{"product_id":"deep-sky-wonders-a-tour-of-the-universe-with-sky-and-telescopes-sue-french","title":"Deep-Sky Wonders: A Tour of the Universe with Sky and Telescope's Sue French","description":"\u003cp\u003eA new collection from Sky and Telescope's popular columnist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSue French's elegant, informative monthly columns in Sky and 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 and earned bestseller sales.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeep-Sky Wonders is a welcome expansion of that winning format. A new collection of the best of French's \"Deep-Sky Wonders\" columns, the book is organized by season and subdivided into months, offering readers a total of 100 in-depth tours of the deep sky with enduring relevance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Full-colour photographs and detailed sketches of each tour\u003cbr\u003e* Descriptions of double and variable stars, star clusters, nebulae, galaxies and exotics\u003cbr\u003e* Historical and scientific background of particular interest\u003cbr\u003e* A tabular listing of the deep-sky sights\u003cbr\u003e* Colour charts showing the position of each target in the night sky\u003cbr\u003e* An index to all of the deep-sky objects covered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeep-Sky Wonders also features a variety of challenging objects that encourage observers to test the limits of their equipment and skills. Fragments of poetry and 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuitable for beginning and intermediate small-scope astronomers as well as large-scope viewers and astrophotographers, this book will be greeted enthusiastically by all Sky and Telescope readers, especially French's many fans. It is also an outstanding introduction to deep-sky viewing for novice observers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Firefly Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45074935316680,"sku":"BKHC20843907","price":27.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0643\/2034\/0168\/files\/Deep-Sky_Wonders.jpg?v=1777835271","url":"https:\/\/theblossomingbookshop.com\/products\/deep-sky-wonders-a-tour-of-the-universe-with-sky-and-telescopes-sue-french","provider":"The Blossoming Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}