Overview
- Serves as a succinct collection of fascinating facts about the most-viewed astronomy targets
- Contains more amateur astronomy objects than competitive books and provides more interesting scientific information about a larger variety of objects
- Revised second edition now contains amateur images of all the Messier objects. Also added are 50 objects from the southern sky such as NGC 104, Dec. -72 degrees, Omega Centauri, Dec. -47 degrees, NGC 2477, Dec. -39 degrees, NGC 7582, 7590 and 7599, Dec. -42 degrees, and NGC 4755, Dec. -60 degrees
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series (PATRICKMOORE)
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About this book
This book is for the amateur astronomer who wants to know about the astrophysical nature of deep sky objects. The information is presented in a concise format and is equally valuable when used as background reading or, alternatively, at the telescope eyepiece.
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The past decades have seen an unprecedented increase in professional astronomers' understanding of astronomical objects. However, generally this information is contained in journal publications that most amateur astronomers either do not have access to or would find difficult to read. In this book, basic data on each object (e.g., magnitude, location, distance, age if known) is presented in a way that allows the reader to quickly access the information. This is followed by some remarks that capture the most fascinating astrophysical facts.
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Although there are thousands of deep sky objects observed by astronomers, only a small number of these are commonly observed by a wide audience. Thus, coverage here is limited to approximately 500 of the most commonly observed objects in the Northern Hemisphere and – an enhancement for the Second Edition – approximately 50 of those in the Southern Hemisphere. These are visible from the southern limits of the United States as well as from the southern continents. Another new feature of the Second Edition is the addition of amateur photographic images of all the Messier objects.
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Book Title: Concise Catalog of Deep-Sky Objects
Book Subtitle: Astrophysical Information for 550 Galaxies, Clusters and Nebulae
Authors: Warren H. Finlay
Series Title: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03170-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-03169-9Published: 01 July 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-03170-5Published: 04 June 2014
Series ISSN: 1431-9756
Series E-ISSN: 2197-6562
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XI, 441
Number of Illustrations: 30 b/w illustrations, 93 illustrations in colour
Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Popular Science in Astronomy, Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology