Mullaney The Herschel Objects and How to Observe Them

1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-387-68125-2
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 167 Seiten

Reihe: Astronomers' Observing Guides

Amateur astronomers are always on the lookout for new observing challenges. This exciting book retraces the steps of the greatest visual observer and celestial explorer who ever lived. This is a practical guide to locating and viewing the most impressive of Herschel's star clusters, nebulae and galaxies, cataloging more than 600 of the brightest objects, and offering detailed descriptions and images of 150 to 200 of the best.

James Mullaney is an astronomy writer, lecturer and consultant who has published more than 500 articles and five books on observing the wonders of the heavens, and logged over 20,000 hours of stargazing time with the unaided eye, binoculars and telescopes. Formerly Curator of the Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science in Pittsburgh and more recently Director of the DuPont Planetarium, he served as staff astronomer at the University of Pittsburgh's Allegheny Observatory and for Spitz Space Systems. He has also been an editor for Sky & Telescope, Astronomy, and Star & Sky magazines. One of the contributors to Carl Sagan's award-winning Cosmos PBS-Television series, his work has received recognition from such notables as Sir Arthur Clarke, Johnny Carson, Ray Bradbury, Dr. Wernher von Braun, and former student - NASA scientist/astronaut Dr. Jay Apt. In February of 2005, he was elected a Fellow of the prestigious Royal Astronomical Society of London.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mullaney, James

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Preface;7
2;Acknowledgments;9
3;Contents;10
4;William Herschel's Life, Telescopes and Catalogs;16
4.1;Introduction;17
4.1.1;Who Was Sir William Herschel?;17
4.1.2;From Musician to Stargazer;17
4.1.3;Uranus and The King's Astronomer;18
4.1.4;Caroline and Sir John;19
4.1.5;Explorer of the Heavens;20
4.2;Herschel's Telescopes;24
4.2.1;Early Instruments;24
4.2.2;A Telescope-Making Business;24
4.2.3;The Small and Large 20-Foot;26
4.2.4;The Great 40-Foot;27
4.3;Herschel's Catalogs and Classes;29
4.3.1;Double and Multiple Stars;29
4.3.2;Star Clusters, Nebulae and Galaxies;30
4.3.3;Miscataloged Objects;32
4.3.4;The GC, NGC, and NGC 2000.0;33
4.4;Observing Techniques;35
4.4.1;Is This Really Necessary?;35
4.4.2;Dark Adaptation;35
4.4.3;Averted Vision;37
4.4.4;Color Perception;38
4.4.5;Visual Acuity;38
4.4.6;Magnification and Field of View;39
4.4.7;Sky Conditions;40
4.4.8;Record-Keeping;42
4.4.9;Finding Them;43
4.4.10;Personal Matters;45
5;Exploring The Herschel Showpieces;47
5.1;Showpieces of Class I;48
5.1.1;Bright Nebulae;48
5.1.2;Aries;48
5.1.3;Bootes;48
5.1.4;Cancer;49
5.1.5;Canes Venatici;49
5.1.6;Coma Berenices;51
5.1.7;Corvus;52
5.1.8;Delphinus;53
5.1.9;Draco;54
5.1.10;Eridanus;55
5.1.11;Leo;55
5.1.12;Lynx;56
5.1.13;Ophiuchus;57
5.1.14;Pegasus;58
5.1.15;Perseus;59
5.1.16;Sagittarius;61
5.1.17;Scutum;61
5.1.18;Sextans;61
5.1.19;Ursa Major;62
5.1.20;Virgo;63
5.2;Showpieces of Class IV;68
5.2.1;Planetary Nebulae;68
5.2.2;Andromeda;68
5.2.3;Camelopardalis;69
5.2.4;Cassiopeia;70
5.2.5;Cepheus;71
5.2.6;Corvus;73
5.2.7;Cygnus;74
5.2.8;Delphinus;75
5.2.9;Draco;75
5.2.10;Eridanus;76
5.2.11;Gemini;77
5.2.12;Hercules;77
5.2.13;Hydra;78
5.2.14;Monoceros;78
5.2.15;Ophiuchus;78
5.2.16;Orion;79
5.2.17;Puppis;80
5.2.18;Sagittarius;81
5.2.19;Taurus;82
5.2.20;Ursa Major;83
5.2.21;Virgo;84
5.3;Showpieces of Class V;85
5.3.1;Very Large Nebulae;85
5.3.2;Andromeda;85
5.3.3;Antlia;86
5.3.4;Camelopardalis;87
5.3.5;Canes Venatici;88
5.3.6;Cetus;90
5.3.7;Coma Berenices;92
5.3.8;Cygnus;92
5.3.9;Draco;94
5.3.10;Fornax;94
5.3.11;Leo;95
5.3.12;Orion;95
5.3.13;Sagittarius;96
5.3.14;Sculptor;98
5.3.15;Triangulum;99
5.3.16;Ursa Major;100
5.4;Showpieces of Class VI;101
5.4.1;Very Compressed and Rich Clusters of Stars;101
5.4.2;Bootes;101
5.4.3;Cassiopeia;101
5.4.4;Cepheus;102
5.4.5;Coma Berenices;103
5.4.6;Gemini;104
5.4.7;Hydra;106
5.4.8;Libra;106
5.4.9;Monoceros;106
5.4.10;Ophiuchus;107
5.4.11;Orion;108
5.4.12;Perseus;108
5.4.13;Sagittarius;109
5.4.14;Scorpius;110
5.4.15;Sculptor;110
5.5;Showpieces of Class VII;111
5.5.1;Compressed Clusters of Small and Large Stars;111
5.5.2;Andromeda;111
5.5.3;Aquila;112
5.5.4;Auriga;112
5.5.5;Camelopardalis;113
5.5.6;Canis Major;114
5.5.7;Cassiopeia;114
5.5.8;Cepheus;115
5.5.9;Cygnus;115
5.5.10;Monoceros;115
5.5.11;Perseus;116
5.5.12;Puppis;116
5.5.13;Sagittarius;117
5.5.14;Taurus;117
5.5.15;Vulpecula;118
5.6;Showpieces of Class VIII;120
5.6.1;Coarsely Scattered Clusters of Stars;120
5.6.2;Auriga;120
5.6.3;Cassiopeia;120
5.6.4;Cygnus;121
5.6.5;Lacerta;121
5.6.6;Monoceros;121
5.6.7;Ophiuchus;123
5.6.8;Orion;123
5.6.9;Puppis;123
5.6.10;Scutum;125
5.6.11;Taurus;125
5.6.12;Vulpecula;126
5.7;Samples of Classes II & III;127
5.7.1;Faint Nebulae and Very Faint Nebulae;127
5.7.2;Andromeda;127
5.7.3;Aquila;128
5.7.4;Cassiopeia;128
5.7.5;Cetus;129
5.7.6;Coma Berenices;129
5.7.7;Draco;130
5.7.8;Gemini;130
5.7.9;Hercules;131
5.7.10;Hydra;131
5.7.11;Leo;132
5.7.12;Leo;132
5.7.13;Pegasus;133
5.7.14;Sagittarius;133
5.7.15;Triangulum;134
5.7.16;Virgo;134
5.7.17;Virgo;135
5.8;Showpieces Missed by Herschel;136
5.8.1;How Did This Happen?;136
5.8.2;List of Overlooked Showpieces;136
5.8.3;Aquarius;137
5.8.4;Aquila;137
5.8.5;Auriga;137
5.8.6;Camelopardalis;138
5.8.7;Cassiopeia;138
5.8.8;Cepheus;139
5.8.9;Cetus;139
5.8.10;Cygnus;139
5.8.11;Fornax;140
5.8.12;Hercules;140
5.8.13;Lyra;140
5.8.14;Monoceros;140
5.8.15;Ophiuchus;142
5.8.16;Orion;142
5.8.17;Sagittarius;143
5.8.18;Taurus;144
5.9;The "Missing" Herschel Objects;145
5.9.1;Where Did They Go?;145
5.9.2;The Disappearance of H VIII-44;146
5.9.3;Some "Nonexistent" Herschel Objects;146
5.9.4;Aquila;147
5.9.5;Aquila;147
5.9.6;Auriga;147
5.9.7;Cancer;147
5.9.8;Canis Major;147
5.9.9;Canis Minor;148
5.9.10;Cepheus;148
5.9.11;Cepheus;148
5.9.12;Cetus;148
5.9.13;Cygnus;148
5.9.14;Cygnus;148
5.9.15;Cygnus;148
5.9.16;Cygnus;148
5.9.17;Delphinus;149
5.9.18;Gemini;149
5.9.19;Monoceros;149
5.9.20;Monoceros;149
5.9.21;Monoceros;149
5.9.22;Orion;149
5.9.23;Orion;149
5.9.24;Puppis;149
5.9.25;Puppis;150
5.9.26;Puppis;150
5.9.27;Sagittarius;150
5.9.28;Sagittarius;150
5.9.29;Taurus;150
5.9.30;Taurus;150
5.9.31;Taurus;150
5.9.32;Taurus;150
5.9.33;Vulpecula;151
5.10;Conclusion;152
5.10.1;Herschel's Legacy;152
5.10.2;"The Construction of the Heavens";152
5.10.3;Making the Photon Connection;154
5.11;Herschel Clubs;156
5.12;Selected Herschel References;158
5.12.1;Books and Manuals;158
5.12.2;Journal and Magazine Articles;160
5.13;Target List of 615 Herschel Objects;161
5.14;About the Author;176
5.15;Index;178