The observer's sky atlas with 50 star charts covering the entire sky.: 2nd edition

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Springer Science & Business Media, 1999 - 130 páginas
The Observer's Sky Atlas contains star charts and information for all those who observe the night sky with unaided eyes, with binoculars, or with small telescopes, and also for those who just wish to look at constellations and interesting objects. Equally useful for the beginning observer and the old hand, the atlas presents:
-a short introduction into observing the sky and a thorough description of the star charts and tables
- clearly arranged charts of all the stars visible with the unaided eye (up to 6th magnitude)
- enlarged chart sections for binocular observation, highlighting 250 interesting nebulae, galaxies, and stellar clusters (to magnitude 9)
- a catalog of more than 1000 objects that takes into account the far-reaching measurements of Hipparcos Satellite published in 1997
- tables of predicted separations of binary stars until the year 2015
The Observer's Sky Atlas is an indispensable and handy companion for every observer. It has appeared in four languages.
From reviews of the first edition:
, .." the most informative little sky guide in the business"
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Explanatory Notes
1
Catalogs
2
Object Selection
3
Celestial Coordinates
5
Precession
6
Directions in the Sky
7
Designations
9
Adaption of the Eye
11
Arrangement of Charts
22
Northern Sky
24
Equator Ecliptic
50
Southern Sky
98
Appendix
116
Brightest Stars
117
Calendar 19992008
118
Nebula Numbers
120

Color
13
Luminosity
14
Binaries
15
Variable Stars
16
Nebulae
17
Further Reading
19
Catalog Headings
21
Nebula Names
121
Star Names
122
Constellations
124
Glossary
126
Mean and Extreme Values
128
Key to the Star Charts
129
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