The Amateur Astronomer's Guide to the Deep-Sky Catalogs
All of us familiar with astronomy know of Charles Messier and his early work on creating a catalog of celestial objects. Did you know that Messier was compiling a list of objects to avoid when searching the skies? He was a comet hunter, and he wanted to not mistake other things for comets. Other lis...
Main Author: | Cavin, Jerry D. (Author) |
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Corporate Author: | SpringerLink (Online service) |
Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York,
2012.
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Series: | Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series,
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Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
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