Exploring the southern sky

Description:

On the occasion of its 25th anniversary the European Sou- thern Observatory (ESO), is publishing a selection from its photographic treasures of the southern skies: 90 colour and 147 black and white plates have been reproduced. Thirty maps make it easy to locate the objects shown. Part 1 is devoted to extragalactic phenomena. Part 2 deals with our Galaxy. Part 3contains the results from observations of minor bo- dies in the solar system(asteroids and comets with an em- phasis on the most beautiful Halley's comet photographs). The final part presents the Observatory itself.

subjects: Astronomy,  Atlases,  European Southern Observatory,  Southern sky (Astronomy),  Charts, diagrams,  Physics,  Physical geography,  Observations and Techniques Astronomy,  Astrophysics and Astroparticles,  Geophysics/Geodesy,  Stars