Observing the messier objects with a small telescope in the footsteps of a great observer /
<p><i>Observing the Messier Objects with a Small Telescope</i> lets the reader follow in Charles Messier's footsteps by observing the Messier objects more or less as the great man saw them himself! </p><p>This book contains descriptions and photographs of his 110...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Springer
2012.
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| Series: | Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series,
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| Summary: | <p><i>Observing the Messier Objects with a Small Telescope</i> lets the reader follow in Charles Messier's footsteps by observing the Messier objects more or less as the great man saw them himself! </p><p>This book contains descriptions and photographs of his 110 cataloged objects, with instructions on how to find them without a computerized telescope or even setting circles. 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. The visual appearance of a Messier object is often very different from what can be imaged with the same telescope, and this book shows what you can see with a small telescope or even binoculars!</p> |
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| Physical Description: | XIV, 387p. 296 illus., 99 illus. in color. digital. |
| ISBN: | 9780387853574 |
| ISSN: | 1431-9756 |