Kenneth Glyn Jones

18th century comet hunter Charles Messier had a problem. He was finding a number of strange objects that made his comet hunting difficult. In 1774 he published the first edition of his catalog. By the time the final version was published in 1781, the catalog contained 103 objects. The catalog that Messier compiled of nuisance objects turned out to be one of the most important and long lasting catalogs in astronomy. The objects turned out to be various types of nebulea and galaxies. This book show more takes each one of Messier's Object, identifies it and locates it so that any amatuer with a modest telescope can observe them. show less

The other volumes in the Webb series have been confined to areas of the sky north of about 20 degrees south declination. This volume describes some of the glittering prizes that can be seen only from the Southern Hemisphere. This volume covers Globular clusters, planetary and diffuse nebulae, and galaxies for the advanced amateur astronomer.

Anonymous galaxies are objects that have been observed visually but are so faint that they are not described in the three authoritative listings of galaxies.

This Volume provides theoretical background, techniques, finding-charts, and field drawings necessary for observing clusters of galaxies.