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3,000 Deep-Sky Objects An Annotated Catalogue

The Annotated Catalog of 3,000 Deep-Sky Objects is a record of the most extensive and systematic visual survey of the sky done in modern times. The 3,000 deep-sky objects listed contain short descriptions of what these objects look like in the author’s powerful binocular telescope. Objects in the bo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Aranda, Ted
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 2012, 2012
Edition:1st ed. 2012
Series:The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series
Subjects:
Astronomy / Observations
Astronomy, Cosmology And Space Sciences
Astronomy, Observations And Techniques
Astronomy
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Part I: Introduction
  • The Observing Project: An Overview
  • Objects Chosen and Mode of Observing
  • Verbal Descriptions vs. Illustrations
  • Instrumentation
  • The GC/NGC Descriptions and the Herschels
  • Observational Parameters in the Descriptions of This Catalogue
  • The Visual Appearance of Deep-Sky Objects
  • Binocular Vision
  • How to Use this Catalogue
  • Part II: The Catalogue
  • 0-6 hours: Fall
  • 6-12 hours: Winter
  • 12-18 hours: Spring
  • 18-24 hours: Summer
  • Appendix A: Making a Sky Atlas
  • Appendix B: Notes on Object Descriptions
  • Appendix C: The Visibility of Galatic Detail
  • Appendix D: Building a Binocular Telescope
  • Acknowledgements
  • Index

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