(preceding the list is a list of constellations with the chart pages they appear on, and a key to greek letters.) all the stars in the list are marked in the atlas by the catalog designation and a thin line drawn through the star symbol, which makes the stars easy to identify. for each multiple star is given its bayer/flamsteed name, common designation in a double star catalog (struve, burnham, aitken, herschel, etc.), its celestial coordinates, magnitudes, and angular separation(s). it's a star atlas that can serve the general amateur observer, whatever his or her specific interest, for many years of detailed sky exploration.įollowing the atlas is a 55 page list of about 2400 double and multiple stars, tabulated in easy to read alternating green/white bands. the atlas shows all stars down to magnitude 7.5 (and sometimes fainter), along with hundreds of deep sky objects (galaxies, clusters, nebulae, etc.) and the milky way isophotes, printed on durable semigloss paper and spiral bound to open easily and lie flat. the core of this volume is the star atlas of 30 double page color plates, beautifully designed by wil tirion at the handsome scale of 4 degrees per inch. This is among the two or three most stimulating and encouraging books that one could give to an aspiring young astronomer or adult novice.
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