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Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | (show all) BobinKy Post Laureate Reged: 04/27/07 Best astronomy book on your shelf       #5557661 - 12/06/12 02:38 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   What is the best astronomy book on your shelf? For me, The Immortal Fire Within: The Life and Work of Edward Emerson Barnard by William Sheehan (Cambridge, 2007). It is a great biography of a great man. How about you? Post Extras:       Traveler Pooh-Bah Reged: 08/19/07 Loc: The Netherlands Re: Best astronomy book on your shelf [Re: BobinKy]       #5557735 - 12/06/12 03:26 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Burnham's Celestial Handbook: An Observer's Guide to the Universe Beyond the Solar System, Vol. 1, 2 and 3. Post Extras:       Rick Woods Postmaster Reged: 01/27/05 Loc: Inner Solar System Re: Best astronomy book on your shelf [Re: Traveler]       #5557758 - 12/06/12 03:38 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Best in what way? Post Extras:       blb Post Laureate Reged: 11/25/05 Loc: Piedmont NC Re: Best astronomy book on your shelf [Re: Rick Woods]       #5557861 - 12/06/12 04:51 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Yep! The best biography, the best history, the best field guide, the best ???? Post Extras:       Rick Woods Postmaster Reged: 01/27/05 Loc: Inner Solar System Re: Best astronomy book on your shelf [Re: blb]       #5557887 - 12/06/12 05:05 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Maybe the best answer is "the one I'm reading right now"! (Although, there's a lot to be said for Traveller's choice.) Post Extras:       desertstars Reged: 11/05/03 Loc: Tucson, AZ Re: Best astronomy book on your shelf [Re: Rick Woods]       #5558104 - 12/06/12 07:11 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   There are too many on the shelves behind me that have greating exceeded the cost of acquisition. No way could I pick one out and say "best." Post Extras:       LivingNDixie TSP Chowhound Reged: 04/23/03 Loc: Trussville, AL Re: Best astronomy book on your shelf [Re: desertstars]       #5558305 - 12/06/12 09:21 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Quote: There are too many on the shelves behind me that have greating exceeded the cost of acquisition. No way could I pick one out and say "best." Agreed. Perhaps we should do a Best Book for___ and let people fill in the blank and then tell what title it is? If there is interest I would be glad to start a thread or someone else start one. I would be glad to post my favorites! Post Extras:       Tony Flanders Postmaster Reged: 05/18/06 Loc: Cambridge, MA, USA Re: Best astronomy book on your shelf [Re: BobinKy]       #5558710 - 12/07/12 06:36 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Quote: What is the best astronomy book on your shelf? I wouldn't venture to say which is best. But the most used book, without a doubt, is the RASC Handboook. Post Extras:       izar187 Pooh-Bah Reged: 09/02/06 Loc: 43N Re: Best astronomy book on your shelf [Re: Traveler]       #5558883 - 12/07/12 09:20 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Quote: Burnham's Celestial Handbook: An Observer's Guide to the Universe Beyond the Solar System, Vol. 1, 2 and 3. No home should be with out it. Post Extras:       Daniel Mounsey Post Laureate Reged: 06/12/02 Re: Best astronomy book on your shelf [Re: izar187]       #5558922 - 12/07/12 09:48 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That's easy. I have three favorite astronomy books. I'll gather them together and post a photo shortly. Post Extras:       PhilCo126 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 01/14/05 Loc: coastline of Belgium Re: Best astronomy book on your shelf [Re: Daniel Mounsey]       #5558949 - 12/07/12 10:02 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Certainly the best about ESO: Europe to the Stars http://www.eso.org/public/outreach/50years/europetothestars.html Most nostalgic: Cosmos by Carl Sagan Overview of observatories worldwide: Great Observatories of the World by Serge Brunier & Anne-Marie Lagrange Superb read on the history of refractors: Alvan Clarks and Sons - Artists in Optics & The Victorian Amateur Astronomer Post Extras:       CounterWeight Postmaster Reged: 10/05/08 Loc: Cloudyopolis, OR. Re: Best astronomy book on your shelf [Re: izar187]       #5558950 - 12/07/12 10:03 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I could never use the word best ... so many are really good for intended audience and that is so varied. Teaching, informational, biography, autobiography, imagry, survey, science(s) of (layperson), textbooks, ... I'm just glad I can come here and enjoy comments and insights of others that still read books... Looked for it on the web and at my local store and it's out of my price range so I put up a flag for our library and see what happens. Looks like a great read. Post Extras:       LB16europe member Reged: 09/23/09 Re: Best astronomy book on your shelf [Re: CounterWeight]       #5559742 - 12/07/12 06:18 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   To me, it would probably be "Starlight Nights" by Peltier. It was such an enjoyable read! "Seeing in the Dark" by Ferris, or "Deep Sky Wonders" by Houston are also really good books. Post Extras:       edwincjones Close Enough Reged: 04/10/04 Re: Best astronomy book on your shelf [Re: LB16europe]       #5560490 - 12/08/12 07:53 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   for me, Peltier and Burnham would be the two best-hard to say which is better then maybe the Scotty Houston collection of S&T articles edj Post Extras:       csa/montana Den Mama Reged: 05/14/05 Loc: montana Re: Best astronomy book on your shelf [Re: BobinKy]       #5560696 - 12/08/12 11:08 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   There is no way I could narrow down my collection to just one "best" astronomy book on my shelves! Each has their own qualities & purposes that I enjoy. The one that is near & dear to my heart is my 1987 copy of NightWatch. This was a gift to me, & is responsible for getting me interested in astronomy. Post Extras:       rookie Good Night Nurse Reged: 01/14/06 Loc: St. Petersburg, FL Re: Best astronomy book on your shelf [Re: csa/montana]       #5560742 - 12/08/12 11:35 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I'm not able to choose just one but have narrowed my heavy bookshelves to these: Most treasured: A Photographic Atlas of Selected Regions of the Milky Way (Barnard/Dobek) Sky Vistas (Crossen) Slip cover set: Atlas of the Moon (Rukl) + The Modern Moon (Wood) Astronomical Objects for Southern Telescopes (Hartung) Most used: Pocket Sky Atlas (Sinnott) Post Extras:       Traveler Pooh-Bah Reged: 08/19/07 Loc: The Netherlands Re: Best astronomy book on your shelf [Re: rookie]       #5560884 - 12/08/12 01:21 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Quote: Most used: Pocket Sky Atlas (Sinnott) +1 inside the house and always under the stars. Post Extras:       rdandrea Carpal Tunnel Reged: 06/13/10 Loc: Colorado, USA DM59ra Re: Best astronomy book on your shelf [Re: BobinKy]       #5560925 - 12/08/12 01:50 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Ditto Burnhams as best all-around. Post Extras:       Stellarfire Pooh-Bah Reged: 07/10/11 Loc: Switzerland Re: Best astronomy book on your shelf [Re: desertstars]       #5560952 - 12/08/12 02:12 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Quote: There are too many on the shelves behind me that have greating exceeded the cost of acquisition. No way could I pick one out and say "best." My opinion too. Stephan Post Extras:       LivingNDixie TSP Chowhound Reged: 04/23/03 Loc: Trussville, AL Re: Best astronomy book on your shelf [Re: LB16europe]       #5561072 - 12/08/12 03:30 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Quote: To me, it would probably be "Starlight Nights" by Peltier. It was such an enjoyable read! "Seeing in the Dark" by Ferris, or "Deep Sky Wonders" by Houston are also really good books. I have the Peltier book, just need to get to reading it. I really enjoyed Seeing In The Dark. Post Extras:       Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | (show all)

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