Sky Atlas for Small Telescopes and Binoculars: The Beginners Guide to Successful Deep Sky Observing

Anyone who uses a telescope needs a sky atlas as a guide to finding star clusters, nebulae, galaxies, double stars, etc. The problem is most sky atlases assume the user has at least a 6-inch diameter telescope, whereas the vast majority of beginners start with small 2.5 inch to 4-inch telescopes. Beginners may meet with frustration attempting to view objects too faint for their equipment. Sky Atlas for Small Telescopes and Binoculars fills the literature vacuum for users of telescopes in this size range.With two polar charts and six vertical gores (reminiscent of the classic Norton's Star Atlas) Sky Atlas for Small Telescopes and Binoculars covers the whole sky down to 6th magnitude stars and maps nearly 200 deep sky objects, with accompanying descriptions and small detail maps on the facing page. Every object shown here is visible (in dark skies) with either a 2.5 inch diameter telescope or a common pair of binoculars. This atlas will help the beginner with minimal equipment.In addition introductory material discusses how to observe the sky, selection of equipment, an overview of what is visible in the Milky Way and beyond, instructions for using the atlas, andrecommendations for the next steps in observing. A resource list of books, software, and periodicals for the observer is included.