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Guide to Observing Deep-Sky Objects: A Complete Global Resource for Astronomers

By Jeff Farinacci

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
2007
ISBN
9780387728506, 0387728503
ASIN
B001P0WK4S
Open Library ID
OL10154795M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6482862 bytes)
Series
Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series
Edition
1
Pages
206\206
Topic
Physics Astronomy
Library
mexmat
Time added
2009-11-09 02:42:13
Физика;Астрономия и астрофизика;Наблюдательная аст

Description

Guide to Observing Deep-Sky Objects is a reference book for amateur astronomers. It contains, for each constellation, a star chart showing the Bayer labels, a table for many of the stars in the constellation, along with their positions and magnitudes, and a table of the deep-sky objects in the constellation, with relevant observational data. Facing pages provide unique year-long graphs that show when the constellation is visible in the sky, allowing the user to quickly determine whether a given constellation can be seen, and when the best time to see it will be. A major feature is an included CD-ROM containing a PC program [unique as far as we can determine] that produces a list of what deep-sky objects are visible in the sky at a user-determined time and place, for any location on the Earth. It produces a convenient and (disposable!) list that the user can take to the telescope for an observing session.

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