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Title: A Field Guide to the Stars and Planets (Peterson Field Guides) by Jay M. Pasachoff, Roger Tory Peterson, Donald Howard Menzel ISBN: 0395910994 Publisher: Mariner Books Pub. Date: 05 January, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.6
Rating: 5
Summary: Great sky maps - and much more!
Comment: First, its great monthly sky charts - for both the southern and northern hemispheres, and its many detailed charts and diagrams (all in colors) will help you find almost any visible star, galaxy, nebula, consolation or planet. For the planets there are charts and diagrams about their trajectories and positions in the sky that are valid till 2010.
But beyond that, there's plenty of valuable info about most of the "popular" objects and consolations, accompanied by excellent pictures. And there are some other astronomy related tips for newcomers, such as on purchasing a telescope or binocular, or photographing the stars. All in all, it's an enjoyable and valuable reading book in addition to it being a great field guide.
Rating: 3
Summary: Great reference but poor for use in the field
Comment: This review is for the softcover version. I feel almost bad to give this great guide 3 stars. The book contains a lot of very good information - more so than many books several times larger. As such, it's an excellent reference for beginner and more advanced user alike. However, the book fails miserably for field use, which, ironically, it is supposed to be designed for.
The cover frays and acquires "dog-ears" in a relatively short time of field use. In contrast, the Audubon field guides use a much more resilient plastic softcover. The pages smude easily from finger oils - remember, this is a guide you should be able to use for 8 years or so (until the next edition) so these are unacceptable shortcomings IMHO. By far the biggest gripe I have with this book, however, is the the choice of red to identify galaxies, star clusters etc in the atlas charts. These marks completely disappear under red light(!!!), making the charts useless for finding deep sky objects in the field. Finally, how are you supposed to operate equipment and keep the book open? Because it lacks spiral binding, the only way to use it hands-off is to put a weight on the page you're referencing.
If you're looking for a great reference to use at home, this guide is hard to beat - in fact, I highly recommend it. However, look elsewhere for more useful star charts with deep sky objects to use in the field.
Rating: 5
Summary: Looked at many astronomy books. This is my favorite
Comment: Very easy to understand, unlike almost all the others.
Great charts for finding stars. Thanks to this book I now understand how to find a star from a star chart. Great pictures, and again I cannot state how clearly they explain things.
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Title: Peterson First Guide to Astronomy by Jay M. Pasachoff, Robin Brickman ISBN: 0395935423 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 15 August, 1998 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: Turn Left at Orion: A Hundred Night Sky Objects to See in a Small Telescope--and How to Find Them by Guy Consolmagno, Dan M. Davis, Karen Kotash Sepp, Anne Drogin, Mary Lynn Skirvin ISBN: 0521781906 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: November, 2000 List Price(USD): $27.00 |
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Title: Nightwatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe by Terence Dickinson ISBN: 1552093026 Publisher: Firefly Books Pub. Date: November, 1998 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Night Sky (Audubon Society Field Guide Series) by Mark R. Chartrand ISBN: 0679408525 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: October, 1991 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Backyard Astronomer's Guide by Terence Dickinson, Alan Dyer ISBN: 155209507X Publisher: Firefly Books Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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