The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Astronomy, 4th Edition

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• 2011 Moon Calendar

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• Deep-Sky Companions: The Caldwell Objects

  For more than two centuries, amateur astronomers have earned their stripes by observing the 109 star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies cataloged by French comet hunter Charles Messier. Sir Patrick Moore has compiled a new list of 109 deep-sky delights, the Caldwell Catalog, which covers the entire celestial sphere. Stephen James O’Meara has observed all 109 [...]