@Eyesonthesky I hear ya there. Lot happening as well on my end . Things change for the better or worse but there's always gonna be that change while non of us isn't getting any younger.
I bought this book in June and had it outside with me at my telescope tonight for the first time. Something I like about it is that there are pictures of what you should expect to see using a given magnification. The open pages of the book were beginning to collect dew, but the dried out okay, no issues. And it is readable under a red light.
Great review Dave. I kept seeing this come up in my suggestions list but hadn't had the opportunity to check it out yet. I like that there is a focus on double and variable stars -- categories that are often omitted from observing guides and atlases. I'll definitely have to check it out.
Thank you Jim! Yes, I often struggled to find lists of objects that at least included good binaries. It is nice this includes those and variables along with a lot of deep sky targets all in the same place.
I looooveeee your vids so much !! ❤ new subscriber here and I’m genuinely so excited to binge all your videos!! I came from the video on the guide of the night sky from 10 years ago and was delighted to see you still upload videos!!!🥳🥳going to binge watch all your videos now!!
I was the man the other night . For the longest I been telling my sister and her husband that I would stop with the scope. I delivered the image of Jupiter, and left them with the amazement look on their faces. Hi fives, I have gotten in the pass from my kids after the success or maybe because they wanted to go back in the house where it is warm with some sort of video game. Hi five are hard to come by anymore because usually we preformed alone. This time the attention was there," I got MY Hi FIVES and a beer, a BIG BEER"! Thank you!
Okay, I just got the book and upon initial inspection, WOW. This really is an incredible book. It has EVERYTHING you need and a lot of what you THOUGHT you didn't. I think this will replace my other sky atlas. Just wish this one was spiral bound.
Definitely checking out the book. I have a spreadsheet of most of the objects I've imaged over the past few years with some of the information you mentioned in the book using my gear. It's kind of my imaging log. It's sloppy but works for me. The book should be a good addition to my kit. Thanks for the recommendation!
I'm a relative newbie, owning my 8" Dob since the week of Thanksgiving 2022 (we got a 4.5EQ a month earlier from a friend for $100, immediately leading me to more aperture). 15x70 binos and tripod were added afterwards. One reference I've wish was out there would be what could be expected for every Messier object through various sized telescopes with different eyepieces. I'm observing and learning the sky, not stacking images. I can easily get M104 Sombrero Galaxy, as example, but I can't clarify the rim or details using the equipment I have at my Bortle 2 location. Same lack of detail with other galaxies... arms on spirals or more distinct shape on ellipticals, etc. Maybe it's that I don't have enough aperture. That's my first impression, and I'm saving for a 12" dob (instead of putting it on my card). Planets to Jupiter are a breeze, even through the 4.5. I'm looking at DSOs and want more, even though what I'm already getting is amazing as I learn to see things better. This book sounds great, and it's under $34 on Amazon (just looked it up). I was going to ask your advice about atlases (I have over a dozen amateur astronomy reference books including the Cambridge Star Atlas), but the title of this one is self explanatory, and what you say it describes sounds perfect. ...Stellarium is indeed detailed and great. I personally prefer SkyView Lite on the phone when I'm out with the telescope, for it's simplicity and accuracy. Stellarium is amazing on the laptop as a learning tool, especially with the zoom feature that shows more and more detail and object identification as the image gets closer (and closer than what I can get on my gear). Thanks for the video, as always. You do a great job with your videos. Much appreciated.
@@Eyesonthesky, I bought the book as soon as I finished my comment yesterday. Can't wait to have it on hand. Thanks again and Clear Skies!! (Weather blew out yesterday evening and it's clear for a number of days. Tonight I browse Scorpius and Sagittarius)
@@Eyesonthesky, I did indeed. Two nights, then a break for pesky sleep. M4, M7, M6, Caldwell 76, M8, M20, M21, M22, M17, M25, M28. I started with M11 over in Scutum, M13 and 92 (prettier, IMO) in Hercules, and splitting Cor Caroli and Alberio until it got darker and Sagittarius and Scorpius got high enough to view. The first night was to locate as much as possible, only getting M7 and 6, and Caldwell 76 with binoculars on the other side of the house just before taking down around 12:30am, and the second night to study individuals of interest as well as observe 7,6, and Caldwell with the 4.5EQ I had set up on that side. I didn't use any filters for the nebulae, but will try the OIII and UHC tonight. I find cluster M11 to be beautiful, so will also visit it again later tonight. I'm also going to try to locate M69 and M70 at the bottom of the teapot in Sagittarius, besides study M7 and 6 some more with the 8". ...oh, I had a bonus sighting on day two. As I was taking down around 2am, there was Cassiopeia just above the east ridge, so I checked it's trajectory on SkyView Lite. It was heading higher in the sky, so Andromeda would be visible for the first time (for me) this season. I noodled around in the Milky Way for a half hour, and checked with binos, and there it was, just above the trees. A band of clouds was lingering that way, so it took me a few to find it with the XT8, but it peeked out, low in the sky. I magnified to the 9mm, but it's too low to get a stunning view. I know it'll get better as the year goes on, but hey.... Anyway, I won't occupy more of this thread. Thanks again for your videos, and Clear Skies!
You were smart to jump to 12" from the 8" because the 10" isn't as much of an improvement. My astronomy club has a 16" Mead that is pretty awesome. To see the dim spiral arms of Andromeda Galaxy you need that 14". I've looked through a 24" reflector truss at 400x magnification and now you're talking observatory views.☺
I've been using the Cambridge Sky Atlas in conjunction with a Planisphere in the field and Stellarium on my pc. My Atlas doesn't show the emission Nebula under the Horsehead in Orion because it's under 6 magnitude, but Stellarium did, but didn't give it a name just a number for the star. It's called NGC 2023 and I was looking at it thinking it was the Horsehead Nebula because being the rookie I was I didn't know I couldn't see it with my 6" telescope and a UHC filter. I was thinking, that doesn't look like a horse's head. Does your book show NGC 2023? I also remember looking at the Andromeda Galaxy wondering where the rest of it was. I joined an astronomy club and found my mistakes were quite common. No books point out what you cannot see with a 6" or 8" scope either. If I want to see the Horsehead I need a Hydrogen beta filter and a 12"+ telescope or learn astrophotography, but I can look at NASA/ESA pictures for that. I did see it with my Club's 16" telescope.
Keep doing what you do best on this channel of yours, you are a rare breed of a man that does so much great things for your viewers.
Well, seeing your joy in this book, nothing wrong with me getting another Astro book.
I really do like this one. A lot. (Clearly!)
Been awhile seeing a new video from you David. Wishing you well as always wherever you are.
Time is too limited for the past few years. Aging parents and kids / grandkids... just a lot happening. Thanks for the kind comment.
@Eyesonthesky I hear ya there. Lot happening as well on my end . Things change for the better or worse but there's always gonna be that change while non of us isn't getting any younger.
David, great recommendation, one for Christmas!
I bought this book in June and had it outside with me at my telescope tonight for the first time. Something I like about it is that there are pictures of what you should expect to see using a given magnification. The open pages of the book were beginning to collect dew, but the dried out okay, no issues. And it is readable under a red light.
Great review Dave. I kept seeing this come up in my suggestions list but hadn't had the opportunity to check it out yet. I like that there is a focus on double and variable stars -- categories that are often omitted from observing guides and atlases. I'll definitely have to check it out.
Thank you Jim! Yes, I often struggled to find lists of objects that at least included good binaries. It is nice this includes those and variables along with a lot of deep sky targets all in the same place.
Nice to hear from you again. As always enjoy your videos
Book arrived this morning and it exceeds my expectations! What a great tip. Thanks.
So glad to read this!! It has so much more that I couldn't even cover adequately in the video. Truly a well thought out book with so much information.
exclant info in this channel thank you 😍🥰😍🤩😍
I looooveeee your vids so much !! ❤ new subscriber here and I’m genuinely so excited to binge all your videos!! I came from the video on the guide of the night sky from 10 years ago and was delighted to see you still upload videos!!!🥳🥳going to binge watch all your videos now!!
I was the man the other night . For the longest I been telling my sister and her husband that I would stop with the scope. I delivered the image of Jupiter, and left them with the amazement look on their faces. Hi fives, I have gotten in the pass from my kids after the success or maybe because they wanted to go back in the house where it is warm with some sort of video game. Hi five are hard to come by anymore because usually we preformed alone. This time the attention was there," I got MY Hi FIVES and a beer, a BIG BEER"! Thank you!
Nerds are hilarious when they get excited! XD
Breathe, man. Use the inhaler if you have to. XD
Inhaler? Dude, I need a breathing tube with 100% oxygen!!
Okay, I just got the book and upon initial inspection, WOW. This really is an incredible book. It has EVERYTHING you need and a lot of what you THOUGHT you didn't. I think this will replace my other sky atlas. Just wish this one was spiral bound.
Yes, that's my only criticism is that it's not spiral bound. Other than that it really does have everything!
Definitely checking out the book.
I have a spreadsheet of most of the objects I've imaged over the past few years with some of the information you mentioned in the book using my gear. It's kind of my imaging log. It's sloppy but works for me.
The book should be a good addition to my kit. Thanks for the recommendation!
You're welcome!
Would buy it, but you don't seem very enthusiastic.
I should try having more emotion when I speak..
We're so glad you loved the book!
I not only wish I'd written it, I wish I had it years earlier!
@fireflybooksdigital652 Please consider making a lay-flat version of the book. An Astro book needs to stay open without holding it.
@@ech0tang0 Hi there! The book actually does lay flat. Hope you like it.
This sounds great and is one of the things I need most, what is up tonight! Ordered. Thanks
Dave!!!
You're welcome! It really is a fantastic resource for most any amateur astronomer.
@@Eyesonthesky We got the book! Now Loretta and I will Study how to use it for our next star party. Nebraska here we come.
@@fsellersf yes! Excellent!
Cool stuff David!!
Thanks!
cool ill look for it
Thank you for watching!
I'm a relative newbie, owning my 8" Dob since the week of Thanksgiving 2022 (we got a 4.5EQ a month earlier from a friend for $100, immediately leading me to more aperture). 15x70 binos and tripod were added afterwards. One reference I've wish was out there would be what could be expected for every Messier object through various sized telescopes with different eyepieces. I'm observing and learning the sky, not stacking images. I can easily get M104 Sombrero Galaxy, as example, but I can't clarify the rim or details using the equipment I have at my Bortle 2 location. Same lack of detail with other galaxies... arms on spirals or more distinct shape on ellipticals, etc. Maybe it's that I don't have enough aperture. That's my first impression, and I'm saving for a 12" dob (instead of putting it on my card). Planets to Jupiter are a breeze, even through the 4.5. I'm looking at DSOs and want more, even though what I'm already getting is amazing as I learn to see things better. This book sounds great, and it's under $34 on Amazon (just looked it up). I was going to ask your advice about atlases (I have over a dozen amateur astronomy reference books including the Cambridge Star Atlas), but the title of this one is self explanatory, and what you say it describes sounds perfect. ...Stellarium is indeed detailed and great. I personally prefer SkyView Lite on the phone when I'm out with the telescope, for it's simplicity and accuracy. Stellarium is amazing on the laptop as a learning tool, especially with the zoom feature that shows more and more detail and object identification as the image gets closer (and closer than what I can get on my gear). Thanks for the video, as always. You do a great job with your videos. Much appreciated.
You're welcome, thank you for watching and the great comment!
@@Eyesonthesky, I bought the book as soon as I finished my comment yesterday. Can't wait to have it on hand. Thanks again and Clear Skies!! (Weather blew out yesterday evening and it's clear for a number of days. Tonight I browse Scorpius and Sagittarius)
@@petset77 wonderful!! I don't quite have Scorpius and Sagittarius in view yet - hope you get some good observing in!
@@Eyesonthesky, I did indeed. Two nights, then a break for pesky sleep. M4, M7, M6, Caldwell 76, M8, M20, M21, M22, M17, M25, M28. I started with M11 over in Scutum, M13 and 92 (prettier, IMO) in Hercules, and splitting Cor Caroli and Alberio until it got darker and Sagittarius and Scorpius got high enough to view. The first night was to locate as much as possible, only getting M7 and 6, and Caldwell 76 with binoculars on the other side of the house just before taking down around 12:30am, and the second night to study individuals of interest as well as observe 7,6, and Caldwell with the 4.5EQ I had set up on that side. I didn't use any filters for the nebulae, but will try the OIII and UHC tonight. I find cluster M11 to be beautiful, so will also visit it again later tonight. I'm also going to try to locate M69 and M70 at the bottom of the teapot in Sagittarius, besides study M7 and 6 some more with the 8". ...oh, I had a bonus sighting on day two. As I was taking down around 2am, there was Cassiopeia just above the east ridge, so I checked it's trajectory on SkyView Lite. It was heading higher in the sky, so Andromeda would be visible for the first time (for me) this season. I noodled around in the Milky Way for a half hour, and checked with binos, and there it was, just above the trees. A band of clouds was lingering that way, so it took me a few to find it with the XT8, but it peeked out, low in the sky. I magnified to the 9mm, but it's too low to get a stunning view. I know it'll get better as the year goes on, but hey....
Anyway, I won't occupy more of this thread. Thanks again for your videos, and Clear Skies!
You were smart to jump to 12" from the 8" because the 10" isn't as much of an improvement. My astronomy club has a 16" Mead that is pretty awesome. To see the dim spiral arms of Andromeda Galaxy you need that 14". I've looked through a 24" reflector truss at 400x magnification and now you're talking observatory views.☺
I've been using the Cambridge Sky Atlas in conjunction with a Planisphere in the field and Stellarium on my pc. My Atlas doesn't show the emission Nebula under the Horsehead in Orion because it's under 6 magnitude, but Stellarium did, but didn't give it a name just a number for the star. It's called NGC 2023 and I was looking at it thinking it was the Horsehead Nebula because being the rookie I was I didn't know I couldn't see it with my 6" telescope and a UHC filter. I was thinking, that doesn't look like a horse's head. Does your book show NGC 2023?
I also remember looking at the Andromeda Galaxy wondering where the rest of it was. I joined an astronomy club and found my mistakes were quite common. No books point out what you cannot see with a 6" or 8" scope either. If I want to see the Horsehead I need a Hydrogen beta filter and a 12"+ telescope or learn astrophotography, but I can look at NASA/ESA pictures for that. I did see it with my Club's 16" telescope.
Continue your channel
I have an old edition of this book that is a smaller paperback format.
Is this going to be suitable for the Southern Hemisphere?
By the author's own admission, it is a bit more northern hemisphere weighted, but it does offer targets in both hemispheres.
Great recommendation. T.y.
I just finished reading
'The Milky Way' an insider's guide. By William H. Waller, written in 2013.
❤
Thank you, Sarah!
And I'll have to check out "The Milky Way: An Insiders Guide."
Just curious what 6 inch telescope did the author use??
Looks like a great book. Should have been spiral bound.
That being perhaps its only flaw.
Stop beating around the bush David! ;)
I know, right? I should just come right out and say exactly what book is awesome..🤪😂😁
i think your sentiment speaks to a larger problem in civilization as a whole. That is, NOT being organized. Especially computer programmers lol.
Tell me about it!. Speaking as a non-programmer, I think it applies to all types of people really. We've got a long way to go in learning this skill.
Are you gonna make a solar eclipse video and jump on the hype train?
Hi david clear skys ❤