The interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas heralds a new era of celestial cartography. It is an innovative, practical tool to choose and find stars, star clusters, nebulae and galaxies.
Usually, deep sky objects are shown with just a standard symbol in the star charts. This atlas is different: all objects are shown according to their actual visibility. Four main visibility classes separate out objects that can be seen through 4-, 8- and 12-inch telescopes. Within each visibility class, the objects are labeled in different type weights and using graduated shades and colors for the symbols - the bolder the label or the darker the symbol, the easier it is to see the object. Spiral-bound and printed in red-light friendly colors on dew-resistant paper, this full-sky atlas has a limiting magnitude of 9.5, plotting over 200,000 stars. It is the ideal companion for amateur observers of all levels.
- Carefully structured to distinguish between objects visible in different size telescopes, allowing for a customized experience
- Shows many rare and unusual observing catalogs in their entirety
- Limiting stellar magnitude of 9.5 compares favorably to the specialized end of the star atlas market
The author Ronald Stoyan is the proprietor of the independent German publisher Oculum-Verlag, which specializes in amateur astronomy books. He has authored or co-authored twelve books on practical astronomy, including Atlas of the Messier Objects, The Cambridge Photographic Star Atlas, The Atlas of Great Comets and interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas.
El autor Stephan Schurig nació en Núremberg en 1978. Desde su juventud se interesó por la astronomía, que practica como hobby junto con sus amigos astrónomos en el «Nürnberger Astronomische Arbeitsgemeinschaft» (Club Astronómico de Núremberg).
