Csillagászati Katalógus

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List of key abbreviations and mosaic words used in astronomy and (astronomical) space exploration, their meanings and descriptions (where available in the source materials).

Data from the Messier Catalog, a catalog compiled by the French astronomer Charles Messier between 1758 and 1782, contains the brightest depth-of-field objects. These include open clusters, globular clusters, nebulae, and galaxies, and by mistake a double star was included (Messier 40).

Extracted, key entries from the NGC catalog. The NGC (New General Catalog) is the most common catalog of depth-of-field objects among amateur astronomers. The NGC catalog was compiled in the 1880s by J. L. E. Dreyer, largely based on earlier observations by William Herschel.

Astronomy textbook for beginners and advanced c. publication material. (Work of the Hungarian Astronomical Society, Thank you for the license! -> https://www.mcse.hu).

Queried (for Hungary) lunar phase data.

The data is displayed in a clear and easy-to-read format with free word search.