The Caldwell objects
By: Stephen James O'Meara, with a foreword by Patrick Moore.
Series: Deep-sky companions
Publisher: Sky Pub.; Cambridge University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA; Cambridge, UK; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 484
Subjects: Astronomy -- Observers' manuals.; Astronomy -- Charts, diagrams, etc.; Galaxies -- Charts, diagrams, etc.; Stars -- Clusters -- Charts, diagrams, etc.; Nebulae -- Charts, diagrams, etc.
Genres: Observers' manuals.; Charts, diagrams, etc.
Description: "Award-winning amateur astronomer and writer Stephen James O'Meara has written the definitive guide to the Caldwell Catalogue. With its detailed sketches, photographs, and star charts, Deep-Sky Companions: The Caldwell Objects will show you how to locate and get the most out of observing each of the 109 Caldwell gems. But it is much more than a field guide: O'Meara weaves history, mythology, and cutting-edge astrophysics (including many Hubble Space Telescope discoveries) into his entertaining and captivating accounts."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.