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Norton’s Star Atlas

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In astronomical map: Atlases for stargazing
Norton’s Star Atlas, perfected through numerous editions, plots all naked-eye stars on eight convenient charts measuring 25 by 43 cm (9.8 by 17 inches). The Tirion Sky Atlas 2000.0 (1981) includes some 43,000 stars to magnitude eight and is based primarily on the SAO Star…
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