interstellarum Deep Sky Guide

The interstellarum Deep Sky Guide takes all the hassle out of preparing for observing sessions - there's no need to print star charts or photos. Taking a visual approach, the Guide focuses on carefully selected objects, either as colored composite POSS plates or through the authors' own eyepiece sketches. They allow you to estimate the visibility of features in the telescope while planning observations. Stars and other objects in the vicinity are highlighted, so they also serve as finder charts at night. Features include: Over 2,300 deep-sky objects are shown, with catalog number, object type, constellation, nickname, short descriptions, and observational hints. Features more than 1,500 color finder charts, using red and blue channels of Palomar Observatory Sky Survey II plates. Hundreds of detailed pencil drawings made by the authors, providing the best approximation of what may be seen visually. If you also have the Atlas, an index map on each spread allows you to quickly f