Sky & Telescope's Pocket Sky Atlas Accessories
 NightWatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe
Turn Left at Orion: A Hundred Night Sky Objects to See in a Small Telescope--and How to Find Them
Binocular Highlights: 99 Celestial Sights for Binocular Users (Sky & Telescope Stargazing)
Celestial Sampler: 60 Small-Scope Tours for Starlit Nights (Stargazing)
The Night Sky 30°-40° (Large; North Latitude)
Astronomy Hacks: Tips and Tools for Observing the Night Sky (Hacks)
The Observer's Sky Atlas: With 50 Star Charts Covering the Entire Sky
The Backyard Astronomer's Guide
The Night Sky 40°-50° (Large)
Star Watch: The Amateur Astronomer's Guide to Finding, Observing, and Learning About over 125 Celestial Objects
Sky & Telescope's Pocket Sky Atlas Reviews
Really good for intermediates. You need to know the constellations to make this useful.
The small size of the book makes it excellent to carry along on stargazing outings. Sky & Telescope's Pocket Sky Atlas has a unique and easy to use layout. It has helped me greatly
The answer - a lot. Of all the atlases and guides I own (about 10), I like this the most. I wasn't sure what this atlas would be like. I mean, how many stars could you pack into a "pocket atlas". It's opened up an whole world of casual sky browsing. This atlas, in fact, does a very good job at putting most of the important stars and deep sky objects found in the 2000 sky atlas. After struggling for years with trying to find the right page or chart to see a particular portion of the sky, this atlas makes that job easy. The thing that impressed me the most, however, was the layout and organization of the book.
Help. This book is very confusing. Maybe when I get better at finding constellations I will appreciate this book more, but in the meantime it has me puzzled. I purchased this book based on all the positive reviews. Page after page of dots connected. I'm not sure where to look in the sky, what the constellations are, when to look. I thought it would be good for a beginner stargazer like me.
Bigger and it would be awesome, smaller and it would be very handy, as it is I use an old 1970s Patrick Moore book that is pocket size. Spiral bound is a plus, allowing you to lay it flat and not loose pages after a few weeks. The size is just wrong. It's a little to big to be a pocket book and to small for easy identification of stellar targets. However, I know it's a pocket book but its not. I like the layout and the information contained within it. This is a good field guide at the telescope.
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