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Ted Aranda - 3,000 Deep-Sky Objects: An Annotated Catalogue - 9781441994189 - V9781441994189
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3,000 Deep-Sky Objects: An Annotated Catalogue

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Description for 3,000 Deep-Sky Objects: An Annotated Catalogue Paperback.
This title is a comprehensive set of visual descriptions of deep-sky objects visible from the northern hemisphere. It is a record of the most extensive and systematic visual survey of the sky ever done in modern times. 3,000 deep-sky objects are listed with short descriptions of the visual appearance in the author's powerful binocular telescope. Objects in the book are organized by position for easy identification of unknown targets. Full indexes by catalog numbers and names allow searches for specific objects.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
Number of Pages
565
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781441994189
SKU
V9781441994189
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2

About Ted Aranda
Ted Aranda earned his Master degree in history at the University of Chicago. From 1997 to 2008, he worked on obtaining a PhD at the University of Illinois-Chicago. Ted is a member of the Chicago Astronomical Society and has been an avid amateur astronomer and telescope maker for 25 years. He started observing the sky in 1986 from northern California ... Read more

Reviews for 3,000 Deep-Sky Objects: An Annotated Catalogue
From the reviews: “In 3,000 Deep-Sky Objects, Aranda … provides his personal, written descriptions of stars, star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies based just on what he was able to see by eye through his unique binocular telescope. … Aranda includes instructions on how to create one’s own finding charts using modern planetarium software and also provides color images of ... Read more

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