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STAR MAPS FOR BEGINNERS
LEVITT & MARSHALL · 1942 · 33 pgs
Introductory guide to the constellations, with all-sky charts and mythology.
No. 637
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STARS AND PLANETS
A COMPANION GUIDE FOR AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS
JOACHIM EKRUTT · 1992 · 157 pgs
Seasonal all-sky constellation charts for all parts of the world. Added info on the constellations and objects to see in them.
No. 495, Shelf S
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TELESCOPE HANDBOOK AND STAR ATLAS
NEALE E. HOWARD · 1967 · 226 pgs
Still a fine guide to the beginning observer, with sections on equipment (1967) & optics, and then a general observing guide with built-in star charts.
No. 346, Shelf T
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TELESCOPE HANDBOOK AND STAR ATLAS
UPDATED EDITION
NEALE E. HOWARD · 1975 · 226 pgs
Still a fine guide to the beginning observer, with sections on equipment (ca 1970) & optics, and then a general observing guide with built-in star charts.
No. 850, Shelf T
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THREE-D STAR MAPS
MONKHOUSE & COX · 1989 · 96 pgs
Star charts with a twist: each is accompanied by a version which shows the stars in 3-D when viewed with the accompanying glasses.
No. 352, Shelf T
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URANOMETRIA 2000.0
VOL. 1, THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
TIRION, RAPPAPORT & LOVI · 1987 · 260 pgs
Comprehensive star atlas for the telescopic observer, with stars to mag. 9.5.
No. 638
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URANOMETRIA 2000.0
VOL. 2, THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
TIRION, RAPPAPORT & LOVI · 1988 · 214 pgs
The southern hemisphere chart sets of Uranometria.
No. 639
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WALK THROUGH THE SOUTHERN SKY
A GUIDE TO SOUTHERN STARS AND THEIR CONSTELLATIONS AND THEIR LEGENDS
HEIFETZ & TIRION · 2002 · 105 pgs
Illustrated guide to stars and constellations of the southern hemisphere. Star maps for naked-eye observing.
No. 796, Shelf W
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YEAR-ROUND MESSIER MARATHON FIELD GUIDE
HARVARD C. PENNINGTON · 1997 · 196 pgs
A wonderful, thorough guide to finding and observing each of the Messier objects; usable both for a marathon or for viewing 1 object.
No. 836, Shelf Y