Observing the Messier Objects with a Small Telescope In the Footsteps of a Great Observer /

• Main Author: Pugh, Philip (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2012.
• Series: Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series,
• Subjects: Physics.; History.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Popular works.; Astronomy.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Popular Science, general.; History of Science.

Observing the Messier Objects with a Small Telescope lets the reader follow in Charles Messier's footsteps by observing the Messier objects more or less as the great man saw them himself! This book contains descriptions and photographs of  his 110 cataloged objects, with instructions on how to...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Charles Messier: His Life, Discoveries, and Legacy
• Introduction to the Messier Objects
• Part I: M1 - M22
• Part II: M23 - M45
• Part III: M46 - M68
• Part IV: M69 - M91
• Part V: M92 - M110
• Glossary
• Index.