Open Cluster Atlas
Mike Swan
This version of the Atlas of Open Star Clusters covers the whole sky, with all the contents of volumes 1 and 2, plus an introduction to open clusters. It contains 900 clusters or possible clusters, with all-sky finder charts, and a detailed chart for each cluster down to 16th magnitude. An excellent and probably unique atlas now available in a single spiral-bound volume. The basic format is the same as in this PDF sample from the out of print Volume 1.
Price is £28 (before P&P).
Webb Deep–Sky Society Colour Star Atlas
Mike Swan
Produced by one of our Members who used to work for the Ordnance Survey this atlas has 44 Charts with almost 17,500 stars plotted down to magnitude 7.1. Of these 3,800 are double stars and in addition there are over 1,800 deep sky objects identified. We have a PDF sample of the content to download.
Price is £15 (before P&P).
There is a Black and White Altas option available for £5 (before P&P) which is the same but obviously without the benefit of colour!
Magda Brits Steicher
Madga Streicher is an experienced observer and the author of a number of successful books for the Society, including Astronomy Delights (now sold out). In this book Magda takes you through some of her favourite groupings of stars, those that have caught her attention whilst observing. She covers asterisms in both the northern and southern skies.
Price is £20 (before P&P).
Webb Deep-Sky Society Galaxy of the Month
Owen Brazell
Compiled from over ten years of the author's regular Galaxy of the Month website column and augmented by new material, this book provides a discussion of noteworthy galaxies accompanied by sky survey images and detailed finder charts. There are multiple targets each and every month. Many of these galaxies will provide a challenge for the visual observer as well as worthwhile targets for imaging.
Price is £28 (before P&P).
Visual Observations of Planetary Nebulae
Kent Wallace
A fantastic book, written by Kent Wallace and described by some as the Planetary Observing bible. With over 1000 PNs listed and described, of which 400 were observed with 8" Celestron SCT, and more with observations using a 20" f/5 reflector plus galactic, Magellanic Clouds and proto planetary Nebulae plus planetary Nebula mimics.
Price is £32 (before P&P).
Faith Jordan
Written by an experienced Deep Sky Observer this 44pp A5 book gives an easy to understand guide on how to get into Deep Sky Observing.
5 sections covers topics such as Equipment, Star Atlases, Techniques, Observing and suggestions for observing programmes.
As the author says the golden rule of deep sky observing is to go out there and have fun!
Price is £5 (before P&P).
The Bennett Catalogue
Jenni Kay and Magda Streicher
Jack Bennett was a very experienced amateur astronomer in Southern Africa and this catalogues lists 152 Deep Sky objects that he compiled as an aid to comet hunting (he discovered 2 comets) Each object is listed with its type, magnitude, size and descriptions by 2 very experienced deep sky observers
using telescopes between 8 and 16 inches in aperture.
Price is £5 (before P&P).
Double Star Charts
Mike Swan
A set of five A3 size charts covering the whole sky with selected double stars highlighted for you to chase.
Information including magnitude, separation and position angle for each of these doubles is provided on the reverse of each chart.
Please click on either image for a larger view.
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Printed on tearproof and waterproof synthetic paper £10 (before P&P)
Supplied in a 330mm cardboard tube.
Mike Ropelewski
These two books describe some of the brighter double stars to be found. Sketches are included where the field of view is interesting and as an aid to identification. Instruments used range from 10x50 binoculars to 250mm Newtonian reflectors.
Volume 1 covers the northern constellations and Volume 2 those in the south.
Volume 1 £12 and Volume 2 £5 (before P&P).
Wolfgang Steinicke
Thousands of variable stars have been discovered over the past 300 years. The great majority are members of our galaxy. In the 20th century some fascinating objects were found, which turned out to be not stars but extragalactic systems, mostly at cosmological distances: galaxies, quasars or BL Lacertae objects.
Price is £6.50 (before P&P).
Monograph Series
Monograph No. 1 - The "Non-Existent" Star Clusters of the RNGC (1993) written by Brent A. Archinal.
Price is £2 (before P&P).
