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Tables of Contents for Deep-Sky Companions
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
vii
2
David H. Levy
Preface
ix
4
Acknowledgments
xiii
1 Charles Messier and his catalogue
1
8
DAVID H. LEVY
2 How to observe the Messier objects
9
16
3 The making of this book
25
14
4 The Messier objects
39
246
5 Some thoughts on Charles Messier
285
4
6 Twenty spectacular non-Messier objects
289
8
APPENDIX A Objects Messier could not find
297
2
APPENDIX B Messier marathons
299
2
APPENDIX C A quick guide to navigating the Coma-Virgo cluster
301
2
APPENDIX D Suggested reading
303