Uranometria 2000.0 Deep Sky Atlas. Best buy for money?

[circumpolar]

Southern Hemisphere Edition.
Some people just love to feel the pages between there fingers. I'm one of them and I feel I'm ready to upgrade to a good Star Atlas. After doing a little reserch, this one seems to be the best value for money.

Do other members agree?

[gaa_ian]

Where have you priced it Matt ?
I am in the same boat as you, time for an upgrade from the small handheld A4 charts i feel !

[stringscope]

Matt,

Have you considered this one:

www.heraldbobroff.com/

I have one of the original ones that was self published by the authors here in Canberra. I find it fantastic.

Compared to Uranomatria, it is A3 format and therefore quite large. It is spiral wire bound so it opens completely flat and folds back on itself if required.

Cheers,

[gaa_ian]

Ian
Do you know of an Australian supplier fro the Heraldbobrof atlas,
Seems to be all USA ?

[Merlin66]

I'd recommend the Uranometria; I have both and the Urano is the most used, also there are many programs ie AstroPlanner etc which cross reference objects to it.

[astro_south]

Ian from NT

I got my H-B from Lymax in the States
http://www.lymax.com/hbaa/
The H-B is great to use once you get a handle on the simple symbology they employ. It also has some detailled mapping of the LMC and SMC which is what you need with a 12" scope.

Matt

I haven't used a UM2000 in anger, but it always seems to appear in discussions about the best atlas out there. I am sure some here have the atlas and can advise you better.

[Miaplacidus]

The NEW H-B atlas is fantastic. The paper is actually some synthetic stuff (but still looks and acts like paper, and won't tear or get soggy). If find the symbols a bit hard to get used to, but then if you spend a lot of time with it, it actually encodes much more useful information right there on the chart than any other atlas. If you're in for the long haul, it is a must have.

[gaa_ian]

Thanks Andrew
Are they both as good as each other under a red light ?
I have seen silly things done on charts like "red" symbols for galaxies ?
What happens to a red symbol under a red light? it becomes "invisable" !
How come the Authors are in Canberra & you have to send to the states to get it, go figure ?

[Miaplacidus]

HB is all black and white.

Cheers,

Brian.

[circumpolar]

Thanks Ian.
That one seems like a good atlas. The fact that it can lie flat is convenient. I often photocopy a page and sketch star hopping routs or rapid moving targets like comets on to it before an observing session.

BTW, UM2000 is curently $105.00 Bintel
https://www.bintelshop.com.au/welcome.htm

[circumpolar]

Hi brian,

Did you buy your H-B from the US like astro_south did?
Is it really a new edition and what was the cost after shipping?

[Miaplacidus]

Hi Matt,

Here's the review on Cloudy Nights.

http://www.cloudynights.com/documents/HB.pdf

I can't remember what I paid for it, but yes, as far as I know, you can only get it from the USA. I bought it for the day I own a massive dob. It is really too detailed for me at the moment, but I didn't want it to go out of print before I needed it. It is very impressive.

[Merlin66]

What about an interim solution? The Desk Tirion is a great and useful Atlas!! You'll always find a use for it. Good size charts etc Showns everything you'll probably look for!!??

[mickoking]

I am a big fan of Uranometria, I highly reccomend it :thumbsup:

[astronut]

I have the Sky Atlas 2000 Laminated, black stars on white background. It's spiral bound so lays flat. Very easy to read and use.
These are not available in Australia, I purchased it through Sky Publishing in the U.S. approx $145Aus. Stars down to 9.5 mag. D.S.O down to 14.5 mag