The Cambridge Photographic Star Atlas

Axel Mellinger (Central Michigan University), Ronald Stoyan

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20 September 2011

Mathematics & Sciences; Astronomy, space & time

Using the latest methods in digital photography and image processing, The Cambridge Photographic Star Atlas presents the whole sky through large-scale photographic images with corresponding charts. Each double-page spread shows a section of the night sky and is accompanied by an inverted chart highlighting and naming double stars, variable stars, open clusters, galactic and planetary nebulae, globular clusters and galaxies. The 82 large-scale charts, with a scale of 1° per cm, identify over 1500 deep-sky objects and 2500 stars. Providing a giant mosaic of the entire sky, this unique atlas is unparalleled in detail and completeness, making it indispensable for visual observers and astrophotographers.

By: Axel Mellinger (Central Michigan University), Ronald Stoyan
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 345mm, Width: 257mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 1.410kg
ISBN: 9781107013469
ISBN 10: 1107013461
Publication Date: 20 September 2011
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface; 1. User's guide; 2. How the atlas was compiled; 3. 82 charts of the entire sky; 4. Index of labelled objects.

Reviews for The Cambridge Photographic Star Atlas

'Book of the month: this is a wonderful companion to a conventional atlas, as well as a superb coffee table book.' BBC Sky at Night Magazine '… should prove a valuable reference to the advanced-amateur community.' The Observatory '… the most beautiful star atlas of modern times … What a perfect tool for cloudy-night star gazing! And a fine reference book for the historian.' Journal for the History of Astronomy