Astronomy Books and Star Charts

Updated 8th edition of Ronald Stoyan’s practical guide to telescope operation, eyepiece selection and finding celestial objects. 160 pages, spiral-bound; written in German.

Compact German-language Moon guide, 5th edition: overview map, 13 lunar phase charts and 58 described features. Water-resistant, spiral-bound, 32 pages.

Practical guide by Lambert Spix covering astronomy basics, equipment, telescope operation and observing. 3rd updated edition, 128 pages, spiral-bound; written in German.

Photographic Moon Atlas with 388 high-resolution images of 69 lunar regions, for lunar observing and astrophotography.

Practical guide to solar observing and imaging by Jürgen Banisch, covering white light, H-alpha, calcium and solar-filter methods. Updated 2nd edition, 240 pages.

Introduction to meteors, observing, photography and annual meteor showers, with a year-round observing calendar. 160 full-colour pages; written in German.

Digitale Astro-Bildbearbeitung, 1. support is an optics or astronomy accessory in the Books category. Model: 978-3-938469-52-1.

Meine erste Sternkarte is an optics or astronomy accessory in the Books category. Model: 9783440151631.

Sternkarte for Einsteiger is an optics or astronomy accessory in the Books category. Model: 9783440126011.

Comprehensive handbook on solar observing and imaging, including white light, H-alpha, calcium, filter methods and safety. Hardcover, 288 pages; written in German.

Practical introduction to setting up and using beginner telescopes, mounts and eyepieces. 5th edition, 92 pages; written in German.

Accessible introduction to the night sky, observing targets, binoculars and telescopes. Includes a glossary and observatory list; 64 full-colour pages, in German.

Deep-sky observing guide with 345 detailed targets and 300+ drawings, coordinated with the Deep Sky Reiseatlas. 6th edition, 256-page hardcover; written in German.

Durable observing atlas with 38 charts, 20,000 stars and 666 deep-sky targets. Water-resistant, spiral-bound; 5th edition, written in German.

Practical introduction to solar imaging in white light, H-alpha and calcium, with capture techniques and processing. 112 full-colour pages; written in German.

Two Astro-Praxis books: “Kometen” and “Meteore”, covering comet and meteor-shower observing. German-language set.

Large-format atlas of all 110 Messier objects, with 150+ amateur images and more than 100 drawings. English-language hardcover, 372 pages.

Practical guide to comet observing and photography by Burkhard Leitner and Uwe Pilz. 176 full-colour pages; written in German.

Lunar atlas based on DLR data, with 88 double-page maps and 1,400 indexed features. 196-page hardcover; German printed edition.

Two coordinated deep-sky books: 6th-edition observing guide and 5th-edition atlas, with matching objects and cross-references. German-language set.

Illustrated large-format atlas of 30 major comets, their visibility, observations and history. 224-page hardcover; written in German.

Binocular guide by Lambert Spix, covering selection, care and astronomical observing. 192 full-colour pages, spiral-bound; written in German.

20 guided lunar tours with mirror-reversed charts for a star diagonal. 132 spiral-bound pages; written in German.

Illustrated book on atmospheric light phenomena, their physical background and observing. By Claudia and Wolfgang Hinz; 216-page hardcover, in German.

Comprehensive English-language reference on solar observing, filters, H-alpha, calcium, Herschel prisms and imaging. Almost 500 pages.

Illustrated Spain guide with maps and advice for observing the 2027 and 2028 eclipses. The 2026 event has already taken place.

A field guide to 176 deep-sky targets for handheld and large binoculars, with seasonal charts and practical advice.

Revised water-resistant German planisphere with 700+ stars, about 250 deep-sky objects and a simple location-correction scale.

Beginner-friendly German planisphere showing constellations and the bright planets Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.