Offers tips on choosing skywatching tools, gives hints for sketching and photographing the night sky, and provides celestial charts

Advanced Skywatching: The Backyard Astronomer's Guide to Starhopping and Exploring the Universe (The Nature Company Guides)

Science & Math

Robert Burnham

MARTIN, GEORGE

Jeff Kanipe

Alan Dyer

David Levy

David H.Levy

Robert A. Garfinkle

Astronomy & Space Science

Time-Life Education

The Arp Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies....  A Chronicle and Observer's Guide In 1966, astronomer Halton Arp compiled his Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies, which featured 338 images of some of the strangest looking galaxies and galaxy groups then known to exist.  The purpose of the Atlas, Arp stated in his preface, was to graphically present structural peculiarities in galaxies "in order to build a realistic picture of what galaxies are really like." At the time, astronomers were struggling to formulate a workable taxonomy of "symmetrical" galaxies using classification schemes such as Edwin Hubble's tuning fork diagram.  But the Atlas was comprised of the "Elephant Men" of galaxies, and their deformations challenged and defied astronomers' attempts at galaxy classification. Although the Atlas itself has been long out of print, this book not only reproduces all 338 of the original Atlas of Peculiar Galaxiesimages, including Arp's preface, it also presents new images of all Arp galaxies taken by amateur astronomers, along with finder charts and observing notes.  In addition, it provides a chronicle of Arp's saga, from his early work at Mount Wilson and Palomar, where the original Atlas was assembled, to his controversial research on discordant redshifts.  Although Arp's astrophysical interpretations have sparked controversy among his peers - the giants of professional astronomy - history has stoked the interests of amateur astronomers th

"The Arp Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies", Hardcover Book by Kanipe/Webb

Dennis Webb

BOOKS

How to Read Star Charts and the Night Sky. Equipment for Skywatchers. Exploring the Universe

The Nature Companions Practical Skywatching

Fog City Press

Island on Fire: The extraordinary story of Laki, the volcano that turned eighteenth-century Europe dark

Alexandra Witze

Profile Books, Ltd.

Annals of the Deep sky: A Survey of Galactic and Extragalactic Objects brings to the observer and interested layperson today's science-based story of the night sky's wonders. This is the first volume in a series that presents in-depth profiles of the notable stars and deep-sky objects already well known to amateur observers, as well as introductions to less familiar sights that are important to our current understanding of the Universe.

Annals of the DEEP SKY, Volume 1

Willmann-Bell, Inc.

Annals of the Deep Sky: A Survey of Galactic and Extragalactic Objects brings to the observer and interested layperson today's science-based story of the night sky's wonders. This is the second volume in a series that presents in-depth profiles of the notable stars and deep-sky objects by constellation. The individual features include deep dives into the story of objects already well known to amateur observers, as well as introductions to less familiar sights that are important to our current understanding of the Universe.

Annals of the DEEP SKY, Volume 2

Annals of the Deep Sky brings to the observers and interested layperson today's science-based story of the night sky's wonders. This is the third volume in a series that presents in-depth profiles of the notable stars and deep-sky objects by constellation. The individual features include deep dives into the story of objects already well know to amateur observers, as well as introductions to less familiar sights that are important to our current understanding of the Universe.

Annals of the DEEP SKY, Volume 3

This fourth volume plumbs the depths of Canis Minor, Capricornus, Carina and Cassiopeia. Canis Minor features first-magnitude star Procyon, with its shy white dwarf companion nearly hidden the primary's glare. It's a challenge to split, but it can be done. Capricornus hosts Dabih (B Capricorni), a fascinating quadruple system, as well as the constellation's showcase globular cluster M30, which is almost as old as the universe itself.

Annals of the DEEP SKY, Volume 4

Volume 5 explores three very rich, and very different, constellations. Centaurus features a detailed overview of the Alpha Centauri system, descriptions of the Scorpius-Centaurus Association (the nearest OB affliliation to the Sun), and the stunning Omega Centauri globular cluster (NGC 5139). Some time is spent probing the many levels of the mysterious Centaurus A galaxy (NGC 5128), with its bizarre mixture of spiral and elliptical morphologies.

Annals of the DEEP SKY, Volume 5

Annals of the Deep Sky, volume 6

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