| Description |
1 online resource (183 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction; Who were the Herschels?; The Herschels' telescopes; The Herschel designations; Map parameters and selection criteria; Instrumental factors; Observing hints; Herschel showpieces; Some recommended references; About the authors; Acknowledgements; Star charts; Appendix A. Constellation table; Appendix B. The Cambridge Atlas of Herschel Objects target list |
| Summary |
"This superb, all-purpose star atlas is the first of its kind devoted to observing the Herschel objects with binoculars and telescopes. It displays over 2500 of the most visually-attractive star clusters, nebulae and galaxies that were discovered by Sir William, Carolyn and Sir John Herschel, and is a must-have for stargazers who want to explore these fascinating objects. Covering the entire sky from the North to the South Celestial Pole, and showing all 88 constellations, it is also a general sky atlas showing variable, double and multiple stars, and the Milky Way. Written by experienced observer James Mullaney and illustrated by renowned celestial cartographer Wil Tirion, this is a magnificent 'celestial roadmap' to some of the finest deep-sky showpieces. Spiral bound and printed in red-light friendly colors for use at a telescope, with color-coded symbols for easy recognition and identification, this is an all-purpose observing reference for all amateur observers"-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Stars -- Atlases.
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Stars -- Clusters -- Atlases
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Nubulae -- Atlases
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Galaxies -- Atlases
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astronomical charts.
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SCIENCE -- Astronomy.
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Galaxies
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Stars
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Stars -- Clusters
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| Genre/Form |
Scientific atlases
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Tirion, Wil
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| ISBN |
9780511932960 |
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0511932960 |
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9780511933790 |
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0511933797 |
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1282931709 |
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9781282931701 |
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9786612931703 |
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6612931701 |
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0511930283 |
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9780511930287 |
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0511927770 |
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9780511927775 |
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0511925239 |
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9780511925238 |
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