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The Messier Catalogue is a list of one hundred and ten galaxies, star clusters and nebulae, and includes many of the brightest and best-known objects in the sky. Amateur astronomers can challenge their abilities by attempting to find all the objects on the list in one night, and thus complete the Messier Marathon. This book contains over 90 easy-to-use star maps to guide the observer from one object to the next, and provides tips for a successful night of observing. The book also tells the story of the eighteenth-century astronomer, Charles Messier, and how he came to compile his extensive catalogue. This complete guide to the Messier Marathon will help the amateur astronomer to observe the Messier Objects throughout the year, using a small telescope or even a pair of binoculars.

Astronomy --- Galaxies --- Stars --- Nebulae --- Galactic nebulae --- Gaseous nebulae --- Nebulas --- Sidereal system --- Circumstellar matter --- Extragalactic nebulae --- Nebulae, Extragalactic --- Clusters --- Messier, Charles. --- 524.5 --- 524.5 Interstellar medium. Galactic nebulae --- Interstellar medium. Galactic nebulae

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This long-awaited graduate textbook, written by two pioneers of the field, is the first to provide a comprehensive introduction to the observations, theories and consequences of stellar winds. The rates of mass loss and the wind velocities are explained from basic physical principles. This book also includes chapters clearly explaining the formation and evolution of interstellar bubbles, and the effects of mass loss on the evolution of high- and low-mass stars. Each topic is introduced simply to explain the basic processes and then developed to provide a solid foundation for understanding current research. This authoritative textbook is designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate students and researchers seeking an understanding of stellar winds and, more generally, supersonic flows from astrophysical objects. It is based on courses taught in Europe and the US over the past twenty years and includes seventy problems (with answers) for coursework or self-study.

Stars --- Stellar winds. --- Mass loss (Astrophysics) --- Vents stellaires --- Perte de masse (Astrophysique) --- Mass loss (Astrophysics). --- Stellar winds --- Loss, Mass (Astrophysics) --- Astrophysics --- Masses --- Winds, Stellar --- Space plasmas --- Stellar activity --- Winds --- 524.5 --- 524.5 Interstellar medium. Galactic nebulae --- Interstellar medium. Galactic nebulae