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Noun: star atlas
  1. (astronomy) a series of star maps for different times, for example, for each month; the maps are generally drawn to a small scale and in book form.
    "In 1627, Julius Schiller published the star atlas Coelum Stellatum Christianum which replaced pagan constellations with biblical and early Christian figures."

Type of: atlas, book of maps, map collection

Encyclopedia: Star atlas