asaint
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Astronomy Magazine Atlas of the Stars
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SaberScorpX
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Reged: 01/12/05
Posts: 4120
Loc: illinois, usa
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Nice review, James.
Thanks for the illustrations.
Some recent AAS feedback can also be found in the Stellar Media forum here.
Stephen Saber
PAC/Astronomical League
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timmbottoni
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Reged: 08/25/05
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Loc: W Chicago suburbs, IL USA
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Hi,
Where did you buy it?
Thanks,
Timm
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SaberScorpX
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Reged: 01/12/05
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Loc: illinois, usa
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Hi Timm-
$12.95US here.
Stephen Saber
PAC/Astronomical League
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knob
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Reged: 09/27/05
Posts: 38
Loc: St. Louis
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Quote:
Hi,
Where did you buy it?
Thanks,
Timm
I picked mine up at Borders. Check any of the local stores that sell Astronomy magazine (Wal Mart sells it, so it might have the atlas).
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reflector74
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Reged: 10/09/05
Posts: 1249
Loc: Milky Way Galaxy, Orion Arm
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No thanks.. I have Uranometria Atlas both volumes with companion book already.
Maybe great for a new stargazer for basic familiarity.
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RRaubach
AstroCowboy
Reged: 01/26/05
Posts: 2173
Loc: Douglas (Converse County),WY
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I bought a copy, too. Decent, but not outstanding.
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Parallax 14.5" Newtonian on HD 200 mount (arriving soon!) w/ conical Royce mirror.
TMB 203 f/7 APO refractor on Tak NJP-160 mount.
Discovery 12.5" PDHQ
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Rumba
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Reged: 09/08/04
Posts: 39
Loc: Spain
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I also have a copy and I've been using it for a year. The star charts are good but the thin paper attracts moisture very quickly while observing. Other than that, the articles are good for planning an observing session. I find it good for beginners and intermediate observers like me.
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David Knisely
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Loc: Beatrice, Nebraska
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I first saw this at the Nebraska Star Party last year when I a friend of mine picked up a copy. It was "OK", but the more I read of it, the more a few goofups and misconceptions in the descriptive portion of the Atlas seemed to rear their ugly heads. Its little occasional problems seemed to mirror some of the difficulties found in the editing of Astronomy Magazine, so I was not all that surprised to see them, although I was a little disappointed. It it useless? No, not at all. To me, it just should have been done a bit better than it was. Clear skies to you.
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Hyde Memorial Observatory
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o1d_dude
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Reged: 10/03/07
Posts: 1402
Loc: The Big Tomato, California
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I stumbled across this link that might be of interest to anyone who already has The Atlas of the Stars or is considering buying it through Kalmbach Publishing.
How to convert The Atlas of The Stars to field use
Of course, you have to be willing to disassemble your copy and it seems there is more to this Atlas than just the star charts.
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Kit
"There's only two things that excite a man, expensive toys and real expensive toys." - Red Green
* A bunch of old ATM stuff that cost me next to nothing
* A bunch of new commercial stuff that cost me an arm and a leg
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desertstars
Deja moo
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Loc: Tucson, AZ
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That's pretty slick. Nice catch!
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Tom W.
SVP8 'She turned me into a 3-legged Newt' EQ
Ralph, the All-Purpose 102mm Refractor
Under the Desert Stars
"If we don't change direction soon, we'll end up where we're going." Professor Irwin Corey
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panhard
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Loc: Markham Ont.
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Great idea on converting to field viewable book. thanks for the link.
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Edited by panhard (03/03/08 08:54 PM)
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