| Description |
1 online resource (482 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Deep-Sky Companions; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 About this book; Sources of Data and Information; Star names, constellations, and mythology; Stellar magnitudes and spectra; Stellar data; Double stars; Variable stars; Open star clusters; Globular star clusters; Planetary nebulae; Diffuse nebulae; Galaxies; Extragalactic supernovae; Historical objects; General notes; The Finder Charts; The Images; The Drawings; Chapter 2 Southern Gems; 2.1; 2.2; 2.3; 2.4; 2.5; 2.6; 2.7; 2.8; 2.9; 2.10; 2.11; 2.12; 2.13; 2.14; 2.15; 2.16; 2.17; 2.18; 2.19 |
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2.202.21; 2.22; 2.23; 2.24; 2.25; 2.26; 2.27; 2.28; 2.29; 2.30; 2.31; 2.32; 2.33; 2.34; 2.35; 2.36; 2.37; 2.38; 2.39; 2.40; 2.41; 2.42; 2.43; 2.44; 2.45; 2.46; 2.47; 2.48; 2.49; 2.50; 2.51; 2.52; 2.53; 2.54; 2.55; 2.56; 2.57; 2.58; 2.59; 2.60; 2.61; 2.62; 2.63; 2.64; 2.65; 2.66; 2.67; 2.68; 2.69; 2.70; 2.71; 2.72; 2.73; 2.74; 2.75; 2.76; 2.77; 2.78; 2.79; 2.80; 2.81; 2.82; 2.83; 2.84; 2.85; 2.86; 2.87; 2.88; 2.89; 2.90; 2.91; 2.92; 2.93; 2.94; 2.95; 2.96; 2.97; 2.98; 2.99; 2.100; 2.101; 2.102; 2.103; 2.104; 2.105; 2.106; 2.107; 2.108; 2.109; 2.110; 2.111; 2.112; 2.113; 2.114; 2.115; 2.116 |
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2.1172.118; 2.119; 2.120; Appendix A: Southern Gems: basic data; Appendix B: Forty-two additional Southern Gems; Appendix C: James Dunlop and a brief history of the early telescopic exploration of the far-southern skies; Appendix D: Illustration credits; Wide-field star charts; Index; Checklist |
| Summary |
This text presents 120 deep-sky objects for southern hemisphere stargazers, each accompanied by beautiful images, finder charts and lucid commentary |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Astronomy -- Southern Hemisphere -- Amateurs' manuals
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Astronomy
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Southern Hemisphere
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781139842464 |
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1139842463 |
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9781139057462 |
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1139057464 |
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9781107015012 |
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1107015014 |
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