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The PDF is often annotated. A typical digital copy found on a student’s laptop has highlights in three colors: red for equations to memorize, blue for observational techniques (like spectroscopy of planetary nebulae), and green for the witty asides. (Yes, Binney & Merrifield is occasionally funny—usually when lamenting the confusion between “spiral arms” and “spiral density waves.”)