Buch, Englisch, 380 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 593 g
Buch, Englisch, 380 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 593 g
Reihe: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series
ISBN: 978-1-4614-0655-6
Verlag: Springer
The Amateur Astronomer's Guide to the Deep-sky Catalogs is a single compilation of the historical and modern astronomical deep-sky catalogs. It discusses their origins, compares what's in them, explains how to interpret the data they contain, and even outlines how readers can create suitable 'custom' catalogs for their own use. The last section provides a set of three deep-sky catalogs created by the author, for observers of different levels of experience, from newcomer to expert.
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Preface.- Chapter 1: Claudius Ptolemy and the Almagest.- Chapter 2: The Abd-al-Rahman Al-Sufi Catalog.- Chapter 3: Ulugh Beg.- Chapter 4: The Tycho Brahe Catalog.- Chapter 5: The Johannes Hevelius Catalog.- Chapter 6: The Charles Messier Catalog.- Chapter 7: The Johann Elert Bode Catalog.- Chapter 8: Christian Mayer Catalog.- Chapter 9: The Herschel Catalogs.- Chapter 10: The J.L.E. Dreyer and the NGC Catalog.- Chapter 11: Halton Arp and the Arp Catalog.- Chapter 12: The Caldwell Catalog.- References.- Appendix A.- Appendix B.- Index.