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Observing the Messier objects with a small telescope : in the footsteps of a great observer / Philip Pugh.
Springer Nature - Springer Physics and Astronomy eBooks 2012 English International Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pugh, Philip, 1940-2009.
- Series:
- Patrick Moore's practical astronomy series.
- Patrick Moore's practical astronomy series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Messier, Charles. Catalogue des nebuleuses et des amas d'etoiles.
- Messier, Charles.
- Astronomy--Observers' manuals.
- Astronomy.
- Galaxies--Observers' manuals.
- Galaxies.
- Stars--Clusters--Observers' manuals.
- Stars.
- Nebulae--Observers' manuals.
- Nebulae.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (396 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2012.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Springer, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Observing the Messier Objects with a Small Telescope lets the reader follow in Charles Messier's footsteps by observing the Messier objects more or less as the great man saw them himself! This book contains descriptions and photographs of his 110 cataloged objects, with instructions on how to find them without a computerized telescope or even setting circles. Messier's telescope (thought to be a 4-inch) was, by today's amateur standards, small. It also had rather poor optics by modern standards. The visual appearance of a Messier object is often very different from what can be imaged with the same telescope, and this book shows what you can see with a small telescope or even binoculars!
- Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Charles Messier: His Life, Discoveries, and Legacy
- Introduction to the Messier Objects
- Part I: M1 - M22
- Part II: M23 - M45
- Part III: M46 - M68
- Part IV: M69 - M91
- Part V: M92 - M110
- Glossary
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-44509-3
- 9786613445094
- 0-387-85357-X
- OCLC:
- 760901039
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