Deep-Sky Companions: The Messier Objects
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Deep-Sky Companions: The Messier Objects

Stephen James O'Meara

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Deep-Sky Companions: The Messier Objects

Stephen James O'Meara

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About This Book

The bright galaxies, star clusters, and nebulae catalogued in the late 1700s by the famous comet hunter Charles Messier are still the most widely observed celestial wonders in the sky. The second edition of Stephen James O'Meara's acclaimed observing guide to the Messier Objects features improved star charts for helping you find the objects, a much more robust telling of the history behind their discovery - including a glimpse into Messier's fascinating life - and updated astrophysical facts to put it all into context. These additions, along with new photos taken with the most advanced amateur telescopes, bring O'Meara's first edition more than a decade into the twenty-first century. Expand your universe and test your viewing skills with this truly modern Messier guide. It is a must for all budding night watchers.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2014
ISBN
9781107785717
Edition
2
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Astronomy & Astrophysics

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Dedication
  4. Title page
  5. Copyright information
  6. Table of contents
  7. Preface to the second edition
  8. Preface to the first edition
  9. Acknowledgments to the first edition
  10. Chapter 1 A glimpse into the life of Charles Messier
  11. Chapter 2 How to observe the Messier objects
  12. Chapter 3 The making of this book
  13. Chapter 4 The Messier objects
  14. Chapter 5 Some thoughts on Charles Messier
  15. Chapter 6 Twenty spectacular non-Messier objects
  16. Appendix A Objects Messier could not find
  17. Appendix B Why didn’t Messier include the Double Cluster in his catalogue?
  18. Appendix C A quick guide to navigating the Coma–Virgo Cluster
  19. Appendix D Messier marathons
  20. Image credits
  21. Alternate name and object index
Citation styles for Deep-Sky Companions: The Messier Objects

APA 6 Citation

O’Meara, S. J. (2014). Deep-Sky Companions: The Messier Objects (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/4220278 (Original work published 2014)

Chicago Citation

O’Meara, Stephen James. (2014) 2014. Deep-Sky Companions: The Messier Objects. 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press. https://www.perlego.com/book/4220278.

Harvard Citation

O’Meara, S. J. (2014) Deep-Sky Companions: The Messier Objects. 2nd edn. Cambridge University Press. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/4220278 (Accessed: 24 June 2024).

MLA 7 Citation

O’Meara, Stephen James. Deep-Sky Companions: The Messier Objects. 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press, 2014. Web. 24 June 2024.