Top Document: [sci.astro,sci.astro.seti] Resources (Frequently Asked Previous Document: A.08 Which observatories offer tours or public viewing? Next Document: A.10 What are good books on astronomy (especially for beginners)? See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge Observing guides and images * Kenneth Glyn Jones. _Messier's Nebulae and Star Clusters_. Sky Publishing 1968, 2nd ed 19XX. 427p. A great handbook and resource! Contains introduction to historical and astronomical background together with data, historic and newer descriptions with a finder chart, drawing, and photo (in appendix) for each object, plus biographical and historical material on Messier and the other discoverers and early researchers of the Messier objects. * John Mallas & Everitt Kreimer. _The Messier Album_. Sky Publishing 1978, 248p. Messier biography (by Owen Gingerich), reprint of Messier's original catalog (in French), descriptions for each object (but M102) with finder chart, drawing (from 4") and b/w photo (12 1/2"). Messier object chart of the Heavens, check list, color photos of some, 248 p. * Hans Vehrenberg. _Atlas of Deep Sky Splendors_. Vehrenberg+Sky Publishing 1st ed. 196X, 4th edition 198X, 242p. Original title: _Mein Messier-Buch (My Messier Book)_. Schmidt photo charts of all Messier and many other Deep Sky objects, partially color, descriptions, some with photos from observatories. * Don Machholz. _Messier Marathon Observer's Guide -- Handbook and Atlas_. Make Wood Products, P.O.Box 1716, Colfax, CA 95713 (USA). Interesting stuff on Charles Messier, his comets, his catalog including discussion of "nebulous" (missing, stellar, and the star cloud) and "add-on" objects, a catalog, finder charts, plus proposed Marathon. User Contributions:Top Document: [sci.astro,sci.astro.seti] Resources (Frequently Asked Previous Document: A.08 Which observatories offer tours or public viewing? Next Document: A.10 What are good books on astronomy (especially for beginners)? Part0 - Part1 - Part2 - Part3 - Part4 - Part5 - Part6 - Part7 - Part8 - Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: T. Joseph W. Lazio <jlazio@patriot.net>
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