                     THE L.F.K. MESSIER OBSERVER'S GUIDE
                                 VERSION 2.0

          IS  AN ASTRONOMICAL  SHAREWARE PROGRAM  THAT IS DESIGNED  TO 
          SHOW  THE BUDDING SKYGAZER  WHERE TO FIND  SOME  OF THE MOST
          FAMOUS TELESCOPIC OBJECTS  IN THE UNIVERSE.  VERSION 2.0 HAS
          THE FIRST  50 MESSIER OBJECTS  SHOWN IN GRAPHICAL FORM  WITH
          EACH DISPLAY SHOWING THE CONSTELLATION IT APPEARS IN,  AS IT 
          WOULD BE SEEN BY THE NAKED EYE,  ALONG WITH  A  SMALL  ARROW  
          THAT SHOWS  THE MESSIER OBJECTS  APPROXIMATE POSITION  AMONG 
          THE STARS. THE OBJECTS COORDINATES, AS WELL AS, ITS DISCRIP- 
          TION,  TYPE OF OBJECT,  CONSTELLATION,  CATALOG NUMBER   AND  
          BRIGHTNESS  IS INCLUDED.   A SPECIAL INSET   IN EACH DISPLAY 
          SHOWS THE OBJECT AS IT WOULD APPEAR IN A TELESCOPE OR BINOC- 
          ULARS,  ALONG WITH A RECOMMENDED  MAGNIFICATION  FOR OBSERV- 
          ING. A VGA DISPLAY IS REQUIRED. A HARD DRIVE IS RECOMMENDED, 
          FOR V2.0.  THE OPERATOR CAN MOVE BACKWARD, FORWARD, JUMP TO, 
          SEARCH OR AUTOMATE  THE SCREEN DISPLAYS. A MOUSE IS SUPPORT-
          ED. A 286, OR BETTER, PROCESSOR IS ALSO REQUIRED.  THIS PRO-
          GRAM  IS A MUST  FOR ANY ASTRONOMICAL LIBRARY.  USE FILENAME  
          MOG2.ZIP  FOR UPLOADING TO A BBS.
