Deep Sky Companions
Subtitle: The Messier Objects (Deep-Sky Companions)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: July 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9780521553322
Subjects: Cosmology & the universe; Popular astronomy; Stars; Descriptive Astronomy; Astronomical Maps And Guides; Science; Science/Mathematics; Galaxies; Astronomy - Star Guides; Astronomy--Charts, diagrams, etc; Catalogue des nebuleuses et amas d'etoiles; Messier, Charles; Science / Astronomy; Astronomy; Astronomy - General; Charts, diagrams, etc; Observers' manuals
First sentence: In 1744 a brilliant comet punctuated the night sky, attracting the eyes of people around the world and capturing the imagination of a 14-year-old named Charles Messier.