The interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas set a new high standard for modern celestial cartography. The same team now presents the interstellarum Deep Sky Guide, its unique observing companion. Taking an intuitive visual approach, for each spread of the Atlas, the Guide focuses on carefully selected objects, either as colored composite POSS plates or through the authors' own eyepiece sketches. They allow you to estimate the visibility of features in the telescope while planning observations. Stars and other objects in the vicinity are highlighted, so they also serve as finder charts at night. An index map on each spread allows you to quickly find each object's location in the Atlas. The interstellarum Deep Sky Guide takes all the hassle out of preparing for observing sessions - there's no need to print star charts or photos. Simply grab your Atlas and your Guide, and go observe!
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Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Key maps; List of catalog abbreviations; Map charts; Index of deep-sky objects.
An innovative illustrated guide to around 2,500 deep-sky objects to accompany the well-received interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781108453134
Publisert
2018-10-18
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
1420 gr
Høyde
280 mm
Bredde
281 mm
Dybde
25 mm
Aldersnivå
U, G, 05, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Spiral
Antall sider
264

Biographical note

Ronald Stoyan is Senior Editor of Abenteuer Astronomie magazine, and the proprietor of the independent German publisher Oculum-Verlag, which specializes in amateur astronomy books. He has authored or co-authored twelve books on practical astronomy, including Atlas of the Messier Objects (Cambridge, 2008), The Cambridge Photographic Star Atlas (Cambridge, 2017), Atlas of Great Comets (Cambridge, 2015) and the interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas (Cambridge, 2014). Uwe Glahn has been an active deep sky observer for more than 25 years. With homemade telescopes of different sizes, he documents his results through classic sketches, which are published regularly in national and international magazines and books. His website, www.deepsky-visuell.de, records all of his results.