1/26/2024 0 Comments Aladin astronomy overlaying frames![]() ![]() Legible colour scheme: avoid using red since it is invisible under red light.Non-stellar objects are printed to scale (down to a cutoff size), line width and fill colour relating to the actual brightness.Slightly larger field of view (FOV) than in Uranometria 2000.0 with the full sky on 344 A4 – or alternatively B4 – pages (1.6 cm per degree or 1.9 cm per degree).Milky way contours similar to Sky Atlas 2000.0Īnd then add the following refinements / improvements into the mix:.Colours similar to Interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas.A layout similar to the one of Uranometria 2000.0.I wanted to mix the best ingredients of these atlases, building around these main ideas: Consistency (especially colour, line width, and font size).Representation of objects (marker shapes, sizes, etc.).Database and selection of non-stellar objects.Limiting magnitude (typically 7.5 – 11.5).Resolution (scale in cm per degree of declination).Legibility (colours, font types, label placement, print quality).It is beyond the scope of this post to compare these atlases (but you find a nice comparison here, the text is in Polish, but the numbers and pictures are more important anyway), but there are a few things to consider when planning a new one. Taki’s 8.5 Magnitude Star Atlas by Toshimi TakiĮach atlas has their pros and cons.The TRIATLAS Project Second Edition by José Ramón Torres and Casey Skelton.While there are also a few free well-known atlases online: Interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas by Ronald Stoyan and Stephan Schurig.Uranometria 2000.0 by Tirion, Rappaport, and Remaklus.Sky and Telescope’s Pocket Sly Atlas by Roger W. ![]()
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