Observer’s Sky Atlas:
The 500 Best Deep-Sky Objects with Charts and Images, Fourth Edition

Observer's Sky Atlas: The 500 Best Deep-Sky Objects with Charts and Images, Fourth EditionFirefly Books, 2023, 144 pp., Hardcover. $39.95. www.fireflybooks.com

This new edition of a classic book (previously published only in black and white) contains star charts and pictures, for all those who observe the night sky with unaided eyes, binoculars, or telescopes. It is equally useful for beginners and experienced old hands at astronomy. A legend among hobby astronomers, this entirely revised and updated edition has new celestial maps in full color, up-to-date data from the Gaia spacecraft, and unique comparison images of most visible celestial objects. Sixty-one all-new star charts are good through 2060, and there are 532 pictures of stars, galaxies, and nebulae, 415 of them in full color. Very detailed position figures help astronomers navigate the charts and accurately pinpoint objects for viewing and knowing what they are seeing. The hobby astronomer can use it to find star clusters, gaseous nebulae, and galaxies throughout the night sky. Quick orientation is guaranteed, and intermediate astronomers can really enjoy the night sky for hours and hours by knowing where to locate the objects of their interest.

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