Hartung's

[picklesrules]

:D my university has a copy of it and im borrowing it great book

[Lismore Bloke]

It might be worth spending a couple of hours at the photocopier.

[picklesrules]

:p

[Miaplacidus]

You're right, it is the premier astronomy book for the southern hemisphere, and it is a shame (and even slightly surprising) it can't remain permanently in print.
Hey, maybe they could come out with a Kindle version. :)

[Marke]

Is it out of print ? If so better hide my copy then :)

[JethroB76]

Hartungs and the Herald-Bobroff astroatlas are both highly sought after but unfortunately no longer in-print books:rolleyes:

[Marke]

ooh I have a Bobroff too :)

[goober]

I could let my Herald-Bobroff go. Someone posted a WANTED for it last week, and I replied, but heard nothing back. If anyone wants one for $100 shipped in Oz, let me know by PM. It's in OK nick - seem some field use.

[markman123]

Hmm... Is there anywhere that anyone has seen this book? I desperately want a copy! The fact that this forum has a review that is killer makes me want it!!!

[Wavytone]

Be prepared to pay a premium. I sold my autographed copy a while back and it fetched more than I expected.

[MuntiNZ]

Is the new one better than the old one?
The pics in the Malin copy must be tons better than the old 60s version right?
Like if you could get the old one is it worth the cash or is it better to wait to get the new one?

[astroron]

The original edition is a collectors item:) and as it seems is the Malin Frew edition,, which by the way I have both and neither is for sale:D

[MuntiNZ]

Yeah but if you could get one or the other which one is best? :question::shrug:

[astroron]

The more modern version has a lot more detail and also better images.
Don't forget the original edition was first published in 1968, astronomy and observing has moved on a lot since then.
If you want to get one or the other get the latest edition:thumbsup:

[MuntiNZ]

OK cheers mate.
Theres an old one I saw around but I will pass on it and wait for the new one to come up.

[astroron]

Grab It:) as it could be a long time before a later addition comes on the Market and the info in the older version is still very useful:)
It just depends how much you want to spend and how much the person wants for it:question: I would buy it anyway as a collectors Item:thumbsup:

[goober]

I'm having a bit of a cleanout and will probably list my Malin/Frew Hartung later this week in the Trade forums. I have no idea what to ask for it ... don't want to take anyone for a ride, but don't want to undervalue it either.

Edit.... err, it's sold. Got an offer I couldn't refuse.

[[1ponders]]

I picked up a reprint 1984 from a library sale a while ago and I'd like to know if the normal cover is a hard plastic bonded to a paperback cover? Or is this something the library may have added to protect the book?

The book itself is in fantastic condition thought is does have a few library stamps in it. It also has an additional plastic bind along the spine which holds the magnetic library strip, which unfortunately is on the outside.

Is the hard plastic protective cover on the front and back and spine normal?

[astroron]

Not as far as I am aware of , I have a very reasonable condition original book and it has just a paper dust jacket.

[[1ponders]]

Remind me and I'll show it to you next time you're over Ron

[astroron]

I have seen it, Library stamps and all:P, I would have to say that the plastic cover was put on by the library for protection:thumbsup:

[DavidTrap]

I found a copy of Hartungs in the UQ library. Might have to copy some of the more relevant sections...

DT

[gary]

The second edition revised by Malin and Frew is the one you want for practical
purposes. The co-ordinates are J2000.0 rather than B1950.0 for a start.

As I recently mentioned on another thread, Andrew Murrell recently sold a copy
last October at the IceInSpace Astrocamp at Lostock. It languished there all
morning with no buyers and was in mint condition and bargain priced. A few of
us had to encourage the eventual buyer that it indeed it was a good book and worth
owning. Andrew may have mentioned to me that this particular copy may have
been Number 1, as when they arrived from the printers, Andrew was there
with David Frew when he opened the first carton of them and it was the first book
from the carton to be pulled out.

If anyone is interested in an observing list from Hartungs, it can be downloaded
in both CSV and XLS formats suitable for loading into a spreadsheet from the
Argo Navis User's Group here -
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/argo_navis_dtc/files/User%20Catalogs%20/Hartungs/
(You need to join the group using your yahoo login to download files, which is free).
These I believe were compiled by Dave Moorehouse in New Zealand for use with the Argo Navis
but they are in human-readable format and can be printed or used on a laptop screen as well.

Other Hartung lists in the Argo Navis User's Group include this one which in XLS format and sorted by magnitude -
http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/UFakS7gaA7MiAbpoPDsKeLMPXqpMWUx7RtI d1mioHl75cofwffKmAhI6WfvvUnBPT1Mtgm hut_vVlwqkKn8r/User%20Catalogs%20/Hartung%20with%20rank.xls
and this one contributed by Peter Marples which contains 578 objects from Hartungs, mainly non-stellar -
http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/UFakS16MbWoiAbpoMBLhFKgK7g4urPK4ySa gJ9QwCGSQ7DDV6QOobS1yUBoooZApfFPYjg ogKCpH9g73mjfn/User%20Catalogs%20/Hartung.txt