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Atlas 2000.0 Companion, 2nd Edition, Strong and Sinnott
This essential reference features an alphabetical listing of every deep-sky
object - 2,700 in all - plotted in Sky Atlas 2000.0, 2nd Edition. Its main
section lists each star cluster, nebula, and galaxy by name,
includes descriptive remarks by well-known observers,and cross-references
them to their chart numbers. A second section tabulates the objects and
their properties bychart number. Both sections provide coordinates, object
type, constellation, and apparent magnitude. With its comprehensive guide
belongs, together with Sky Atlas 2000.0 itself, on every astronomer's bookshelf.
The
Sky, a user's guide, David Levy . An ideal book for beginning astronomy,
a non-technical guide to the night sky, full of practical hints. 300 pages
with over 80 illustrations. Paperback.
Sky
Atlas 2000.0 2nd Edition The standard against which all other star
atlases are measured, this best-selling atlas has been completely revised
and updated! Each version of Sky Atlas 2000.0 contains 26 charts covering
the whole sky and showing 81,312 single, multiple, and variable stars of
magnitude 8.5 and brighter and 2,700 deep-sky objects. Includes close-up
charts of such areas as the celestial poles and the Virgo-Coma galaxy region,
as well as an acetate coordinate-grid overlay for determining accurate
positions. A must for any stargazer!
Sky Atlas 2000.0 Desk Edition Tirion The
Desk Edition shows black stars on a white background . Otherwise identical
to the Field Edition.
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Sky Atlas 2000.0 Field Edition
Tirion. This
edition features 27 loose-leaf charts printed with white stars on a black
background. No colour coding is used for for non-stellar objects.
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Sky Atlas 2000.0 Deluxe, 2nd Edition, Tirion.
Latest edition to this famous set of star charts, suitable for beginners
to advanced astronomers. Stars are black, while deep-sky objects are color-coded
by type for easy identification. Fold out charts in a 12 by 16 inch book
(charts unfold to 21 by 16 inches), spiralbound.The Sky Atlas Deluxe is
spiral bound in this attractive plastic cover. New section include Close
up of Coma Virgo cluster and Celestial Poles. Includes Acetate overlays.
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Sky Atlas 2000.0 Deluxe Chart Carrier.
Finally,
a convenient way to carry your bulky Sky Atlas 2000.0 charts. The S&T
Chart
Carrier can hold any S&T Sky Atlas (even the full-color, laminated
deluxe version), and its clever design lets you keep your charts under
a dew-proof protective plastic layer as you observe. It even has a place
for your pens and pencils, as well as a Velcro pouch for a cell phone,
small notepad, or your favorite eyepiece.
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Solar Astronomy Handbook, Beck, Hilbrecht
et al. This book is not so much about the Sun, but about the opportunities
for amateur astronomers to observe the Sun. Compared with other areas of
astronomy solar observing has a number of advantages:
Observation can be carried out during the day.
You do not have to stay up all night and arrive at work the next day exhausted!
There is an abundance of light. Unlike "Deep Sky" astronomy you actually
have to discard much of the light reaching your telescope. You can
set up your observatory in your own backyard - even in the city -there
is no need to escape light pollution at remote locations. Observations
can be made practically every clear day and some simple programs like sunspot
counts can be done in just a few minutes. You do not need a monster
telescope, even a small telescope will show an amazing amount of detail.
The view is constantly changing, the Sun's appearance has never been, nor
will it ever be exactly the same as today.
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The Southern Sky Guide, 2nd Edition
David Ellyard and Wil Tirion, Explore the heavens from "down under"
and see what you've been missing if you live north of the equator. Included
are star maps for the entire year, explanations of the constellations,
planet positions through 2010, and lunar maps. 100 pages pb.
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Star
Clusters
This book covers, in just under 500 pages, star
clusters, globular clusters, asterisms and other objects that have been
misidentified as such. It is both a descriptive text of the historical
study and astrophysics of some the youngest (open clusters) and oldest
(globular clusters) objects that populate the Universe along with the most
up-to-date catalog of these objects in existence---an effort that has taken
more than a decade to complete. Over the last few hundred years many of
these objects have been repeatedly rediscovered and subsequently renamed,
misidentified as to their true nature, or given incorrect celestial coordinates.
Altogether there are 5,045 individual objects catalogued in this work that
have a total of 13,949 "alias" names‹on average, nearly 3 names for each
object. This work catalogs 2,017 clusters in the Milky Way or previously
misidentified as Milky Way clusters, including 151 globular clusters or
possible globular clusters, and 1547 open clusters or possible open clusters.
Also cataloged are clusters or objects misidentified as such in several
of the Local Group galaxies. This includes 2,025 objects in the Large Magellanic
Cloud, 419 objects in the Small Magellanic Cloud, 578 objects in the Andromeda
(M 31) galaxy and 6 objects in the Fornax Dwarf galaxy. An extensive Appendix
explains the origin of all object names and abbreviations and provides
detailed references to the original source material for all object discoveries.
In total there are 197 illustrations and 119 pages of extended notes on
objects that are either astrophysically or observationally of interest,
or have been especially troublesome to catalogers. The approach to developing
this catalog has involved a comprehensive survey of discovery documents,
visual reports from telescopic observers and personal inspection of the
great photographic surveys of the past century. Particular care has been
exercised to determine accurate positions across the entire catalog. Finally,
in addition to the chapters on the history and astrophysics of globular
and open clusters a chapter is devoted to the observation of these objects.
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Star Testing Astronomical Telescopes, Suiter.
The star test is a very simple way of determining the optical quality of
an astronomical telescope, and diagnosing specific aberrations. This book
shows how various telescope problems reveal themselves in a star test,
then how to fix many of them. 376 pp Hardcover.
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