Observation Books; Old Favourites and Essentials.

[skyhog]

On 17/02/2022 at 20:09, fozzybear said:

bedtime reading this little book

Brings back memories that book, I'm assuming it came with this cover though, I think I got this in the early 70s....

[fozzybear]

1 minute ago, skyhog said:

Brings back memories that book, I'm assuming it came with this cover though, I think I got this in the early 70s....

afraid mine came naked no cover. but never knew it had one thanks for the image

[skyhog]

I had a lot of those observer books as a child... Great little things... 

[fozzybear]

2 minutes ago, skyhog said:

I had a lot of those observer books as a child... Great little things... 

As we are now in a digital era great to actually have a physical copy to read as me and Kindle or ebooks forget it.

[Swithin StCleeve]

2 hours ago, fozzybear said:

Well they arrived Today in the post very happy indeed many thanks for the suggestion @Swithin StCleeve

Your Messier album is in a lot better nick than mine! Glad you're pleased.

I've ordered the first Burnhams book from recommendations on this thread, it's not arrived yet. I'm pleased to say it looks quite chunky from your photograph! 

[fozzybear]

25 minutes ago, Swithin StCleeve said:

Your Messier album is in a lot better nick than mine! Glad you're pleased.

I've ordered the first Burnhams book from recommendations on this thread, it's not arrived yet. I'm pleased to say it looks quite chunky from your photograph! 

the third one is the thickest of the 3 all three came from Germany from a Dr Woolfgang the are average 700 pages each 2138 in total across the 3 volumes

Edited February 21, 2022 by fozzybear

[fozzybear]

proper typewriter typeface no messing around with these books sorry about orientation

[JeremyS]

10 minutes ago, fozzybear said:

proper typewriter typeface no messing around with these books sorry about orientation

Presume you know Burnham’s story and his sad demise, destitute https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Burnham_Jr.

[fozzybear]

48 minutes ago, Swithin StCleeve said:

Your Messier album is in a lot better nick than mine! Glad you're pleased.

I've ordered the first Burnhams book from recommendations on this thread, it's not arrived yet. I'm pleased to say it looks quite chunky from your photograph! 

it even had an oxfam sticker for £1.50 stuck to the back i removed that as i thought not fair 

[fozzybear]

6 minutes ago, JeremyS said:

Presume you know Burnham’s story and his sad demise, destitute https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Burnham_Jr.

what a incredible man yet short lived

Burnham died destitute and alone at the age of sixty-one in 1993. His family did not learn about his death (apparently by his choice) until two years later, and didn't report it to the press even then because they were unaware of his stature in the amateur astronomy community

[Franklin]

16 minutes ago, fozzybear said:

what a incredible man yet short lived

The introduction in volume 1 of the Celestial Handbook is the best introduction to astronomy I've ever read. Burnhams style of writing is very readable and his passion for observational astronomy echoes throughout the whole work. Some say it is a little dated and yes, the co-ordinates used are from epoch 1950 but Burnhams descriptions are timeless.

If I was stuck on a desert island with a telescope and only one book, that book would be Burnhams Celestial Handbook Vol 1,2,3, though I might have to sneak in an old copy of Nortons to compliment it, when no one was looking.

[fozzybear]

this little combo left hardback right softback little sister a great aid as well

[Franklin]

👍 PSA lives in the scope bag, not aloud on the bookcase!

[fozzybear]

Norton's as well 

[fozzybear]

2 minutes ago, Franklin said:

👍 PSA lives in the scope bag, not aloud on the bookcase!

not at the price they want for them now they still live in their plastic covers

Edited February 21, 2022 by fozzybear

[Franklin]

1 minute ago, fozzybear said:

Norton's as well

Classic!

If you pick up an older edition (epoch1950) which are cheap as chips, the co-ordinates follow with those printed in Burnhams and the page no's in the index.

[Franklin]

2 minutes ago, fozzybear said:

not at the price they want for them now

Apparently they're still available from S&T over in the US for retail.

[fozzybear]

2 minutes ago, Franklin said:

Classic!

If you pick up an older edition (epoch1950) which are cheap as chips, the co-ordinates follow with those printed in Burnhams and the page no's in the index.

which edition? now you have got me at it again

[Franklin]

I think the 17th ed was the last epoch1950, not sure, should say inside the cover of 19th ed epoch 2000 that you have. Either way it's the one that Ian Ridpath didn't edit.

Edited February 21, 2022 by Franklin
correction

[fozzybear]

found another one in the drawers gosh they are breeding....

[fozzybear]

16 minutes ago, Franklin said:

I think the 17th ed was the last epoch1950, not sure, should say inside the cover of 19th ed epoch 2000 that you have. Either way it's the one that Ian Ridpath didn't edit.

correct 17th edition on the hunt for

[fozzybear]

Just now, fozzybear said:

correct 17th edition on the hunt for

guess what comes up first in my search a well known AV software

[Franklin]

6 minutes ago, fozzybear said:

correct 17th edition on the hunt for

I've seen them available for under a tenner from the usual places.

[Franklin]

13 minutes ago, fozzybear said:

found another one in the drawers gosh they are breeding....

🤣 You could wall paper your house with them?

[fozzybear]

kids buying books for b'day and christmas