THE L.F.K. MESSIER OBSERVER'S GUIDE
                                 VERSION 1.0

          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 1.0 HAS
          THE FIRST  25 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, 
          THOUGH NOT REQUIRED,  FOR V1.0.  THE OPERATOR CAN MOVE BACK- 
          WARD, FORWARD,  JUMP TO, SEARCH OR AUTOMATE  THE SCREEN DIS- 
          PLAYS.  A MOUSE IS SUPPORTED. A 286 ,OR BETTER, PROCESSOR IS 
          ALSO REQUIRED. THIS PROGRAM  IS A MUST  FOR ANY ASTRONOMICAL 
          LIBRARY. USE FILENAME  LFKSTARS.ZIP  FOR UPLOADING TO A BBS.