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1,001 Celestial Wonders is a guide to the night sky's brightest and most fascinating objects. Each target is accessible to amateur astronomers using medium-sized telescopes from a dark site. In fact, many are so bright they remain visible under moderate light pollution, as from the outskirts of a city or the suburbs of a town. The book provides a chronological target list, making it easy to use. No matter what night you choose, this book will show you many of the most memorable objects to observe, whether you are using a small telescope or even binoculars, or an instrument of larger aperture. This is far more than just a list of interesting objects. It is structured so that objects of various observing difficulty are included, which will help readers become better observers, both encouraging beginners and challenging long-time amateur astronomers. This book is designed to be easy-to-use at the telescope, and observers will appreciate each object's standardized layout and the book's chronological organization. Finally, many amateur astronomers function best when presented with a list! Even the Meade Autostar® controller features a 'best tonight' list (although the list is far less c
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- Author
- Michael E. Bakich
- Publisher
- Springer New York : Springer e-books : Imprint : Springer : Springer e-books
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781441917768
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Fiction, Astronomy, Physics
- Rating
- 3.8 / 5 (5 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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