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The Astronomer's
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In 1781,
French astronomer Charles Messier listed 110 of the most
beautiful objects available to amateur observers and their
telescopes. Messier was a comet hunter, and his purpose was
to provide a list of previously discovered objects that were
not comets. Instead, the Messier Catalog marked the start of
a new era of deep-sky astronomy, and the tradition of
observing the galaxies, clusters, and nebulae on Messier’s
list is still alive today.
The Messier
Club sponsored by the Astronomical League is the premier
observing project for amateur astronomers. This book will
provide you with an easy way to log your Messier
observations, and will make it easy for you to keep track of
your progress as you work your way through the program. In
the end, this book will become a valuable reference tool for
you, and make it easy for you to submit your observations
for certification upon completion of the program.
The Astronomer's Messier
Journal is a book that any amateur astronomer pursuing
Messier Club Certification will benefit from.
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| Description:
The Astronomer's Messier Journal
is an 8.5x11 inch soft cover, spiral-bound book with many
attractive features.
The Messier Journal
consists of 55 log pages containing 2 of the 110 objects on the
Messier List on each page. The Messier objects are
listed in order by number.
Each listing is already filled
in with the essential information on each
object, including NGC Number, Right Ascension and
Declination, Visual Magnitude, the Type of Object, and the
Constellation in which it can be located. There is also a
reference image of each object, as well as a constellation map
to help you find the object. Right Ascension and
Declination have been updated to Epoch 2000. There is plenty
of space in each entry to be filled in by the user with a
brief description of the object when it is observed.
Each page is printed on
heavyweight paper to minimize “see through” characteristics,
contains defined fields of entry, and provides generous space
for the observer's notes and additional information on the
object.
We all know
the virtues of writing down what you see and keeping accurate
records. The Astronomer's Messier Journal makes it that
much easier to successfully complete the Messier Club in
an organized and economical way.
Clear skies! Good Observing!
Fight light pollution!
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The Astronomer's
Messier Journal
An Observing Log Book.
The 8.5x11 inch Journal has
an attractive cover as illustrated here,
plus pages to log your
Messier observations
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