[Dazzler]

Hi All - I'm glad to be part of the community. I have just started to get into the swing of observing after purchasing one of the new Meade 10" LX200R's.

It is pretty well idiot proof as it needed to be for me to get into some great viewing as quickly as I have.

It was my birthday the other day and my family bought me the Sky & Telescope star atlas. As a compact atlas it looks terrific but I note that it was produced by an American and therefore the maps all appear upside down to our skies in the southern hemisphere.

This is not a major problem but is annoying. Does anyone know of any maps/atlases that have been published for southern skies? Also are the smaller atlas type publications a problem in the field or should I be looking for larger maps?

Cheers.