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Guide to Observing Deep-Sky Objects : A Complete Global Resource for Astronomers

Publication year: 2008

ISBN: 978-0-387-72851-3

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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.


Subject: Physics and Astronomy, astronomy, astronomy with PC, bayer labels, constellation visibility, deep-sky objects, finding constellations, home planetarium, planetarium program, planetarium software, star charts, stars, viewer location, Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Popular Science in Astronomy