The Observer’s Sky Atlas

The Observer’s Sky Atlas
ISBN-10
1475731191
ISBN-13
9781475731194
Category
Science
Language
English
Published
1999-05-12
Publisher
Springer
Author
Erich Karkoschka

Description

Equally useful for the beginning observer and for the old hand, this 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 1,000 objects that takes into account the far-reaching measurements of the Hipparcos Satellite published in 1997 - tables of predicted separations of binary stars until the year 2015. The Observers Sky Atlas is an indispensable and handy companion for every observer.

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