![]() Best of all is the handy 154 pages of mag. 6.5) that are useful for a quick reference and a useful set of 16 regional Moon maps. Unfortunately, this book is out of print, but if you can find a copy it’s a great guide to observing the Moon.Ī very nice hybrid atlas, with 20 generalized maps of broad regions of the sky (to mag. Schurig: Interstellarum Deep Sky AtlasĪ wonderful atlas that makes it easy to identify even small features on the Moon. The field edition is a bit pricey, but excellent. 9.5), plus over 14,000 deep-sky objects labelled both by type of object and by visibility (do you need a 4”, 8”, 12”, or larger telescope?). Remaklus: Uranometria 2000.0Īn innovative atlas with over 200,000 stars (to mag. 9.75 and tens of thousands of deep-sky objects. Sinnott: Sky Atlas 2000.0Īn excellent atlas in bound book form with stars to mag. Tirion: The Cambridge Atlas of Herschel ObjectsĪ spiral-bound laminated atlas to mag. 12.5 and the other guides you to double stars (as well as showing many deep-sky objects).ī. 7.5) but intended for very different uses: one includes Herschel objects to mag. Shows stars to magnitude 6.5 and a good selection of deep-sky objects.Ī pair of atlases with the same background star map (to mag. ![]() An atlas to use with binoculars or a small telescope. If you’re looking for guides to celestial objects, make sure to check out our list of suggested books for further reading. In some cases, the distinction between the two is blurred. There are many excellent star atlases and stargazing books out there. With many advanced features, it is also highly regarded. Hallo Northern Sky (for Windows and Linux) is an advanced program that uses an impressive range of star catalogs. Cartes du Ciel (Skychart) is a very nicely constructed planetarium program for a wide range of platforms, including Windows and Mac. Stellarium has a well-structured appearance and interface: it is widely used. ![]() There also some examples of very good free planetarium software: Planetarium Software and Star Atlases Planetarium Software Excellent, moderately-priced planetarium software that can do just about anything you need:
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