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3,000 Deep-Sky Objects: An Annotated Catalogue / Edition 1

3,000 Deep-Sky Objects: An Annotated Catalogue / Edition 1

by Ted Aranda
3,000 Deep-Sky Objects: An Annotated Catalogue / Edition 1
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ISBN-10:
1441994181
ISBN-13:
9781441994189
Pub. Date:
11/24/2011
Publisher:
Springer New York
ISBN-10:
1441994181
ISBN-13:
9781441994189
Pub. Date:
11/24/2011
Publisher:
Springer New York
3,000 Deep-Sky Objects: An Annotated Catalogue / Edition 1

3,000 Deep-Sky Objects: An Annotated Catalogue / Edition 1

by Ted Aranda

Overview

This title is a comprehensive set of visual descriptions of deep-sky objects visible from the northern hemisphere. It is a record of the most extensive and systematic visual survey of the sky ever done in modern times. 3,000 deep-sky objects are listed with short descriptions of the visual appearance in the author's powerful binocular telescope. Objects in the book are organized by position for easy identification of unknown targets. Full indexes by catalog numbers and names allow searches for specific objects.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781441994189
Publisher: Springer New York
Publication date: 11/24/2011
Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series
Edition description: 2012
Pages: 565
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Ted Aranda earned his Master degree in history at the University of Chicago. From 1997 to 2008, he worked on obtaining a PhD at the University of Illinois-Chicago. Ted is a member of the Chicago Astronomical Society and has been an avid amateur astronomer and telescope maker for 25 years. He started observing the sky in 1986 from northern California using small binoculars and an 80mm telescope. In 1996, after having moved to Chicago, he designed and built a 10-inch Cassegrain binocular telescope, and used this along with two ancillary binoculars, to survey the sky more thoroughly.

Table of Contents

Preface.- Part I: Introduction.- The Observing Project: An Overview.- Objects Chosen and Mode of Observing.- Verbal Descriptions vs. Illustrations.- Instrumentation.- The GC/NGC Descriptions and the Herschels.- Observational Parameters in the Descriptions of This Catalogue.- The Visual Appearance of Deep-Sky Objects.- Binocular Vision.- How to Use this Catalogue.- Part II: The Catalogue.- 0-6 hours: Fall.- 6-12 hours: Winter.- 12-18 hours: Spring.- 18-24 hours: Summer.- Appendix A: Making a Sky Atlas.- Appendix B: Notes on Object Descriptions.- Appendix C: The Visibility of Galatic Detail.- Appendix D: Building a Binocular Telescope.- Acknowledgements.- Index.
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