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1.		A Field Guide to Stars and Planets (Peterson Field Guides (R)) from Houghton Mifflin Price: $12.92 Customer Review: This book is the foundation of my astronomy books. Until now, I have been using an earlier (around 1980 I think) edition that I bought in college. The newer color sky maps are much easier to read in my opinion. Each sky map had a summary section that tells you all about the section of sky on the... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

2.		A Walk through the Heavens: A Guide to Stars and Constellations and their Legends from Cambridge University Press Price: $10.87 Customer Review: I like to look at the constellations in my backyard. In other books, the constellations are presented separately, and you have to guestimate where they are. This book shows you one constellation, and then shows you how to line up the stars for the next one. For example, most people can find the big... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

3.		Sky Atlas 2000.0, 2nd Deluxe Unlaminated Version from Sky Publishing Price: $37.77 Customer Review: This review is actually for the loose leaf, un-laminated field edition of the star charts. There is no option to review it on the current listing, so I'm doing it here. My wife bought me this set in the mid-eighties and it opened up a whole new world in the sky for me. Before, I was stuck with... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

4.		Peterson First Guide to Astronomy (Peterson First Guides (R)) from Houghton Mifflin Price: $5.95 Customer Review: I find this book most useful for the 12 star maps found at the very begining. It gives basic information about astronomy in a comprehensible manner. The book is handy enough to keep with you and with a small penlight you can reference the maps while observing the night sky, easily fits in a jacket... more info	Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

5.		National Audubon Society Pocket Guide to Constellations of the Northern Skies (National Audubon Society Pocket Guides) from Knopf Price: $9.95 Customer Review: Excellent book, it was an addition to the entire pocket guide series I bought for my 9 year old nephew, he loves this series, its just enough information to keep his attention and has sparked an interest in so many areas.	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

6.		A Walk through the Southern Sky: A Guide to Stars and Constellations and their Legends from Cambridge University Press Price: $20.69 Customer Review: I take a trip to the Southern Hemisphere on occasion and have been looking for a good compact guide to bring along with me. I find the simplified star charts really useful to get myself quickly oriented. I don't need a full blown super detailed star atlas with all kinds of unnecessary detail and... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

7.		The Cambridge Star Atlas from Cambridge University Press Price: $27.19 Customer Review: This star atlas is both aesthetically pleasing and useful. The large pages made it possible to read the charts without having to resort to a magnifying glass. Coupled with a red flashight of some sort (e.g. Gerber ReconGerber 22-80016 Recon Light, White / Red / Blue / Green LED - Black Body it's a... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

8.		Deep Sky Observer's Guide from Firefly Books Price: $10.17 Customer Review: Amateur astronomers who want a guide to deep sky observations will find Neil Bone's Deep Sky Observer's Guide reflects the fact that no longer are such observations limited to large-size equipment in university settings. Discussions of how to locate such objects accompany assessments of the... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

9.		The Monthly Sky Guide from Cambridge University Press Price: $12.80 Customer Review: This book has enough detail to keep you busy for each month of the year and is easy to understand for a beginner. Anyone with a small telescope should consider this guide for their first step.	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

10.		Atlas of the Night Sky (Smithsonian Institution) from HarperCollins Publishers Price: $21.86 Customer Review: This book requires a basic knowledge of astronomy to be appreciated. It has an enormous amount of details which will aid someone with a decent telescope to truly enjoy the night sky. The charts of the moon are incredible and anyone who looks up will benefit a great deal. Though somewhat advanced for... more info	Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

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