Foreword 6(2) Leif J. Robinson Preface 8(2) Acknowledgments 10(1) Galaxies and clusters and stars --- oh my! 11(15) Number, please 26(5) Tools of the astronomer 31(16) Lost in space 47(8) For the record 55(6) An extragalactic spring break 61(41) Summers galactic getaway 102(43) Falling for galaxies 145(35) A winter deep-sky wonderland 180(88) APPENDIXES The Constellations 212(2) The Greek Alphabet 214(1) Deep-Sky Objects 215(7) Bibliography 222(2) Useful Addresses 224(3) The Messier Catalogue 227(4) Sky Atlas 231(37) Index 268
