Spiral bound and printed in red-light friendly colors for use at a telescope, with color-coded symbols for easy recognition and identification, this is an all-purpose observing reference for all amateur observers. Written by experienced observer James Mullaney and illustrated by renowned celestial cartographer Wil Tirion, this is a magnificent 'celestial roadmap' to some of the finest deep-sky showpieces. Covering the entire sky from the North to the South Celestial Pole, and showing all 88 constellations, it is also a general sky atlas showing variable, double and multiple stars, and the Milky Way. It displays over 2500 of the most visually-attractive star clusters, nebulae and galaxies that were discovered by Sir William, Caroline and Sir John Herschel, and is a must-have for stargazers who want to explore these fascinating objects. It is now spiral bound, making it ideal for use at the telescope.This superb, all-purpose star atlas is the first of its kind devoted to observing the Herschel objects with binoculars and telescopes. This new edition features a clearer map of the Moon's surface, showing craters and features a second Moon map, mirror reversed for users of telescopes with star diagonals enhanced index charts showing the constellations more clearly and a new data table listing stars hosting planetary systems. The atlas also features constellation boundaries and the Milky Way, and lists objects that are interesting to observe. The clear, fullcolor maps show stars, clusters and galaxies visible with binoculars or a small telescope. This classic star atlas is ideal for both beginning astronomers and more experienced observers worldwide. #pdf #download #epub #kindle #ebook #audiobook #hardcover #amazon #mobi #ipad #android #read #unlimited #free #book It is now spiral bound, making it ideal for use at the telescope.
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