![]() ![]() If you already have 'Turn Left' then I'd get the S&T pocket alas. My late version Cambridge double star atlas has the same. My elderly version of Cambridge star atlas has standard 'correct' view maps, matches the real sky. Is Sky Atlas 2000 out of print or something? I've got Turn Left at Orion so this will be my second object-finding book. I really want something relatively lightweight with good, detailed star charts. The Norton is half price on Amazon at the moment! One of the more negative reviews on Amazon reckons the addition of stuff on astrophotography in the Norton is unnecessary. I think the Cambridge Star Atlas has mirror views which seem like a waste of space for my needs but I gather it has info on various DSO. ![]() ![]() The SkyAtlas 2000 does go to a fainter magnitude, but I'd go for one of the above, perhaps SA 2000 in a year or two. The S&T pocket sky atlas has pages covering a smaller area of sky, a trade off for being so handy.īTW, your 10" Dob will give a south up view, but not a mirror image. The Cambridge star atlas does show a larger area of sky on each page, so maybe that would be good if you are just starting on observing, makes it easier to compare to the real sky. Me too, nice and compact, I keep one in the lid of my eyepiece case. I've also visited website where I can download charts but I'd prefer to have them in one volume. I've read positive reviews of the Sky Atlas 2000 but it seems to cost an absolute fortune. Which one of these do people have and which would they recommend? At the moment I'm edging towards the Sky and Telescope Pocket Sky Atlas. I've got a 10'' Dob but, to be honest, I'm not entirely sure what magnitude stars I can see with it or how this affects which atlas I should get. ![]() the Cambridge Atlas (which, I don't think, are helpful to me as I have a Newtonian not a refractor.) The Norton seems to come with a load of other stuff as well as the sky charts, which I'm not sure is necessary. I've read pros and cons about all three, some having more stars shown that others, some with a ring binder, some with more detail on the DSOs, some with mirror images of night sky i.e. I've narrowed it down to three possibilities but, living far from civilisation, I'm not in the position to go into a bookshop and have a look in advance. I've got a birthday coming up shortly and a star atlas is in the pipeline. ![]()
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