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The photographs in this book can be enjoyed without knowledge of their provenance, but readers who want to know more will find detailed documentation in the List of Plate Data on page 263. AGlossary (page 257 ff.) explains many of the astronomical terms in the text. Individual objects can be found easily with the help of the Indexes (page 271 ff.).

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Lausten, S., Madsen, C., West, R.M. (1987). A Guide to this Book. In: Exploring the Southern Sky. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61588-7_2

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