Title: Exploring the southern sky
First published: 1987
Description: On the occasion of its 25th anniversary the European Sou- thern Observatory (ESO), is publishing a selection from its photographic treasures of the southern skies: 90 colour and 147 black and white plates have been reproduced. Thirty maps make it easy to locate the objects shown. Part 1 is devoted to extragalactic phenomena. Part 2 deals with our Galaxy. Part 3contains the results from observations of minor bo- dies in the solar system(asteroids and comets with an em- phasis on the most beautiful Halley's comet photographs). The final part presents the Observatory itself.
Subjects: Astronomy, Atlases, European Southern Observatory, Southern sky (Astronomy), Charts, diagrams, Physics, Physical geography, Observations and Techniques Astronomy, Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Geophysics/Geodesy, Stars
LC classification: QB500.3