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This 3 volume set is a must for amatuer and professional astronomers. It provides detailed information on stars(single, variable & binary), galaxies and nebulea by constellation including coordinates, magnitudes and finding charts. This series is a bit dated but the information is still current. (

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Burnham's Celestial Handbook (volume 2)

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Burnham's Celestial Handbook, Vol 2

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1966

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Indus (constellation)

Norma (constellation)

Robert Burnham, Jr.

RR Lyrae

Taurus (constellation)

U Geminorum

Vega

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This comprehensive coverage of the thousands of celestial objects outside our solar system. The objects are grouped according to constellation, and their definitions feature names, coordinates, classification, and physical description, along with hundreds of visual aids. Volume II of the three-volume work ontains entries from Chamaeleon to Orion.

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