
interstellarum Deep Sky Guide Field Edition
Cambridge University Press
Published on 18. October 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
264 pages
978-1-108-45385-1 (ISBN)
Description
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! This Field Edition is produced using waterproof materials.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 289 mm
Width: 286 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
1286 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-45385-1 (9781108453851)
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Persons
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.
Content
Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Key maps; List of catalog abbreviations; Map charts; Index of deep-sky objects.