The Cambridge Star Atlas

This atlas has a large volume of observation basics and knowledge. And then some star charts too. As can be expected the author has done an excellent job on the charts. They look beautiful. I have not had them out yet. It’s now raining in Ohio. This is not as the his star atlas 2000 was. It is limited to magnitude and therefore details. It is close to what the atlas 2000 needed. A complete reference guide to focus the intermediate observer on a trail of discovery. It’s too bad that there is almost 40 years between this and the star atlas 2000. (However my career path has taken me far from the observation path for 30 years too.)

This is a wonderful atlas that that required some in-depth use before I fully appreciated it. The content organization is uniue but works well. I've looked at stars for over 60 years and still have my 1964 Norton's Atlas which is finally falling apart, so I wanted something newer and more up-to-date. I purchased Wil Tirion's Star Atlass 2000 back in the early 1990s so it was easy to go with him. I wanted something with text, recommendations for objects to view and the like, and this fully meets the bill. Hard to read because of the small font, especially for my eyes, but this is an atlas, a reference manual, so I can deal with the small font. But I get how this could be a non-starter for some p eople. The more I use this atlas, the more I like it.

Overall great quality and a good primer to localize many globular clusters, galaxies, nebulas, some variable stars and double stars. Some text in concept figures is rather small.

Excellent layout. Easy to navigate through the charts. Easy to assimilate. Great reference book.

The sky maps are easy to read, while still having all the pertinent information. There are three tables that I went back to again and again to help me learn the night sky. Using the list of constellations, the list of the brightest stars in the sky and the list of Messier objects, I was able to locate landmarks in the sky that correspond well to the atlas maps. Along with each map is detailed technical information about (for example the brightness of) major stars, nebulas, galaxies and globular clusters. More organized and much more information than the Sky and Telescope pocket atlas. A similar book I found essential is the Celestron Sky maps, which do a great job of pointing out and mapping the easiest-to-see objects with either binoculars or a telescope in a concise and durable format. The other essential companion to the Cambridge Star Atlas is "Turn Left at Orion", which has a step-by-step guide to what you can see in each season of the year and a lot of useful information about what you are looking at!

I purchased this as a companion for the Sky & Telescope Pocket Sky Atlas I have been using for the past 8 or so years. I find myself preferring the S&T at the telescope but for planning, the wider field of view and chart layout of the Cambridge has an advantage. Other value adds of the Cambridge are a set of moon maps for nights when the moon is up as well as a listing of prominent stars which you will use as anchor points during star hopping. One thing I was disappointed to see omitted from the Cambridge was the Caldwell catalog, not even just a listing mapping the C-numbers to NGC/IC-numbers. While technically not-a-catalog, the Caldwell catalog is specifically designed for amateur observers starting out with smaller scopes. Not a deal breaker as if you already are aware of the Caldwell catalog you can easily look it up on-line and do the mapping yourself then look up the object by its NGC/IC identifier in the Cambridge charts. From a pure "star chart" perspective I still think the S&T is superior but the additional information in the Cambridge I think makes it a good first sky atlas choice, especially over other beginner resources that are effectively reference books with a few whimpy charts. If you can afford both the Cambridge and S&T, you can't go wrong getting both to keep you busy for a while.

Grate sky atlas thank you.

This product is concise and easy to use and is laid out logically. Of particular benefit, it's easy to estimate the relative brightness of stars by the size of the dots. You need a little background to make the atlas more useful-- particularally, a basic understanding of right ascension. The maps of the moon surface are good and there are both the correct pictures and inverted ones with labels, as seen in a reflecting scope. Physically, the spiral ring binding lays the pages flat and the paper is relatively thick and rigid. On the charts that are to be held below the horizon when being used(where East is to the right when looking north,) there is a terrestial slyline clearly visible. Also for beginners, there are didactics on the phases of the moon and instructions on how to find the correct sky chart for your particular area with the above exceptions noted. I have not used the atlas in the field yet, but since there is good contrast between the background of the page and the black star dots, it should be easy to view with a red light. Azimuthman

Mi è piaciuto tutto e rispetto ad analoghi atlanti non a pagamento è più curato e ricco di informazioni. Forse lo prenderò anche in versione cartacea.

Excelente manual para pesquisas e orientação nas observações astronômicas.

Excellent chart! I am new at astronomy, i bought my first telescope last February, and i was printing constellation charts from Wikipédia before ordering this wonderful book. It is really easy to read, even for a beginner like myself, the distances from one star to the other are easy to visualize, some people might prefer a Pocket size chart, but this one fits in my optical bag and i'll never regret buying it! A must have for anyone interested in astronomy

Cet atlas est très clair, complet et facile d’utilisation. La nouvelle édition est encore plus aisée à utiliser. On commence avec les constellations visibles à l’œil nu et l’on continue avec les objets de Messier pour en arriver aux astres et galaxies plus difficiles à observer et à localiser class

Excellent 👍