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 of retracing the steps of the greatest visual observer and celestial explorer that
ever lived. This is a practical guide to seeing the most impressive of Herschel¿s star clusters
nebulae and galaxies. There has never been ¿ and as of the time of submitting this proposal
there still isn¿t ¿ 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.
