Best astronomy book

[Ju Piter]

Hi fellow stargazers i have turn left at orion which is great to get started in astronomy i would now like to buy another book i have £30 to spend my main interests now are dso.any help will be greatfully recieved

[damnut]

A couple in there 'sky&telescope pocket star atlas' about £7,

Download this :-http://www.deepskywatch.com/deepsky-guide.html. and buy. ...

https://wordery.com/nebulae-and-how-to-observe-them-steven-coe-9781846284823?currency=GBP&gtrck=Nkh0VndmbkdPaXYyWnVjektDNlB4aTJBS3FMU2tiZjRBeHhSR2duTlFvc1ZmdW01YmJadDVIV0tqdzFBbTNZS1NXeWVsUU5GNHBXVGFFZUFuSWNlQUE9PQ&gclid=CLOC6Pj2ncYCFYoIwwodMX0AJA

That leaves you a pint!

[kev100]

Hiya, I like this one: 

Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders: From Novice to Master Observer (DIY Science). It's only 20 quid from amazon.:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Illustrated-Guide-Astronomical-Wonders-Observer/dp/0596526857

Kev.

[Ju Piter]

thank you for the replies.this is like trying to choose eyepieces lol.

[BeanerSA]

thank you for the replies.this is like trying to choose eyepieces lol.

Well, because, like eyepieces, there is no "best" eyepiece. With books, there are no "best" books.

I like books written for simple people, and for £20, this is an awesome book.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1409376508

[Ju Piter]

thanks for the advice i have turn left at orion on my pc in pdf which is not really practical for observing so have just ordered the newest edition(spiral bound)for £20 and a red light tourch.

[pevsfreedom]

Couple of good one's are: Burnham's Celestial Handbook (old) which is great for general 'info' and learning about what you're looking at, Night Watch is kind of a good companion to Orion and is for beginners, Pocket Sky Atlas is a great star atlas that goes to 7.6mag. All of these can be had for about $15 each. 

[samgray128a]

I would recommend 'Objects in the Heavens' by Peter Birren which I have found to be totally invaluable. Being relatively new to astronomy it is a very straight forward user guide/fieldbook. I have the pocket sky atlas but I find 'Objects in the Heavens' much more accessible. Don't think I would have been able to find anything so far without it! :-)

[avtaram]

Collins Atlas of the Night Sky by Storm Dunlop.

You can get a used hard back from Amazon for 10p + £2.80 postage.

This is one of the best Astronomy books you can get for observing, if I had to choose two books this would be one of them and the other would be Sky & Telescope's Pocket Atlas.

Avtar