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Cosmic challenge : the ultimate observing list for amateurs / Philip S. Harrington.

By: Publication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.Description: xi, 469 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780521899369 (hbk.)
  • 0521899362 (hbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 520 22
LOC classification:
  • QB64 .H36 2011
Summary: "Listing 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.... Features targets visible in a variety of conditions, from the inner city to the dark countryside. Challenges are provided for viewing by the naked eye, through binoculars, to the largest backyard telescopes"--Jacket.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks QB64 .H36 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001183713

Includes bibliographical references (p. 461-462) and index.

"Listing 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.... Features targets visible in a variety of conditions, from the inner city to the dark countryside. Challenges are provided for viewing by the naked eye, through binoculars, to the largest backyard telescopes"--Jacket.

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