The Cambridge Star Atlas

About this book

Developed by one of the foremost designers of astonomical maps The Cambridge Star Atlas offers an unusual degree of breadth and detail for amateur and experienced astronomers. Northern and southern latitudes are included in a series of monthly sky charts and an atlas of the whole sky. Each of the 20 overlapping full color charts shows stars down to magnitude 6.5 together with about 900 nonstellar objects such as clusters and galaxies which can be seen with binoculars or a small telescope. This new edition features 52 color maps improved versions of all the charts and a thorough revision of the text and star data based on the latest information. In addition there is a comprehensive double page map of the Moons surface which shows craters and other named features. Clear authoritative and easy-to-use The Cambridge Star Atlas is an ideal reference for sky watchers everywhere throughout the year. Wil Tirion began his first star atlas as a hobby mapping the whole sky on five maps. It was published in the Encyclopedia of Astronomy and soon after was released as a separate set of maps by the British Astronomical Association. In 1983 Tirion began working as a full-time uranographer or sky cartographer. Since then he has contributed to many books and magazines on astronomy. He lives in the Netherlands.