This book is a famous star map around the world. This landmark book, which combines star charts and reference manuals, can be called the "invincible ship" in the field of star charts. The legendary success of "The Norton Manual of Star Atlases" is largely due to its unique picture layout: several slices of sky areas are spliced together to form a full-sky star map, with each slice roughly equivalent to one-fifth of the starry sky. The star map shows every star visible to the naked eye under a clear sky (*dark stars up to magnitude 6.5), As well as star maps, nebulae, and galaxies. Along with the accurately drawn pictures, there are also rich data tables that list in detail information about celestial objects that are of interest to astronomy enthusiasts. The sections preceding Star Atlas are a unique and authoritative reference manual covering timekeeping and measurement of the celestial sphere's position; the sun, moon, and other solar system objects; telescopes and other observational and starry photography equipment; stars, nebulae, and galaxies.
The book leads readers deep into the night sky through a concise, basic and practical introduction. After hundreds of years of experience abroad, it has 20 editions (published in 2003). It is a classic star chart manual.
Reader comments
The combination of star charts and reference manuals was very useful and allowed me to gain a deeper understanding of the night sky. And the author Ian Ridpath is really great, and his authority is convincing. This book is famous all over the world. It has been updated continuously for hundreds of years and is a must-have for astronomy enthusiasts and workers. I think it is not only a star map manual, but also a window to the vast universe, which fills me with more curiosity and yearning for the starry sky.
The combination of star charts and reference manuals was very useful and allowed me to gain a deeper understanding of the night sky. And the author Ian Ridpath is really great, and his authority is convincing. This book is famous all over the world. It has been updated continuously for hundreds of years and is a must-have for astronomy enthusiasts and workers. I think it is not only a star map manual, but also a window to the vast universe, which fills me with more curiosity and yearning for the starry sky.