Double Star Observing - a good basic field guide

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Thought some of you might be interested in this series of guides by the Dutch astronomer Agnes Clark compiled specifically for more light polluted areas. Take a look at the below link for more detail about the various editions. Links are provided to all versions, and each is also available as a free PDF download. I downloaded the updated Discovering Double Stars II but will likely purchase a spiral bound version to use at home and also support her efforts. There are various links to the different versions. Most are available on Amazon, but the spiral (described as coil or ring bound) field versions are only available at the link below. These are serviced by LuLu, the online self publishing company. She also has a couple of other books more for deep sky observing, which are found on the home page of the below link. Hope some of you find these useful.


https://discovering-astronomy.eu/discov ... ubles.html
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Hi Alan. I have two of the volumes, spiral bound! Great DS resource!!

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Unitron48 wrote: Sat Mar 04, 2023 8:29 pm Hi Alan. I have two of the volumes, spiral bound! Great DS resource!!

Dave

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Great Dave, glad to see someone here has it, and likes it. While I am not a double star person per se (as you well know), given our increased LP here at home, I have considered moving that way when observing at home. I think I would get more enjoyment by switching over to double stars rather than trying to chase DSOs here all the time and becoming frustrated by the increased sky glow. I've got the other site for galaxies and other types of DSOs, and it serves me splendidly for my primary observing goals. The book seems like it would be a good starting point for me, coupled with the Double Star Atlas that you passed along to me (thanks again!).
Alan

Scopes: Astro Sky 17.5 f/4.5 Dob || Apertura AD12 f/5 Dob || Zhumell Z10 f/4.9 Dob ||
ES AR127 f/6.5 || ES ED80 f/6 || Apertura 6" f/5 Newtonian
Mounts: ES Twilight-II and Twilight-I
EPs: AT 82° 28mm UWA || TV Ethos 100° 21mm and 13mm || Vixen LVW 65° 22mm ||
ES 82° 18mm || Pentax XW 70° 10mm, 7mm and 5mm || barlows
Filters (2 inch): DGM NPB || Orion Ultra Block, O-III and Sky Glow || Baader HaB
Primary Field Atlases: Uranometria All-Sky Edition and Interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas
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"Seeing is in some respect an art, which must be learnt." (William Herschel)
"What we know is a drop, what we don't know is an ocean." (Sir Isaac Newton)
"No good deed goes unpunished." (various)
Some people without brains do an awful lot of talking, don't you think?” (Scarecrow, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz)
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I might print out the free PDFs while I still have access to a high-speed printer. The color versions look pretty nice though.
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