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O'Meara Stephen James <1956-> |
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The secret deep / / Stephen James O'Meara ; with object photos by Mario Motta [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 |
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1-107-21516-1 |
1-139-09738-5 |
1-139-10074-2 |
1-139-09871-3 |
1-139-10140-4 |
0-511-97347-0 |
1-139-09939-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiii, 483 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Deep-sky companions The secret deep |
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Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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About this book -- The secret deep -- Appendix A. The secret deep : basic data -- Appendix B. Twenty additional secret deep objects -- Appendix C. Deep-sky lists : comparison table-- Appendix D. Photo credits -- The secret deep checklist. |
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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 |
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