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Norton's Star Atlas and Reference Handbook (20th Edition)
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Norton's Star Atlas and Reference Handbook (20th Edition)
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by Ian Ridpath
Sales Rank : 145490
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Hardcover: 208 pages
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings; 20 edition October 17, 2003
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0131451642
ISBN-13: 978-0131451643
Product Dimensions:
10.9 x 8.7 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
Product Review
Norton's Star Atlas is the most famous astronomical reference in the world, having guided thousands of professional and amateur stargazers in their search of the night skies. The 1998 edition is completely revised and expanded, with maps drawn to standard epoch 2000.0, using computer techniques to achieve unprecedented accuracy. You'll find every object visible to the naked eye, as well as star clusters, galaxies, and other celestial objects. Norton's also includes indispensable observation hints and technical explanations, with pointers to other information sources. Whether you're using a telescope, binoculars, or just your eyes, Norton's is your guide to what's up there. --Therese Littleton
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Publishers Weekly
Now in its 20th edition (the last was published in 1998 by Addison-Wesley), this guide to the stars has been helpfully updated and beautifully redesigned with new data tables and sections on the recently developed computer-controlled telescopes and CCD imaging. In his informative and engaging preface, Ridpath, editor of the Oxford Dictionary of Astronomy, narrates the history of the book and explains its charts. The book opens with a chapter entitled "Position and Time," which clearly explains such physical concepts such as "The Celestial Sphere" and "Daily Rotation." The chapter "Stars, Nebulae and Galaxies" offers tables of constellations with the names, abbreviations, area and size of each. For moon lovers there is a four-page spread that clearly outlines the moon's craters; for stargazers, the highlight comes at the end of the book: 18 sky charts.
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