The Cambridge Photographic Star Atlas Translation Edition

by Axel Mellinger (Author), Ronald Stoyan (Author)

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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.

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"This work is a genuine feast for the eyes for those studied in astronomy. It is appropriate for academic collections supporting programs in astronomy and astrophysics." -Margaret F. Dominy, American Reference Books Annual

"On my desk is the English edition of 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." - Owen Gingerich, Journal for the History of Astronomy, Aug 2012

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Providing a mosaic of the entire sky, this unique atlas is unparalleled in detail and completeness, making it indispensable for visual observers and astrophotographers. Each double-page spread shows large-scale photographic images with corresponding charts highlighting and naming over 1500 deep-sky objects and 2500 stars.

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Hardcover: 186 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press; Translation edition (September 30, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1107013461
ISBN-13: 978-1107013469
Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 0.7 x 13.6 inches
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Average Customer Review: 17 customer reviews
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Busy Bee

A Master Piece, But ......

October 22, 2011

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Within seconds of opening this book I knew that I had a master piece; it was love at first glance. In general, some star patterns and heavenly objects are easy to pinpoint in the sky. My guess is that everyone knows how to find the Big Dipper (or in Australia where I live the Southern Cross), few can find Antares and Scorpios or Orion and Betelgeuse, but come to Witch Head Nebula or Eagle Nebula and even a dedicated Amateur will have a problem locating them. Well now we have this book, it gives you a MAP of the Sky with an Image on the opposite page thus showing you exactly [though in color] what you should expect to see when you look at the sky region shown in the map. This books consolidates the sky in 82 Maps and their corresponding Photographic Images thus giving you the ability to locate the object on the MAP and seeing exactly [minus the colors of course] of how the object will appear in the sky. Large paper Size format makes the image wonderful but I do recommend a reading magnifying glass [I'm over 45 years old] to view or zoom on some if the images.
Where is The Orion Nebula or Betelgeuse?
Looking through the index, I could not find the objects common names and thus I had to use the Messier Object reference M42 which pointed me to page 37 in the book. On page 37, a Map shows the Orion Constellation with a Photographic Image on the opposite page showing exactly [but in color] how Orion Constellation looks in the sky with its Stars and the wonderful Orion Nebula. As for Betelgeuse, I had to know its location in the constellation or know that its Bayer designation is "@" Alpha Orionis.
Again, I tried Witch Head Nebula and Eagle Nebula; well I had to know their references IC 2118 for the Witch Head Nebula and M16 for the Eagle nebula before being able to locate them in the book.
I wish in this Book's next edition,
Use Sky Maps that are more easily accessible and more logical like that used in the "Sky & Telescope's Pocket Sky Atlas by Roger W. Sinnott" It would make life easy.
Include a reference to the Stars and Objects Common names along with their Messier or IC references; again it would make life easy.
Print the Common names of the Stars and Objects on the MAP; as it stands only Bayer designation and others are listed only.

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Frankk99

Great tool for Armchair Astronomy.

March 29, 2018

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The photographs are of excellent quality. Have used this book as an indoor sky. Coupled with a few good star atlases and Messier and other deep sky lists have so far found over one hundred and fifty deep sky objects. Great for cloudy nights and a great tool to learn the skies. Using the Kindle version of the atlas on an IPad with the Kindle app simulates being under clear West Texas Skies with a 6 or 8 inch telescope. Fun and an educational delight.

Kindle version is five stars. I also have the hard back version and rate it four stars due to poor binding quality.

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Empress Jewel

The perfect Star Atlas for Star gazers

December 26, 2017

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Purchased as a gift for someone interested in astronomy and the cosmos. The Star Atlas is highly informative and the overall presentation of the Atlas is beautiful. Highly recommended.

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SPIKE

Just what the sky looks like

February 13, 2018

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Good for the beginner. Just what the sky looks like.

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Dean Zak

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November 3, 2012

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When the Cambridge Photographic Star Atlas arrived on my doorstep, I was quickly impressed with the quality of the photographs of the star charts. The numbers of stars is stunning and it helps me imagine what the sky might look like without light pollution. The atlas reminded me of an old book I have, "A Field Guide to the Stars and Planets", Menzel (1964) where there is a chapter containing a photographic star atlas as well. Back then, photographic plates were used to chart the night sky. With this atlas, the authors used digital CCD camera technology, color, and large 10" x 13.5" charts. If you love the night sky, you will love this book.

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Williammaxwell

Wonderful book! Its an excellent way of getting proportion ...

June 12, 2016

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Wonderful book! Its an excellent way of getting proportion (how bright and how big is that??) with a wide filed photo on one side and a plate solved inverted map of the same image on the other.

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Win Howard

An excellent practical reference

September 11, 2013

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I particularly like the way it maps the whole sky photographically, using on the left hand page a black on white negative on which names, constellation boundaries and other information is printed, and then on the right hand facing page a colour positive of the same area of sky as it would look to the eye if we could see down to 14th magnitude. It thus provides a realistic view free of clutter combined with the information needed to identify the items of interest on each map.

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David Studhalter

Very good sky survey

May 24, 2013

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This is a great all sky photo survey. It's of limited use for actually finding stuff in the sky, but it's fascinating just to absorb the appearance of the sky in all directions by studying the pages of the atlas.

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