The Southern Sky Guide (Paperback)

~ David Ellyard (Author), Wil Tirion (Author) "When the night sky is dark and clear, it presents a dazzling spectacle..." (more)
Key Phrases: brightish stars, open cluster, external galaxies, Milky Way, Full Moon, Taurus Capricornus (more...)

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"...an ideal book to accompany anyone who undertakes the scanning of the southern skies, with or without binoculars or a small telescope." Science Books & Films "Wil Tirilon's cartography is clear and accurate, setting the standard in star atlases." SkyNews

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"...an ideal book to accompany anyone who undertakes the scanning of the southern skies, with or without binoculars or a small telescope." Science Books & Films

"Wil Tirilon's cartography is clear and accurate, setting the standard in star atlases." SkyNews

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Product Details

• Paperback: 102 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 2 edition (February 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521789583
• ISBN-13: 978-0521789585
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #594,340 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Friendly and accessible, June 1, 2006

By	Laura Halliday - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This modest but useful book includes background information on stars, planets and constellations, and star charts with interesting objects pointed out. All from a southern hemisphere perspective. It's written in an informal, conversational style, and the star charts (by Wil Tirion) are clear and well-organized.

The charts aren't the largest or the deepest magnitude, but there are other references for that, like Sky Atlas 2000.0.

A particularly handy reference for us northerners who visit Down Under: I used it myself when planning a trip to Australia. Handy for people who live there, too.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars OK to decent, February 18, 2004

By	Ivan W. Ong (Charlotte, North Carolina United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This book has well laid out and attractive star charts but is used best as a desk reference and not as a field reference. Like most of Tirion's Atlases, I think the charts are one magnitude from being truly useful. Under very dark skies in the country the charts would be more then adequate to find the deep sky objects, but in a moderately polluted urban environment there is insufficient magnitude detail to star hop adequately. I would say this book is excellent for beginners or newcomers looking for an introduction to the Southern skies. So I give this 4 stars, also partly because there is a lack of such introductory books of the Southern skies.