Deep-Sky Companions: The Messier Objects
$89.90
- Hardcover
422 pages
- Release Date
7 April 2014
Summary
The bright galaxies, star clusters, and nebulae catalogued in the late 1700s by the famous comet hunter Charles Messier are still the most widely observed celestial wonders in the sky. The second edition of Stephen James O’Meara’s acclaimed observing guide to the Messier Objects features improved star charts for helping you find the objects, a much more robust telling of the history behind their discovery - including a glimpse into Messier’s fascinating life - and updated astrophysical facts …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781107018372 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1107018374 |
| Author: | Stephen James O'Meara |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 422 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 7 April 2014 |
| Weight: | 1.05kg |
| Dimensions: | 261mm x 184mm x 24mm |
| Series: | Deep-Sky Companions |
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About The Author
Stephen James O'Meara
Stephen James O’Meara is the author of several highly acclaimed books, including others in the celebrated Deep-Sky Companions series. He is well known among the astronomical community for his engaging and informative writing style and for his remarkable skills as a visual observer.
O’Meara spent much of his early career on the editorial staff of Sky and Telescope before joining Astronomy magazine as its Secret Sky columnist and a contributing editor. An award-winning visual observer, he was the first person to sight Halley’s Comet on its return in 1985 and the first to determine visually the rotation period of Uranus. One of his most distinguished feats was the visual detection of the mysterious spokes in Saturn’s B-ring before spacecraft imaged them.
Among his achievements, O’Meara has received the prestigious Lone Stargazer Award, the Omega Centauri Award and the Caroline Herschel Award. Asteroid 3637 was named O’Meara in his honor by the International Astronomical Union.
In his spare time, he travels the world to document volcanic eruptions. He is a contract videographer for National Geographic Digital Motion and a contract photographer for the National Geographic Image Collection.
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