Recomended Books

We advice some books and publications to go deep into topics of our web site:

Amateur Astronomer

Moon atlas

• “Atlas of the moon”, Rukl Antonin, Sky Publishing Corp. 49 Bay State Rd. Cambridge, Ma 02138-1200 USA (the best)
• “The Hatfield Photografic Lunar Atlas”, Jeremy Cook, Sky Publishing Corp. 49 Bay State Rd. Cambridge, Ma 02138-1200 USA

Deep Sky Atlas

• Sky Atlas 2000.0 Companion, R. A. Strong, R. W. Sinnott, Sky Publishing Corp & Cambridge University Press
• Uranometria 2000.0 Deep Sky Atlas, W.Tirion, B. Rappaport, W. Remaklus, Mm. Cragin, E. Bonanno

Guide to Solar System

• “The modern moon: a personal view”, Wood Charles, Sky Publishing Corp. 49 Bay State Rd. Cambridge, Ma 02138-1200 USA
• “The Planet Observer’s Handbook”, Fred W. Price, Sky Publishing Corp. 49 Bay State Rd. Cambridge, Ma 02138-1200 USA
• “Solar Astronomy Handbook”, R. Beck, H. Hilbrecht, K. Reinsch, P. Volker, Sky Publishing Corp. 49 Bay State Rd. Cambridge, Ma 02138-1200 USA
• “The new Solar System” Beatty et al. – Cambridge ( the best)
• ”An introduction to the Solar System” Mc Bride and Gilmour - Cambridge

Companion

• “Deep Sky Wonders”, Houston Walter Scott, Sky Publishing Corp. 49 Bay State Rd. Cambridge, Ma 02138-1200 USA (the best)
• “How to make a telescope”, Texereau Jean, Sky Publishing Corp. 49 Bay State Rd. Cambridge, Ma 02138-1200 USA (the best)
• “Star Cluster”, Brent A. Archinal and Steven J. Hynes, Sky Publishing Corp. 49 Bay State Rd. Cambridge, Ma 02138-1200 USA (the best)
• “The Caldwell”, Stephen James O’Meara, Sky Publishing Corp. & Cambridge University Press (the best)
• “The Messier Objects”, Stephen James O’Meara, Sky Publishing Corp. & Cambridge University Press (the best)
• “The Night sky observer’s guide” (2 volumi), Kepple George Robert, Sanner Glen W., Sky Publishing Corp. 49 Bay State Rd. Cambridge, Ma 02138-1200 USA (ottimo per l’astrofilo evoluto)
• “The year-Round Messier marathon field guide”, Pennington Harvard, Sky Publishing Corp. 49 Bay State Rd. Cambridge, Ma 02138-1200 USA

Constellation

• “Star names: Their lore and meaning”, Allen Richard Hinckley, Sky Publishing Corp. 49 Bay State Rd. Cambridge, Ma 02138-1200 USA (the best)

Astrobiology

• “An introduction to Astrobiology” Gilmour and Sephton - Cambridge

Star

• "An introduction to Sun and Stars” Green and Jones - Cambridge
• “Voyages to the Stars and Galaxies” Fraknoi et al - Brooks/Cole

Galaxy

• “An introduction to Galaxies and Cosmology”, Jones and Lambourne Cambridge
• “Cosmology Harrison - Cambridge

Weather

Optical phenomena

• ''The green flash and other low sun phenomena’, O’Connel D. J. H., Treusch C., Vatican Observatory, North Holland Publications Co., Amsterdam, 1958 (non più in commercio, consultabile nelle librerie)
• “Atmospheric halos”, Tape W., American Geophysical Union, Washington D.C., 1994
• “Color and Light in Nature” II ed., Davd K. Lynch, William Livingston, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, CB2 2RU, U.K. (the best)
• “Rainbows, Halos, and Glories”, Greenler R., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1980, CB2 2RU, U.K.
• “The rainbow”, Boyer, C. B., Princeten University Press, Princeton, 1987

Weather companion

• “Noctilucent clouds”, Gadsden M., Schroeder W., Springler Verlag, Berlino, 1989
• “Weather & Climate” Aguado E., Burt J.E.,, II ed., Prentice hall, Upper Waddle River, NJ 07458, U.K.
• “Weather”, David M. Ludlum, Harper Collins Publisher, 77 – 85 Fulham Palace Rd., London, W6 8JB, U.K.

Photography

Astro Photography

• “Astrophotography for the Amateur”, Covington M.A.,1999, 2^ Ed., Cambridge University Press
• “Digital SLR Astrophotography”, Covington M.A.,2007, Ed., Cambridge University Press (the best)