This page contains information on our extensive collection of astronomical books which are available for members to borrow. They cover a wide range of topics from practical astronomy and observing guides, through to astrophotography and images from Hubble.

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This collection was made possible thanks to the very generous donation of Steven Wrathmall, a researcher at the University of Durham, who kindly gave us these books.

	Astrophotography for the Amateur · Michael A. Covington Published by Cambridge University Press (1999), Paperback, 346 pages
	Build Your Own Telescope · Richard Berry Published by Willmann-Bell (2001), Hardcover, 287 pages
	Celestial Handbook: An Observer's Guide to the Universe Beyond the Solar System: Volume 1 · Robert Burnham Published by Dover Publications Inc. (1978), Paperback, 656 pages
	Celestial Handbook: An Observer's Guide to the Universe Beyond the Solar System: Volume 2 · Robert Burnham Published by Dover Publications Inc. (1978), Paperback, 700 pages
	Celestial Handbook: An Observer's Guide to the Universe Beyond the Solar System: Volume 3 · Robert Burnham Published by Dover Publications Inc. (1979), Paperback, 800 pages
	Deep Sky Companions: The Messier Objects (Deep-Sky Companions) · Stephen James O'Meara Published by Cambridge University Press (2000), Hardcover, 318 pages
	Deep Sky Companions: The Caldwell Objects (Deep-Sky Companions) · Stephen James O'Meara Published by Cambridge University Press (2003), Hardcover, 500 pages
	Deep Space: New Pictures from the Hubble Space Telescope · Simon Goodwin Published by Constable and Robinson (1999), Hardcover, 160 pages
	Hubble Vision: Further Adventures with the Hubble Space Telescope · Carolyn Collins Petersen Published by Cambridge University Press (1998), Hardcover, 240 pages
	Observing the Moon (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series) · Peter T. Wlasuk Published by Springer (2000), Hardcover, 182 pages
	One Universe: At Home in the Cosmos · Neil De Grasse Tyson Published by Henry (Joseph) Press (2000), Hardcover, 217 pages
	Philip's Atlas of the Universe 1997 · Published by Philip's (2002), Paperback
	The Backyard Astronomer's Guide · Terence Dickinson Published by Firefly Books Ltd (2002), Hardcover, 320 pages
	The Deep-Sky Observer's Year: A Guide to Observing Deep-Sky Objects Throughout the Year (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series) · Grant Privett Published by Springer (2000), Paperback, 253 pages
	The Hatfield Photographic Lunar Atlas · Jeremy Cook Published by Springer (1999), Hardcover, 109 pages
	The Observer's Year: 366 Nights in the Universe (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series) · Sir Patrick Moore Published by Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K (1997), Paperback, 372 pages
	The Sky: A User's Guide · David H. Levy Published by Cambridge University Press (1993), Paperback, 315 pages
	Turn Left at Orion: A Hundred Night Sky Objects to See in a Small Telescope--and How to Find Them · Guy Consolmagno Published by Cambridge University Press (2000), Hardcover, 224 pages
	Universe · Nigel Henbest Published by Channel 4 Books (1999), Hardcover, 228 pages
	Visions of Heaven: The Mysteries of the Universe Revealed by the Hubble Space Telescope · Tom Wilkie Published by Trafalgar Square Publishing (1999), Hardcover, 205 pages
	Visual Astronomy in the Suburbs: A Guide to Spectacular Viewing (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series) · Antony Cooke Published by Springer (2003), Paperback, 265 pages