Willmann-Bell

P.O. Box 35025, Richmond, VA 23235

804-320-7016; www.willbell.com

Willmann-Bell

One of the most popular printed star atlases has undergone a makeover. Uranometria 2000.0 Deep Sky Atlas All Sky Edition ($59.95) is now available as a single volume covering the entire sky from pole to pole. This famous atlas by Wil Tirion, Barry Rappaport, and Will Remaklus features stars plotted down to magnitude 9.75, as well as more than 30,000 nonstellar objects. The book features 220 double-page charts at a scale of 1.85 centimeters per degree of declination, and an additional 29 close-up charts of selected regions of heavy congestion. Objects are indexed by common names, star names, Bayer Stars, Messier, and NGC/IC designations. Hardcover, ISBN 978-0-943396-97-2.

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