interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas: Desk Edition
Ronald Stoyan
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Description for interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas: Desk Edition
Spiral bound. A revolutionary deep sky atlas, designed for the visual observer, showing all deep sky objects according to their telescopic visibility. Num Pages: 264 pages, 150 maps 3 tables. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 282 x 281 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1400.
The interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas heralds a new era of celestial cartography. It is an innovative, practical tool to choose and find stars, star clusters, nebulae and galaxies. Usually, deep sky objects are shown with just a standard symbol in the star charts. This atlas is different: all objects are shown according to their actual visibility. Four main visibility classes separate out objects that can be seen through 4-, 8- and 12-inch telescopes. Within each visibility class, the objects are labeled in different type weights and using graduated shades and colors for the symbols - the bolder the label or ... Read more
The interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas heralds a new era of celestial cartography. It is an innovative, practical tool to choose and find stars, star clusters, nebulae and galaxies. Usually, deep sky objects are shown with just a standard symbol in the star charts. This atlas is different: all objects are shown according to their actual visibility. Four main visibility classes separate out objects that can be seen through 4-, 8- and 12-inch telescopes. Within each visibility class, the objects are labeled in different type weights and using graduated shades and colors for the symbols - the bolder the label or ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Spiralbound
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
1399g
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107503380
SKU
V9781107503380
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-3
About Ronald Stoyan
Ronald Stoyan is Editor-in-Chief of interstellarum, and the proprietor of the independent German publisher Oculum-Verlag, which specializes in amateur astronomy books. He is the founding director of the German deep sky organization 'Fachgruppe Deep Sky' and has authored or co-authored twelve books on practical astronomy, including Atlas of the Messier Objects, The Cambridge Photographic Star Atlas and the Atlas of ... Read more
Reviews for interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas: Desk Edition
'Co-authors Ronald Stoyan and Stephan Schurig have created a masterpiece - an atlas that not only plots thousands of stars and deep sky objects but also, through symbols and color codes and shading, shows their visibility through telescopes of various apertures. A perfect marriage between star atlas and observing guide, the interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas is a must-have for the ... Read more