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Edmund Scientific's Books & Atlases

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Edmund Mag 6 Star Atlas is a practical sky guide, covering all aspects of amateur astronomy, specifically designed for both indoor and outdoor use. This comprehensive book contains detailed data on more than 1,000 celestial objects including multiple stars, variable stars, nebulea and galaxies.
Superbly detailed star charts accurately identify all stars to magnitude 6.2 and hundreds of fainter objects. Richly illustrated with dozens of photos, diagrams & tables. 66 pages.
All About Telescopes has been called "the amateur astronomer's bible," our classic 200-page book is a highly-illustrated and easy-to-understand guide. Contents include: Getting Acquainted with the Telescope; Observing the Sky Show; Photography with your Telescope; Mirror Grinding and Testing; Telescopes you can Build; Telescope Mounts; Collimation and Adjustments; Telescope Optics.
The Edmund Mag 5 Star Atlas is an easy-to-use guide to the night sky lists all stars to magnitude 5.0 down to 60° south declination. Chart scale is 1/8" per degree - perfect for measuring eyepiece field with an ordinary ruler. Includes lists of celestial objects, constellation index, Moon map, sinusoidal projection maps and star lists. Recommended for both the amateur and experienced astronomer. Softcover, 35 pages.
The Edmund Sky Guide uses Terry Dickinson and Sam Brown's step-by-step technique for discovering the night sky with the unaided eye, telescope, or camera. Offers 36 pages of simplified maps, tables, diagrams, and text to help you find your way around the heavens without setting circles or memorizing constellations. Excellent companion to The Edmund Mag 5 Star Atlas. Softcover.
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Customer Reviews
Overall Rating:   and share your thoughts with other customers Sort Reviews: Newest | Oldest | Highest Rating | Lowest Rating  - Wednesday, May 09, 2007 No Better Guides for Beginners and Intermediates Reviewed By: Joseph S. Romaninsky (Gouldsboro , PA) I am an "old timer" who cut his astronomical teeth on the Edmund
Scientific publications back in the
1970s when I first started observing.
I wore my copies of the Mag 5 Atlas
and the Edmund Sky Guide ragged
from constant use. I had thought
they were no longer in print Read More Reviews
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