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Title: Sky Atlas 2000.0, 2nd Deluxe Laminated Version by Wil Tirion, Roger W. Sinnott ISBN: 0-933346-90-5 Publisher: Sky Pub Corp Pub. Date: December, 1999 Format: Spiral-bound List Price(USD): $119.95

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Average Customer Rating: 3 (1 review)

Rating: 3
Summary: Good reference, not good as a field edition
Comment: With the new edition of the popular Sky Atlas 2000, Wil Tirion has increased the number of objects and stars (stars are now displayed down to mag 8.5), improved the "binning" of stars- that the sizes of the do not make quantum jumps from one magnitude to the next but are more continuously sized- and improved the overall clarity and sharpness of the objects and text. All of these things are positive changes.

However, this "Deluxe" laminated edition does not function well as a field edition because it is a black star on white background edition. Such editions are not favored by deep sky observers because the reflection of one's reading light off of the predominantly white page has adverse effect on one's dark adapation. Also, the galaxies are represented as red ovals and practially disappear under red light. (A similar problem occurs with Tirion's Cambridge Sky Atas which is similarly usless for field work). If this is the case, why offer a laminated editon of the "Deluxe" (white paper, black stars) in the first place?

I was unable to find a copy of the Lamiated "Field" edition on Amazon, and, asuming that the reason for this was that the company would not manufacture a lamiated edition that was not suitable for field work, I bought it.

It is a handsome desk reference, but if you're looking for something to use out under the stars, I'd search around for the "white stars on black paper" edition.

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