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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 | 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 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: 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
"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) (Review)
- 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; Review)
- 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" (Review)
This book is interesting for both beginners and advanced users (in German):
- 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) (Review)
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 (Reviews)
These books are interesting for both beginners and advanced users (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 - Ronald Stoyan (2014). Deep Sky Reiseführer, Oculum Verlag (ISBN:
978-3-938649-72-9)
www.oculum-verlag.de/detailview?no=2015
Turn Left at Orion (Review)
- 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) (Review)
- Lambert Spix, Frank Gasparini (2011). Der Moonhopper. Oculum-Verlag (ISBN 978-3-938469-54-5) (Review)
- Ronald Stoyan, Hans-Georg Purucker (2013). Reiseatlas Mond. Oculum-Verlag
(ISBN: 978-3-938469-64-4)
(Review)
Here, 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" (Review)
This book is interesting for both beginners and advanced users (in German):
- 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) (Review)
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 (Review)
These books are interesting for both beginners and advanced users (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 - Ronald Stoyan (2014). Deep Sky Reiseführer, Oculum Verlag (ISBN:
978-3-938649-72-9)
www.oculum-verlag.de/detailview?no=2015
Messier Guide (Review)
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
Deep Sky Guide (Review)
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
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 (Review):
- Ronald Stoyan, Fabio Falchi, RiccardoFurgoni (2020). Sky Quality
Map. Oculum-Verlag (ISBN: 978-3-938469-95-8)
www.oculum-verlag.de/detailview?no=595 (version with cover)
Year books for the night sky:
- Kosmos Himmelsjahr XXXX
- Was tut sich am Himmel XXXX?
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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