Nebulae and How to Observe Them

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Steven Coe Phoenix, AZ 85022 Stevecoe@ngcic.org Cover illustration: The Sword of Orion with Takahashi refractor.Courtesy of Jon Christensen. Library of Congress Control Number: 2006926453 ISBN-10: 1-84628-482-1 ISBN-13: 978-1-84628-482-3 Printed on acid-free paper. © 2007 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 springer.com
Acknowledgments This book is dedicated to the two groups of people who have supported me without hesitation in observing the sky and writing about my adventures. First is my family. Fred Rainey, my grandfather, was the first to show me the sky as I learned a few stars and constellations when we were out fishing in the early morning hours, during my childhood. Linda Ross, my wife, has provided me the time to enjoy the Universe and the quiet I needed to enter it into the computer. Without her love and devotion I could not have completed one book, much less two. Her sister Laura Ross and my brother-in-law Bob Lambert provided me some time at their cabin so that I could put it all together and create a coherent manuscript out of the mounds of notes that I had written at the eyepiece. Much of the rest of my extended family: Audrey, Judy and Matt, Meghan, McKenzie, Ashley and Kevin all asked how the book was going and were willing to listen as I went on about my progress. Well, it is done! The second group is the Saguaro Astronomy Club members who have been my observing buddies for many years. A.J. Crayon, David Fredericksen, Curt Taylor, Rich Walker, Tom and Jennifer Polakis, Pierre Schwaar, Bob Erdmann, George deLange, Chris and Dawn Schur, Matt Luttinen, Thad Robosson, Rick Rotramel, Paul Lind and many others have been out in the dark with me, for decades in many cases. They have been generous enough to allow me to direct the observing for a while when I needed observations.We have shared victories at finding a faint object that none of us had seen before and defeats when giving up the chase after half an hour of observing blank sky. I believe that it made us stronger and cemented our friendship. I appreciate all of you Steve Coe Acknowledgments v
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Page 6 and 7: Contents Acknowledgments . . . . .
Page 8 and 9: Sagittarius Nebulosity . . . . . .
Page 10 and 11: Viewing the Sky 2 First is ease of
Page 12 and 13: Viewing the Sky 4 My large telescop
Page 14 and 15: Viewing the Sky 6 Those two telesco
Page 16 and 17: Viewing the Sky 8 • Ghost images
Page 18 and 19: Viewing the Sky 10 Along with eyepi
Page 20 and 21: Viewing the Sky 12 Fredericksen, an
Page 22 and 23: Becoming a Deep Sky Observer 14 Cha
Page 24 and 25: Becoming a Deep Sky Observer 16 Jim
Page 26 and 27: Becoming a Deep Sky Observer 18 era
Page 28 and 29: Using a Computer 20 Chapter 3 Using
Page 30 and 31: Using a Computer 22 Web Sites It is
Page 32 and 33: A Fun Night Under the Stars 24 Afte
Page 34 and 35: A Fun Night Under the Stars 26 As w
Page 36 and 37: Improving your Skills 28 the comple
Page 38 and 39: Improving your Skills 30 Knowing th
Page 40 and 41: Nebula Knowledge 32 Chapter 6 Nebul
Page 42 and 43: Nebula Knowledge 34 and a small, ho
Page 44 and 45: Nebula Knowledge 36 than iron deman
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Page 50 and 51: Northern Autumn Nebulae 42 Chapter
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Northern Autumn Nebulae 46 This ima
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Northern Autumn Nebulae 50 Image of
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Northern Autumn Nebulae 52 Grus Neb
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Northern Autumn Nebulae 54 This is
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Northern Autumn Nebulae 56 NGC 1624
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Northern Winter Nebulae 58 Chapter
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Northern Winter Nebulae 60 IC 2149
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Northern Winter Nebulae 62 This ima
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Northern Winter Nebulae 64 discover
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Northern Winter Nebulae 68 IC 443 S
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Northern Winter Nebulae 70 Monocero
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Northern Winter Nebulae 72 NGC 2261
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Northern Winter Nebulae 74 the sky
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Northern Winter Nebulae 82 M 45 CL+
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Northern Winter Nebulae 84 NGC 3132
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Northern Spring Nebulae 86 Chapter
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Northern Spring Nebulae 88 Using th
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Northern Spring Nebulae 90 tary neb
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Northern Spring Nebulae 92 they cou
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Northern Spring Nebulae 94 lished a
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Northern Spring Nebulae 96 This dar
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Northern Spring Nebulae 98 With A.J
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Northern Summer Nebulae 100 This im
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Northern Summer Nebulae 102 Ara Neb
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Northern Summer Nebulae 104 IC 1396
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Northern Summer Nebulae 106 Cygnus
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Northern Summer Nebulae 110 With th
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Northern Summer Nebulae 112 Ophiuch
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Northern Summer Nebulae 118 area is
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Northern Summer Nebulae 120 Vulpecu
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Nebulae are Just the Start 122 Chap
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Index Abell 21 69 Abell 31 61 Abell
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