Deep-Sky Companions: Southern Gems
- ISBN-10
- 1107015014
- ISBN-13
- 9781107015012
- Series
- Deep-Sky Companions
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 450
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-04-08
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Stephen James O'Meara
Description
This text presents 120 deep-sky objects for southern hemisphere stargazers, each accompanied by beautiful images, finder charts and lucid commentary.
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