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The Great Atlas of the Stars (Spiral-bound)

by Serge Brunier (Author)
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  • Spiral-bound: 112 pages
  • Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd; Spi edition (1 Nov 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1552096106
  • ISBN-13: 978-1552096109
  • Product Dimensions: 36 x 27.8 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 99,508 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Replete with huge, eye-filling star fields, this oversized astronomical atlas will dazzle both beginning skywatchers and young experts. -- John Peters "School Library Journal" (05/01/2002)


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The Great Atlas of the Stars is a guide to the night sky that enables all generations of stargazers to look at the stars, recognise them on sight and call them by name. This text contains 180 full page photographs which show the stars as they are seen with the naked eye. Transparent overlays placed over each photograph enable identification of the celestial bodies, while identification cards provide information on the history, distance, type, luminosity, and deimenstions of each star. The spiral binding enables the book to be laid flat.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A breath-taking view of the stars, 30 May 2002
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This review is from: The Great Atlas of the Stars (School & Library Binding)
This Atlas of the Stars will take your breath away, there's no doubt about that. Serge Brunier has got together with acclaimed astro-photographer Akira Fujii to produce a wonderful view of the night sky with stunning, crystal-clear photographs accompanied by informative narration and star data.
The main focus is a tour through 30 of the author's favourite constellations from both the northern and southern hemispheres of the sky. On each occasion, a large photograph of the constellation has a clear plastic overlay with the important features marked. Leave the overlay on to see the brightest stars, galaxies and clusters labelled then refer to them on the adjacent page where their distances, luminosities and general facts are shown with a small close-up picture. Then lift the overlay to see the photograph in all its unhindered glory.
It's a simple but very effective system and several constellations merit further images with even more detail shown. You just can't help but continue through the book, marvelling at both the quality of the imaging and the beauty of the subject matter itself.
That's not to say that the book is perfect. Constellations consist of objects of widely varying brightness and inevitably any photograph which exposes bright stars correctly will not show faint galaxies at all. Conversely, if the exposure is long enough to reveal those faint objects, the nearby and hugely brighter stars will be hopelessly over-exposed. The book tends to go with the first method, and hence labels galaxies and clusters which cannot be discerned in the photo itself.
In addition, the small close-up shots on the data page are often vague - double stars in particular leave you wondering exactly which two stars you are supposed to be looking at.
These are minor points however, and this book will appeal to seasoned astronomers and interested newcomers alike. As light pollution from towns and cities dims our view of the heavens more and more, a book like this is a delight to behold and merits a place in anyone's collection.
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