Pocket Sky Atlas

[Cjg]

My 7 year old Pocket Sky Atlas is falling apart, a veteran of numerous damp stargazing sessions at Seething, four AstroCamps in Cwmdu and two Messier Marathons at the AstroFarm in France; if it was a regular book, I'd be ashamed to have treated it so badly. 

Seeing the post about the financial difficulties of the magazine that created the book, I ordered another. Want to protect this copy as best I can and searched on the net for a book cover to offer a little more protection this time from the damp. I eventually found a site, but to order a custom cover was a right pain in the proverbial! After measuring the height and width, you have to convert the measurements to this sites code....in the end I emailed the site and asked the owner to share a link to order the correctly sized cover, which he did.

 

So if you've a pocket Sky Atlas and want to protect it a little - here's the url to order the cover  https://www.loveyourbook.co.uk/book-covers/height-200mm-to-250mm/adjustable-plastic-book-cover-h240mm-x-l335-380mm.html The rear could do with a little more protection, but this is better than before.

I've no relationship with the company, other than ordering the book cover, and if I were to review them, I'd have to express my frustration at trying to find the url for the correct product, but as the cover was only £3 (with similar postage) I'm not going to do so.

Chris

[Wiu-Wiu]

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[NGC 1502]

 

When I got my S&T pocket sky atlas, I completely took it to bits, laminated all the pages and rebound in a plastic folder.

Probably too late if you have a tatty one, but perhaps an option for some.

Well done for having a tatty atlas, much better than a pristine one that’s not seen a lot of use......

Ed.

[Cjg]

2 hours ago, NGC 1502 said:

 

When I got my S&T pocket sky atlas, I completely took it to bits, laminated all the pages and rebound in a plastic folder.

Probably too late if you have a tatty one, but perhaps an option for some.

Well done for having a tatty atlas, much better than a pristine one that’s not seen a lot of use......

Ed.

Thats dedication, I don't think I'd have the patience to do that, delighted that @Wiu-Wiu has shared that all will be well with the publishers. Agreed a well used tatty atlas much better than an unused one! 

Cheers,

Chris

[dexter77]

Hi! Is it possible to buy new atlas in Europe right now? I cant' find it in any bookstore.

[wookie1965]

Hi the link you have posted does not work here is what I have got.

[Stephenstargazer]

As most will know S&T is alive and well in the hands of AAS. They regularly advertise the jumbo version of the Atlas, available from their shop. I have both sizes and find the jumbo easier to read in the dark and it has a hard cover. Perhaps the pocket was out of print? I recall it was being revised??

I subscribe to the magazine from the UK and it arrives mostly on time.

https://www.shopatsky.com/maps-globes/sky-atlases

Edited July 9, 2021 by Stephenstargazer

[dexter77]

I've just ordered Pocket Sky Atlas from S&T shop: https://www.shopatsky.com/pocket-sky-atlas-new