The Complete Guide to the Herschel Objects : Sir William Herschel's Star Clusters, Nebulae and Galaxies /
Provides a complete re-examination of Herschel's entire catalogue; a must-have for amateur astronomers seeking new and exciting observing challenges.
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| Natura: | Licensed eBooks |
| Lingua: | inglese |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2011.
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| Serie: | Cambridge books online.
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| Accesso online: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=416684 |
Sommario:
- Introduction
- The telescope maker
- The deep sky before Herschel
- Surveyor of the skies
- The Herschel catalogue: Visual observations; Observing locations and instruments used; Sir William Herschel's original catalogue; Herschel's 'revised' catalogue; Herschel's catalogue (circa 1990); Organization of this guide; Open cluster classification; Globular cluster classification; Planetary nebula classification; Galaxies; Abbreviations in the text; Illustrations; Acknowledgments.