The Next Step: Finding and Viewing Messier's Objects - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1928771122 ISBN 13: 9781928771128

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In 1752, Charles Messier left the small French town of Badonviller for employment in Paris as an astronomer's assistant. In the following years, he discovered 20 comets and compiled the first catalogue of over 100 objects listing star clusters, nebulae and galaxies collectively called Deep Sky Objects. Today, Messier's catalogue is often the first set of Deep Sky Objects observed by budding amateurs wanting to go beyond viewing the Moon, Planets and Sun. His list of objects represents the biggest, brightest and most beautiful objects in the heavens, the cream of the crop. They include the Pleiades, the Orion Nebula, the Ring Nebula, the Omega or Swan Nebula, the Andromeda Galaxy and 100 more. And, what is even better, all of these objects can be seen using a telescope as small as 3 inches in diameter. The Next Step is a complete field guide to discovering Messier's objects, a celestial road map for the successful navigation and exploration of these beautiful heavenly bodies. Highlights of The Next Step are as follows: - Easy to understand and easy to use, written especially for the novice amateur astronomer. - Many sidebars and boxes to highlight important information. - Type size is larger to make reading at night easier. - Details the full history of Charles Messier, his colleagues and Paris during the 1700s. Includes new historical information about Charles Messier's childhood and journey to Paris. - Complete set of 22 colored star charts for locating every Messier object including enlargements of ''cluttered'' areas. Charts can be used in conjunction with any telescope. - Catalogue pages offer up-to-date information and a standardized format for easy use and comparison. Every object has a photograph that is at the same size, scale and exposure for easy comparison. - Discussion and check-off list for the Messier Marathon. - Expanded catalogue now includes 112 objects.

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• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1928771122
• ISBN 13: 9781928771128
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