The Year-round Messier Marathon Field Guide
Author | : Harvard C. Pennington |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Harvard C. Pennington |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Philip Pugh |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 397 |
Release | : 2011-11-02 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 038785357X |
Observing the Messier Objects with a Small Telescope contains descriptions and photographs of the 103 Messier objects, with instructions on how to find them without a computerized telescope or even setting circles. The photographs show how the objects appear through a 127mm Maksutov (and other instruments, where applicable). The visual appearance of a Messier object is often very different from what can be imaged with the same telescope, and a special feature of this book is that it shows what you can see with a small telescope. It will also contain binocular descriptions of some objects. Messier published the final version of his catalog in 1781 (it contains 103 different objects), a catalog so good that it is still in common use today, well over two centuries later. In making a catalog of all the 'fixed' deep-sky objects that observers might confuse with comets, Messier had succeeded in listing all the major interesting deep-sky objects that today are targets for amateur astronomers. Messier's telescope (thought to be a 4-inch) was, by today's amateur standards, small. It also had rather poor optics by modern standards. Thus - and despite the fact that he was a master observer - all the things Messier saw can be found and observed by any observer using a commercial 127 mm (5-inch) telescope. Observing the Messier Objects with a Small Telescope lets the reader follow in Messier's footsteps by observing the Messier objects more or less as the great man saw them himself!
Author | : Don Machholz |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 342 |
Release | : 2002-10-10 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780521803861 |
The Messier Catalogue is a list of one hundred and ten galaxies, star clusters and nebulae, and includes many of the brightest and best-known objects in the sky. Amateur astronomers who find all the objects on the list in one night have successfully completed the Messier Marathon. The Observing Guide to the Messier Marathon contains over 90 easy-to-use star maps to guide the observer from one object to the next, and provides tips for a successful night of observing. Don Machholz also tells the story of the eighteenth-century astronomer, Charles Messier, and how he came to compile his extensive catalogue. His complete guide to the Messier Marathon will help the amateur astronomer to observe the Messier Objects throughout the year, using a small telescope or even a pair of binoculars. Don Machholz is an engineer in Auburn, California. Interested in astronomy since childhood, he is a renowned comet hunter, having discovered nine comets that bear his name. He writes articles for local California newspapers and radio stations for special astronomical events. Between 1988 and 2000, Don Machholz was the Comets Recorder for the Association of Lunar and Planetary Recorders.
Author | : Gary H. Holthaus |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : West (U.S.) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Dr Gareth Moore |
Publisher | : Dorling Kindersley Ltd |
Total Pages | : 291 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
ISBN | : 1848365187 |
A puzzle book designed to give your brain a thorough work-out through a 100-day program of puzzles and exercises.
Author | : Robert A. Garfinkle |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 364 |
Release | : 1997-04-13 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780521598897 |
Learn all about the starry skies and ancient myths through the star-hopping technique.
Author | : Diana Waring |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 100 |
Release | : 1999-10 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781930514133 |
Author | : Ian Honeybone |
Publisher | : Books Nippan |
Total Pages | : 94 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9781569705018 |
Experienced designers share time-saving hints, tips and techniques in this handy new series from Nippan Publications. Simply explained and clearly illustrated, each book provides a concise reference for beginners and professionals alike. Perspective Drawing & Drawing Cartoons is scheduled for January '97.
Author | : Matt Groening |
Publisher | : Pantheon |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Humor |
ISBN | : 9780679728689 |
Now readers can share Groening's and Vance's shocking dream visons--such as "The Last Eligible Man on Earth", "The Incredible Shrinking Apartment", and "The Marriage that Would Not Die"--via the original lobby cards which form the latest volume in this pioneering tear-and-mail library of low moral fiber.
Author | : Peter Gwillim Kreitler |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
"Flatiron" documents one of the most photographed architectual landmarks of the twentieth century. It also records a labor of love--one man's fascination with a building and with its timeless appeal to photographers both famous and obscure.