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The Cambridge star atlas / Wil Tirion.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011Edition: Fourth editionDescription: 1 online resource (1 atlas (vi, 90 pages)) : digital, PDF file(s)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780511740343 (ebook)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 523.80223 22
LOC classification:
  • G1000.2 .T4 2011
Online resources:
Contents:
The Moon -- Seasonal sky maps -- The Messier objects -- Star charts -- All-sky maps -- Exoplanets.
Summary: This classic star atlas is ideal for both beginning astronomers and more experienced observers worldwide. The clear, full-color maps show stars, clusters and galaxies visible with binoculars or a small telescope. The atlas also features constellation boundaries and the Milky Way, and lists objects that are interesting to observe. 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. It is now spiral bound, making it ideal for use at the telescope.
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The Moon -- Seasonal sky maps -- The Messier objects -- Star charts -- All-sky maps -- Exoplanets.

This classic star atlas is ideal for both beginning astronomers and more experienced observers worldwide. The clear, full-color maps show stars, clusters and galaxies visible with binoculars or a small telescope. The atlas also features constellation boundaries and the Milky Way, and lists objects that are interesting to observe. 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. It is now spiral bound, making it ideal for use at the telescope.

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