. Burnham rarely gave interviews, but at the height of the popularity of Handbook in 1982, he wrote a piece where he playfully interviewed himself for the magazine Astronomy. A much longer version of this essay, An Interview with the author of The Celestial Handbook, dated April 1983, was discovered among Burnham's papers and it was first published in its entirety by The Village Voice in June 2011, 18 years after his death.