Exploring the Southern Sky
A Pictorial Atlas from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) - Including Supernova 1987 A and Halley's Comet
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On the occasion of its 25th anniversary the European Sou- thern Observatory (ESO), is publishing a selection from its photographic treasures of the southern skies: 90 colour and 147 black and white plates have been reproduced. Thirty maps make it easy to locate the objects shown. Part 1 is devoted to extragalactic phenomena. Part 2 deals with our Galaxy. Part 3contains the results from observations of minor bo- dies in the solar system(asteroids and comets with an em- phasis on the most beautiful Halley's comet photographs). The final part presents the Observatory itself.
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Exploring the Southern Sky, Svend Laustsen, Madsen, West
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- Released
- 1987
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- (Hardcover)
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- Title
- Exploring the Southern Sky
- Subtitle
- A Pictorial Atlas from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) - Including Supernova 1987 A and Halley's Comet
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Svend Laustsen, Madsen, West
- Released
- 1987
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 274
- ISBN10
- 3540177353
- ISBN13
- 9783540177357
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Science & Math, Space, Astronomy
- Rating
- 5 out of 5
- Description
- On the occasion of its 25th anniversary the European Sou- thern Observatory (ESO), is publishing a selection from its photographic treasures of the southern skies: 90 colour and 147 black and white plates have been reproduced. Thirty maps make it easy to locate the objects shown. Part 1 is devoted to extragalactic phenomena. Part 2 deals with our Galaxy. Part 3contains the results from observations of minor bo- dies in the solar system(asteroids and comets with an em- phasis on the most beautiful Halley's comet photographs). The final part presents the Observatory itself.