Ronald Stoyan

Ronald Stoyan (* 1972 in Dresden ) is a German publicist specializing in astronomy .

Stoyan is the son of computer scientist Herbert Stoyan . He studied geography at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen . He completed his diploma with a geomorphological thesis, which was preceded by a six-month research stay in Ecuador .

From 1994 to 2015 he was the managing editor-in-chief of the magazine interstellarum and has been the publisher of the successor Adventure Astronomy since 2016 . He is also managing director of Oculum-Verlag , a publisher specializing in astronomical literature, and is himself the author of numerous books.

In his books, articles, lectures and television appearances, Stoyan tries to encourage people to observe astronomical phenomena.

Works (selection)

• Deep Sky travel guide. Discover nebulae, star clusters and galaxies with your own eyes. Oculum-Verlag, Erlangen 2000, ISBN 3-9807540-0-6 (several editions).
• Telescope driver's license in 4 steps. Get to know the telescope - assess the telescope performance - use the telescope - observe astronomical objects. A guide for telescope owners. Oculum-Verlag, Erlangen 2003, ISBN 3-9807540-4-9 (several editions).
• Atlas of the Messier Objects. The highlights of the deep sky. With the collaboration of Stefan Binnewies and Susanne Friedrich. Oculum-Verlag, Erlangen 2006, ISBN 3-938469-07-2 (In English: Atlas of the Messier Objects. Highlights of the Deep Sky. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 2008, ISBN 978-0-521-89554-5 ).
• with Axel Mellinger: Photographic Star Atlas. The entire sky on 82 map sheets. Oculum-Verlag, Erlangen 2010, ISBN 978-3-938469-42-2 (In English: The Cambridge Photographic Star Atlas. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 2011, ISBN 978-1-107-01346-9 ).
• with Hans-Georg Purucker: Travel Atlas Moon. Find craters and other moon formations quickly and safely. Oculum-Verlag, Erlangen 2013, ISBN 978-3-938469-64-4 .
• Atlas of the Great Comets. The 30 largest comets in science, culture and art. Oculum-Verlag, Erlangen 2013, ISBN 978-3-938469-70-5 (in English: Atlas of Great Comets. Cambridge University Press, 2015, ISBN 978-1-107-09349-2 ).
• with Stephan Schurig : Interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas. Oculum-Verlag, Erlangen 2013, ISBN 978-3-938469-61-3 (in English: interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas. Cambridge University Press, 2014, ISBN 978-1-107-50338-0 ).

Footnotes and individual references

1. ↑ Ronald Stoyan (Erlangen). In: Gudrun Wolfschmidt (Hrsg.): Astronomie in Nürnberg (= Nuncius Hamburgensis. Vol. 3). tredition science, Hamburg 2010, ISBN 978-3-86850-609-9 , p. 356.
2. ↑ Ronald Stoyan ( Memento of the original from March 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @ oculum.de (accessed February 11, 2017) 
3. ↑ Video Wissenschaftsforum Petersberg 2009 ( Memento of the original from December 15, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @ phoenix.de (accessed February 26, 2014) 

Web links

• Literature by and about Ronald Stoyan in the catalog of the German National Library