I'm glad you brought up this one, Jerry. I cut my teeth on it as a
budding astronomer during my first go-round back in the early eighties,
then when beginning again in the early nineties. The biggest pain was
that the charts are broken up into such small chunks, and you have to
keep referring back to the larger scale finder charts. However, facing
each small chart is a page full of objects to observe, how to find them,
etc. Very useful, and its size is a real plus, only about 4" x 6".
Cheers,
Paul Sterngold
--- Jerry Elmer <jerry_elmer@No-Spam> wrote:
>
> One paper atlas not mentioned is Roger Tory Peterson's Field Guide To
> Stars and Planets. I have used one for years, and, for about $20, it
> is the best collection of astronomy information available. It not only
> has a complete Wil Tirion sky atlas, but also monthly sky charts, lists
> of double stars, complete Messier list and moon atlas. In addition, it
> has lots of beginner astronomy info, planet info and color photos of
> deep sky objects.
>
> The publication has some drawbacks to it. First, the atlas is broken
> up into about 35 or 40 pages, and the print is small. Second, although
> the star info on the atlas is mag 6.5 or so, the deep sky objects shown
> on the atlas pages do not hold the same distinction. Many of them are
> tiny, 12-14 mag planetaries or galaxies that are impossible to find in
> a small scope, and some really difficult even in a 20" dob. However,
> if one has a copy of Burnham's Celestial Handbook to crossreference the
> items, it can be a good source of info, and it is very portable.
>
> Jerry Elmer
>
>
>
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