Deep-Sky Companions: The Messier Objects (Hardcover)

Foreword David H. Levy; 1. Charles Messier and his catalogue David H. Levy; 2. How to observe the Messier objects; 3. The making of this book; 4. The Messier objects by number; 5. Some thoughts on Charles Messier; 6. Twenty spectacular non-Messier objects; Appendix A. Objects Messier could not find; Appendix B. Messier marathons; Appendix C. A quick guide to navigating the Coma-Virgo cluster; Appendix D. Suggested reading; Index.