The Deep-Sky Observer’s Year A Guide to Observing Deep-Sky Objects Throughout the Year

Deep-sky observing - that's looking at the stars, nebulae and galaxies - is easily the most popular field for amateur astronomers. The big problem faced by non-professional observers is what to look at - what's visible at a paticular time of year. The Deep-sky Observer's Year is a mon...

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Main Author: Parsons, Paul
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Springer London 2001, 2001
Edition:1st ed. 2001
Series:The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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505 0 |a I Preparing for Deep-Sky Observing -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Deep-Sky Observing -- 3 Avoiding Common Mistakes -- 4 The Messier Marathon and Other Pursuits -- 5 What Are We Looking At? -- 6 Atlases and Other Resources -- II The Night Sky Month by Month -- 7 The Star System and Nomenclature -- 8 January — 08 Hours RA -- 9 February — 10 Hours RA -- 10 March — 12 Hours RA -- 11 April — 14 Hours RA -- 12 May — 16 Hours RA -- 13 June — 18 Hours RA -- 14 July — 20 Hours RA -- 15 August — 22 Hours RA -- 16 September — 00/24 Hours RA -- 17 October — 02 Hours RA -- 18 November — 04 Hours RA -- 19 December — 06 Hours RA -- 20 Postscript -- About the Photo Contributors 
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520 |a Deep-sky observing - that's looking at the stars, nebulae and galaxies - is easily the most popular field for amateur astronomers. The big problem faced by non-professional observers is what to look at - what's visible at a paticular time of year. The Deep-sky Observer's Year is a month-by-month guide to the best objects to view. Objects are given a "star rating" according to how difficult they are to observe or image (i.e. photograph) with a particular size of telescope. The book includes many images produced by amateur astronomers, as well as photographs from NASA, ESA and ESO. There is also some background information about the objects that can be seen, along with lots of useful tips, hints, and resources (especially about what's available on the Internet) for deep-sky observers