Deep-Sky Companions
-
Deep-Sky Companions: The Caldwell Objects
By Stephen James O'Meara... 226, 253, 258, 260, 275,284, 286, 311, 327, 332, 350, 358, 378,459 Skillman, Evan D. 238 Skinner, S. L. 386 Sky & Telescope 1, 21 Skyscrapers Astronomy Club 159 SL 7 518 Smith, Bruce J. 214 Smith, J. D. 140 Smith, Nathan 431 Smyth, ...
-
Deep-Sky Companions: Southern Gems
By Stephen James O'MearaGRUS THE CRANE IS A LOVELY, crooked, Cygnus-like constellation south of Piscis Austrinis the Southern Fish. Credit for the creation of Grus among the southern stars is often attributed to Bayer in 1603, but as Ian Ridpath shares in his ...
-
Deep-Sky Companions: The Caldwell Objects
By Stephen James O'MearaFinally, I'd like to share a historical treasure relating to Camelopardalis, which can be found in The Constellations by Lloyd Motz and Carol Nathanson (Aurum Press Ltd, 1991). They write that the Chinese saw the stars of Camelopardalis ...
-
Deep-Sky Companions: Hidden Treasures
By Stephen James O'MearaMotz, Lloyd and Carol Nathanson. The Constellations: An Enthusiast's Guide to the Night Sky. New York: Doubleday, 1988. Ridpath, Ian. Star Tales. New York: Universe Books, 1988. Stellar magnitudes and spectra Hirshfeld, Alan, ...
-
Deep-Sky Companions: Southern Gems
By Stephen James O'Meara... 347 Las Campanas Observatory, 183 Lassell, William, 253 Lausten, Svend, 167 Lavoisier, Antoine, 70 Layden, Andrew C., 333 Le Gentil, 398 Leavitt, Henrietta S., 297 Lee, Jae-Woo, 376 Lee, Young-Wook, 246 Leiden Observatory, 216 Levy, ...
-
Deep-Sky Companions: The Secret Deep
By Stephen James O'MearaBut the star does help to point the way to one intriguing deep-sky object: NGC 6811, the little-known Hole in the Cluster. This moderately bright, but unassuming, open star cluster lies almost 2 northwest of Delta.
-
Deep-Sky Companions: The Messier Objects
By Stephen James O'MearaDeep-Sky Objects. Cambridge: University Press, 1989. U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO). The Washington Cambridge Double Star Catalog. Washington, DC: Astrometry Department, U.S. Naval Observatory. http:// ad.usno.navy.mil/ad/wds/wds.html.
-
Deep-Sky Companions: The Messier Objects
By Stephen James O'MearaNGC 4258 Type: Mixed Spiral Galaxy (SAB(s)bc) Con: Canes Venatici RA: 12h19.0m Dec: +47°18′ Mag: 8.4 Dim: 20.0′ × 8.4′ SB: 13.8 ... Its arms are bruised with rich star-forming regions in a mildly chaotic stew of galactic turbulence.
-
Deep-sky Companions: The Secret Deep
By Stephen James O'MearaIn this fresh list, Stephen James O'Meara presents 109 new objects for stargazers to observe. The Secret Deep list contains many exceptional objects, including a planetary nebula whose last thermal...
-
Deep-sky Companions: The Secret Deep
By Stephen James O'MearaFeaturing galaxies, clusters and nebulae not covered in other Deep-Sky Companions books, this is a wonderful addition to the series and an essential guide for any deep-sky observer"--