Sue French's elegant informative monthly columns in Sky & Telescope magazine have won this astronomy writer a passionate following among astronomy enthusiasts. In 2005 French published 60 of these columns in Celestial Sampler a book that garnered rave reviews & earned bestseller sales. Deep-Sky Wonders is a welcome expansion of that winning format. A new collection of the best of French's Deep-Sky Wonders A columns the book is organized by season & subdivided into months offering readers a total of 100 in-depth tours of the deep sky with enduring relevance. The book
Includes:: Full-colour photographs & detailed sketches of each tour; Descriptions of double & variable stars star clusters nebulae galaxies & exotics; Historical & scientific background of particular interest; A tabular listing of the deep-sky sights; Colour charts showing the position of each target in the night sky; An index to all of the deep-sky objects covered. Deep-Sky Wonders also features a variety of challenging objects that encourage observers to test the limits of their equipment & skills. Fragments of poetry & prose enliven the text while each tour illuminates little-known seasonal wonders that lie off the beaten path. From a January journey down the celestial river Eridanus to an autumnal visit to the den of Vulpecula the Little Fox French brings the wonders of the sky to life. Suitable for beginning & intermediate small-scope astronomers as well as large-scope viewers & astrophotographers this book will be greeted enthusiastically by all Sky & Telescope readers especially French's many fans. It is also an outstanding introduction to deep-sky viewing for novice observers."