The Observing Guide to the Messier Marathon

A Handbook and Atlas

Don Machholz

158 pages, parution le 25/10/2002

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Résumé

The Messier Catalogue is a list of one hundred and ten galaxies, star clusters and nebulae, and includes many of the brightest and best-known objects in the sky. Amateur astronomers can challenge their abilities by attempting to find all the objects on the list in one night, and thus complete the Messier Marathon. This book contains over 90 easy-to-use star maps to guide the observer from one object to the next, and provides tips for a successful night of observing. The book also tells the story of the eighteenth-century astronomer, Charles Messier, and how he came to compile his extensive catalogue.
This complete guide to the Messier Marathon will help the amateur astronomer to observe the Messier Objects throughout the year, using a small telescope or even a pair of binoculars.

Contents

Introduction
Part I. Handbook:
1. Charles Messier
2. The Messier Catalogue
3. The Messier Marathon
4. Other Marathons
Glossary, Greek alphabet and further reading
Part II. Atlas.

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Don Machholz
Parution	25/10/2002
Nb. de pages	158
Format	22 x 28
Couverture	Relié
Poids	870g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521803861
ISBN13	978-0-521-80386-1