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Hi,
Err... no... sorry, type wrongly... :oops: :oops: The Sky Altas chart itself is an odd size, but the chart inside can fit in a A3 paper, not A4... I just fold it in half to get the A4 size.

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Slightly OT: WX, what moon chart you using?
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Hi,
Slightly OT: WX, what moon chart you using?
It's a Moon map by Sky & Telescope... the correct image version. I got another mirror image version, but with Ariefm. The correct image version is more usable compare to the mirror image version, which is very fade... so can't be seen clearly at night.

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My Cambridge Sky Atlas is copied and reduced to A4, and it fits nicely into a 10 page clear file with a moon map. It also help if you draw in the constellation lines.
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Hi,
After seeing Clement Sky & Telescope's Pocket Sky Atlas yesterday, I go and buy a copy at Astro Scientific Center. :)

It's around A5 size and other than the scale is slightly smaller, it is nearly as detail as Star Altas 2000. The paper quality is very good, but not sure whether it is water proof.

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i remember someone once gave a link to a decent atlas. suppose to be printed out in a3, but i just print out in a4 and put it in my folder. works pretty well, considering it's free.

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found the link

http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~zs3t-tk/

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:shock:
Good link!! Recommended!! :D
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After seeing Clement Sky & Telescope's Pocket Sky Atlas yesterday, I go and buy a copy at Astro Scientific Center.

It's around A5 size and other than the scale is slightly smaller, it is nearly as detail as Star Altas 2000. The paper quality is very good, but not sure whether it is water proof.
I have seen Clement's copy. For me, I do not quite like the limited scale and type of cartography projection. Its a compromise between the Cambridge & Star Atlas 2000.0 in terms of scale and details. I prefer to stick with the latter two.
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