Oculum interstellarum Deep Sky Guide Field Edition

Oculum interstellarum Deep Sky Guide Field Edition

Taking an intuitive visual approach, for each spread of the Atlas, the Guide focuses on carefully selected objects, either as colored composite POSS plates or through the authors´ own sketches. Both 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. An index map on each spread allows you to quickly find each object?s location in the Atlas.

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. Simply grab your Atlas and your Guide, and go observe!

Features

2362 deep-sky objects shown, with catalog number, object type, constellation, and nickname

Short descriptions provided, along with observational hints, e.g. filter and magnification recommendations

1729 color finder charts, using red and blue channels of Palomar Observatory Sky Survey II plates, on a white background

For the POSS plates, objects´ red features are visible in white light, but become invisible under red light conditions, as perceived through the eyepiece

821 detailed pencil drawings made by the authors, presented in black-on-white, provide the best approximation of what may be seen visually

Page numbers are identical to the charts in the interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas for easy and quick navigation

Can also be used to complement other atlases and online resources.

About the authors
Ronald Stoyan is the proprietor of the independent German publisher Oculum-Verlag, which specializes in amateur astronomy books. He has authored or co-authored twelve books on practical astronomy, including Atlas of the Messier Objects, The Cambridge Photographic Star Atlas, The Atlas of Great Comets and interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas.

Uwe Glahn has been an active deep sky observer for more than 25 years. With homemade telescopes of different sizes, he documents his results by means of classic sketches, which are published regularly in national and international magazines and books. His website www.deepsky-visuell.de records all his results.

- Oculum Deep Sky Guide book