Hartung's Astronomical Objects for Southern Telescopes: A Handbook for Amateur ObserversMany of the most spectacular astronomical objects are found in the southern skies. With this up-to-date, superbly illustrated handbook, both the amateur with binoculars and the expert with a telescope can make discoveries about new and interesting objects. Professor E. J. Hartung first produced his comprehensive and highly respected guide in 1968. Now the book has been greatly expanded and thoroughly revised, enhancing its character as an indispensable information source. With over 150 illustrations, new material is included on constellations and celestial coordinate systems as well as more modern descriptions of stars, nebulae and galaxies. The authors have included a new "southern Messier" list of objects. The authors' passion for their subject make this a unique and inspirational book. Many of the beautiful photographs were taken by David Malin, the world's leading astronomical photographer. The result will fascinate active and armchair astronomers alike. |
Contents
The Stars as Clock Calendar and Compass 125 | 1 |
Clusters of Stars | 3 |
Stars and Starlight | 21 |
FIRE A FRAN | 54 |
Amateur Observing | 85 |
Introduction to the Table | 103 |
Andromeda And | 151 |
Aquila Aql | 160 |
Canes Venatici CVn | 176 |
Cassiopeia Cas | 194 |
Chamaeleon Cha | 207 |
Corona Borealis CrB | 220 |
Draco Dra | 233 |
Grus Gru | 247 |
Lacerta Lac | 260 |
Lynx Lyn | 275 |
Other editions - View all
Hartung's Astronomical Objects For Southern Telescopes David Frew,David Malin No preview available - 2016 |
Hartung's Astronomical Objects for Southern Telescopes: A Handbook for ... Ernst Johannes Hartung No preview available - 1995 |
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30 cm shows 7.5 cm shows angle astronomical band beautiful binary system bright star brighter brightest central star close pair cm will show colour common proper motion companion conspicuous constellation culminates at midnight dark deep yellow distance double stars Elegant pair elliptical galaxy elongated emission nebula F. G. W. Struve F. G. W. Struve's measures faint stars fainter fairly bright field sown filter Galactic globular cluster Hartung haze John Herschel long-period binary Magellanic Cloud magnitude Milky nebulosity nucleus object for small OIII open cluster orange star orbit pc distant photographs planetary nebula prism band proper motion proper motion indicates reflection nebula resolved retrograde motion right ascension scattered stars single prism image small apertures spectral type spectroscopic binary spectrum spiral galaxy square degrees star cluster star field supernova UKST visible yellow pair yellow star