Willmann-Bell Annals of the Deep Sky Volume 6

Volume 6: Chamaeleon, Circinus, Columba, Coma Berenices and Corona Australis.Annals of the Deep Sky: A Survey of Galactic and Extragalactic Objects Annals is by far the most up-to-date and comprehensive observing guide available today, featuring in-depth astrophysical profiles of the major stars and deep-sky objects by constellation. When completed, the series will cover all 88 constellations.“We developed Annals to enhance and cultivate the interest of the hundreds of thousands of amateur astronomers worldwide,” says Colorado-based science author Jeff Kanipe, who is writing the text for the new series. “Many of them actively observe with telescopes, while others prefer the comfort of the armchair, but both are driven by a sincere desire to understand the universe. Our goal is to provide extensive, noteworthy background into stars, clusters, nebulae, galaxies, and galaxy clusters - not just pithy descriptives of what they look like in a telescope. Some of the objects we profile, like t