interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas
Desk Edition

A revolutionary deep sky atlas, designed for the visual observer, showing all deep sky objects according to their telescopic visibility.

Ronald Stoyan (Author), Stephan Schurig (Author)

9781107503380, Cambridge University Press

Spiral bound, published 18 December 2014

264 pages, 150 maps 3 tables
28 x 28.5 x 2.5 cm, 1.4 kg

'… if you enjoy a detailed, well-thought-out paper atlas, I urge you to consider the interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas. It combines all the best attributes of the three most popular atlases already available in our hobby, all the while eliminating many negatives. It's compact and lightweight. It has a substantial number of objects and catalogs plotted, and it's geared towards observers of all levels. It brings a novel method of categorizing deep-sky objects that proves quite effective …' Dragan Nikin, Astronomy Technology Today

The interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas heralds a new era of celestial cartography. It is an innovative, practical tool to choose and find stars, star clusters, nebulae and galaxies. Usually, deep sky objects are shown with just a standard symbol in the star charts. This atlas is different: all objects are shown according to their actual visibility. Four main visibility classes separate out objects that can be seen through 4-, 8- and 12-inch telescopes. Within each visibility class, the objects are labeled in different type weights and using graduated shades and colors for the symbols - the bolder the label or the darker the symbol, the easier it is to see the object. Spiral-bound and printed in red-light friendly colors on dew-resistant paper, this full-sky atlas has a limiting magnitude of 9.5, plotting over 200,000 stars. It is the ideal companion for amateur observers of all levels.

Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Key maps
List of catalog abbreviations
The atlas charts
Index of deep sky objects.

Subject Areas: Popular astronomy & space [WNX], Physics [PH], Astronomy, space & time [PG], Mathematics & science [P]