Book Review - Objects in the Heavens
(previous 5th Edition)
by John Kramer
FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2012
(snips from the article which, unfortunately, is no longer available)
... What I REALLY enjoy is the inclusion of double-stars, carbon stars, binocular objects, and even the Moon. It's great to see an author include such a variety of objects, and not stick to just the Messier and bright NGC's.
... So now you have no excuse not to observe the Moon folks, it's there, you can't cover it up, you might as well enjoy it, and OITH helps you do just that.
... I found those descriptions helpful pointers, especially with some of the tougher NGC open clusters I used the book to track down for the first time.
... recommends the most interesting objects per constellation with enough detail to assist you in your observations, and makes a fantastic compliment to PSA or SA2K which have the more detailed star charts that may be better suited to helping you star-hop your way to any object in a constellation.
... OITH, you had me at "convenient at-the-scope use", and delivered just what this observer needed to enjoy my time at the eyepiece. Well done.