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[CarolinaBanker]

If you were stranded on a desert island, and could only have 3 Astronomy books and atlases, what would you choose? Assume you are in B1 skies, and have access to a decent scope and a red flashlight.

 

I would choose:

Skalnate Pleso Atlas

Uranometria 2000

Introducing the Constellations by Baker

 

The atlases were the easy part, the book was tough as I also enjoy Serviss’s books (Astronomy with an Opera Glass, Round the Year with Stars, Astronomy with the Naked Eye) or had contemplated Burnham’s as a great reference.

 

What would you choose?

[gmiller123456]

Just blank notebooks.  So I'd get the joy of figuring everything out for myself.

[Staredge]

Do I get to be the first to say Burnham’s Celestial Handbook???  

Edited by Staredge, 20 April 2025 - 12:16 PM.

[HansD]

Uranometria 2000.0 (single volume edition)

Uranometria 2000.0 Deep Sky Field Guide

The Cambridge Double Star Atlas, MacEvoy and Tirion