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A new collection of deep sky targets for the modern amateur astronomer was long overdue. The traditional catalogue of deep sky objects, i.e. that produced by Messier over 200 years ago, has become a victim of its own success. Those objects have now become far too well known, over-viewed, over-imaged and over-published. More importantly they have often resulted in more interesting objects being totally overlooked. It was time for a fresh approach. Spotting a gap in the market was Patrick Moore, presenter of BBC TV’s Sky at Night. Drawing on this almost unrivalled experience, he has produced his own 109 object catalogue (ignoring the Messier objects) stretching from virtually pole-to-pole. No matter where you live, northern or southern hemisphere, you will have your own Caldwell objects to observe. The vast majority of the objects in Patrick’s collection are eminently suitable for binocular observers. If you are wondering why they should be named Caldwell, the answer is that Patrick’s surname is actually Caldwell-Moore. It would have been too confusing to use Moore as that would have created another set of “M” objects. |
The BookThe 109 ObjectsPoster of all 109 ObjectSky Chart of all Objects |
Devised by Patrick MooreBook by David Ratledge109 Objects excluding all the Messier ObjectsOrdered by Declination – Pole to PoleObserve all 5° above your horizon or...Travel and see them allOver 100 visible in binoculars |
Crescent Nebula - Caldwell 27