Jay M Pasachoff

[JeremyS]

Sad to see he passed away on Nov 20 at the age of 79. Professor of astronomy, eclipse chaser and historian. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/20/obituaries/jay-pasachoff-dead.html

I met him at the centennial meeting of the AAVSO in Boston in 2011 (he was a long time member)

[Franklin]

One of the first books I read, back in the 70's, was "Field Guide to Stars & Planets" by Donald Menzel. Jay Pasachoff was a student of Professor Menzel and later wrote an updated and expanded version of that classic field guide. The Peterson Field Guide to Stars & Planets has had a place on my bookshelf for most of my life and has been a source of constant reference.

[glafnazur]

I've got his Field Guide to Stars and Planets (Peterson Field Guides). I like the way the charts in the book look at the sky by area unlike most of these types of books which look by constellation.

[Franklin]

11 minutes ago, glafnazur said:

I like the way the charts in the book look at the sky by area

Wil Tirion did the charts and it's like having a miniature Sky Atlas, love that book.