Uranometria 2000.0 All Sky Edition

[25585]

Stars to 9.75 magnitude & 30000 non-stellar objects. 

Not a beginner's atlas (try Phillips, less detail) but an inspiration to amateurs. 

Back when U2K was first released, I snapped up the Northern Hemisphere vol. (Southern had its own). I was & still am a fan of Wil Tirion's draughtsmanship from Collins Field Guide to Phillips to Atlas of the Night Sky to Uranometria. When 2000 AD was still a future date. 

This All Sky Edition has both hemispheres in 1 book. 

While Night Sky (which also has a white objects on black background version) has large fold out pages or large separate sheets for field use, Uranometria is more library/reference use. 

But U2K is wonderful in its magnified detail and indexes for help in finding charts, of which there are 220. In addition there are 26 charts of more detailed areas showing star magnitudes down to 11.5 and DSOs with smaller separations etc. 

On the main charts, stellar magnitude goes to 9.7 from 0.0 and brighter. Double/multiple stars are shown as individual down to 60" separation. Variable stars down to 4 amplitude. Novas, quasars, radio souces & X-ray sources are shown. Galaxies, clusters, & nebulae are to scale. 

The atlas has a separate index for; Bayer stars in each constellation, named stars alphabetically, Messier objects with type, common names, and NGC/IC objects. 

At the front is a chart of each pole & the celestial polar areas showing the main chart number to go to, then a page listing them as well. 

Want the Veil Nebula? Not sure where it is? Go to Common Names index which says it's on charts 47, and there it is filling a credit card sized area of a page. 

Pleiades on chart 78 not detailed enough? Chart A12 expands the area of 27 down to 21 degrees, and 3h 58m across to 3h 38m over a whole page. 

Copyright violation paranoia stops me from uploading photos, but this book, for less than the price of some planetarium software DVDs, is a great bargain to me. 

I bought mine from FLO, cheaper than Amazon. It is not for stellar observation beginners, but could be for DSO hunters due to the larger scale for nebula & clusters etc. Galaxies depend on size, but looking at chart A13 detailing the Virgo galaxy cluster, the shapes of larger ones such as (elliptical super giant) M87 give an indication of what you might, or might not see. 

[MarsG76]

Ok ok...I want one... The Southern Hemisphere edition.

[MarsG76]

Local astro place has it for $139... Looks like I'll be paying them a visit soon.

[25585]

You can still buy the original red cover S Hemisphere volume on Amazon. Not that much difference, but saves $s. 

[Mark at Beaufort]

I bought mine several years ago and its in two volumes. Northern Hemisphere down to -6 Dec and the Southern Hemisphere up to +6 Dec. They are great star atlases but recently I seem to use the Interstellarum Deep Star Atlas more.

[25585]

The All Sky must be newer then. Cost about the same as my original N Hemisphere vol 20 or so years ago. Separate volumes for each hemisphere cost more but better for libraries etc. 

[John]

Good review

I have the U2000.00 All Sky Edition and Interstellarium and they are both great resources. They don't get outside much though - the S&T Pocket Sky Atlas is my tool in the field (well on the patio mostly !).

 

[25585]

41 minutes ago, John said:

Good review

I have the U2000.00 All Sky Edition and Interstellarium and they are both great resources. They don't get outside much though - the S&T Pocket Sky Atlas is my tool in the field (well on the patio mostly !).

 

I started off with, & still use a planetarium. Then Collins Field Guide. Uranometria is for finding out what I missed...

[Mark at Beaufort]

I always take out my Sky and Telescope Atlas plus either the Uranometria or Instellarium Atlas and place them in a large plastic box. When necessary I place the atlas on a large music stand to study for star hopping. I accept that sometimes the atlas can become damp. I am considering buying the Instellarium Field Atlas for this reason .

[25585]

4 minutes ago, Mark at Beaufort said:

I always take out my Sky and Telescope Atlas plus either the Uranometria or Instellarium Atlas and place them in a large plastic box. When necessary I place the atlas on a large music stand to study for star hopping. I accept that sometimes the atlas can become damp. I am considering buying the Instellarium Field Atlas for this reason .

Is it laminated?

[Mark at Beaufort]

38 minutes ago, 25585 said:

Is it laminated?

Yes it is laminated and guaranteed damp proof!!! In saying that I know a member did have a problem with the pages sticking together and stated the atlas was 'not fit for purpose'. The Field Edition is about £110.

[25585]

I have a mint Sky Atlas 2000.0 by Tirion. I'll get it laminated at a printer! New they also cost over £100 already laminated field edition. 

My new Uranometria cost £60 from FLO. 

[25585]

On 18 November 2017 at 15:23, John said:

Good review

I have the U2000.00 All Sky Edition and Interstellarium and they are both great resources. They don't get outside much though - the S&T Pocket Sky Atlas is my tool in the field (well on the patio mostly !).

 

S&T Pocket Atlas according to CN includes Carbon stars. Those are not identified in U2K or SA2K. 

[Pete Presland]

I also have the Uranometria. It doesn't get outside much though, I tend to trace the page that I want to use any given to protect the book. The S&T Pocket Sky Atlas is very regular though.

[25585]

I have ordered the Jumbo edition (purple cover spiral bound) of the S&T atlas. Coming from the US...