Herschel 400 Observing Guide: How to Find and Explore 400 Star Clusters, Nebulae, and Galaxies by William and Caroline Herschel - Softcover

Stephen James O'Meara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1107632005 ISBN 13: 9781107632004

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2013

Synopsis

Steve O'Meara's guide to the Herschel 400 for amateur astronomers.

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About the Author

Steve O'Meara earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Northeastern University and has spent much of his career on the editorial staff of Sky & Telescope magazine.The Texas Star Party gave him its Omega Centauri Award for 'advancing astronomy through observation, writing, and promotion, and for his love of the sky,' and the International Astronomical Union named asteroid 3637 O'Meara in his honor. Among his many astronomical achievements, he was the first to sight Halley's Comet on its 1985 return; he noticed the dark 'spokes' in Saturn's B ring before the Voyager 1 spacecraft imaged them; and he was the first person to determine the rotation period of the distant planet Uranus. A superb writer, photographer and naturalist, Steve O'Meara enjoys traveling the world with his wife, Donna Donovan O'Meara, to document volcanic eruptions. Their work has appeared in the National Geographic magazine, and on television. He is sought after internationally for his dynamic lectures on astronomy and volcano topics. Steve is also a contract videographer for National Geographic Digital Motion.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1107632005
• ISBN 13: 9781107632004
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 379