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Old 22-08-2019, 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Saturnine View Post
I would be curious to know if the Pearls Of The Southern Sky is in any way similar to the Treasures Of The Southern Sky by Gendler,Lindberg,Christensen & Malin published by Springer in 2011 which has 80 odd objects listed.
Hi Jeff,I have all the books mentioned in this thread.
All have there good points.
Beautiful pictures in some,but just about all except Stephen James O'Mear's book "SouthernGems"are Hubble or large telescope pics.
Good descriptions etc.
As an observers book,none beat Stephen James O'Mear's book "SouthernGems".
It has more objects, very easy understandable object descriptions,simple charts,handy size at the telescope, and the black and white images are similar to what one would see in a medium to large 16"-30" and above,
But recognisable in smaller scopes depending on your observational skills.
To Finish I wouldn't take my copies of "Treasures Of The Southern Sky"
or "Pearls Of The Southern Sky" out to the telescope unless I had a completely dew proof environment to protect them.
They are alright to plan in advance with,but definitely not for the night air.
I hope this helps.
PS Too answer your question, Yes it is.
Cheers
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