Atlas advise?

[tico]

Hello,
Do you know of any atlas that has one constellation per page?
Thanks
Paul
 

 

[Paz]

Storm Dunlop's "Atlas of the Night Sky" has a section that covers one constellation at a time with a map and a list of the best objects. However it's anything from half a page to a couple of pages per constellation.

Those atlases are available very cheap second hand, and they have other useful bits like a normal sky atlas plates at the front and moon maps at the back.

[Paz]

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Edited October 5, 2023 by Paz

[Franklin]

Most night sky guides have a constellation A-Z in them (Collins. Stars and Planets is a good one) which focus on one constellation per page but a proper star atlas usually covers larger areas of the sky. @Paz's suggestion is a good one, not only does Atlas of the Night Sky contain a constellation A-Z but also a condensed version of Tirion's Cambridge Star Atlas and a Moon atlas as viewed through different types of telescopes, a fantastic book and can be bought used online for pennies!

Edited October 5, 2023 by Franklin

[Zermelo]

I have this one from childhood, it's out of print now but comes up frequently second-hand:

ISBN 0 600 00893 2,  published 1969 with several reprintings.

It's a nicely presented small format book, but shows stars down to mag 5 only, plus selected DSOs.  Good for general browsing, but much less detailed than Norton, S&T Pocket Atlas, etc.

 

[Bugdozer]

I had the Collins Gem Guide to the Night Sky, which was a tiny little book but did have one constellation per page, and it was really useful. The maps were excellent. I don't know if it's still available but it was my constant companion in my early days of observing. 

[DirkSteele]

10 hours ago, Bugdozer said:

I had the Collins Gem Guide to the Night Sky, which was a tiny little book but did have one constellation per page, and it was really useful. The maps were excellent. I don't know if it's still available but it was my constant companion in my early days of observing. 

That was my first star chart book as well. Bought mine back in 1986 I think when I first started to look at the sky as a 6-7 year old. Wil Tirion was the stellar cartographer so the charts are good if a little small. Even took this to Namibia back in 2011 when luggage allowance was very restricted.

 

[glafnazur]

12 hours ago, Zermelo said:

I have this one from childhood, it's out of print now but comes up frequently second-hand:

ISBN 0 600 00893 2,  published 1969 with several reprintings.

It's a nicely presented small format book, but shows stars down to mag 5 only, plus selected DSOs.  Good for general browsing, but much less detailed than Norton, S&T Pocket Atlas, etc.

 

I've still got my copy of this, it must date back to the early 70s. 

 Collins. Stars and Planets was mentioned earlier and it is one I'd recommend too 

 

 Draco - Collins.pdf

[tico]

Thanks all comments!! 

Some more modern!! 

[Spile]

From my younger days…

 

 

 

Edited October 6, 2023 by Spile