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Intro; Acknowledgements; Contents; Part I: Background and Resources; Chapter 1: Introduction; The Remote Telescope Messier Imaging Project; The Advantages of Remote Imaging; The Messier Objects; Project Summary; How the book is organized; Knowledge Level; The Telescope Network used to Image the Messier Objects; Network Summary; The New Mexico Site; The California Site; The Spanish Site; The Australian Site; Using Planetarium Software to set the Location; The Geometry of the Earth and Sky; Location and Time; The Celestial Equator and the Zenith; The Meridian, Altitude and Azimuth; Declination
The Ecliptic, Equinoxes and Right AscensionThe First Point of Aries, Precession, Epochs and Local Sidereal Time; Practical Considerations; Plate-Solving; FITS and TIFF Images; Camera Position and Position Angle; Astronomical Considerations; Stellar Magnitudes; Spectral Types of Stars; Object Size; An Example Imaging Session using iTelescope.net; References and Databases; Chapter 2: Observatories and Telescopes; Telescope Summary; Spain; Messier Objects imaged using Spain A (T7); Messier Objects imaged using Spain B (T16); Messier Objects imaged using Spain C (T18); Australia
Messier Objects imaged using Siding Spring A (T8)Messier Objects imaged using Siding Spring B (T13); Messier Objects imaged using Telescope SSC (T17); Messier Objects imaged using Telescope SSD (T27); Messier Objects imaged using Telescope SSE (T31); Messier Objects imaged using Telescope SSF (T32); Messier Objects imaged by Telescope SSG (T33); United States - New Mexico and California; Messier Objects imaged using New Mexico A (T3); Messier Objects imaged using New Mexico B (T5); Messier Objects imaged using New Mexico C (T11); Messier Objects imaged using New Mexico D (T14)
Messier Objects imaged using New Mexico E (T20)Messier Objects imaged using New Mexico F (T21); Messier Objects imaged using California A (T24); Part II: The 110 Messier Objects - Images and Corresponding Data; Chapter 3: Messier 1 to Messier 36; Messier 1; Messier 2; Messier 3; Messier 4; Messier 5; Messier 6; Messier 7; Messier 8; Messier 9; Messier 10; Messier 11; Messier 12; Messier 13; Messier 14; Messier 15; Messier 16; Messier 17; Messier 18; Messier 19; Messier 20; Messier 21; Messier 22; Messier 23; Messier 24; Messier 25; Messier 26; Messier 27; Messier 28; Messier 29; Messier 30
Messier 31Messier 32; Messier 33; Messier 34; Messier 35; Messier 36; Chapter 4: Messier 37 to Messier 74; Messier 37; Messier 38; Messier 39; Messier 40; Messier 41; Messier 42; Messier 43; Messier 44; Messier 45; Messier 46; Messier 47; Messier 48; Messier 49; Messier 50; Messier 51; Messier 52; Messier 53; Messier 54; Messier 55; Messier 56; Messier 57; Messier 58; Messier 59; Messier 60; Messier 61; Messier 62; Messier 63; Messier 64; Messier 65; Messier 66; Messier 67; Messier 68; Messier 69; Messier 70; Messier 71; Messier 72; Messier 73; Messier 74; Chapter 5: Messier 75 to Messier 110
The Ecliptic, Equinoxes and Right AscensionThe First Point of Aries, Precession, Epochs and Local Sidereal Time; Practical Considerations; Plate-Solving; FITS and TIFF Images; Camera Position and Position Angle; Astronomical Considerations; Stellar Magnitudes; Spectral Types of Stars; Object Size; An Example Imaging Session using iTelescope.net; References and Databases; Chapter 2: Observatories and Telescopes; Telescope Summary; Spain; Messier Objects imaged using Spain A (T7); Messier Objects imaged using Spain B (T16); Messier Objects imaged using Spain C (T18); Australia
Messier Objects imaged using Siding Spring A (T8)Messier Objects imaged using Siding Spring B (T13); Messier Objects imaged using Telescope SSC (T17); Messier Objects imaged using Telescope SSD (T27); Messier Objects imaged using Telescope SSE (T31); Messier Objects imaged using Telescope SSF (T32); Messier Objects imaged by Telescope SSG (T33); United States - New Mexico and California; Messier Objects imaged using New Mexico A (T3); Messier Objects imaged using New Mexico B (T5); Messier Objects imaged using New Mexico C (T11); Messier Objects imaged using New Mexico D (T14)
Messier Objects imaged using New Mexico E (T20)Messier Objects imaged using New Mexico F (T21); Messier Objects imaged using California A (T24); Part II: The 110 Messier Objects - Images and Corresponding Data; Chapter 3: Messier 1 to Messier 36; Messier 1; Messier 2; Messier 3; Messier 4; Messier 5; Messier 6; Messier 7; Messier 8; Messier 9; Messier 10; Messier 11; Messier 12; Messier 13; Messier 14; Messier 15; Messier 16; Messier 17; Messier 18; Messier 19; Messier 20; Messier 21; Messier 22; Messier 23; Messier 24; Messier 25; Messier 26; Messier 27; Messier 28; Messier 29; Messier 30
Messier 31Messier 32; Messier 33; Messier 34; Messier 35; Messier 36; Chapter 4: Messier 37 to Messier 74; Messier 37; Messier 38; Messier 39; Messier 40; Messier 41; Messier 42; Messier 43; Messier 44; Messier 45; Messier 46; Messier 47; Messier 48; Messier 49; Messier 50; Messier 51; Messier 52; Messier 53; Messier 54; Messier 55; Messier 56; Messier 57; Messier 58; Messier 59; Messier 60; Messier 61; Messier 62; Messier 63; Messier 64; Messier 65; Messier 66; Messier 67; Messier 68; Messier 69; Messier 70; Messier 71; Messier 72; Messier 73; Messier 74; Chapter 5: Messier 75 to Messier 110