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Curiosities of the Sky

by Garrett P. Serviss

Contents

PREFACE
CURIOSITIES OF THE SKY
I. The Windows of Absolute Night
II. Star-Clouds, Star-Clusters, and Star-Streams
III. Stellar Migrations
IV. The Passing of the Constellations
V. Conflagrations in the Heavens
VI. Explosive and Whirling Nebulæ
VII. The Banners of the Sun
VIII. The Zodiacal Light Mystery
IX. Marvels of the Aurora
X. Strange Adventures of Comets
XI. Meteors, Fire-Balls, and Meteorites
XII. The Wrecking of the Moon
XIII. The Great Mars Problem
XIV. The Riddle of the Asteroids
Illustration:

Great spiral nebula in Andromeda

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Great spiral nebula in Andromeda
The Milky Way
Star-cluster in Hercules
Great southern star-cluster, Omega Centauri
The Pleiades
The “Great Dipper”
Cassiopeia
The “Northern Crown”
The “Southern Cross”
Chart showing location of Tycho’s star, 1572, and Nova Persei of 1901
Nova Persei, with its nebular rings
Lord Rosse’s nebula
Wonderful spiral in triangulum
Spiral in Ursa Major
Nebula in Cetus
The Orion nebula