Uranometria 2000.0 Volume 1 - The Northern Hemisphere to Minus 6 Degrees

There are a fair number of complaints about the organization of Uranometria and the fact the charts only go to -6 deg. I, however, find this book to be indispensable when I head outside to hunt down an elusive deep sky object. So far as complaints about organization, it is a bit strange navigating the right ascension in the book feels backwards, but ultimately that is idiosyncratic and easily adapted to. Finally, with respect to the complaints about the charts only going to -6 deg declination, this book is already massive, so including the entire celestial sphere would be unwieldy. And, as a user of both german equatorial and alt-az mount, providing complete right ascension coverage for a range of declination is a sensible way to assemble the book. You might as well buy volume 2 because, unless you live on the north pole you'll need it. Volume 3 is more for completeness as unless you spend a lot of time sifting for App mags < 14 in the sky.

I had one copy of this atlas, but was constantly carring it back and forth from my observatory and my house. Orderd an additional copy because of its great use.The book is the best atlas that I own, I use it everytime I am outside at night with my telescope. I highly reccommend that every serious observer purchase this book for locating deep sky objects.The book was in mint condition, and arrived before its due date.

This atlas, along with Burnham's, should be an anchor for anyone serious about amateur astronomy. The level of detail is remarkable, and while some may object to the layout, it's probably one of the most exhaustive available outside of professional academic circles. Be advised though, you'll need both volumes of Tirion in order to cover the whole sky, and you'll also need Volume 3 by Cragin (The Deep Sky Field Guide).

Handy reference for spotting stars and other objects down to the limits of binocular range, helpful for locating faint planets, asteroids, comets, etc, against the background star field.

.Stargazers residing in the Earth's northern hemisphere who are contemplating purchase of this (Northern) volume should be aware the title refers to the CELESTIAL hemisphere, not Earth's. What's the difference, you ask? Well let me tell you....Basically, the sky atlas covers only the area from Polaris ('North Star') down to about Orion's Belt - everything south of there is contained in the 'Southern' book. Indeed, it doesn't even include the entire Orionus - cutting him off at the knees, in effect. So instead of obtaining sky maps that disclude everything south of Earth's equator (which 'uppers' normally would have little use for), this division discludes half the desired viewable sky!The opposite is of course true for denizens of the lower-half of our dear blue vehicle.The 'bottom line' is that to have an EFFECTIVE atlas, you're gonna have to spring for BOTH volumes - so be prepared for the extra expense.One plus is the scale; larger even than the infamous Sky Atlas 2000.0 with its unwieldy poster-size maps of ~17×22" (add another 12" to the required footprint for an opened book; ergo 17 tall by 34" wide - a factor no one seems to consider) which pretty much relegates it (Sky Atlas) to an indoor reference, unless you have a sizeable reading table available at your viewing site!But I digress....The increased scale allows for finer detail, of course, and corresponds to the inclusion of stars down to magnitude 9.5 (Star Atlas limits to 8.5) with a better 'spread' for comparison to telescopic view. This greater scale with smaller pages does translate to more charts (about 260 in this one volume, ~vs~ Sky Chart's 26), but this is no complaint - the detail IS appreciated by the more studious ..of us astro-freaks. Another nicety is the generous overlap of the borders, which minimize somewhat the necessity of having to go to another page when referencing a particular area. Probably one of the 'handiest' features is inclusion in the margins of index-reference numbers to adjoining charts (sorely lacking in the Sky Atlas), which makes up somewhat for that maddening right-left reversal of borders on adjoining opened pages - the necessity of which absolutely escapes me, but for which I've seen hints of correction in the soon-forthcoming new issue.Another plus is the textual introduction and Uranography sections preceeding the charts. Do yourself a favor and read them first - it might help you avoid the extra expense of the 'Field Guide' to better understand the valuable resource you already hold.But as said - you need both Northern & Southern volumes to have an effective tool. So heads up!.*ôô*

I have worn out my original copy with outdoor use. I found this copy in excellent condition and was the same format as the original copy.

This and vol 2 are must haves for the serious astronomer!

This is the best of my over dozen sky atlases. When planning my night's viewing I will often turn to this series to clear up any ambiguity about what objects are where. Because of the white paper & the cost I do not take then into the field with me.Highly recommended!

Just what I wanted. Delivery was quick.

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très pratique et très utile pour se reperer aux jumelles ou au télescope dans la nuit étoile. Permet de bien préparer ces observations

A great book with a good explanatory forward and introduction gives a good insight into the history and making of atlas's.Very detailed with Stars up to 9.75 mag. The Atlas was in pristine condition and well packed arriving on time.

The best there is.