The Deep-Sky Observer’s Year: A Guide to Observing Deep-Sky Objects Throughout the Year

✍ Scribed by Grant Privett, Paul Parsons (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag London
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 252
• Series: Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy series
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Deep-sky observing - that's looking at the stars, nebulae and galaxies - is easily the most popular field for amateur astronomers. The big problem faced by non-professional observers is what to look at - what's visible at a paticular time of year. The Deep-sky Observer's Year is a month-by-month guide to the best objects to view. Objects are given a "star rating" according to how difficult they are to observe or image (i.e. photograph) with a particular size of telescope. The book includes many images produced by amateur astronomers, as well as photographs from NASA, ESA and ESO. There is also some background information about the objects that can be seen, along with lots of useful tips, hints, and resources (especially about what's available on the Internet) for deep-sky observers.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction....Pages 3-6
Deep-Sky Observing....Pages 7-48
Avoiding Common Mistakes....Pages 49-53
The Messier Marathon and Other Pursuits....Pages 55-63
What Are We Looking At?....Pages 65-87
Atlases and Other Resources....Pages 89-104
Front Matter....Pages 105-105
The Star System and Nomenclature....Pages 107-108
January....Pages 109-119
February....Pages 121-131
March....Pages 133-144
April....Pages 145-153
May....Pages 155-164
June....Pages 165-174
July....Pages 175-189
August....Pages 191-201
September....Pages 203-212
October....Pages 213-224
November....Pages 225-234
December....Pages 235-248
Postscript....Pages 249-249
Back Matter....Pages 251-254

✦ Subjects

Astronomy, Observations and Techniques; Astrophysics and Astroparticles