Spectroscopy for Amateur Astronomers

'Attractively produced as a working pair, these books are the products of a lifetime of familiarity with observing the spectra of cosmic objects of all kinds, conditions and states. The Atlas is in effect a modern version of the 1943 MKK Atlas, at one time a centrepiece of almost all student astronomy studies and courses. ... An important development on the 1943 MKK Atlas is the addition of displays as graphs as well as images, and detailed labelling of the wavelengths of critical features. ... The supporting volume Spectroscopy for Amateur Astronomers, is ... a collection of notes on various aspects of both practical and theoretical spectroscopy - almost a 'guide' to the cosmos - and on recording and analysing what one can observe. A substantial list of references, plus tables of star names, a magnitude scale, and similar packets of useful information for the sky-watcher, are also included.' Elizabeth Griffin, The Observatory