Astronomers' Observing Guides

By: James Mullaney

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Paperback | 22 August 2007

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Amateur astronomers a " particularly deep-sky observers a " are always on the lookout for new observing challenges. The Herschel Objects, and How to Observe Them offers the exciting opportunity of retracing the steps of the greatest visual observer and celestial explorer that ever lived. This is a practical guide to seeing the most impressive of Herschela (TM)s star clusters, nebulae and galaxies.

There has never been a " and as of the time of submitting this proposal there still isna (TM)t a " an observera (TM)s book devoted to the Herschel objects. The US-based Astronomical League has for several years sponsored a "Herschel Club," reflecting the interest amateur astronomers have in this important but less widely known listing. The Herschel Objects, and How to Observe Them covers more than 600 of the brightest of the objects that Herschel saw, with detailed descriptions and images of 150 to 200 of the very best for viewing with amateur telescopes.

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"Mullaney packs an incredible amount of information into this 166-page book. ... All in all, The Herschel Objects, and how to observe them is engaging, challenging, well-written, and comprehensive. So, if you love deep-sky observing - and even if you've observed the Astronomical League's Herschel 400 - Mullaney's book offers a new list with several hundred additional objects you'll enjoy." (Michael Bakich, Astronomy Magazine, October, 2007)

"The Herschel Objects and How to Observe Them is a fine addition to the Springer series of observing guides. Mullaney has been observing the Herschel objects for many years and his passion for them clearly comes across. ... Overall though, this is a book that will be a useful addition to any deep-sky observer's library." (Paul Money, BBC Sky at Night, February, 2008)

"Mullaney begins with a well-written biographical sketch of Herschel and his family, and explains the significance of the work of this great observational astronomer. ... the objects are illustrated with excellent images obtained using a modern charge-coupled device (CCD) system. The book concludes with a list of 618 targets that would provide for a lifetime of study. The book will be of greatest interest to experienced observers who wish to push on to the most challenging deep sky objects. ... Summing Up: Recommended. General readers." (D. E. Hogg, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (6), February, 2008)

"The book opens with a few short chapters on Herschel himself together with a brief introduction to observing techniques ... . rounded out with some objects that the author regards as showpieces that were not discovered by Herschel. Any collection of these will of course be very subjective. ... I found the book's reproductions to be a cut above the usual Springer ones and the book does offers something sufficiently different ... and the Astronomical League guides to make it worth adding to your collection."(Owen Brazell, The Observatory, Vol. 128 (1203), 2008)

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Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
William Herschel's Life, Telescopes and Catalogs
Introduction	p. 3
Who Was Sir William Herschel?	p. 3
From Musician to Stargazer	p. 3
Uranus and The King's Astronomer	p. 4
Caroline and Sir John	p. 5
Explorer of the Heavens	p. 6
Herschel's Telescopes	p. 10
Early Instruments	p. 10
A Telescope-Making Business	p. 10
The Small and Large 20-Foot	p. 12
The Great 40-Foot	p. 13
Herschel's Catalogs and Classes	p. 15
Double and Multiple Stars	p. 15
Star Clusters, Nebulae and Galaxies	p. 16
Miscataloged Objects	p. 18
The GC, NGC and NGC 2000.0	p. 19
Observing Techniques	p. 21
Is This Really Necessary?	p. 21
Dark Adaptation	p. 21
Averted Vision	p. 23
Color Perception	p. 24
Visual Acuity	p. 24
Magnification and Field of View	p. 25
Sky Conditions	p. 26
Record-Keeping	p. 28
Finding Them	p. 29
Personal Matters	p. 31
Exploring The Herschel Showpieces
Showpieces of Class I	p. 35
Bright Nebulae	p. 35
Aries	p. 35
Bootes	p. 35
Cancer	p. 36
Canes Venatici	p. 36
Coma Berenices	p. 38
Corvus	p. 39
Delphinus	p. 40
Draco	p. 41
Eridanus	p. 42
Leo	p. 42
Lynx	p. 43
Ophiuchus	p. 44
Pegasus	p. 45
Perseus	p. 46
Sagittarius	p. 48
Scutum	p. 48
Sextans	p. 48
Ursa Major	p. 49
Virgo	p. 50
Showpieces of Class IV	p. 55
Planetary Nebulae	p. 55
Andromeda	p. 55
Camelopardalis	p. 56
Cassiopeia	p. 57
Cepheus	p. 58
Corvus	p. 60
Cygnus	p. 61
Delphinus	p. 62
Draco	p. 62
Eridanus	p. 63
Gemini	p. 64
Hercules	p. 64
Hydra	p. 65
Monoceros	p. 65
Ophiuchus	p. 65
Orion	p. 66
Puppis	p. 67
Sagittarius	p. 68
Taurus	p. 69
Ursa Major	p. 70
Virgo	p. 71
Showpieces of Class V	p. 72
Very Large Nebulae	p. 72
Andromeda	p. 72
Antlia	p. 73
Camelopardalis	p. 74
Canes Venatici	p. 75
Cetus	p. 77
Coma Berenices	p. 79
Cygnus	p. 79
Draco	p. 81
Fornax	p. 81
Leo	p. 82
Orion	p. 82
Sagittarius	p. 83
Sculptor	p. 85
Triangulum	p. 86
Ursa Major	p. 87
Showpieces of Class VI	p. 88
Very Compressed and Rich Clusters of Stars	p. 88
Bootes	p. 88
Cassiopeia	p. 88
Cepheus	p. 89
Coma Berenices	p. 90
Gemini	p. 91
Hydra	p. 93
Libra	p. 93
Monoceros	p. 93
Ophiuchus	p. 94
Orion	p. 95
Perseus	p. 95
Sagittarius	p. 96
Scorpius	p. 97
Sculptor	p. 97
Showpieces of Class VII	p. 98
Compressed Clusters of Small and Large Stars	p. 98
Andromeda	p. 98
Aquila	p. 99
Auriga	p. 99
Camelopardalis	p. 100
Canis Major	p. 101
Cassiopeia	p. 101
Cepheus	p. 102
Cygnus	p. 102
Monoceros	p. 102
Perseus	p. 103
Puppis	p. 103
Sagittarius	p. 104
Taurus	p. 104
Vulpecula	p. 105
Showpieces of Class VIII	p. 107
Coarsely Scattered Clusters of Stars	p. 107
Auriga	p. 107
Cassiopeia	p. 107
Cygnus	p. 108
Lacerta	p. 108
Monoceros	p. 108
Ophiuchus	p. 110
Orion	p. 110
Puppis	p. 110
Scutum	p. 112
Taurus	p. 112
Vulpecula	p. 113
Samples of Classes II & III	p. 114
Faint Nebulae and Very Faint Nebulae	p. 114
Andromeda	p. 114
Aquila	p. 115
Cassiopeia	p. 115
Cetus	p. 116
Coma Berenices	p. 116
Draco	p. 117
Gemini	p. 117
Hercules	p. 118
Hydra	p. 118
Leo	p. 119
Leo	p. 119
Pegasus	p. 120
Sagittarius	p. 120
Triangulum	p. 121
Virgo	p. 121
Virgo	p. 122
Showpieces Missed by Herschel	p. 123
How Did This Happen?	p. 123
List of Overlooked Showpieces	p. 123
Aquarius	p. 124
Aquila	p. 124
Auriga	p. 124
Camelopardalis	p. 125
Cassiopeia	p. 125
Cepheus	p. 126
Cetus	p. 126
Cygnus	p. 126
Fornax	p. 127
Hercules	p. 127
Lyra	p. 127
Monoceros	p. 127
Ophiuchus	p. 129
Orion	p. 129
Sagittarius	p. 130
Taurus	p. 131
The ""Missing"" Herschel Objects	p. 132
Where Did They Go?	p. 132
The Disappearance of H VIII-44	p. 133
Some ""Nonexistent"" Herschel Objects	p. 133
Aquila	p. 134
Aquila	p. 134
Auriga	p. 134
Cancer	p. 134
Canis Major	p. 134
Canis Minor	p. 135
Cepheus	p. 135
Cepheus	p. 135
Cetus	p. 135
Cygnus	p. 135
Cygnus	p. 135
Cygnus	p. 135
Cygnus	p. 135
Delphinus	p. 136
Gemini	p. 136
Monoceros	p. 136
Monoceros	p. 136
Monoceros	p. 136
Orion	p. 136
Orion	p. 136
Puppis	p. 136
Puppis	p. 137
Puppis	p. 137
Sagittarius	p. 137
Sagittarius	p. 137
Taurus	p. 137
Taurus	p. 137
Taurus	p. 137
Taurus	p. 137
Vulpecula	p. 138
Conclusion	p. 139
Herschel's Legacy	p. 139
""The Construction of the Heavens""	p. 139
Making the Photon Connection	p. 141
Appendices
Herschel Clubs	p. 143
Selected Herschel References	p. 145
Books and Manuals	p. 145
Journal and Magazine Articles	p. 147
Target List of 615 Herschel Objects	p. 148
About the Author	p. 163
Index	p. 165
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