Club Library
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 805-466-0757 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
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1989
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| 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
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1998
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15-tape course
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| 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 |