TY - BOOK AU - O'Meara,Stephen James TI - The Messier objects T2 - Deep-sky companions SN - 0521553326 AV - QB65 .O44 1998 U1 - 523.8 21 PY - 1998/// CY - New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Messier, Charles. KW - Astronomy KW - Charts, diagrams, etc KW - Observers' manuals KW - Galaxies KW - Nebulae KW - Stars KW - Clusters KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - sears N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-304) and index; Choice; Science Books & Films (A.A.A.S.); Adult; Follett Library Resources N2 - Presents illustrations and descriptions of 110 deep-sky curiosities observed and cataloged by eighteenth-century comet hunter Charles Messier, and includes a brief account of his life, as well as information about skywatching methods and equipment ER -