Bright Star Atlas, Tirion/Skiff, Laminated Telescope and Observatory: DurangoSkies.com

Bright Star Atlas, Tirion/Skiff, Laminated	$30.00
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Wil Tirion's LAMINATED Bright Star Atlas, 9"x12", 10 maps, 32 pages, 3 lbs ship wt.

The Bright Star Atlas is great for beginners as well as a handy reference for the more advanced amateur. Just the right size to be carried with you in your vehicle, suitcase, briefcase or backpack.

This 10 map atlas of the night sky is drawn by Wil Tirion and is based upon the Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogs with a stellar limiting magnitude of 6.5. Opposite each full page map Brian Skiff of the Lowell Observatory has prepared a tabular listing of interesting objects visible in binoculars or small telescopes. These include galaxies, open clusters, diffuse nebulae, bright nebulae, planetary nebulae, double stars, and variable stars. The Atlas includes a set of seasonal star maps to help orient the user to the night sky throughout practically the entire populated world. Objects in Skiff"s catalog are also listed in cross referenced tables. Ideal companion atlas to the larger Sky Atlas 2000.0 or Uranometria 2000.0.