The 110 star clusters, nebulae and galaxies of Messier's catalog are among the most popular of all the deep sky objects and are beautiful targets for amateur observers of all abilities. This stunning new atlas presents a complete and lively account of all of the Messier objects. Details for each object given include a thoroughly-researched history of its discovery, historical observations and anecdotes, the latest scientific data detailing its astrophysical findings, and clear observational descriptions from naked eye through to large telescopes. In addition, this atlas has some of the world's finest color astrophotos, inverted and labelled photos pointing to hidden details and neighboring objects, as well as historical sketches alongside new deep sky drawings. Quite simply, this is the most far-reaching and beautiful reference on the Messier objects there has ever been, and one that no observer should be without!

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Publisher

Cambridge University Press

eBook ISBN

9780511421433

Topic

Physical Sciences

Subtopic

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Cover
Half-title
Title
Copyright
Table of contents
Foreword
Preface
User guide
Charles Messier
The Observations
The catalog
Statistics of the Messier objects
Visual observation of the Messier objects
Photography of the Messier Objects
M 1 The Crab Nebula
M 2
M 3
M 4
M 5
M 6 The Butterfly Cluster
M 7
M 8 with the Lagoon Nebula
M 9
M 10
M 11 The Wild Duck Cluster
M 12
M 13 The Great Hercules Cluster
M 14
M 15
M 16 with the Eagle Nebula
M 17 The Omega or Swan Nebula
M 18
M 19
M 20 The Trifid Nebula
M 21
M 22
M 23
M 24 The Small Sagittarius Star Cloud
M 25
M 26
M 27 The Dumbbell Nebula
M 28
M 29
M 30
M 31 The Andromeda Galaxy
M 32
M 33 The Triangulum Galaxy
M 34
M 35
M 36
M 37
M 38
M 39
M 40
M 41
M 42 The Great Orion Nebula
M 43
M 44 The Beehive Cluster or Praesepe
M 45 The Pleiades or Seven Sisters
M 46
M 47
M 48
M 49
M 50
M 51 The Whirlpool Galaxy
M 52
M 53
M 54
M 55
M 56
M 57 The Ring Nebula
M 58
M 59
M 60
M 61
M 62
M 63 The Sunflower Galaxy
M 64 The Black Eye Galaxy
M 65
M 66
M 67
M 68
M 69
M 70
M 71
M 72
M 73
M 74
M 75
M 76 The Little Dumbbell Nebula
M 77
M 78
M 79
M 80
M 81
M 82
M 83
M 84
M 85
M 86
M 87
M 88
M 89
M 90
M 91
M 92
M 93
M 94
M 95
M 96
M 97 The Owl Nebula
M 98
M 99
M 100
M 101 The Pinwheel Galaxy
M 102
M 103
M 104 The Sombrero Galaxy
M 105
M 106
M 107
M 108
M 109
M 110
Glossary of technical terms
Index of figures
Index of sources

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