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SKY ATLAS 2000.0 Deluxe Version, 2nd Edition
Mar 14 2005 08:40 AM |
David Knisely
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Ever since 1981, when it supplanted Becvar's ATLAS OF THE HEAVENS 1950, SKY ATLAS 2000.0 has been truly one of the "standard" wide-field atlases for the amateur astronomer interested in locating and observing deep-sky objects. It was often the atlas most relied upon by amateurs working on the Messier or Herschel 400 observing projects. However, even with its expanded list of objects, better plotting, and fainter limiting magnitude, there was still some room for improvement in the work. I am pleased to say that most of those
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Uranometria 2000.0 version 2
Mar 14 2005 09:59 AM |
Starman1
in Observing Books
I received this 3-volume edition shortly prior to my last outing, so I got quite a few hours to use these editions under the stars. The previous version of Uranometria 2000.0, from the early '90s was useful primarily as a cross-reference check for me, as I have and use a computerized scope with a large object memory. Uranometria was often referred to to clarify an ID in a crowded field.
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