Go-To Telescopes Under Suburban Skies [electronic resource] /
Monks, Neale.author.
For the last four centuries stargazers have turned their telescopes to the night skies to look at its wonders, but only in this age of computers has it become possible to let the telescope find for you the object you are looking for! So-called “go-to” telescopes are programmed with the locations of thousands of objects, including dazzling distant Suns, stunning neighboring galaxies, globular and open star clusters, the remnants of past supernovae, and many other breathtaking sights. This book does not tell you how to use your Go-to telescope. Your manual will help you do that. It tells you what to look for in the deep sky and why, and what equipment to best see it with. Organized broadly by what is best for viewing in the northern hemisphere in different seasons, Monks further divides the sights of each season into groupings such as “Showpiece Objects,” “Interesting Deep Sky Objects,” and “Obscure and Challenging Deep Sky Objects.” He also tells what objects are visible even in light-polluted skies. So armed with your go-to telescope, find an ideal viewing site or set up your telescope in your own backyard. Either way, you’re in for some fun!
Preface; Contents; About the Author; 1  Introduction; How to Use This Book; Why NGC and SAO Numbers?; Observing from the Suburbs and Exurbs; Light Pollution Filters; Broadband Filters; Narrowband Filters; Line Filters; Using Light Pollution Filters; Reducer-Correctors; Dark Adaptation; Getting the Most from a Go-To Telescope; 2  Winter; Showpiece Objects; NGC 224 (M31, Andromeda Galaxy); NGC 1502 (Kemble--s Cascade Cluster) -- See Also SAO 12969; NGC 1535 (Cleopatra's Eye); NGC 1976 and 1982 (Orion Nebula); NGC 2168 (M35) and NGC 2158; NGC 2287 (M41); NGC 2392 (Eskimo or Clown Face Nebula)
NGC 2422 (M47), NGC 2437 (M46), and NGC 2438NGC 2437; NGC 2451; NGC 2632 (M44, Praesepe, Beehive Cluster); NGC 3201; Interesting Deep Sky Objects; NGC 205 (M110); NGC 221 (M32); NGC 752; NGC 1291; NGC 1501 (Blue Oyster Nebula); NGC 1662 (Klingon Battlecruiser Cluster); NGC 1973, 1975 and 1977 (Running Man Nebula); NGC 2169 (The 37 Cluster); NGC 2237-9, 2244 and 2246 (Rosette Nebula); NGC 2264 (Cone Nebula, Christmas Tree Cluster); NGC 2323 (M50); NGC 2353; NGC 2360; NGC 2440; NGC 2447 (M93, Butterfly Cluster); NGC 2477; NGC 2527; NGC 2539; NGC 2548 (M48); NGC 2682 (M67)
NGC 3132 (Southern Ring Nebula)NGC 3242 (Ghost of Jupiter Nebula); NGC 3228; NGC 4590 (M68); NGC 7662 (Blue Snowball Nebula); NGC 7686; Obscure and Challenging Deep Sky Objects; NGC 404 (Mirach's Ghost); NGC 891; NGC 1232; NGC 1788; NGC 1851; NGC 1904 (M79); NGC 1981; NGC 2022; NGC 2024 (Flame Nebula); NGC 2194; NGC 2232; NGC 2251; NGC 2261 (Hubble's Variable Nebula); NGC 2301; NGC 2343 (Seagull Nebula); NGC 2359 (Thor's Helmet); NGC 2362; NGC 2371 and 2372; NGC 2403; NGC 2419 (Intergalactic Tramp); NGC 2506; NGC 2547; NGC 2571; NGC 2655; NGC 3003; NGC 3293 (Little Jewel Box Cluster)
NGC 3344NGC 3432; NGC 3621; NGC 5128 (Centaurus A); NGC 5139 (Omega Centauri); NGC 5236 (M83, Southern Pinwheel Galaxy); Colorful and Curious Stars; SAO 12969 (Kemble--s Cascade) -- See also NGC 1502; SAO 23906 (Stock 23); SAO 25939 (12 Lyncis); SAO 26051 (15 Lyncis); SAO 26312 (19 Lyncis); SAO 55347 (Iota Trianguli); SAO 60198 (Alpha Geminorum, Castor); SAO 61391 (38 Lyncis); SAO 75020 (Struve 183); SAO 80416 (Iota Cancri); SAO 96265 (38 Geminorum); SAO 112740 (Gamma Orionis, Bellatrix); SAO 112921 (Lambda Orionis, Meissa); SAO 113271 (Alpha Orionis, Betelgeuse); SAO 114146 (Plaskett's Star)
SAO 114258 (15 Monocerotis, S Monocerotis)SAO 117112 (Epsilon Hydrae); SAO 131063 (Omicron-2 Eridani, 40 Eridani); SAO 131907 (Beta Orionis, Rigel); SAO 132314 (The Trapezium); SAO 132406 (Sigma Orionis); SAO 133317 (Beta Monocerotis); SAO 150058 (R Leporis, Hind's Crimson Star); SAO 150239 (Kappa Leporis); SAO 151881 (Sirius, Alpha Canis Majoris); SAO 156110 (U Hydrae); SAO 172676 (Epsilon Canis Majoris, Adhara); SAO 198752 (Zeta Puppis); 3  Spring; Showpiece Objects; NGC 3587 (M97, Owl Nebula); NGC 5194 (M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy); NGC 5272 (M3); NGC 5904 (M5); NGC 6543 (Cat's Eye Nebula)
NGC 6611 (M16, Eagle Nebula)
Includes index.
For the last four centuries stargazers have turned their telescopes to the night skies to look at its wonders, but only in this age of computers has it become possible to let the telescope find for you the object you are looking for! So-called “go-to” telescopes are programmed with the locations of thousands of objects, including dazzling distant Suns, stunning neighboring galaxies, globular and open star clusters, the remnants of past supernovae, and many other breathtaking sights. This book does not tell you how to use your Go-to telescope. Your manual will help you do that. It tells you what to look for in the deep sky and why, and what equipment to best see it with. Organized broadly by what is best for viewing in the northern hemisphere in different seasons, Monks further divides the sights of each season into groupings such as “Showpiece Objects,” “Interesting Deep Sky Objects,” and “Obscure and Challenging Deep Sky Objects.” He also tells what objects are visible even in light-polluted skies. So armed with your go-to telescope, find an ideal viewing site or set up your telescope in your own backyard. Either way, you’re in for some fun!
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