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020 _a9780511782084 (ebook)
020 _z9780521899369 (hardback)
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_beng
_erda
_cUkCbUP
050 0 0 _aQB64
_b.H36 2011
082 0 4 _a520
_222
100 1 _aHarrington, Philip S.,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aCosmic challenge :
_bthe ultimate observing list for amateurs /
_cPhilip S. Harrington.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2011.
300 _a1 online resource (xi, 469 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505 0 _aMeeting the challenge -- Naked-eye challenges -- Binocular challenges -- Small-scope challenges: giant binoculars, 3- to 5-inch telescopes -- Medium-scope challenges: 6- to 9.25-inch telescopes -- Large-scope challenges: 10- to 14-inch telescopes -- Monster-scope challenges: 15-inch and larger telescopes.
520 _aListing more than 500 sky targets, both near and far, in 187 challenges, this observing guide will test novice astronomers and advanced veterans alike. Its unique mix of Solar System and deep-sky targets will have observers hunting for the Apollo lunar landing sites, searching for satellites orbiting the outermost planets, and exploring hundreds of star clusters, nebulae, distant galaxies, and quasars. Each target object is accompanied by a rating indicating how difficult the object is to find, an in-depth visual description, an illustration showing how the object realistically looks, and a detailed finder chart to help you find each challenge quickly and effectively. The guide introduces objects often overlooked in other observing guides and features targets visible in a variety of conditions, from the inner city to the dark countryside. Challenges are provided for the naked eye, through binoculars and the largest backyard telescopes.
650 0 _aAstronomy
_vObservers' manuals.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521899369
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511782084
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_d522365