A fantastic comprehensive Audio & Paperback* Astronomy Books on the 110 Messier Objects. The Audio Book will immerse you into your views while using a telescope or binoculars. Listen as the narrator takes you on a journey to some of the most famous celestial objects in the sky. You will become more absorbed into the views as you listen to the interesting facts and history of these objects which are set to some beautiful spatial background music...all while never taking your eye from the view. Think about it... You were able to hunt down an elusive object or your revisiting a favorite. You turn on your audio player and now you can listen to all of the interesting history of this famous object you are viewing...while never taking your attention away from the eye piece. To hear facts, such as, "...You are looking at a stellar nursery where stars are born. Or, "...It contains only a dozen or so variable stars and is estimated to be 13.7 billion years old." Another example, "...there is enough dust/debris, in the nebula, to create 30-40k earths " And maybe this one will capture your attention... "It took the light you are looking at over 65 million years to reach your telescope. It left that object while dinosaurs were still roaming the Earth." Whether you're new to astronomy or revisiting some of your favorites, LISTENING will add a whole new dimension to your viewing session. * "Listen To The Stars" (Paper Back) is the accompaniment to the audio book. It is not required that you purchase both although each does compliment the other quite well. The paperback version is a complete book with facts, history and sketch pages for all 110 objects. The sketch pages, which are in Messier order, have space for recording pertinent information such as - Site, Weather, Moon, Scope, Eye Pieces, Mag., Constellation, Notes, etc. It even has a globe to record the sky area where the object was located. Accompanying the sketch pages are facts and history on each Messier along with Atlas Info, Charts, Viewing by Season, Constellation, Personal Notes and more. Will make a great reference book and a great display book when finished. "...Enjoy The Views" You will be happy to know that a portion of the proceeds will be going to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is the nation's first hospital devoted exclusively to the care of children. Since their start in 1855, CHOP has been the birthplace for many dramatic firsts in pediatric medicine. The Hospital has fostered medical discoveries and innovations that have improved pediatric healthcare and saved countless children's lives. Today, families facing complex conditions come to CHOP from all over the world, and their care and innovation has repeatedly earned them a spot on the U.S. News & World Report's Honor Roll of the nation's best children's hospitals