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5.0 out of 5 stars Accurate Book
Previous Reviewer being a novice must be using this book incorrectly.I have been using it for years and have not found any inaccuracies so far.
Published on December 5, 2009 by 6foot7

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1.0 out of 5 stars Inaccurate and Unreliable
I was told that this was a good atlas for faint variable stars so I bought a copy of it because I own a large 22" telescope and wanted to pursue stars that would be more challenging. On the first night of using the atlas however I realized it was full of inaccurate positions. One star that I was particularly interested in finding was an astounding 1/4 degree off; and...
Published on May 23, 2007 by Greg Powers


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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Accurate Book, December 5, 2009
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This review is from: Aavso Variable Star Atlas (Ring-bound)
Previous Reviewer being a novice must be using this book incorrectly.I have been using it for years and have not found any inaccuracies so far.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Inaccurate and Unreliable, May 23, 2007
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This review is from: Aavso Variable Star Atlas (Ring-bound)
I was told that this was a good atlas for faint variable stars so I bought a copy of it because I own a large 22" telescope and wanted to pursue stars that would be more challenging. On the first night of using the atlas however I realized it was full of inaccurate positions. One star that I was particularly interested in finding was an astounding 1/4 degree off; and this was just one of many examples. I soon realized that this atlas simply cannot be used for serious work.
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