Free star atlas

[shy4x4 (Jason)]

Hey all,

I have been a member for some time but this is the first time I have posted.

Not sure if its been posted before but Microsoft have a similar thing to google sky (the whole "atlas" is made up of very detailed photos of the sky). Its called World Wide Telescope and is fun to use with guided tours (great for beginners) with music added.

http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/Home.aspx

Enjoy

Jase

[dabbeldi]

Hi,

I notice this thread is stickied, but the latest posts are from 2009, with a lot of links not working.

I've come across this free star atlas: http://www.deepskywatch.com/deep-sky-hunter-atlas.html

It has stars down to magnitude 10.2 and DSOs down to magnitude 14. So it is really detailed. There's also a list of DSOs, which I have been using as a guide for what to look at.

I have not checked it's accuracy, but found it worth sharing. Let me know if any of you have experience with this atlas.

[dabbeldi]

This free star atlas seems have three versions with different level of detail (mag 9, 11 and 13): http://www.uv.es/jrtorres/triatlas.html

[Morgenstern (Alex)]

Originally Posted by dabbeldi

I've come across this free star atlas: http://www.deepskywatch.com/deep-sky-hunter-atlas.html
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I have not checked it's accuracy, but found it worth sharing. Let me know if any of you have experience with this atlas.

I use this star atlas all the time and it's brilliant. Not messy with details but shows most of what you can see with 10-12 inch scope.
I printed it out on A3, laminated and bound with hinged rings exactly the way the author did http://www.deepskywatch.com/images/d...-printed-s.jpg

[cruxo (Craig)]

Originally Posted by dabbeldi

Hi,


I've come across this free star atlas: http://www.deepskywatch.com/deep-sky-hunter-atlas.html

This looks great. Thanks for the link.
Craig

[bigjoe (JOSEPH)]

Heres another really good one by Japanese amateur Toshimi Taki.

http://www.geocities.jp/toshimi_taki/

bigjoe.

[janoskiss (Steve H)]

Yes, Taki's Atlas been around a while. It's very good. Looks like a labour of love. He's done a lot of other great stuff too.

[N5SE (Sal)]

awesome

[AlexD]

Thanks for the links, really helpful.

[wizdmkeepr (Billy)]

this is great - thank you so much

[idsteph (Ian)]

Thanks very helpful

[astrod (Rod)]

This is super useful. Thanks for sharing.

[Domino (Maurice)]

In the early 2000's I used the Herald Boproff Star Atlas for setting up a nights observation. The atlas contained numerous large format coated pages showing wide, medium and small areas of the sky. Mainly used in the field. Over time I progressed to using an iPad and finished up purchasing the SkySafari software, which I still use today. Great piece if software.

[BarbaraGilbert (Barbara)]

Hi I'm new to this forum and astronomy as well. Thanks a lot!