I have had Patrick Moore's Stars of the Southern sky from when I was only 14 (38 years ago). I remember this book fondly as one of the reasons I got into Astronomy... I look at the pictures now and see washed out colour, eggy stars, lack of definition, lack of stretching and development. Many of these pictures were taken with the 200 inch Mt Palomar telescope which was the largest at the time and yet many of the pictures in my waste bin are better! I still have a soft spot for the book and will never throw it away.
Paul
