101 Amazing Sights of the Night Sky by Moromisato, George -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Front Cover Title Page Dedication Acknowledgments Copyright Page Table of Contents Introduction About This Book Observing the Night Sky The Motion of the Stars The Constellations Navigating the Night Sky The Solar System

The Moon The Inner Planets Mars Jupiter and Saturn Uranus and Neptune

Deep-sky Objects

Diffuse Nebulae Planetary Nebulae Open Clusters Globular Clusters Galaxies

Different Ways to Observe

Naked-Eye Observing Observing with Binoculars Observing the Sun Observing with a Telescope How To Use This Book Entries Explained

What Can I See Tonight?

Winter Spring Summer Fall Special Events

Star Charts By Season

Winter Spring Summer Fall

Sights 1-20

#1 Saturn #2 Total Eclipse of the Sun #3 Great Comet #4 Aurorae #5 Jupiter and Its Moons #6 Total Eclipse of the Moon #7 The Milky Way #8 The Moon and Its Surface #9 The Andromeda Galaxy (Messier 31) #10 The Pleiades (Messier 45) #11 Mars #12 Sunspots and Prominences #13 The Crescent Moon and Earthshine #14 The Orion Nebula (Messier 42) #15 Venus and Its Phases #16 The Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8) #17 Messier 81 and Messier 82 #18 Partial Eclipse of the Sun #19 The Great Hercules Cluster (Messier 13) #20 Eagle Nebula (Messier 16)

Sights 21-50

#21 Mare Tranquillitatis #22 Venus/Mercury Transit #23 Crab Nebula (Messier 1) #24 Naked-Eye Supernova #25 The Hyades (Caldwell 41) #26 Messier 24 #27 Messier 22 #28 Meteor Storm #29 Dumbbell Nebula (Messier 27) #30 Fireball Meteor #31 The International Space Station #32 Algol #33 Betelgeuse #34 Sirius #35 Albireo #36 Double Cluster (Caldwell 14) #37 Epsilon Lyrae #38 Mercury #39 Ring Nebula (Messier 57) #40 Titan #41 Uranus #42 Planetary Conjunctions and Occultations #43 Virgo Cluster of Galaxies #44 Whirlpool Galaxy (Messier 51) #45 Caldwell 38 (NGC 4565) #46 Polaris #47 Swan Nebula (Messier 17) #48 Pinwheel Galaxy (Messier 33) #49 Pluto #50 Zodiacal Light

Sights 51-101

#51 Beehive Cluster (Messier 44) #52 Sombrero Galaxy (Messier 104) #53 Eskimo Nebula (Caldwell 39) #54 Messier 87 #55 Trifid Nebula (Messier 20) #56 Ghost of Jupiter (Caldwell 59) #57 Neptune #58 Messier 6 and Messier 7 #59 Coma Star Cluster #60 Messier 11 #61 Helix Nebula (Caldwell 63) #62 Messier 5 #63 Rosette Nebula (Caldwell 49) #64 Supermoon #65 Cat’s Eye Nebula (Caldwell 6) #66 Sculptor Galaxy (NGC 253) #67 Christmas Tree Cluster (NGC 2264) #68 North America Nebula (Caldwell 20) #69 Messier 83 #70 Messier 4 #71 Messier 3 #72 Veil Nebula (Caldwell 33 and 34) #73 Messier 101 #74 Messier 106 #75 Messier 35 #76 Messier 15 #77 Ghost of Saturn (Caldwell 55) #78 Messier 37 #79 RS Ophiuchi #80 Hubble’s Variable Nebula (Caldwell 46) #81 Messier 78 #82 Messier 77 #83 Caldwell 5 (IC 342) #84 Messier 41 #85 Messier 2 #86 Blinking Planetary (Caldwell 15) #87 Messier 65 and Messier 66 #88 Pac-Man Nebula (NGC 281) #89 Black-Eye Galaxy (Messier 64) #90 Messier 92 #91 NGC 1333 #92 Caldwell 53 (NGC 3115) #93 Messier 46 #94 Caldwell 13 (NGC 457) #95 Messier 19 #96 Caldwell 22 (NGC 7662) #97 NGC 2903 #98 Messier 94 #99 Iris Nebula (NGC 7023) #100 Messier 74 #101 Ceres

Appendices

Choosing Binoculars Choosing a Telescope Astrophotography Bibliography and Helpful Websites Glossary Checklist

About the Author Back Cover