My Astronomy Books
"Scout"-Bücher for Beginners (Oculum-Verlag) | Deep Sky Books for Beginners and More | Books/Maps for the Moon | DSO Books for the Advanced | Books for Binoculars (and More...) | Astrophotography and EAA | Astronomy Text Books | Miscellanies... | Links
On this page, I present a number of astronomy books that I bought myself (some of them as an online version). Most of my astronomy books are in German. This list can and does not claim to be complete in any way. It is merely a list of books that I "have come across" and may serve as suggestions for reading and practical use. I only list the books and refer readers to the publishers for more information.
Note: If you get into EAA and the world of "smart telescopes" as I did, most books lose some of their value for you because far too few objects are described in them. So you are "thrown back" to the internet (Wikipedia) and planetarium software. However, I still find the book Atlas für Himmelsbeobachter (2022) by Erich Karkoschka from the Kosmos publishers useful, especially as it presents photos of the DSO that are very similar to those that you take yourself with "smart telescopes". So you know better what to expect...
Note: See also the pages
- My Astronomy Books (this page)
- Books and Software about the Moon
- Deep Sky Books (here I describe a couple of DSO books for beginners in more detail)
- Astronomy Links
Notes:
- I removed the link list for all books because they were redundant.
- Publishers often change the links to their books, which I mostly do not even notice. If links are broken, please search for the books using a search engine.
"Scout"Books for Beginners (Oculum-Verlag)
Quite elementary, but still useful in many cases, are the three small books planetscout, skyscout and moonscout from the Oculum publishing house (in German):
- Lambert Spix (2013). moonscout. Oculum-Verlag (ISBN: 978-3-938469-58-3) (More)
- Lambert Spix (2017). skyscout. Oculum-Verlag (ISBN: 978-3-938469-84-2)
- Frank Gasparini, Lambert Spix (2018). planetscout. Oculum-Verlag (ISBN: 978-3-938469-93-4)
Deep Sky Books for Beginners and More
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| 101 Himmelsobjekte, die man gesehen haben muss | Atlas für Himmelsbeobachter | Sternatlas für Kleinteleskope |
101 Himmelsobjekte, die man gesehen haben muss (out of print; More)
- Robin Scagell (2016). 101 Himmelsobjekte, die man gesehen haben muss.
Kosmos Verlag (vergriffen; ISBN: 978-3-440-15044-3)
www.kosmos.de/buecher/ratgeber/astronomie/einsteiger/6527/101-himmelsobjekte-die-man-gesehen-haben-muss
Robin Scagell (2014). 101 Objects to See in the Night Sky. Firefly Books. ASIN: B01FKWD6Y4/B010WEPHRY(out of print)
Atlas für Himmelsbeobachter, the "Karkoschka" (More)
This book is interesting for both beginners and advanced users (in German):
- Erich Karkoschka (2022). Atlas für Himmelsbeobachter, Kosmos Verlag (EAN: 9783440173602)
www.kosmos.de/de/atlas-fur-himmelsbeobachter_1074889_9783440173602 - (Erich Karkoschka (2016). Atlas für Himmelsbeobachter, Kosmos
Verlag (ISBN: 978-3-440-15147-1)
www.kosmos.de/buecher/ratgeber/astronomie/einsteiger/6598/atlas-fuer-himmelsbeobachter?number=15147)
Sternatlas für Kleinteleskope (Sternatlas für den visuellen Beobachter) (More)
This book is interesting for both beginners and advanced users (in German):
- Teleskop-Service, Sternatlas für Kleinteleskope (Autor: Péter
Vizi; ISBN: 978-615-5015-05-2): www.teleskop-express.de/shop/product_info.php/info/p5068_Sternatlas---Start-in-die-praktische-Beobachtung---Karten---Tips.html
Review: Far Out (Sven Wienstein), Einsteigerecke, Buch: Sternatlas für den visuellen Beobachter: www.svenwienstein.de/HTML/buch-_sternatlas_fur_den_visuellen_beobachter.html
Deep Sky Reiseatlas and Deep Sky Reiseführer (More)
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Right: 6th edition of the Deep Sky Reiseführer
These books are interesting for both beginners and advanced users (in German):
- Michael Feiler & Philip Novak (2023). Deep Sky Reiseatlas (5th edition), Oculum Verlag (ISBN 978-3-949370-04-5)
www.oculum-verlag.de/detailview?no=608 (in German) - Michael Feiler & Philip Novak (2014). Deep Sky Reiseatlas, Oculum
Verlag (ISBN: 978-3-938469-71-2)
www.oculum-verlag.de/detailview?no=2014 (in German) - Ronald Stoyan (2021). Deep Sky Reiseführer (6th edition), Oculum Verlag (ISBN: 978-3-938649-72-9)
www.oculum-verlag.de/detailview?no=603 (in German) - (Ronald Stoyan (2014). Deep Sky Reiseführer (5th edition), Oculum Verlag (ISBN: 978-3-938649-72-9)
www.oculum-verlag.de/detailview?no=2015) (in German)
Turn Left at Orion (More)
- Guy Consolmagno & Dan M. Davis (2011). Turn left at Orion, Cambridge
University Press (auf Englisch; ISBN: 9781108457569/9781139157735).
Print version (5th edition): www.cambridge.org/de/academic/subjects/physics/amateur-and-popular-astronomy/turn-left-orion-hundreds-night-sky-objects-see-home-telescope-and-how-find-them-5th-edition?format=SP - Online version (4th edition): www.cambridge.org/de/academic/subjects/physics/amateur-and-popular-astronomy/turn-left-orion-hundreds-night-sky-objects-see-home-telescope-and-how-find-them-4th-edition?format=AR
Books/Maps for the Moon
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| moonscout | Der Moonhopper | Reiseatlas Mond |
The following books/maps are in German:
- Lambert Spix (2013). moonscout. Oculum-Verlag (ISBN: 978-3-938469-58-3) (More)
- Lambert Spix, Frank Gasparini (2011). Der Moonhopper. Oculum-Verlag (ISBN 978-3-938469-54-5) (More)
- Ronald Stoyan, Hans-Georg Purucker (2013). Reiseatlas Mond. Oculum-Verlag
(ISBN: 978-3-938469-64-4)
(More)
In my opinion, software applications may be more useful (e.g. Virtual Moon Atlas, Moon Globe (HD), or the like...), because whenever I search for something, it is at the edges and cropped...
DSO Books for the Advanced
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| Atlas für Himmelsbeobachter | Sternatlas für Kleinteleskope | Deep Sky Reiseatlas und Reiseführer |
Atlas für Himmelsbeobachter, der "Karkoschka" (More)
This book is interesting for both beginners and advanced users (in German):
- Erich Karkoschka (2022). Atlas für Himmelsbeobachter, Kosmos Verlag (EAN: 9783440173602)
www.kosmos.de/de/atlas-fur-himmelsbeobachter_1074889_9783440173602 - (Erich Karkoschka (2016). Atlas für Himmelsbeobachter, Kosmos
Verlag (ISBN: 978-3-440-15147-1)
www.kosmos.de/buecher/ratgeber/astronomie/einsteiger/6598/atlas-fuer-himmelsbeobachter?number=15147)
Sternatlas für Kleinteleskope (Sternatlas für den visuellen Beobachter) (More)
This book is interesting for both beginners and advanced users (in German):
- Teleskop-Service, Sternatlas für Kleinteleskope (Autor: Péter
Vizi; ISBN: 978-615-5015-05-2): www.teleskop-express.de/shop/product_info.php/info/p5068_Sternatlas---Start-in-die-praktische-Beobachtung---Karten---Tips.html
Besprechung: Far Out (Sven Wienstein), Einsteigerecke, Buch: Sternatlas für den visuellen Beobachter: www.svenwienstein.de/HTML/buch-_sternatlas_fur_den_visuellen_beobachter.html
Deep Sky Reiseatlas und Deep Sky Reiseführer (More)
These books are interesting for both beginners and advanced users (in German):
- Michael Feiler & Philip Novak (2023). Deep Sky Reiseatlas (5th edition), Oculum Verlag (ISBN 978-3-949370-04-5)
www.oculum-verlag.de/detailview?no=608 (in German) - Michael Feiler & Philip Novak (2014). Deep Sky Reiseatlas, Oculum Verlag (ISBN: 978-3-938469-71-2)
www.oculum-verlag.de/detailview?no=2014 (in German) - Ronald Stoyan (2021). Deep Sky Reiseführer (6th edition), Oculum Verlag (ISBN: 978-3-938649-72-9)
www.oculum-verlag.de/detailview?no=603 (in German) - (Ronald Stoyan (2014). Deep Sky Reiseführer (5th edition), Oculum Verlag (ISBN: 978-3-938649-72-9)
www.oculum-verlag.de/detailview?no=2015) (in German)
Messier Guide (More)
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This books dedicates one page with maps and details for (nearly) each Messier object (in German, no nice photos!):
- Ronald Stoyan (2020). Messier Guide. Oculum-Verlag (ISBN: 978-3-938469-94-1)
www.oculum-verlag.de/detailview?no=594
Herschel Guide (More)
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This books dedicates mostly one page with maps and details to 100 Herschel objects and 10 further NGC/IC objects not observed by William Herschel (in German, no nice photos!):
- Ronald Stoyan (2022). Herschel Guide. Oculum Verlag (ISBN: ISBN 978-3-949370-06-9)
www.oculum-verlag.de/detailview?no=606
Deep Sky Guide and Deep Sky Atlas (More)
Deep Sky Guide in slip case |
Taken out of the slip case... |
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This DSO guide with 2000 DSO (no nice photos!) is targeted at the advanced hobby astronomer. There is also an English edition!
- English version: Ronald Stoyan, Uwe Glahn (2018). Deep-Sky Guide (Desk
edition ISBN: 9781108453134)
www.oculum-verlag.de/detailview?no=8042 - German version: Ronald Stoyan, Uwe Glahn (2018). Deep-Sky Guide.
Oculum-Verlag (Normalausgabe ISBN: 978-3-938469-90-3)
www.oculum-verlag.de/detailview?no=9903 - German version: Ronald Stoyan, Uwe Glahn (2018). Deep-Sky Guide. Oculum-Verlag (Premiumausgabe:
ISBN: 978-3-938469-91-0)
www.oculum-verlag.de/detailview?no=9910
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The Deep Sky Guide is complemented by the Deep Sky Atlas:
- English Version: Ronald Stoyan, Stephan Schurig (2014) Deep Sky Atlas English. (Desk Edition, 1. edition, ISBN: 978-3-938469-79-8)
www.oculum-verlag.de/detailview?no=563
Books for Binoculars (and More...)
Big Binoscout
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- Lambert Spix, Frank Gasparini (2021). Big Binoscout - 144 Himmelsobjekte für Hand- und Großferngläser. Oculum Verlag ( ISBN: 978-3-949370-01-4)
www.oculum-verlag.de/detailview?no=597 (in German)
Second edition:
- Lambert Spix, Frank Gasparini (2023).
Big Binoscout 2. Auflage -
176 Himmelsobjekte für Hand- und Großferngläser. Oculum Verlag (ISBN 978-3-949370-09-0)
www.oculum-verlag.de/listview?ssearch=1&search_stichwort=big+binoscout (in German)
Astronomie mit Fernglas und Rich-Field-Teleskopen (Astronomy with Binoculars and Rich-Field Telescopes)
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Right: Objects highlighted by me with color pen
- Alexander Kerste (2012). Astronomie mit Fernglas und Rich-Field-Teleskopen. Selbstverlag (ISBN: 9781480212664)
www.amazon.de/Astronomie-mit-Fernglas-Rich-Field-Teleskopen-Schwarz-Weiß/dp/1480212660 (in German)
Astrophotography and EAA
Astrophotography
I do not own the following book (I do not do "real" astronomy photography); it was recommended to me by a star friend:
- Charles Bracken (2017). The Deep-Sky Imaging Primer, Second Edition (ISBN: 978-0999470909)
EAA (Electronically Augmented Astrophotography)
To my knowledge, the are no books on this topic available yet. For articles and Websites, see my link page.
Astronomy Text Books
- Robert M. Geller, Roger A. Freedman & William J. Kaufmann III (2019). Universe (Eleventh edition). Macmillan International (ISBN: 978-1-319-24864-2)
Miscellanies...
History of the telescope:
- Richard Panek (2004). Das Auge Gottes. dtv (ISBN: 3-423-34109-2)
Book and Website for users of Celestron NexStar telescopes:
- Michael Swanson (2017). The NexStar User's Guide II (second edition).
Springer (ISBN: 978-3-319-64932-0)
Michael Swanson's NexStar Website: www.nexstarsite.com
Map of the sky quality in Germany (more):
- Ronald Stoyan, Fabio Falchi, Riccardo Furgoni (2020). Sky Quality
Map Deutschland. Oculum-Verlag (ISBN: 978-3-938469-95-8)
www.oculum-verlag.de/detailview?no=595 (version with cover)
Map of the sky quality in Europe (more):
- Ronald Stoyan, Fabio Falchi, Riccardo Furgoni (2022). Sky Quality Map Europe. Oculum-Verlag (ISBN 978-3-949370-07-6)
www.oculum-verlag.de/detailview?no=605
Year books for the night sky:
- Kosmos Himmelsjahr XXXX (in German)
- Was tut sich am Himmel XXXX? (in German)
Links
- Link to the books of the Oculum publishers (Oculum-Verlag): www.oculum-verlag.de/buecher
if you do not find what you are looking for, try "Karten & Atlanten" (www.oculum-verlag.de/karten-und-atlanten).
Link to books in the English language: www.oculum-verlag.de/english-language-books - Link to astronomy books of the Kosmos publishers (Kosmos-Verlag): www.kosmos.de/buecher/ratgeber-naturfuehrer/astronomie
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