Hi Adam & Alex,
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Originally Posted by StarGazing
"Atlas of the Southern Night Sky" by Steve Massey and Steve Quirk is a great book also check out "Astronomica" by Sir Patrick Moore and Professor Fred Watson a book brought my misses is a fantastic book. Try these.
Alex.
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Gee I'm glad you enjoyed "Astronomica" -- but it wasn't by Sir Patrick Moore. Sir Patrick wrote the foreword only. The chief consultant was Fred Watson, Astronomer-in-Charge of the AAO but many people, almost all of them aussies, contributed to it and edited it ...
In Australia, Astronomica was published in a slightly smaller sized volume under the alternate name "Universe" and sold through the ABC shop. I see now it is in paperback and going at bargain-basement prices there.
Steve & Steve's (both of them good frinds of mine of long acquaintence) book you mention is an excellent publication -- highly recommended.
Adam, there is a magazine that promotes Australian amateur astronomy, particularly in the "using 'scopes and viewing" department ...
Seek, and you shall find !
Best,
Les D
P.S Look in my signature block ... and the fifth ad down in the extreme right-hand column!