The Complete CD Guide to the Universe Practical Astronomy /

• Main Author: Harshaw, Richard (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2007.
• Series: PatrickMoore’s Practical Astronomy Series,
• Subjects: Popular works.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astronomy.; Popular Science.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.

This guide contains descriptions and charts for a total of almost 14,000 objects, and is probably the largest and most comprehensive Atlas of the Universe ever created for amateur astronomers. Spanning some 13,000 pages, this is a project that is possible only with Springer Extras. The atlas covers...

Table of Contents:

• Book: Introduction
• How to observe different types of objects
• How to rate the sky
• How to keep a log
• How to observe double stars
• Detailed instructions on how to use the CD-R, with screen shots, examples, and a tutorial
• Appendix : summaries of the CD-R contents. CD-ROM: Approximately 3,000 pages (in PDF format) of maps and descriptive material, broken down as follows
• Double Stars
• Dark nebulae
• Bright nebulae
• Planetary nebulae
• Supernova remnants
• Open clusters
• Globular clusters
• Galaxies
• Quasi stellar objects
• Other
• Index
• Acrobat ® Reader
• Appendices.