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[PhilCo126]

http://cometography....metography.html

[GeneT]

A lot of theology books. I have quite a few on the topics of astronomy. The past year I have been subscribing to electronic books on Kindle on my 10 inch Tablet. I like reading on the Tablet because I can adjust the type size, brightness and so on. If I use a book for reference, I like to have a hard copy. If I am just going to read a book, I line the books on my Tablet. 

[TomCorbett]

"I cannot live without books."

--Thomas Jefferson

 

Go on--buy a wall sign and hang it up amidst your bookcases.

 

http://www.amazon.co...s/dp/B004ZZ1BSQ

 

...Bob

[LB16europe]

Another famous quote: "When I get a little money, I buy books; and if any is left, I buy food and clothes", by Erasmus of Rotterdam. It would be very difficult to live by that principle, indeed!

Bookshelf space has become seriously limited for me, so I'm forced to really mull over any book purchase these days. In order to make room for new books, sometimes I get rid of older ones that I don't want any more by leaving them on a street bench or by slipping them among other books of my local municipal library (which doesn't accept donations), hoping that somebody would read them. I have a bit of everything in my personal library, and a big portion of it is a decent collection of astronomy books.

Thanks to second-hand online bookstores such as Abe or Waterstones, access to foreign-language cheap used books in good condition has become very easy. I buy way more second-hand books than new ones.

As for e-books and kindles, I'm not interested in them. There's something unique about holding the physical thing and something beautiful about a bookshelf full of books. Besides, it's been scientifically proved that readers remember printed books much better than electronic ones.

Edited by LB16europe, 17 February 2015 - 04:40 PM.

[faackanders2]

Most of my books have lots of pictures.  I usually read all the picture captions first, and tehn go back and read the book.

[faackanders2]

Most of my books have lots of pictures.  I usually read all the picture captions first, and tehn go back and read the book.

On a personal side almost all books purchase in last 10 years were astronomy related.

 

20+ years ago almost all the books I purchased were aircraft/aerospace related.

[LB16europe]

 

Most of my books have lots of pictures.  I usually read all the picture captions first, and tehn go back and read the book.

On a personal side almost all books purchase in last 10 years were astronomy related.

 

20+ years ago almost all the books I purchased were aircraft/aerospace related.

 

I'm glad to see that we have similar interests: aviation and astronomy.

[Rick Woods]

Don't forget astronomy!

[PhilCo126]

By Dr Stefan Hughes:

 

Catchers of the Light  :   Preview  http://www.catcherso...ntroduction.pdf

 

The Ages of Astrophotography

[starquake]

I usually buy books about general observing, cosmology and astrophysics. I'm also collecting antiquities but my funds are very limited, so that's the minority.

 

Here's a simple list of my astronomy-related books, it's not complete, about 40 titles are missing because I'm a lazy guy. http://magictron.com/ba/books.cgi

[PhilCo126]

Recently: Galactic Encounters - Our Majestic and Evolving Star-system From the Big Bang to Time's End

by William Sheehan & Christopher Conselice (Springer - 385 pages - a good read ! )

[Mike E.]

Most books I buy are vintage and of a technical nature, and I love old astronomy books of course.

 

On another thread awhile back, which I can't seem to locate, I mentioned a 300 year old astro related book that has been in my family for a long time. It was kept with other books which I was not allowed to touch when I was young. All but forgotten in safe storage, these books came to me after my mother passed away at age 96.  

 

Thought it might be of interest, and especially to Mr.Townsend,  the book is titled........

 

" Astro - Theology "  by  W. Derham  dated: 1715

 

There are several Astronomical charts which have survived, still intact; here are some photos.  

 

 

Edit: I found that the book (minus charts) has been digitized and is available to read on Wikipedia, along with information about the life of William Derham and his discovery of several star clusters.

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[Rick Woods]

That is WAY too cool!

[desertstars]

That's a "Wow!"

[Dinosour23]

Looks like it was pulled out of Herschel's room hah:

 

http://4.bp.blogspot...ne_Herschel.jpg

[PhilCo126]

Awaiting the printed version... meanwhile a FREE eBook version of "" Scientific Instruments by Merz Munchen "" can be downloaded via this weblink:

http://ediss.sub.uni...issertation.pdf

[PhilCo126]

Some upcoming books:

The Muleskinner and the Stars: The Life and Times of Milton La Salle Humason
by Ronald Voller

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The Success Story of an Infrared Telescope - UKIRT
by John Davies

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Exploring the History of New Zealand Astronomy: Trials, Tribulations, Telescopes and Transits
by Wayne Orchiston

[drollere]

i have a large library, both astronomical (see here) and wide ranging in many other areas.

 

my criteria for acquiring a book are specific but hard to put into words: anything that seems to offer reliable knowledge or rewarding performance. my criteria for keeping a book is simply that it's unique of its kind. so i have burton's "anatomy of melancholy" and marquis' "archy and mehitabel" for the same reasons that i have partridge's "origins", guthrie's "history of greek philosophy", the loeb version of thucydides, the library of america editions of the constitutional debate and nabokov's novels, gombrowicz's "ferdydurke" and rabelais, proust in the original french, darwin, e.o. wilson and dawkins' "selfish gene," most of conan doyle and all of charles fort.

 

my criteria for keeping a book is that i find it rewarding five years after i've bought it. five years seems to be a good point for reappraisal; i've sent many, many books to the charity bins. even so, i have so many books they are stacked on the floor of my office and overflow in the bookshelves of our mountain vacaction house.

 

erasmus: "of the money you have, buy food. of the money that's left, buy books."

[PhilCo126]

Sometimes a photo-book like " Apollo the panoramas " :

https://www.kickstar...-of-stunning-ph

[H-D Moose]

I have every issue of Astronomy Magazine every published - #1 thru current - and I'm paid ahead thru March 2022 (don't ask).

 

I started collecting astronomy books because the library never had what I wanted.  I had to put them on a spreadsheet once I had about 75 because I started to purchase what I already owned.  Now all are on a spreadsheet with author, ISBN10, ISBN13, publication date, Subject, etc., so it can be sorted in various manners.  I have multiple copies of a couple of the titles so one can be a desktop reference and the other is in the bag that goes outside with the telescope.

 

I won't lie and say I've read all of these - but it's nice to read & re-read those I want -  and to have the others for quick-reference whenever I need them.  Several are autographed by the author, and the two Clyde Tombaugh books are autographed by Clyde.

 

 

1,001 Celestial Wonders to See Before You Die: The Best Sky Objects for Star Gazers (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series) (SC)
A Beginner's Guide to DSLR Astrophotography [on CD]
A Complete Manual of Amateur Astronomy: Tools and Techniques for Astronomical Observations (SC)
A Constellation Album: Stars and Mythology of the Night Sky (Spiral-Bound in HC)
A Dictionary of Modern Star Names: A Short Guide to 254 Star Names and Their Derivations (SC)
A Guide to DSLR Planetary Imaging [on CD]
A New Photographic Atlas of the Moon (HC)
A Photographic Atlas of Selected Regions of the Milky Way (HC)
A Portfolio of Lunar Drawings (Practical Astronomy Handbooks) (HC)
A Study of the Sky (HC)
A Visual Atlas of Double Stars, 2nd Edition (Spiral-Bound)
A.L.P.O. Mars Observer's Handbook (Booklet)
AAVSO Manual for Visual Observing of Variable Stars (Booklet)
Adjusting and Repairing Binoculars (Spiral-Bound)
Asteroid Rendezvous: NEAR Shoemaker's Adventures at Eros (HC)
Astronomica (HC)
Astronomical Calendar 2012 (SC)
Astronomical Calendar 2013 (SC)
Astronomical Calendar 2015 (SC)
Astronomical Sketching: A Step-by-Step Introduction (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series) (SC)
Astronomy 365 Days (HC)
Astronomy and the Bible: Questions and Answers 2nd Edition (SC)
Astronomy in a Nutshell: The Chief Facts and Principles Explained in Popular Language for the General Reader and for Schools (HC)
Astronomy with an Opera-Glass: A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments (HC)
Astronomy with the Naked Eye: A New Geography of the Heavens with Descriptions and Charts of Constellations, Stars and Planets (HC)
AstroPlanner User Manual v1.6.1 (Binder)
Atlas Der Sternbilder: Ein Astronomischer Wegweiser in Photographien (German) (Atlas of the signs of the zodiac: An astronomical signpost in photographs) (HC)
Atlas of Cometary Forms: Structures Near the Nucleus (HC)
Atlas of Deep-Sky Splendors, 4th Edition (HC)
Atlas of Galaxies - Useful for Measuring the Cosmological Distance Scale NASA SP-496 (HC)
Atlas of the Messier Objects: Highlights of the Deep Sky (HC)
Atlas of the Moon (HC)
Atlas of the Moon: Revised, Updated Edition (HC)
Binocular Astronomy (HC)
Binocular Highlights: 99 Celestial Sights for Binocular Users (Spiral-Bound)
Burnham's Celestial Handbook Volume 1: Andromeda through Cetus (HC)
Burnham's Celestial Handbook Volume 2: Chamaeleon through Orion (HC)
Burnham's Celestial Handbook Volume 3: Pavo through Vulpecula (HC)
CCD Astrophotography: High-Quality Imaging from the Suburbs (SC)
Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes, Volume 2 (SC)
Celestial Sampler: 60 Small-Scope Tours for Starlit Nights (SC)
Chasing the Shadow: The IOTA Occultation Observer's Manual (Spiral-Bound)
Choosing and Using Astronomical Eyepieces (The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series) (SC)
Choosing and Using Astronomical Filters (The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series) (SC)
Clyde Tombaugh: Discoverer of Planet Pluto (Collectible - Autographed) (HC)
Clyde Tombaugh: Discoverer of Planet Pluto 1st Ed., 3rd Printing (Collectible - Autographed) (SC)
Collins Atlas of the Night Sky (HC)
Color Atlas of Galaxies (HC)
Comets and How to Observe Them (SC)
Comets: A Chronological History of Observation, Science, Myth, and Folklore (HC)
Constellation Observation Guide: An Observation Guide to Interesting Objects in The Northern Constellations (Booklet)
Cosmic Challenge: The Ultimate Observing List for Amateurs (HC)
Cosmos A Field Guide (HC)
Curiosities of the Sky, a Popular Presentation of the Great Riddles and Mysteries of Astronomy (HC)
Deep Sky Objects Illustrated Observing Guide (Spiral-Bound)
Deep Space Image Catalog (SC)
Deep-Sky Companions: Hidden Treasures (HC)
Deep-Sky Companions: The Caldwell Objects (HC)
Deep-Sky Companions: The Messier Objects (HC)
Deep-Sky Companions: The Secret Deep (HC)
Deep-Sky Name Index 2000.0 (Spiral-Bound)
Deep-Sky Observing With Small Telescopes: A Guide and Reference (SC)
Deep-Sky Wonders (SC)
Deep-Sky Wonders: A Tour of the Universe with Sky and Telescope's Sue French (HC)
Double & Multiple Stars and How to Observe Them (SC)
Double Stars for Small Telescopes: More Than 2,100 Stellar Gems for Backyard Observers (SC)
Edmund Mag 5 Star Atlas, 1st Edition (Booklet)
Evolution of the Astronomical Eyepiece (Booklet)
Exploring the Moon Through Binoculars (HC)
Exploring the Moon Through Binoculars and Small Telescopes (SC)
Exploring the Southern Sky: A Pictorial Atlas from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) (HC)
Firefly Planisphere Deluxe (40˚- 60˚ North) & Companion Book  (Planisphere & Booklet)
Galaxies and the Universe: An Observing Guide from Deep Sky Magazine (Astronomy Library No. 5) (SC)
Globular Clusters (Including All Known in the Milky Way Above -50 Degrees) (Spiral-Bound)
Graze Observer's Handbook (HC)
Guide to Observing Deep-Sky Objects: A Complete Global Resource for Astronomers (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series) (SC)
Handbook for Meteor Observers (SC)
Handbook for Planet Observers (HC)
Herschel 400 Observing Guide (HC)
How To Use Your Telescope 1st Edition (Booklet)
Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders: From Novice to Master Observer (SC)
Impact Jupiter: The Crash of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 (SC)
Interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas: Desk Edition (Spiral-Bound)
Introduction to Comets (Cambridge Planetary Science), 2nd Edition (SC)
Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon
Mars and How to Observe It (Astronomers' Observing Guides) (SC)
Messier Astrophotography Reference (SC)
Messier's Nebulae and Star Clusters (Practical Astronomy Handbooks) (HC)
Meteor Showers: A Descriptive Catalog (Enslow Astronomy Series) (SC)
Meteor Showers: An Annotated Catalog (The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series) (SC)
Meteorites (HC)
Meteorites and their Parent Planets (HC)
Meteorites: A Journey through Space and Time (HC)
Meteors (Sky Publishing Observer's Guides) (SC)
Meteors and How to Observe Them (Astronomers' Observing Guides) (SC)
Millennium Star Atlas: An All-Sky Atlas Comprising One Million Stars to Visual Magnitude Eleven from the Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues and Ten Thousand Nonstellar Objects (HC)
Moon, Mars and Venus: A Concise Guide in Colour (HC)
Moonwalk with Your Eyes (SC)
Mr. Halley's Comet Everyone's Complete Guide To Seeing The Celestial Event (Booklet)
New Atlas of the Moon (Spiral-Bound)
NGC 2000.0: The Complete New General Catalogue and Index Catalogues of Nebulae and Star Clusters by J.L.E. Dreyer (SC)
NGC・IC Photographic Catalogue (NGC・IC Astrophotography Total Catalog) (HC)
Night Sky Observer's Guide, Volume 1 (HC)
Night Sky Observer's Guide, Volume 2 (HC)
Objects in the Heavens: The Complete Mag-10 Northern Deep-Sky Viewing List & Fieldbook, 4th Edition (Author Personalized) (Spiral-Bound)
Observing Handbook and Catalogue of Deep-Sky Objects (HC)
Observing Lunar and Asteroidal Occultations: A Brief Tutorial (Slipcover)
Observing the Caldwell Objects (SC)
Observing the Constellations: An A-Z Guide for the Amateur Astronomer (SC)
Observing the Deep Sky: An Astronomer's Companion (SC)
Observing the Moon: The Modern Astronomer's Guide (HC)
Observing the Sun with Coronado™ Telescopes (The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series) (SC)
Observing Variable Stars (SC)
Observing Variable Stars, Novae and Supernovae (HC)
Observing Variable Stars: A Guide for the Beginner (HC)
Observing Visual Double Stars (HC)
Other Worlds, Their Nature, Possibilities and Habitability in the Light of the Latest Discoveries (HC)
Pioneer First to Jupiter, Saturn and Beyond (HC)
Planet Saturn: A History of Observation, Theory, and Discovery (SC)
Pleasures of the Telescope: An Illustrated Guide for Amateur Astronomers and A Polular Description of the Chief Wonders of the Heavens for General Readers (HC)
RASC Observer's Handbook 2010 (SC)
RASC Observer's Handbook 2011 (SC)
RASC Observer's Handbook 2014 (SC)
Recreations in Astronomy (HC)
Round the Year with the Stars: The Chief Beauties of the Starry Heavens As Seen with the Naked Eye (HC)
SAC's 110 Best of the NGC (Spiral-Bound)
Sarna Deep Sky Atlas, Second Edition (Unbound) (Binder in Document Protectors)
Saturn and How to Observe It (Astronomers' Observing Guides) (SC)
Saturn: A New View (HC)
Sketching Deep Sky Objects (Spiral-Bound)
Sky & Telescope's Mirror-Image Field Map of the Moon (Map)
Sky & Telescope's Pocket Sky Atlas (Spiral-Bound)
Sky Atlas 2000.0 Companion, 2nd Edition (SC)
Sky Atlas 2000.0 Companion: Guide for Locating Deep-Sky Objects (Spiral-Bound)
Sky Atlas 2000.0, 1st Edition Deluxe Laminated Version (Spiral-Bound)
Sky Atlas 2000.0, 2nd Edition Deluxe Unlaminated Version (Spiral-Bound)
Sky Catalogue 2000.0 Volume 1: Stars to Magnitude 8.0, 1st Edition (HC)
Sky Catalogue 2000.0 Volume 2: Double Stars, Variable Stars and Nonstellar Objects (HC)
Sky Vistas: Astronomy for Binoculars and Richest-Field Telescopes (HC)
Smithsonian Atlas of Space Exploration (HC)
Solar Astronomy Handbook (HC)
Star Clusters (HC)
Star Clusters: A Pocket Field Guide (Astronomer's Pocket Field Guide) (SC)
Star Testing Astronomical Telescopes: A Manual for Optical Evaluation and Adjustment (HC)
Star Ware: The Amateur Astronomer's Guide to Choosing, Buying, and Using Telescopes and Accessories (4th Edition, Final Edition) (SC)
Star Ware: The Amateur Astronomer's Guide to Choosing, Buying, and Using Telescopes and Accessories, 2nd Edition (SC)
Star-Hopping: Your Visa to Viewing the Universe (HC)
Star-Hopping: Your Visa to Viewing the Universe (HC)
Starlight Nights: The Adventures of a Star-Gazer (HC)
StarList 2000: A Quick Reference Star Catalog for Astronomers (SC)
Starry Night™ Companion: Your Guide to Understanding the Night Sky (Booklet)
Starry Night™ User's Guide (Binder)
Stars and Galaxies: Astronomers Guide to Exploring the Cosmos (Astronomy Library No. 4) (HC)
Supernova Search Charts and Handbook Pack/Set ICL
The Amateur Astronomer's Catalog of 500 Deep-Sky Objects, Vol. 1 (HC)
The Amateur Astronomer's Handbook (HC)
The Art Of Collecting Meteorites (HC)
The Bedford Catalogue: From a Cycle of Celestial Objects, Volume 2 (SC)
The Brightest Planetary Nebulae Observing Atlas, 2nd Edition (Slipcover)
The Cambridge Atlas of Herschel Objects (Spiral-Bound)
The Cambridge Deep Sky Album (HC)
The Cambridge Double Star Atlas (Spiral-Bound)
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites (HC)
The Cambridge Guide to the Constellations (HC)
The Cambridge Photographic Star Atlas (HC)
The Case for Pluto: A Little Planet Made a Big Difference (HC)
The Clementine Atlas of the Moon (HC)
The Complete CD Atlas of the Universe (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series) (SC)
The Complete Guide to the Herschel Objects: Sir William Herschel's Star Clusters, Nebulae and Galaxies (HC)
The Constellations Field Guide (Spiral-Bound)
The Deep Sky, An Introduction (Sky & Telescope Observer's Guides) (SC)
The Giant Planet Jupiter (Practical Astronomy Handbooks) (HC)
The Great Atlas of the Sky: Jubilee Edition for 400th Anniversary of Telescope Astronomy (Spiral-Bound)
The Great Comet Crash: The Collision of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 and Jupiter (Signed by Author) (HC)
The Greatest Comets in History (SC)
The Hatfield SCT Lunar Atlas (HC)
The Hunt for Planet X: New Worlds and the Fate of Pluto (HC)
The Messier Album (HC)
The Modern Moon: A Personal View (HC)
The Moon A Popular Treatise (HC)
The New Atlas of the Stars: Constellations, Stars and Celestial Objects (Spiral-Bound)
The Next Step: Finding and Viewing Messier's Objects (HC)
The Night Sky 30˚ - 40˚ North Latitude (Planisphere)
The Observer's Guide to Astronomy: Volume 1 (Practical Astronomy Handbooks) (HC)
The Observer's Sky Atlas: With 50 Star Charts Covering the Entire Sky (2nd Edition) (SC)
The Observing Guide to the Messier Marathon: A Handbook and Atlas (Spiral-Bound)
The Planet Jupiter: The Observer's Handbook (HC)
The Planet Mars: A History of Observation & Discovery (HC)
The Planet Observer's Handbook, 2nd Edition (HC)
The Robert Haag Collection Of Meteorites (Private Collection Edition) (SC)
The Six-Inch Lunar Atlas: A Pocket Field Guide (Astronomer's Pocket Field Guide) (SC)
The Starlore Handbook: An Essential Guide to the Night Sky (SC)
The Stars: A New Way to See Them (SC)
The Telescope: A Short History (HC)
The Universe from Your Backyard: A Guide to Deep Sky Objects from ASTRONOMY Magazine (HC)
The Year-Round Messier Marathon Field Guide (HC)
The Year-Round Messier Marathon Field Guide (Spiral-Bound)
Titan Unveiled: Saturn's Mysterious Moon Explored (HC)
Touring the Universe through Binoculars: A Complete Astronomer's Guidebook (Wiley Science Editions) (SC)
Universe: The Definitive Visual Guide (SC)
Uranometria 2000.0 Deep Sky Atlas Volume 1, The Northern Hemisphere to -6 2nd Edition (HC)
Uranometria 2000.0 Deep Sky Atlas Volume 2, The Southern Hemisphere to +6 2nd Edition (HC)
Uranometria 2000.0 Volume 3, Deep Sky Field Guide 2nd Edition (HC)
Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto and How to Observe Them (Astronomers' Observing Guides) (SC)
Venus and Mercury and How to Observe Them (Astronomers' Observing Guides) (SC)
Viewing the Constellations with Binoculars: 250+ Wonderful Sky Objects to See and Explore (The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series) (SC)
Visual Astronomy of the Deep Sky (HC)
Voyage to Jupiter (NASA SP-439) (SC)
Voyager's Grand Tour (HC)
Voyages to Saturn (NASA SP-551) (SC)
Webb Society Deep-Sky Observer's Handbook Volume 1: Double Stars (SC)
Webb Society Deep-Sky Observer's Handbook Volume 2: Planetary & Gaseous Nebulae (SC)
Webb Society Deep-Sky Observer's Handbook Volume 3: Open & Globular Clusters (SC)
Webb Society Deep-Sky Observer's Handbook Volume 4: Galaxies (SC)
Webb Society Deep-Sky Observer's Handbook Volume 5: Clusters of Galaxies (SC)
Webb Society Deep-Sky Observer's Handbook Volume 6: Anonymous Galaxies (SC)
Webb Society Deep-Sky Observer's Handbook Volume 7: The Southern Sky (SC)
Webb Society Deep-Sky Observer's Handbook Volume 8: Variable Stars (SC)
Whole Sky Guide: Constellation Observation List, Version 2.2 (Spiral-Bound)

 

Troy

Edited by H-D Moose, 14 September 2015 - 03:27 PM.

[rockethead26]

Sometimes a photo-book like " Apollo the panoramas " :

https://www.kickstar...-of-stunning-ph

 

Yeah, sometimes me too.

[mich_al]

Recently finished 'The Heavens Proclaim' - Astronomy and the Vatican edited by  Guy Consolmagno S.j

Bought it at a local library sale. Good science read, has a lot to say about how and why the Vatican is interested in astronomy.

[WD-42]

Pretty much anything by Dava Sobel. She has a background in astronomy, psychology and is one amazing author. "Galileo's Daughter" is probably her most famous book, followed by "Longitude" which is about the Longitude Act of 1714 and the first chronometers vs. the lunar distance method. I just started "A More Perfect Heaven" which is about Copernicus and his struggle to publish "On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres." Sobel has also written a book called "The Planets" and... well you get the idea. Did I mention she's an extremely entertaining and skilled writer?

Anyone who has a slight interested in either astronomy or history, bust especially those who enjoy both, will not be able to put her books down.

[starquake]

H-D Moose, drollere: thank you for your lists, they'll surely help me decide what to get next (there's a link to my list that I've already posted here some months ago).

[desertstars]

I have every issue of Astronomy Magazine every published - #1 thru current - and I'm paid ahead thru March 2022 (don't ask).

 

I started collecting astronomy books because the library never had what I wanted.  I had to put them on a spreadsheet once I had about 75 because I started to purchase what I already owned.  Now all are on a spreadsheet with author, ISBN10, ISBN13, publication date, Subject, etc., so it can be sorted in various manners.  I have multiple copies of a couple of the titles so one can be a desktop reference and the other is in the bag that goes outside with the telescope.

 

I won't lie and say I've read all of these - but it's nice to read & re-read those I want -  and to have the others for quick-reference whenever I need them.  Several are autographed by the author, and the two Clyde Tombaugh books are autographed by Clyde.

 

 

1,001 Celestial Wonders to See Before You Die: The Best Sky Objects for Star Gazers (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series) (SC)
A Beginner's Guide to DSLR Astrophotography [on CD]
A Complete Manual of Amateur Astronomy: Tools and Techniques for Astronomical Observations (SC)
A Constellation Album: Stars and Mythology of the Night Sky (Spiral-Bound in HC)
A Dictionary of Modern Star Names: A Short Guide to 254 Star Names and Their Derivations (SC)
A Guide to DSLR Planetary Imaging [on CD]
A New Photographic Atlas of the Moon (HC)
A Photographic Atlas of Selected Regions of the Milky Way (HC)
A Portfolio of Lunar Drawings (Practical Astronomy Handbooks) (HC)
A Study of the Sky (HC)
A Visual Atlas of Double Stars, 2nd Edition (Spiral-Bound)
A.L.P.O. Mars Observer's Handbook (Booklet)
AAVSO Manual for Visual Observing of Variable Stars (Booklet)
Adjusting and Repairing Binoculars (Spiral-Bound)
Asteroid Rendezvous: NEAR Shoemaker's Adventures at Eros (HC)
Astronomica (HC)
Astronomical Calendar 2012 (SC)
Astronomical Calendar 2013 (SC)
Astronomical Calendar 2015 (SC)
Astronomical Sketching: A Step-by-Step Introduction (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series) (SC)
Astronomy 365 Days (HC)
Astronomy and the Bible: Questions and Answers 2nd Edition (SC)
Astronomy in a Nutshell: The Chief Facts and Principles Explained in Popular Language for the General Reader and for Schools (HC)
Astronomy with an Opera-Glass: A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments (HC)
Astronomy with the Naked Eye: A New Geography of the Heavens with Descriptions and Charts of Constellations, Stars and Planets (HC)
AstroPlanner User Manual v1.6.1 (Binder)
Atlas Der Sternbilder: Ein Astronomischer Wegweiser in Photographien (German) (Atlas of the signs of the zodiac: An astronomical signpost in photographs) (HC)
Atlas of Cometary Forms: Structures Near the Nucleus (HC)
Atlas of Deep-Sky Splendors, 4th Edition (HC)
Atlas of Galaxies - Useful for Measuring the Cosmological Distance Scale NASA SP-496 (HC)
Atlas of the Messier Objects: Highlights of the Deep Sky (HC)
Atlas of the Moon (HC)
Atlas of the Moon: Revised, Updated Edition (HC)
Binocular Astronomy (HC)
Binocular Highlights: 99 Celestial Sights for Binocular Users (Spiral-Bound)
Burnham's Celestial Handbook Volume 1: Andromeda through Cetus (HC)
Burnham's Celestial Handbook Volume 2: Chamaeleon through Orion (HC)
Burnham's Celestial Handbook Volume 3: Pavo through Vulpecula (HC)
CCD Astrophotography: High-Quality Imaging from the Suburbs (SC)
Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes, Volume 2 (SC)
Celestial Sampler: 60 Small-Scope Tours for Starlit Nights (SC)
Chasing the Shadow: The IOTA Occultation Observer's Manual (Spiral-Bound)
Choosing and Using Astronomical Eyepieces (The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series) (SC)
Choosing and Using Astronomical Filters (The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series) (SC)
Clyde Tombaugh: Discoverer of Planet Pluto (Collectible - Autographed) (HC)
Clyde Tombaugh: Discoverer of Planet Pluto 1st Ed., 3rd Printing (Collectible - Autographed) (SC)
Collins Atlas of the Night Sky (HC)
Color Atlas of Galaxies (HC)
Comets and How to Observe Them (SC)
Comets: A Chronological History of Observation, Science, Myth, and Folklore (HC)
Constellation Observation Guide: An Observation Guide to Interesting Objects in The Northern Constellations (Booklet)
Cosmic Challenge: The Ultimate Observing List for Amateurs (HC)
Cosmos A Field Guide (HC)
Curiosities of the Sky, a Popular Presentation of the Great Riddles and Mysteries of Astronomy (HC)
Deep Sky Objects Illustrated Observing Guide (Spiral-Bound)
Deep Space Image Catalog (SC)
Deep-Sky Companions: Hidden Treasures (HC)
Deep-Sky Companions: The Caldwell Objects (HC)
Deep-Sky Companions: The Messier Objects (HC)
Deep-Sky Companions: The Secret Deep (HC)
Deep-Sky Name Index 2000.0 (Spiral-Bound)
Deep-Sky Observing With Small Telescopes: A Guide and Reference (SC)
Deep-Sky Wonders (SC)
Deep-Sky Wonders: A Tour of the Universe with Sky and Telescope's Sue French (HC)
Double & Multiple Stars and How to Observe Them (SC)
Double Stars for Small Telescopes: More Than 2,100 Stellar Gems for Backyard Observers (SC)
Edmund Mag 5 Star Atlas, 1st Edition (Booklet)
Evolution of the Astronomical Eyepiece (Booklet)
Exploring the Moon Through Binoculars (HC)
Exploring the Moon Through Binoculars and Small Telescopes (SC)
Exploring the Southern Sky: A Pictorial Atlas from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) (HC)
Firefly Planisphere Deluxe (40˚- 60˚ North) & Companion Book  (Planisphere & Booklet)
Galaxies and the Universe: An Observing Guide from Deep Sky Magazine (Astronomy Library No. 5) (SC)
Globular Clusters (Including All Known in the Milky Way Above -50 Degrees) (Spiral-Bound)
Graze Observer's Handbook (HC)
Guide to Observing Deep-Sky Objects: A Complete Global Resource for Astronomers (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series) (SC)
Handbook for Meteor Observers (SC)
Handbook for Planet Observers (HC)
Herschel 400 Observing Guide (HC)
How To Use Your Telescope 1st Edition (Booklet)
Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders: From Novice to Master Observer (SC)
Impact Jupiter: The Crash of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 (SC)
Interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas: Desk Edition (Spiral-Bound)
Introduction to Comets (Cambridge Planetary Science), 2nd Edition (SC)
Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon
Mars and How to Observe It (Astronomers' Observing Guides) (SC)
Messier Astrophotography Reference (SC)
Messier's Nebulae and Star Clusters (Practical Astronomy Handbooks) (HC)
Meteor Showers: A Descriptive Catalog (Enslow Astronomy Series) (SC)
Meteor Showers: An Annotated Catalog (The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series) (SC)
Meteorites (HC)
Meteorites and their Parent Planets (HC)
Meteorites: A Journey through Space and Time (HC)
Meteors (Sky Publishing Observer's Guides) (SC)
Meteors and How to Observe Them (Astronomers' Observing Guides) (SC)
Millennium Star Atlas: An All-Sky Atlas Comprising One Million Stars to Visual Magnitude Eleven from the Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues and Ten Thousand Nonstellar Objects (HC)
Moon, Mars and Venus: A Concise Guide in Colour (HC)
Moonwalk with Your Eyes (SC)
Mr. Halley's Comet Everyone's Complete Guide To Seeing The Celestial Event (Booklet)
New Atlas of the Moon (Spiral-Bound)
NGC 2000.0: The Complete New General Catalogue and Index Catalogues of Nebulae and Star Clusters by J.L.E. Dreyer (SC)
NGC・IC Photographic Catalogue (NGC・IC Astrophotography Total Catalog) (HC)
Night Sky Observer's Guide, Volume 1 (HC)
Night Sky Observer's Guide, Volume 2 (HC)
Objects in the Heavens: The Complete Mag-10 Northern Deep-Sky Viewing List & Fieldbook, 4th Edition (Author Personalized) (Spiral-Bound)
Observing Handbook and Catalogue of Deep-Sky Objects (HC)
Observing Lunar and Asteroidal Occultations: A Brief Tutorial (Slipcover)
Observing the Caldwell Objects (SC)
Observing the Constellations: An A-Z Guide for the Amateur Astronomer (SC)
Observing the Deep Sky: An Astronomer's Companion (SC)
Observing the Moon: The Modern Astronomer's Guide (HC)
Observing the Sun with Coronado™ Telescopes (The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series) (SC)
Observing Variable Stars (SC)
Observing Variable Stars, Novae and Supernovae (HC)
Observing Variable Stars: A Guide for the Beginner (HC)
Observing Visual Double Stars (HC)
Other Worlds, Their Nature, Possibilities and Habitability in the Light of the Latest Discoveries (HC)
Pioneer First to Jupiter, Saturn and Beyond (HC)
Planet Saturn: A History of Observation, Theory, and Discovery (SC)
Pleasures of the Telescope: An Illustrated Guide for Amateur Astronomers and A Polular Description of the Chief Wonders of the Heavens for General Readers (HC)
RASC Observer's Handbook 2010 (SC)
RASC Observer's Handbook 2011 (SC)
RASC Observer's Handbook 2014 (SC)
Recreations in Astronomy (HC)
Round the Year with the Stars: The Chief Beauties of the Starry Heavens As Seen with the Naked Eye (HC)
SAC's 110 Best of the NGC (Spiral-Bound)
Sarna Deep Sky Atlas, Second Edition (Unbound) (Binder in Document Protectors)
Saturn and How to Observe It (Astronomers' Observing Guides) (SC)
Saturn: A New View (HC)
Sketching Deep Sky Objects (Spiral-Bound)
Sky & Telescope's Mirror-Image Field Map of the Moon (Map)
Sky & Telescope's Pocket Sky Atlas (Spiral-Bound)
Sky Atlas 2000.0 Companion, 2nd Edition (SC)
Sky Atlas 2000.0 Companion: Guide for Locating Deep-Sky Objects (Spiral-Bound)
Sky Atlas 2000.0, 1st Edition Deluxe Laminated Version (Spiral-Bound)
Sky Atlas 2000.0, 2nd Edition Deluxe Unlaminated Version (Spiral-Bound)
Sky Catalogue 2000.0 Volume 1: Stars to Magnitude 8.0, 1st Edition (HC)
Sky Catalogue 2000.0 Volume 2: Double Stars, Variable Stars and Nonstellar Objects (HC)
Sky Vistas: Astronomy for Binoculars and Richest-Field Telescopes (HC)
Smithsonian Atlas of Space Exploration (HC)
Solar Astronomy Handbook (HC)
Star Clusters (HC)
Star Clusters: A Pocket Field Guide (Astronomer's Pocket Field Guide) (SC)
Star Testing Astronomical Telescopes: A Manual for Optical Evaluation and Adjustment (HC)
Star Ware: The Amateur Astronomer's Guide to Choosing, Buying, and Using Telescopes and Accessories (4th Edition, Final Edition) (SC)
Star Ware: The Amateur Astronomer's Guide to Choosing, Buying, and Using Telescopes and Accessories, 2nd Edition (SC)
Star-Hopping: Your Visa to Viewing the Universe (HC)
Star-Hopping: Your Visa to Viewing the Universe (HC)
Starlight Nights: The Adventures of a Star-Gazer (HC)
StarList 2000: A Quick Reference Star Catalog for Astronomers (SC)
Starry Night™ Companion: Your Guide to Understanding the Night Sky (Booklet)
Starry Night™ User's Guide (Binder)
Stars and Galaxies: Astronomers Guide to Exploring the Cosmos (Astronomy Library No. 4) (HC)
Supernova Search Charts and Handbook Pack/Set ICL
The Amateur Astronomer's Catalog of 500 Deep-Sky Objects, Vol. 1 (HC)
The Amateur Astronomer's Handbook (HC)
The Art Of Collecting Meteorites (HC)
The Bedford Catalogue: From a Cycle of Celestial Objects, Volume 2 (SC)
The Brightest Planetary Nebulae Observing Atlas, 2nd Edition (Slipcover)
The Cambridge Atlas of Herschel Objects (Spiral-Bound)
The Cambridge Deep Sky Album (HC)
The Cambridge Double Star Atlas (Spiral-Bound)
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites (HC)
The Cambridge Guide to the Constellations (HC)
The Cambridge Photographic Star Atlas (HC)
The Case for Pluto: A Little Planet Made a Big Difference (HC)
The Clementine Atlas of the Moon (HC)
The Complete CD Atlas of the Universe (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series) (SC)
The Complete Guide to the Herschel Objects: Sir William Herschel's Star Clusters, Nebulae and Galaxies (HC)
The Constellations Field Guide (Spiral-Bound)
The Deep Sky, An Introduction (Sky & Telescope Observer's Guides) (SC)
The Giant Planet Jupiter (Practical Astronomy Handbooks) (HC)
The Great Atlas of the Sky: Jubilee Edition for 400th Anniversary of Telescope Astronomy (Spiral-Bound)
The Great Comet Crash: The Collision of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 and Jupiter (Signed by Author) (HC)
The Greatest Comets in History (SC)
The Hatfield SCT Lunar Atlas (HC)
The Hunt for Planet X: New Worlds and the Fate of Pluto (HC)
The Messier Album (HC)
The Modern Moon: A Personal View (HC)
The Moon A Popular Treatise (HC)
The New Atlas of the Stars: Constellations, Stars and Celestial Objects (Spiral-Bound)
The Next Step: Finding and Viewing Messier's Objects (HC)
The Night Sky 30˚ - 40˚ North Latitude (Planisphere)
The Observer's Guide to Astronomy: Volume 1 (Practical Astronomy Handbooks) (HC)
The Observer's Sky Atlas: With 50 Star Charts Covering the Entire Sky (2nd Edition) (SC)
The Observing Guide to the Messier Marathon: A Handbook and Atlas (Spiral-Bound)
The Planet Jupiter: The Observer's Handbook (HC)
The Planet Mars: A History of Observation & Discovery (HC)
The Planet Observer's Handbook, 2nd Edition (HC)
The Robert Haag Collection Of Meteorites (Private Collection Edition) (SC)
The Six-Inch Lunar Atlas: A Pocket Field Guide (Astronomer's Pocket Field Guide) (SC)
The Starlore Handbook: An Essential Guide to the Night Sky (SC)
The Stars: A New Way to See Them (SC)
The Telescope: A Short History (HC)
The Universe from Your Backyard: A Guide to Deep Sky Objects from ASTRONOMY Magazine (HC)
The Year-Round Messier Marathon Field Guide (HC)
The Year-Round Messier Marathon Field Guide (Spiral-Bound)
Titan Unveiled: Saturn's Mysterious Moon Explored (HC)
Touring the Universe through Binoculars: A Complete Astronomer's Guidebook (Wiley Science Editions) (SC)
Universe: The Definitive Visual Guide (SC)
Uranometria 2000.0 Deep Sky Atlas Volume 1, The Northern Hemisphere to -6 2nd Edition (HC)
Uranometria 2000.0 Deep Sky Atlas Volume 2, The Southern Hemisphere to +6 2nd Edition (HC)
Uranometria 2000.0 Volume 3, Deep Sky Field Guide 2nd Edition (HC)
Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto and How to Observe Them (Astronomers' Observing Guides) (SC)
Venus and Mercury and How to Observe Them (Astronomers' Observing Guides) (SC)
Viewing the Constellations with Binoculars: 250+ Wonderful Sky Objects to See and Explore (The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series) (SC)
Visual Astronomy of the Deep Sky (HC)
Voyage to Jupiter (NASA SP-439) (SC)
Voyager's Grand Tour (HC)
Voyages to Saturn (NASA SP-551) (SC)
Webb Society Deep-Sky Observer's Handbook Volume 1: Double Stars (SC)
Webb Society Deep-Sky Observer's Handbook Volume 2: Planetary & Gaseous Nebulae (SC)
Webb Society Deep-Sky Observer's Handbook Volume 3: Open & Globular Clusters (SC)
Webb Society Deep-Sky Observer's Handbook Volume 4: Galaxies (SC)
Webb Society Deep-Sky Observer's Handbook Volume 5: Clusters of Galaxies (SC)
Webb Society Deep-Sky Observer's Handbook Volume 6: Anonymous Galaxies (SC)
Webb Society Deep-Sky Observer's Handbook Volume 7: The Southern Sky (SC)
Webb Society Deep-Sky Observer's Handbook Volume 8: Variable Stars (SC)
Whole Sky Guide: Constellation Observation List, Version 2.2 (Spiral-Bound)

 

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