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Sky Publishing - The Deep Sky, An Introduction: A Sky & Telescope Observer's Guide
| Our Product #: A9580 | | Sky Publishing #: 46808 |
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| The Deep Sky: An Introduction, by Philip S. Harrington, is an excellent reference for anyone who owns a pair of binoculars or who owns or plans to buy a telescope, but doesn't know what to look for with their optics (or how to find objects they’ve heard about and want to see with their own eyes). It explains how to find hundreds of double and multiple stars, variable stars, open and globula . . .
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Sky Publishing - Deep Sky Companions: The Caldwell Objects
| Our Product #: A9579 | | Sky Publishing #: 46972 |
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| Deep-Sky Companions: The Caldwell Objects expands on the famous Messier catalog of 109 observing delights by adding another 109 equally appealing deep sky objects to observe. The Caldwell list includes such fascinating objects as the Bowtie Nebula, the Cat’s Eye Nebula, the Ghost’s Goblet, the Horseshoe Cluster, the Bubble Nebula, the Blinking Planetary . . . and that just includes the nam . . .
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Cambridge Press - Deep Sky Companions: The Messier Objects
| Our Product #: A9589 | | Cambridge Press #: 0-521-55332-6 |
| Deep-Sky Companions: The Messier Objects is subtitled “A New Look at the Most Famous Deep-Sky Wonders in the Heavens,” which accurately sums up the book. It was written by Stephen James O'Meara, a contributing editor to Sky and Telescope magazine and has a foreword by David Levy. Published in December of 1998, this hardback contains 318 pages, 110 halftone photos, and 220 . . .
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Cambridge Press - Exploring the Night Sky with Binoculars
| Our Product #: A9602 | | Cambridge Press #: 020-521-79390-4 |
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| Stargazing with binoculars is rewarding and, for many observers, a lifelong passion. It requires no more complicated or expensive equipment than the pair of binoculars that most people already have stuck away in their closet. In this 212 page paperback book, Patrick Moore describes the optimal use of binoculars for astronomical observation. He explains basic astronomy and the selection of binocula . . .
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Sky Publishing - Laminated Messier Card
| Our Product #: AMCARD | | Sky Publishing #: S001L |
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| This 12” x 9” quick-reference sky chart shows the location of all 109 Messier objects on the front. It tabulates their epoch 2000.0 coordinates, sizes, apparent visual magnitudes, type, constellation, common names, and NGC/IC catalog numbers on the back. It also contains notes on the best sequence to use to observe a Messier marathon. It’s laminated on both sides with plastic to protect it against . . .
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