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Deep-Sky Companions: The Secret Deep

Deep-Sky Companions: The Secret Deep

by Stephen James O'Meara and Mario Motta
Hardback
Publication Date: 30/06/2011

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In this fresh list, Stephen James O'Meara presents 109 new objects for stargazers to observe. The Secret Deep list contains many exceptional objects, including a planetary nebula whose last thermal pulse produced a circumstellar shell similar to the one expected in the final days of our Sun's life; a piece of the only supernova remnant known visible to the unaided eye; the flattest galaxy known; the largest edge-on galaxy in the heavens; the brightest quasar; and the companion star to one of the first black hole candidates ever discovered. Each object is accompanied by beautiful photographs and sketches, original finder charts, visual histories and up-to-date astrophysical information to enrich the observing experience. Featuring galaxies, clusters and nebulae not covered in other Deep-Sky Companions books, this is a wonderful addition to the series and an essential guide for any deep-sky observer.
ISBN:
9780521198769
9780521198769
Category:
Popular astronomy & space
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
30-06-2011
Language:
English
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
498
Dimensions (mm):
261x183x29mm
Weight:
1.19kg
Stephen James O'Meara

Stephen James O'Meara is an award-winning astronomer and author of more than a dozen books, including A Dictionary of Space Exploration (2018).

He is a columnist and editor for Astronomy magazine, associate editor of GeminiFocus, and asteroid 3637 is named O'Meara in his honour.

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