3,000 Deep-Sky Objects: An Annotated Catalogue

This title is a comprehensive set of visual descriptions of deep-sky objects visible from the northern hemisphere. It is a record of the most extensive and systematic visual survey of the sky ever done in modern times. 3,000 deep-sky objects are listed with short descriptions of the visual appearance in the author's powerful binocular telescope. Objects in the book are organized by position for easy identification of unknown targets. Full indexes by catalog numbers and names allow searches for specific objects.

Author: Ted Aranda
Publisher: Springer
Published: 11/24/2011
Pages: 565
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.75lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9781441994189
ISBN10: 1441994181
BISAC Categories:
- Science | Space Science | Astronomy

About the Author
Ted Aranda earned his Master degree in history at the University of Chicago. From 1997 to 2008, he worked on obtaining a PhD at the University of Illinois-Chicago. Ted is a member of the Chicago Astronomical Society and has been an avid amateur astronomer and telescope maker for 25 years. He started observing the sky in 1986 from northern California using small binoculars and an 80mm telescope. In 1996, after having moved to Chicago, he designed and built a 10-inch Cassegrain binocular telescope, and used this along with two ancillary binoculars, to survey the sky more thoroughly.