Millie talked about two astronomy books she really likes. Gifts from Dietmar. She recommended them highly. But she couldn't show them to us. She said they are to big and bulky (hard cover, over 400 pages, each) so she doesn't carry them with her. Instead, she photocopies a few pages, for objects she wants to chase down, and puts the sheets in her kit.
She couldn't remember the name of the authors exactly but we were able to piece together various clues. Millie was referring to
The Night Sky Observer's Guide (NSOG) by George R Kepple and Glen W Sanner from Willmann-Bell. There are actually three volumes, two for the northern hemisphere: spring/summer and autumn/winter. The third is for the southern horizon.
We noticed the price was about $10 less if you buy straight from the publisher. So, if the Canadian dollar remains strong...
Millie said she particularly liked the double star lists. They note colour, separation, and other details. She likes that the RA and Dec coordinates are shown. She enters that into your hand controller.
She made it sound like the maps are quite good as well.
The main charts go down to magnitude 9. They are black on white, show double stars, variables, clusters, and various nebulae. Included dark nebulae.
The total number of objects is impressive. But that's what makes for meaty tomes...
I asked Tom if we had these in the Troyer library. Sadly, no.
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