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"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
Cambridge PHOTOGRAPHIC Star Atlas?

Last post by Nakedgun « Sun Aug 02, 2020 12:52 am
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by pakarinen » Tue Mar 24, 2020 7:26 pm

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Any opinions on the Cambridge photo atlas? Looks interesting - photo plate on one page, map on the facing page - but I'm not sure how practical it...

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I have this and it is definitely an armchair book. I loved perusing the photographic plates with a large magnifying glass searching for small objects...

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Sun Aug 02, 2020 12:52 am
Geography of the heavens.

Last post by Unitron48 « Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:52 am
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by KingClinton » Wed May 06, 2020 10:48 am

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Very interesting article, worthy of a share here in case you missed it.

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Great read! Burritt had an interesting life...from blacksmith to astronomer!

Dave

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Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:52 am
The Night Sky Maps – a personal observation

Last post by kt4hx « Tue Apr 28, 2020 2:51 am
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by kt4hx » Sat Feb 22, 2020 12:44 am
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The folks who know me well, know that I am a devotee of the printed sky atlas, such as the Pocket Sky Atlas (PSA), Sky Atlas 2000 (SA2000),...

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Here is another one I had bookmarked but forgot about. Its not very deep, but still should give beginners plenty of objects to pursue as they learn...
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Tue Apr 28, 2020 2:51 am
Fundamentals of Galaxy Dynamics, Formation and Evolution

Last post by Graeme1858 « Sun Mar 01, 2020 3:58 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Sun Mar 01, 2020 1:18 am

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From UCL Press, Fundamentals of Galaxy Dynamics, Formation and Evolution by Ignacio Ferreras Free Download:

I've just downloaded it and had a...

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I hope it's of some use Mike.

My assumption was that it was old readily available science and so free or a taster of a book shortly to be released....

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Sun Mar 01, 2020 3:58 pm
The History of the Telescope

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by Shorty Barlow » Thu Jan 30, 2020 4:19 am

The History of the Telescope, Henry C. King, first published in 1955. Dover Publications (facsimile of 1979 edition)

Interesting. Goes on a bit...

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Thu Jan 30, 2020 4:19 am
RASC 2020 Observer's Handbook - got a good price!

Last post by pakarinen « Fri Jan 03, 2020 2:11 pm
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by smp » Tue Dec 31, 2019 5:47 pm

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I was just able to order the RASC 2020 Observer's Handbook USA Edition for USD $22.06 + $5.95 shipping, for a total of USD $28.01.

I got an e-mail...

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I just heard a snippet on the news that online retailers are doing that - you set up an order, get a price, but if you cancel you'll get a pop-up or...

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Fri Jan 03, 2020 2:11 pm
Burnham's Celestial Handbook

Last post by pakarinen « Tue Dec 31, 2019 1:14 pm
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by mikemarotta » Wed Nov 27, 2019 8:54 am

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Every endeavor has its great names. This is a book that everyone in astronomy knows. Despite having been published in 1979, this set never loses its...

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My local Half Price Books has had a set or two sitting on the shelves for awhile. Haven't checked the price per volume though.

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Tue Dec 31, 2019 1:14 pm
What books did you get for Christmas?

Last post by kt4hx « Thu Dec 26, 2019 9:54 pm
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by kt4hx » Thu Dec 26, 2019 5:24 am

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Share with us what astronomy books you received as gifts this holiday. :smile:

Myself I received two. First was the latest edition (volume 7) of...

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Hello Alan,

how do you find the Interstellarum Deep Sky Guide?
I have been tempted to get that book, but finally decided against it, and purchased...

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Thu Dec 26, 2019 9:54 pm
NASA Night Sky doc

Last post by Star Dad « Fri Dec 13, 2019 6:42 pm

by Star Dad » Fri Dec 13, 2019 6:42 pm

NASA has recently put out a night sky book in various forms. This is the pdf - 200 pages - mostly photos of cities at night from the ISS.
Check out...

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Fri Dec 13, 2019 6:42 pm
Mount Palomar: The Perfect Machine

Last post by mikemarotta « Sat Nov 30, 2019 9:40 pm

by mikemarotta » Sat Nov 30, 2019 9:40 pm

“An astronomical telescope is an impossible combination of the scale of a battleship and the precision of a microscope.”
“Putting the observer...

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Sat Nov 30, 2019 9:40 pm
Turn Left at Orion

Last post by mikemarotta « Thu Nov 28, 2019 5:44 pm

by mikemarotta » Thu Nov 28, 2019 5:44 pm

“You can see virtually all of the objects in this book under suburban skies. We did.” (page 244).

Turn Left at Orion by Guy Consolmagno and Dan M....

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Thu Nov 28, 2019 5:44 pm
A popular handbook and atlas of astronomy (1891)

Last post by Arsene37 « Sat Nov 23, 2019 11:34 am
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by Marcelo F. » Fri Nov 22, 2019 5:05 pm

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Here is the link:

You can view it online or download it.

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Hi !
Great book ! Maybe a future work for a bookbinder !
Thank you !
Arsène

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Sat Nov 23, 2019 11:34 am
Sky Vistas, astronomy for binoculars and Richest Field Telescopes

Last post by j.gardavsky « Tue Nov 12, 2019 5:36 pm
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by Don Quixote » Fri May 17, 2019 12:56 am

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The book is authored by Craig Crossen, and Gerald Rhemann. 264 pages with source list organized by chapter followed by a general index and closed...

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Thank you Mark for the highest qualified review!

Yes, this book is worth of having, as it explains in understandable terms the astonishing...

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Tue Nov 12, 2019 5:36 pm
Annals of the Deep Sky - Volume 7 now available

Last post by pakarinen « Tue Nov 12, 2019 5:19 pm
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by kt4hx » Sat Nov 09, 2019 10:27 pm

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Just received a card in the mail from Willmann-Bell announcing that Volume 7 of the series is now available for the introductory price of $20.95...

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I've been thinking about these, but since I have a set of Burnham's which I rarely open, I'll probably take a pass. They would look nice on the...

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Tue Nov 12, 2019 5:19 pm
Celestron Sky Map

Last post by bladekeeper « Sat Sep 14, 2019 6:11 pm
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by Unitron48 » Sat Sep 14, 2019 5:34 pm

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I found this 1972 Edition Celestron Sky Maps at our local library's used book store and bought it for $2! It has the original price sticker ($19.95)...

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Wow, great find, Dave!

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Sat Sep 14, 2019 6:11 pm
Jumbo Pocket Sky Atlas update in the works?

Last post by pakarinen « Fri Aug 30, 2019 1:13 pm
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by kt4hx » Wed Jul 31, 2019 2:43 pm

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From the scuttlebutt that I've read and based on the link below, it seems an updated version of the S&T JPSA is in the works and purportedly to be...

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I'm now toying with the idea of deconstructing my JPSA - take out the charts and maybe laminate them so I can mark them up with a china marking...

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Fri Aug 30, 2019 1:13 pm
I'm insufferably pleased with myself.

Last post by Don Quixote « Sun Aug 18, 2019 9:34 pm
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by pakarinen » Sun Aug 18, 2019 9:02 pm

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Several months ago, I spotted a copy of Deep Sky Wonders at my local Half Price Books. I was going to grab it, but I was short on time and figured I...

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Good grab, Pak !

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Sun Aug 18, 2019 9:34 pm
Ripples in Spacetime by Govert Schilling

Last post by notFritzArgelander « Wed Jun 12, 2019 6:04 pm
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by Pikaia » Wed Jun 12, 2019 2:26 pm

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I have just finished this book about gravitational wave astronomy, and I can highly recommend it.

It describes the history from Einstein up to the...

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It's solely due to the slower energy fall off with distance that gravitational wave experiments are practical. The events are so rare per galaxy that...

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Wed Jun 12, 2019 6:04 pm
Herald-Bobroff AstroAtlas – a personal observation

Last post by kt4hx « Tue May 14, 2019 6:54 pm
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by kt4hx » Mon May 13, 2019 6:23 pm

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In order to feed my addiction to printed sky atlases, or atlaholism as I like to call it, I recently acquired an older and somewhat obscure (for...

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Thank you Michael. As I am fond of saying, no single printed atlas does everything correctly. However, a few still stand head and shoulders above the...

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Tue May 14, 2019 6:54 pm

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