The secret deep /
Stephen James O'Meara ; with object photos by Mario Motta.
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
- 1 online resource (xiii, 483 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
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About this book -- The secret deep -- Appendix A. The secret deep : basic data -- Appendix B. Twenty additional secret deep objects -- Appendix C. Deep-sky lists : comparison table-- Appendix D. Photo credits -- The secret deep checklist.
In this fresh list, Stephen James O'Meara presents 109 new objects for stargazers to observe. The Secret Deep list contains many exceptional objects, including a planetary nebula whose last thermal pulse produced a circumstellar shell similar to the one expected in the final days of our Sun's life; a piece of the only supernova remnant known visible to the unaided eye; the flattest galaxy known; the largest edge-on galaxy in the heavens; the brightest quasar; and the companion star to one of the first black hole candidates ever discovered. Each object is accompanied by beautiful photographs and sketches, original finder charts, visual histories and up-to-date astrophysical information to enrich the observing experience. Featuring galaxies, clusters and nebulae not covered in other Deep-Sky Companions books, this is a wonderful addition to the series and an essential guide for any deep-sky observer.