Guide to Observing Deep-Sky Objects: A Complete Global Resource for Astronomers (The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series) - Softcover

Farinacci, Jeff

 
9780387728506: Guide to Observing Deep-Sky Objects: A Complete Global Resource for Astronomers (The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series)

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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.

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Guide to Observing Deep-Sky Objects is an invaluable reference for all amateur astronomers.
The book contains, for each constellation, (1) a star chart showing the Bayer labels, (2) a table for many of the stars in the constellation, along with their positions and magnitudes, and (3) a table of the major 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, which allows the user to quickly determine whether a given constellation can be seen, and when the best time to see it will be.

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9780387519739: Guide to Observing Deep-Sky Objects

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ISBN 10:  0387519734 ISBN 13:  9780387519739
Publisher: Springer, 2008
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