Amateur astronomers - particularly deep-sky observers - are always on
the lookout for new observing challenges. The Herschel Objects, and How
to Observe Them offers the exciting opportunity to retrace the steps of
the greatest visual observer and celestial explorer who ever lived. This
is a practical guide to locating and observing the most impressive of
Herschel's star clusters, nebulae and galaxies. There has never before
been an observer's book devoted to the Herschel objects. The US-based
Astronomical League has for several years sponsored a "Herschel Club",
reflecting the interest amateur astronomers have in this important but
less widely known listing. The Herschel Objects, and How to Observe Them
covers more than 600 of the brightest of the objects that Herschel saw,
with detailed descriptions and images of 150 to 200 of the very best for
viewing with amateur telescopes.