| Description |
1 online resource (500 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; DEEP-SKY COMPANIONS The Secret Deep; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; HOW THE 109 SECRET DEEP OBJECTS WERE SELECTED; CHAPTER 1 About this book; THE TELESCOPE AND SITE; HOW TO USE THIS BOOK; SOURCES OF DATA AND INFORMATION; Star names, constellations, and mythology; Stellar magnitudes and spectra; Stellar data; Double stars; Variable stars; Open star cluster; Globular star clusters; Planetary nebulae; Diffuse nebulae; Galaxie; Extragalactic supernovae; Historical objects; General notes; THE FINDER CHARTS; THE IMAGES; Mario Motta and his 32-inch dreamscope; THE DRAWINGS |
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CHAPTER 2The Secret DeepAN IMAGING CHALLENGE; THE NAKED-EYE LOOP; NGC 4051; NGC 4111; THE MYSTERY; APPENDIX A The Secret Deep: basic data; APPENDIX BTwenty additional Secret Deep objects; APPENDIX C Deep-sky lists: comparison tablea; APPENDIX D Photo credits; The Secret Deep checklist; Index |
| Summary |
An essential guide for any deep-sky observer, featuring 109 new objects, each accompanied by photographs, sketches and finder charts |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Galaxies -- Observers' manuals
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Astronomy -- Observers' manuals.
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Astronomy.
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Galaxies.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781139100748 |
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1139100742 |
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