Deep-Sky Companions: Hidden TreasuresStephen O'Meara's new and exciting observing guide spotlights an original selection of 109 deep-sky objects that will appeal to sky-watchers worldwide. His 'hidden treasures' include a wonderful assortment of galaxies, open clusters, planetary nebulae and more, all of which have been carefully chosen based on their popularity and ease of observing. None of these objects are included in either the Messier or the Caldwell catalogs, and all are visible in a 4-inch telescope under dark skies. Stunning photographs and beautiful drawings accompany detailed visual descriptions of the objects, which include their rich histories and astrophysical significance. The author's original finder charts are designed to help observers get to their targets fast and efficiently. |
Contents
Section 17 | 220 |
Section 18 | 242 |
Section 19 | 257 |
Section 20 | 281 |
Section 21 | 286 |
Section 22 | 291 |
Section 23 | 322 |
Section 24 | 370 |
Section 9 | 70 |
Section 10 | 75 |
Section 11 | 113 |
Section 12 | 133 |
Section 13 | 142 |
Section 14 | 152 |
Section 15 | 164 |
Section 16 | 199 |
Section 25 | 383 |
Section 26 | 405 |
Section 27 | 416 |
Section 28 | 421 |
Section 29 | 453 |
Section 30 | 462 |
Section 31 | 476 |
Section 32 | 543 |
Common terms and phrases
appears arms asterism astronomer averted vision beautiful binoculars bright brighter brightest Caldwell called catalog close cloud clus comet companion core dark diameter discovered disk Dist distance double dust east extended fact faint field find first galaxy galaxy’s globular glow halo Hidden Treasure images included inner known larger lies light light-years Disc listed locate look magnitude mass middle Milky million nearly nebulosity night northeast northern northwest notes nucleus O’Meara object observers open cluster outer pair pirate planetary nebula position pretty region resolved reveals rich ring roughly round says seen separated shape shines slightly southeast southern southwest space spiral stars stellar suns supernova surrounding sweep telescope tiny tion triangle true Type visible visual William Herschel wonder
Popular passages
Page 15 - LINA, — There is a great comet. I want you to assist me. Come to dine, and spend the day here. If you can come soon after one o'clock, we shall have time to prepare maps and telescopes. I saw its situation last night,— it has a long tail.
Page 10 - I wish you joy, most sincerely, on the discovery. I am more pleased than you can well conceive that you have made it, and I think I see your wonderfully clever and wonderfully amiable brother, upon the news of it, shed a tear of joy. You have immortalized your name, and you deserve such a reward from the Being who has ordered all these things to move as we find them, for your assiduity in the business of astronomy, and for your love for so celebrated and so deserving a brother.
Page 9 - I was alarmed by a crack or fall, knowing him to be elevated fifteen feet or more on a temporary cross-beam instead of a safe gallery. The ladders had not even their braces at the bottom ; and one night, in a very high wind, he had hardly touched the ground before the whole apparatus came down. Some...
Page 3 - I knew too little of the real heavens to be able to point out every object so as to find it again without losing too much time by consulting the atlas. But all these troubles were removed when I knew my brother to be at no great distance, making observations with his various instruments on double stars, planets, etc., and I could have his assistance immediately when I found a nebula, or cluster of stars, of which I intended to give a catalogue...