Table of Contents

1. Galaxy classification; 2. Recent classification developments; 3. Production of the atlas; 4. The Atlas; 5. Physical galaxy morphology; 6. Epilogue; 7. Gérard de Vaucouleurs: a brief biography; 8. Appendix: basic data for atlas galaxies; 9. References; Index.

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New illustrated atlas on modern galaxy classification for astronomy researchers, students, and amateurs.

About the Author

Ronald J. Buta is Professor of Astronomy at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama. Harold G. Corwin, JR. is on the senior technical staff of the NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database at the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center, California Institute of Technology. Stephen C. Odewahn is a research scientist at the McDonald Observatory and Resident Astronomer of the Hobby-Eberly Telescope (HET), the University of Texas.

Reviews

'… an excellent reference manual for professionals and the serious amateur astronomer. … This superb up-to-date informative reference work is one that should be in the possession of any galaxy enthusiast and, of course, observatory technical libraries.' Astronomy Now

'The authors are to be congratulated for this effort ... this is a valuable contribution to the field [it] contains a wealth of information, and justifiably brings one of the major contributions of a great astronomer to the modern research community in a useful, and useable, form.' The Observatory

'This book provides a comprehensive and detailed study of the morphology of normal and nearby galaxies as classified by de Vaucouleurs. It brings the subject up to date with the latest thoughts on how to organise galaxies and includes images of more than 500 star systems grouped appropriately. … Overall, I recommend this book both to professional galaxy researchers and amateurs who love to hunt for 'faint fuzzies' and want to learn more about what they are observing through the eyepiece.' Sky and Telescope 2008

'Of course there are many atlases of galaxies in the market for the last 50 years, but most of them are out of print and nearly all are not up-to-date … this new galaxy atlas is a reference work for all astronomers as well as amateurs. It is not only 'another galaxy atlas', because it is a new way to show in which way galaxies are classified … a must for every library …' Reviews of Astronomical Tools

'In summary, this is a well produced and unique atlas of images illustrating the de Vaucouleurs galaxy classification system … serious galaxy observers should certainly consider purchasing it.' Journal of the British Astronomical Association