Title The Cambridge photographic star atlas Author(s) Axel Mellinger, Ronald Stoyan Description 1 online resource (1 atlas (ix, 176 pages)) : digital, PDF file(s) Abstract Note Using the latest methods in digital photography and image processing, The Cambridge Photographic Star Atlas presents the whole sky through large-scale photographic images with corresponding charts. Each double-page spread shows a section of the night sky and is accompanied by an inverted chart highlighting and naming double stars, variable stars, open clusters, galactic and planetary nebulae, globular clusters and galaxies. The 82 large-scale charts, with a scale of 1?? per cm, identify over 1500 deep-sky objects and 2500 stars. Providing a giant mosaic of the entire sky, this unique atlas is unparalleled in detail and completeness, making it indispensable for visual observers and astrophotographers Contents Note Preface -- Introduction -- How the panoramic image was made Contents -- Layout of charts -- Legend -- References -- Atlas charts -- Object index Notes Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 25 May 2016) Keyword(s) 1. ASTRONOMY 2. EBOOK 3. EBOOK - CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS 4. STARS Item Type Book Multi-Media Links media link description Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location OB0740     On Shelf