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Additional Website Resources
International Supernovae Network. The network endeavors to help contacts and share information among supernovae enthusiasts both amateurs and astronomers worldwide. www.supernovae. net/isn.htm. List of supernovae pages on the web: A comprehensive, categorized list of supernovae and super- novae remnant web pages and resources. rsd-www.nrl.navy.mil/7212/montes/sne.html. Index
B D Baade’s window , 9, 148 Dark energy , 23, 235 Barnard, E.E. , 29 Dark lanes , 107, 116, 139, 141 Barnard’s dark nebulae , 24, 47–48 Dark matter , 3, 4, 23, 61, 113, 114, 235 Barnard’s loop , 46, 81 Dark nebulae , 45, 56, 65 Barnard’s nebula (NGC 7662) , 48, 116, De Mairan’s Nebula (M43) , 81, 84–85 216, 217 Diffuse nebula , 6, 7, 17, 24, 40, 75–106 Barred galaxy , 9, 181, 192 Dumbbell Nebula (M27) , 26, 27, Barred spiral , 154–156, 166, 180, 181, 207, 229 191, 195 Dust , 8, 9, 48 Big bang , 1, 2, 6, 14, 19, 233, 234 Dust belts , 7, 8, 24, 27, 40, 45, 46, 50, Bipolar planetary nebula , 209, 211, 217–221 57, 59, 153–202 Black eye galaxy (M64) , 163, 176–180 Dwarf star , 17, 18, 20, 53, 205, 206, 213 Bok globules , 21, 43, 54, 55, 69 Brown dwarf , 22, 51, 53, 216, 219 E Eagle nebula , 77, 88–90, 92, 103 C Edge-on galaxy , 166, 172, 199 Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy , 135 EGG , 51, 88, 91 CCD Einstein , 9 imaging , 25 Elliptical galaxy , 114, 156–158, 184 video camera , 38–39, 42, 43, 57, 122, 123, Eskimo nebula , 211, 212, 224 159, 165, 169, 183, 212 European Southern Observatory (ESO) , Centaurus A , 157–159, 200 157, 175, 176, 183, 184 Chandrasekhar limit , 19, 207 Christmas tree cluster (NGC 2264) , 54, 100 Cosmic microwave background , 49, 234 F Crab nebula (M1) , 18, 26, 79, 92–94, 223 Filters , 32, 36–37, 41, 50, 66, 74, 80–82, 91, Creation of elements , 14, 15, 18, 19, 206 99, 105, 121–123, 165, 211, 219 Cygnus rift , 57–58 Fish mouth , 82, 84, 85
241 242 Index
G Leviathan of Parsonstown , 11, 117 Galactic core , 4, 8, 9, 15, 51, 58, 60, 87, 112, Life cycles of stars , 15 113, 116, 163, 167, 180 Little dumbbell nebula (M27) , Galactic halo , 15, 23, 40, 48, 165, 174, 180, 217–222 186, 201 Galaxies , 1, 23, 45, 108, 153–202, 207, 234 Globular cluster , 5, 9, 12, 15, 25, 28, 29, 39, M 67–69, 97, 107–117, 120, 121, Main sequence , 16, 51, 206 123–132, 134–141, 148, 157 Markham, H. C. , 118, 119 Gravitational lensing , 3, 9, 23 Martian polar caps , 24 Great cluster in Hercules (M13) , 118 Messier (M) 2 , 137–139 Great galaxy in Andromeda (M31) , 109 Messier (M) 4 , 130–132 Great nebula in Orion , 27, 54, 77, 81, 83, 98 Messier (M) 10 , 139–140 Great rift , 8, 57–61 Messier (M) 15 , 132–134 Messier (M) 22 , 127–130 Messier (M) 52 , 124–125 H Messier (M) 64 , 176–180 Helium ash , 17, 204 Messier (M) 77 , 185–188 Herschel, W. , 10, 11, 137, 166, 203 Messier (M) 79 , 135–136 Hoag’s object , 171, 172 Messier (M) 82 , 26, 40, 154, 157 Hogg, H.S. , 120, 121 Messier (M) 87 , 111, 164 Hooker telescope , 12 Milankovitch theory , 55 Horse and rider , 61, 68–70 Milky way , 4–9, 13, 15, 20, 23–25, 29, 39, Horsehead nebula (B33) , 45, 46, 66, 81, 88, 99 45–48, 50, 53–57, 59–61, 64, 68, 87, Hourglass nebula (MyCn18) , 209, 210, 219 108, 109, 111, 113–116, 122, 130, Hoyle, F. , 6 132, 134, 137, 141, 143, 146, 147, Hubble, E. , 12, 155 153, 154, 163, 164, 166, 167, 180, Hubble space telescope , 3, 28, 55, 88, 91, 93, 191, 192, 204, 235 95, 110, 122, 205, 209, 213, 214 Molecular hydrogen , 13, 25, 40, 51, 53, 75, Hubble tuning fork , 160, 161 160, 162, 205, 207 Huygenian region , 82, 84, 98
N I Neptune , 24, 203 Illuminated nebula , 5, 7, 21, 36, 45, 46, 48, Neutron star , 18, 19, 79, 93 53, 54, 76, 77, 79–81, 86, 88, 90, 92, NGC 253 , 40, 163, 180–182, 189 96–97, 103, 206 NGC 613 , 175–177, 190 Image intensifier , 26, 35, 37–39, 41, 42, 57, NGC 891 , 8, 40, 50, 166–170, 58, 77, 81, 83, 84, 90, 91, 93, 122, 123, 190, 201 143, 159, 165, 167, 174, 178, 212, 213, NGC 1068 , 185–188, 191 215, 221, 236 NGC 1097 (M77) , 160, 181–186, 191 Ink spot, the (B86) , 63, 64 NGC 1535 , 215–216, 222 Intergalactic wanderer , 114, 143 NGC 1850 , 108, 122 Interstellar medium , 6, 7, 10–13, 48–55, 59, NGC 3603 , 21 75, 79, 88, 117, 121, 153, 157 NGC 5866 , 164, 169–170, 201 Irregular galaxy , 8, 114 NGC 7331 , 174–176, 202 NGC 7662 (Barnard’s nebula) , 217 Nova , 19, 20, 36 J Jupiter , 53, 225 O Omega Centauri (NGC 5139) , 113, 142, L 145, 150, 157 Lagoon nebula (M8) , 5, 25, 26, 90, 103 Omega nebula (M17) , 26, 27, 76, 77, Lenticular galaxy , 169 86–88, 103 Index 243
Open cluster , 25, 53, 58, 64, 66, 67, 76, 79, 88, S 99, 100, 103, 106, 107, 109–112, 117, Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy , 55, 150 119, 121, 124, 125, 139, 142–144, 148, Seyfert galaxy , 160, 181, 185, 192 150, 152 Shapley, H. , 113, 120 Snake nebula (B72) , 62–63, 69 Sombrero galaxy (M104) , 26, 27, 170–172, 199 P Spiral galaxy , 75, 163, 180 Pease one , 134 Star clusters , 5, 9, 24, 25, 39, 45, 52, 53, 74, Peculiar galaxy , 40, 154, 156, 158, 159, 234 75, 82, 86, 88, 90, 107–152 Periodic table of the elements , 15, 205 Supergiant , 17, 18, 50, 91, 204, 205 Pillars of creation , 21, 88 Supernova , 18–20, 22, 24, 27, 36, 90, 92–95, Pinwheel galaxy (M33) , 26, 27, 162, 164, 190 98, 101, 104, 108, 208, 223, 226 Pipe nebula , 45, 46, 60–62, 68–70 Planetary nebulae , 7, 17, 22, 24, 25, 36, 40, 45, 50, 92, 134, 203–231 T Population I stars , 13–16, 18, 21, 111, 112, Telescopes and accessories , 32–36 122, 124, 161, 162, 204, 206 Theory of relativity, general , 9 Population II stars , 9, 14–16, 39, 108, Trapezium , 82–84 111–113, 116, 117, 122, 123, 160, 161 Trifid nebula (M20) , 5, 90–92, 101, 102 Propeller lanes , 12, 25, 29, 117, 146 Protostar , 21, 51–54, 87, 88 Pulsar , 19, 93–95, 115, 223 U UHC filter , 36, 165 Ultrablock filter , 36 R Uranus , 203 Reflector, N. , 26, 34, 42 Refractor , 12, 34, 118 Richest field telescope , 33 W Ricker III, H.H. , 121 Whirlpool galaxy (M57) , 12, 130, 164, 200 Ring nebula (M57) , 208, 213–215, 224, 228 White dwarf , 17, 18, 20, 205, 206 Rosette nebula , 77, 78, 87 Wild duck cluster (M11) , 124, 125 Rosse, Lord , 11, 12, 117–119, 130, 154, 214 Wolf-Rayet star , 104, 207, 208, 226