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Last Update: 12-29-2007

The CCAS Resource Library is maintained by Walt Reil at his home in Atascadero.  Books, VHS video tapes, CDs and DVDs, were obtained via book sales or donations from supportive astronomers, publishers and astronomical and space exploration organizations and agencies.  The CCAS welcomes donations of useful items that are complete and in good condition.  Please note that because the CCAS is an informal organization, not being a 501(c)(3) non-profit, we cannot offer a receipt for tax deduction purposes.

Library items are only available for check-out by current CCAS members.  Members who let their membership lapse will be notified to return library items within a reasonable period of time.  

Item Check-Out:  Please contact Walt at 466-0757 or CCAS, to arrange to stop by his home or transfer items at a monthly CCAS meeting, star party or elsewhere.  The names of folks who have items checked out are listed next to the applicable items in the lists below.  If another CCAS member wishes to use an item already checked out, that person is to contact Walt to see when the item can be made available.  Members are not to transfer library items between themselves without notifying Walt.  If Walt is unaware of the transfer, the original person who checked out the item will be responsible to pay an appropriate fee for the item or insure that the item is returned to the library.

The CCAS reserves the right to direct that items be returned upon request.  If items are not returned to the library when requested, the CCAS may charge an appropriate replacement fee to obtain the same or similar item.

 
Publication
Title Author Year Comments
A Brief History of Time Stephen Hawking 1990  .
Advanced Skywatching Jeff Kanipe, David Levy 1997  .
Apollo - The Race to the Moon Charles Murray, Catherine Bly Cox 1989  .
Astronomy Fred Hoyle 1962  .
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Intoduction Zeilnik, Gregory, Smith 1992 textbook
Binoculars Astronomy Crossen & Tirion 1992  .
Binoculars and All Purpose Telescopes Dr. Henry Paul 1980  .
Black Holes Walter Sullivan 1979  .
Burnham's Celestial Handbook  Vol. 1 Robert Burnham, Jr. 1978  .
Burnham's Celestial Handbook  Vol. 2 Robert Burnham, Jr. 1978  .
Burnham's Celestial Handbook  Vol. 3 Robert Burnham, Jr. 1978  .
Catalog of the Universe Paul Murdin, David Allen 1979  .
Comet Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan 1985  .
Coming of Age in the Milky Way Timothy Ferris 1988  .
Eclipse Philip S. Harrington 1997  .
Einstein - The Life and Times Ronald W. Clark 1965  .
Messier Marathon Field Guide Harvard Pennington 1997  .
Mining the Sky John S. Lewis 1996  .
Observer's Handbook 2003 Edited by Rajiv Gupta 2003  .
Pale Blue Dot Carl Sagan 1994  .
Rain of Iron and Ice John S. Lewis 1996  .
Star-Hopping for Backyard Astronomers Alan M. MacRobert 1993  .
Stellar Astrophysics   Vol. 1
Basic Stellar Observations and Data
Erika Bohm-Vitense
.
1989
.
 
The Discover of our Galaxy Charles A. Whitney 1971  .
The Mystery of Mars Sally Ride 1999  .
The New Cosmology Harold W.G. Allen 2002  .
The Planet Mars William Sheehan 1997  .
The Three Big Bangs Philip Dauber, Rich Muller 1996  .
The Sky: A User's Guide David Levy 1991  .
The Stars H.A. Rey 1976  .
The Starry Room Fred Schaaf 1990  .
The Telescope Handbook and Star Atlas Neale E. Howard 1967  .
The Whole Shebang Timothy Ferris 1997  .
Through Space and Time Sir James Jeans 1934  .
To Space and Back Sally Ride 1986  .
Uranometria 2000  Vol. 1  North to 6 deg. Tirion, Rappaport, Lovi 1987  .
Uranometria 2000 Deep Sky Field Guide Gragin, Lucyk, Rappaport 1993  .
       
Astrophotography      
Astrophotography for the Amateur Michael A. Covington 2002  .
Manual of Advanced Celestial Photography Brad Wallis, Rob Provin  1988  .
       
Telescope Making      
Amateur Telescope Making  Vol. 1 Albert G. Ingalls 1996  .
Amateur Telescope Making  Vol. 2 Albert G. Ingalls 1996  .
Amateur Telescope Making  Vol. 3 Albert G. Ingalls 1996  .
Amateur Telescope Making Journal  Vol. 1 Edited by William J. Cook 2003 10-29-04  Jim Carlisle
Amateur Telescope Making Journal  Vol. 2 Edited by William J. Cook 2003 10-29-04  Jim Carlisle
A Manual for Amateur Telescope Makers Karine & Jean-Marc Lecleire 1992  .
Build Your Own Telescope Richard Berry 1992  .
Build Your Own Telescope Richard Berry 1994  .
How to Make a Telescope Jean Texereau 1984  .
How to Make a Telescope  Jean Texereau 1984  .
Modern Optical Engineering Warren J. Smith 1966  .
Standard Handbook for Telescope Making Neale E. Howard 1984  .
VHS Tapes
Title Publisher Year Comments
Understanding the Universe
  An Introduction to Astronomy
The Teaching Company
.
1998
.
15-tape course
.
DVDs
Title Publisher Year Comments
Understanding the Universe    50 min TLC Video 1996 50-min
CDs
Title Publisher Year Comments
Hands-On Universe . 2000 3 separate CDs
The Sky -  Student Edition Orion na 5 separate CDs
 

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