Talk:Norton's Star Atlas

Skalnate Pleso Atlas v Norton

I'm sorry, GHJ, but I don't see how you can equate the two atlases. Norton's was a small atlas for amateurs, particularly BAA types, with a nominal limiting magnitude of 6th. Skalnate Pleso was aimed at a more advanced market. It was larger in size, was arranged differently, had a deeper limiting magnitude and was latterly in colour. One major difference was that it did not have the reference handbook section, which for many amateurs was a major reason for buying Norton's. The two coexisted happily for many years, although I doubt that Skalnate Pleso sold anywhere near as many as Norton's. Tirion's Sky Atlas 2000.0 first published in 1981 completely replaced Skalnate Pleso but Norton's continued. Tirion's subsequent Cambridge Star Atlas became the main challenger to Norton's, although again without the reference handbook section. Norton's still struggles on, although it's anyone's guess for how much longer. It's for these reasons that I reverted your change. Skeptic2 (talk) 10:40, 22 March 2010 (UTC)

Opinion on Page Thickness

It looks like apretty big opinion on the quality of the printing paper here. I would like to remove it because it seems pretty tacky. Blablabliam (talk) 22:53, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

Agreed. This is a POV-Statement. Removed. Point of Presencetalk 22:27, 14 November 2021 (UTC)