Deep Sky Objects: The Best and Brightest from Four Decades of Comet Chasing (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781591023616)

Veteran comet hunter and eloquent popular astronomy writer David H. Levy takes amateur sky-watchers on a fascinating journey into deep space in this enthusiastic and informative survey of the many far distant yet observable objects in the night sky. Light years beyond our solar system, deep sky objects include such intriguing phenomena as double and triple stars, nebulae, galaxies, and quasars. Designed to be accessible for even beginners, Levy's clear, elegant descriptions will guide astronomy buffs in any hemisphere and locale (light-polluted cities as well as dark countryside) to the wonders of our enormous universe.As the discoverer or codiscoverer of twenty-one comets, including the famous Shoemaker-Levy 9 that crashed into Jupiter in 1994, Levy has devoted many decades of experience to observing the night sky. Over the years he has located over 300 deep sky objects, of which more than 100 "best and brightest" are featured in this book. Levy offers a physical description and a discussion of each object's history and beauty, as well as a star atlas to aid in finding the objects. Proceeding from objects closest to our solar system to those farthest away, Levy gives readers an awe-inspiring glimpse into the structure of the cosmos.Complete with both color and black-and-white photos, plus many helpful illustrations, Deep Sky Objects is the ideal guide to the wonders of the universe for both experienced and novice star gazers.

Author: David H. Levy
ISBN-10: 1591023610
ISBN-13: 9781591023616
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2005
Pages: 362
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.08w x 0.76d

Review Citation(s):
Ingram Advance 11/01/2005 pg. 112
Booklist 11/15/2005 pg. 10
Science Books & Films 05/01/2006 pg. 119
Science Books & Films Best Bks 01/01/2007 pg. 4
Library Journal 11/28/2005