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Willmann-Bell News

Last post by Piero « Wed Aug 25, 2021 9:04 pm
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by smp » Mon Aug 16, 2021 3:40 pm

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A big announcement today - the AAS has acquired Willmann-Bell:

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It's indeed a great news that these books will be published again.

Hope to get a copy of the ARP atlas of peculiar galaxies soon.

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Wed Aug 25, 2021 9:04 pm
A good book about AP, suggestions?

Last post by turboscrew « Mon Aug 09, 2021 2:37 pm
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by turboscrew » Fri Jul 30, 2021 10:38 am

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I'd like to learn the basics about AP, and I'd like to find a good book.
Most articles I've seen are about taking wide view photos with a DSLR, lens...

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OK, Amazon link, but pricey,

Think I paid less than $10 when new, inflation.

Steve

Yep, a bit pricey for paperback: 3 Used from $119.05

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Mon Aug 09, 2021 2:37 pm
The Glass Universe - Dava Sobel

Last post by mikemarotta « Thu Jul 08, 2021 8:09 pm
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by AstroBee » Mon Jul 05, 2021 8:04 pm

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I'm about halfway through reading this book (Actually listening to it on Libby.) and I must say it's a very good listen .
The full title is: The...

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It's utterly amazing the way these computers as they were called measure with such accuracy the stars on these large glass plates in the early days...

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Thu Jul 08, 2021 8:09 pm
The Beginning of the Long Dash: A History of Timekeeping in Canada by Malcolm M. Thomson

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by mikemarotta » Sun Jul 04, 2021 7:09 pm

I was accepted to write a biography of Robert Meldrum Stewart, Dominion Astronomer, for the upcoming 3rd edition of Springer's Biographical...

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Sun Jul 04, 2021 7:09 pm
AAS Research Notes

Last post by mikemarotta « Thu Jul 01, 2021 12:41 pm
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by mikemarotta » Fri Jun 18, 2021 8:17 pm

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The American Astronomical Society has a journal that is free for reading. Research Notes consists of short items, mostly on astrophysics,...

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I went to the AAS website, clicked on Publishing and followed the links to see which journals are Open Access.

OPEN ACCESS
Astronomical Journal...

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Thu Jul 01, 2021 12:41 pm
Steven J. Dick: Discovery and Classification in Astronomy

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by mikemarotta » Fri Jun 04, 2021 12:33 am

Thomas Jefferson did not say that it “was easier to believe that two Yankee professors could lie than to admit that stones could fall from heaven.”...

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Fri Jun 04, 2021 12:33 am
Astronomy Textbook: Big, Beautiful and Free

Last post by Ruud « Tue May 18, 2021 3:38 pm
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by Ruud » Sat Mar 28, 2020 9:58 pm

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Hi, I found this free Astronomy textbook from OpenStax College / RICE university:

Astronomy, Fraknoi, Morrison and Wolff, OpenStax, 2016...

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On the OpenStax website you'll find more good science books.

The PDFs are kept up to date. Astronomy was last updated Jan, 2021. I'm now...

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Tue May 18, 2021 3:38 pm
Book review needed...

Last post by mikemarotta « Sun Apr 25, 2021 5:22 pm
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by Harshil » Sun Sep 22, 2019 7:45 am

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Hello friends,

Recently i saw the book on amazon named The Stars (The definitive visual guide to cosmos) before buying i want take your reviews...

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We already have something of a consensus on this.
I'd add that most of their books are geared towards younger audiences.

I worked in a museum...

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Sun Apr 25, 2021 5:22 pm
The Last Stargazers by Emily Levesque

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by mikemarotta » Wed Mar 10, 2021 5:14 pm

This book is mislabeled. If observational astronomy is in any danger as a profession it is from overpopulation as researchers line up to use the...

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Wed Mar 10, 2021 5:14 pm
Call for Authors

Last post by mikemarotta « Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:23 pm
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by mikemarotta » Wed Dec 09, 2020 9:43 pm

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CALL FOR AUTHORS

The History of Astronomy Division of the AAS is assembling its 2021 publication calendar for “This Month in the History of...

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I pulled these from old NASA and space calendars.
An AAS member has been circulating a calendar of birthdays. It's a PDF. I do not know a good way to...

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Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:23 pm
Planetary Astronomy - Observing, imaging and studying the planets

Last post by messier 111 « Tue Feb 02, 2021 11:54 pm
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by kt4hx » Sun Jan 17, 2021 2:45 am

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For those of you who are really into planetary observing or simply wish to add another book to your library, you may wish to check out this new book...

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hi ,
just received my copy today, really nice like the french one .

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Tue Feb 02, 2021 11:54 pm
Is it True What They Say?

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by mikemarotta » Wed Dec 30, 2020 5:43 pm

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Does one find very many amateur astronomers in Slovakia?
(From the Harvard Astrophysics Database -
Soviet Astronomy, Vol. 5, p.284 Pub Date:...

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I received the copy I bought from the Denver Library. It is huge! I have not measured them, but they are around two feet vertically and three feet...

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Mon Jan 18, 2021 8:08 am
Harrington's STAR WARE

Last post by mikemarotta « Sun Dec 27, 2020 10:07 pm
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by mikemarotta » Thu Dec 10, 2020 5:34 pm

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Star Ware: The Amateur Astronomer's Guide to Choosing, Buying, and Using Telescopes and Accessories by Philip S. Harrington; John Wiley and Sons,...

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Mine arrived on Christmas Eve. My wife picked up the mail yesterday. I originally borrowed it from the library, renewed it twice, and then decided...

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Sun Dec 27, 2020 10:07 pm
Binocular Highlights by Gary Seronik, 2nd Ed.

Last post by alder1 « Sat Nov 28, 2020 9:09 am
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by pakarinen » Tue Dec 31, 2019 1:11 pm

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Burned part of a B&N gift card and ordered this online. It arrived yesterday.

I'm not really much of a bino observer, but since I'm in heavy LP and...

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This is the book I started with, so it’s special to me. I saw all the objects listed with a pair of 10x50’s and it was a thrilling night for me when...

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Sat Nov 28, 2020 9:09 am
Willmann-Bell Closed!

Last post by Makuser « Tue Nov 24, 2020 1:03 am
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by kt4hx » Mon Nov 02, 2020 10:14 pm

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I have found out that the company Willmann-Bell, source of many great astronomy books to include Uranometria and Annals of the Deep Sky series is...

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Hi Alan. I have several great astronomy books published by Willman-Bell. This is a surprise to me, as I thought they were quite successful in their...

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Tue Nov 24, 2020 1:03 am
Does anyone use the RASC Observer's Guide?

Last post by jrkirkham « Mon Nov 16, 2020 2:49 pm
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by jrkirkham » Fri Oct 09, 2020 1:42 pm

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I have thought about it for years, but never ordered it. This year I ordered the 2021 USA version of the RASC Observer's Guide. I noticed that RASC...

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Thanks everyone, I went ahead and ordered it when I renewed my Astronomical League membership. After looking it over and can see that it is filled...

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Mon Nov 16, 2020 2:49 pm
Timothy Ferris "Seeing in the Dark"

Last post by Piet Le Roux « Sun Nov 15, 2020 3:29 pm
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by mikemarotta » Sun Dec 08, 2019 3:28 pm

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Seeing in the Dark: Your Front Row Seat to the Universe.

Seeing in the Dark by Timothy Ferris is a narrative rhapsody honoring amateur astronomy....

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Thanks! I found it on YouTube and watched it.....I am all inspired now and want to do stargazing...but the weather is still terrible!
PS: Nice Meade...

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Sun Nov 15, 2020 3:29 pm
Parallax by Alan W. Hirshfeld

Last post by mikemarotta « Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:20 pm

by mikemarotta » Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:20 pm

“Photography of the heavens is one area of astronomy in which amateurs have made, and continue to make, significant contributions.” (page 273)...

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Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:20 pm
Structure and Evolution of Stars

Last post by GCoyote « Sat Oct 17, 2020 1:32 pm
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by GCoyote » Sat Oct 17, 2020 4:36 am

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I ran across this in a used book store last week but I decided against it based on the publication date and the asking price.

Can anyone recommend...

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Thanks. I took Astro 101 many (many) moons ago and I've already reread the usual intro books for amateurs. This sounds about the right level. I'll...

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Sat Oct 17, 2020 1:32 pm
Hirshfeld's Activity & Lab Manual

Last post by mikemarotta « Thu Sep 24, 2020 1:47 pm

by mikemarotta » Thu Sep 24, 2020 1:47 pm

Astronomy Activity and Laboratory Manual by Alan W. Hirshfeld, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Sudbury MA 01776, First Edition. 2009, Second Edition...

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Thu Sep 24, 2020 1:47 pm
A Very Short Introduction...

Last post by pakarinen « Sun Sep 13, 2020 11:16 am

by pakarinen » Sun Sep 13, 2020 11:16 am

Picked up a copy of “The Sun - A Very Short Introduction”. Part of a large series on various topics by Oxford Press. It’s a survey more than text,...

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Sun Sep 13, 2020 11:16 am
Beginner's Star Atlas v.2

Last post by kt4hx « Sun Sep 13, 2020 3:22 am

by kt4hx » Sun Sep 13, 2020 3:22 am

Just wanted to let folks know about a whole sky atlas that is free to download and print as needed or wanted. It plots stars to the 7th magnitude and...

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Sun Sep 13, 2020 3:22 am
Ken Fulton.

Last post by John Baars « Fri Sep 11, 2020 3:43 pm
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by NGC 1365 » Sat Aug 15, 2020 10:41 pm

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Not sure if this has been posted here already, but just found out over on CN that Ken Fulton, the author of 'The light hearted astronomer' passed...

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Rest in peace , Ken.
Every beginning amateur should have read his very pleasant and enjoyable book. Many experienced ones could use a re-read! :D

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Last post by John Baars
Fri Sep 11, 2020 3:43 pm
Visual Double Stars

Last post by Unitron48 « Wed Sep 02, 2020 1:51 pm

by Unitron48 » Wed Sep 02, 2020 1:51 pm

An Anthology of Visual Double Stars , by Bob Argyle and co-authors Mike Swan and Andrew James is a worthy addition to your double/multiple star...

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Wed Sep 02, 2020 1:51 pm
"Losing the Nobel Prize" by Brian Keating

Last post by pakarinen « Sun Aug 02, 2020 6:26 am
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by pakarinen » Mon Mar 02, 2020 4:38 pm

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Picked this up yesterday and dove in. It's an easy read about science gone awry (viz.: the non-discovery of B-mode polarization in the CMB) and the...

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I put it aside. I should go back and finish it.

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Sun Aug 02, 2020 6:26 am

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