Nebulae and how to observe them

Acknowledgments

1. Viewing the sky

Binoculars

Telescopes

Eyepieces

What's to see : stars, galaxies, nebulae

2. Becoming a deep sky observer

Finding a site

Staying warm

Car camping

Lots of stuff to take out (remembering it all)

3. Using a computer

Planetarium programs

Specialty programs

Note keeping

Laptop vs. desktop

Web sites

4. Fun night under the stars

Observing list

Getting ready to go

At the site

Back home

The trip to "Five Mile Meadow"

5. Improving your skills

Getting and staying dark-adapted

Learning to really observe

Get comfortable

Knowing the magnitude of an object in your telescope

Knowing the size of object in your telescope

Knowing orientation or position angle in your telescope

6. Nebulae knowledge

Emission nebulae

Reflection nebulae

Planetary nebulae

Dark nebulae

Supernova remnants

Wavelengths of light

Spectra

Filters - what they do and how to use them

7. Introduction to observations

8. Northern autumn (southern spring) nebulae

Nebulae in Andromeda

Aquarius nebulae

Cassiopeia nebulae

Cetus nebulae

Eridanus nebulae

Grus nebulae

Pegasus nebulae

Perseus nebulae

9. Northern spring (southern summer) nebulae

Auriga nebulae

Cancer nebulae

Canis major nebulae

Dorado nebulosity

Gemini nebulae

Lynx nebulosity

Monoceros nebulae

Orion nebulae

Puppis nebulosity

Pyxis nebulosity

Taurus nebulosity

Vela nebulosity

10. Northern spring (southern autumn) nebulae

Carina nebulosity

Centaurus nebulosity

Corvus nebulosity

Crux nebulosity

Hydra nebulosity

Musca nebulosity

Ursa major nebulae

Extragalactic nebulae in M 101

11. Northern spring (southern winter) nebulae

Aquila nebulae

Ara nebulae

Cepheus nebulae

Corona australis nebulae

Cygnus nebulae

Lyra nebulae

Ophiuchus nebulae

Sagittarius nebulosity

Scorpius nebulae

Vulpecula nebulae

12. Nebulae are just the start

Appendix

Index.