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The Cambridge Double Star Atlas by James Mullaney; Wil Tirion is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

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this is among the two or three most stimulating and encouraging books that one could give to an aspiring young astronomer or adult novice. 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. 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. 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. following the atlas is a 55 page list of about 2400 double and multiple stars, tabulated in easy to read alternating green/white bands. 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). 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

Who reads The Cambridge Double Star Atlas?

Author

James Mullaney; Wil Tirion

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9780511576218

Category

science

Subjects

Science, Astronomy, Stem

Rating

4.6 / 5 (74 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14