The Night Sky 30°-40° (Large; North Latitude)

Easy to use. Allows easy alignment to the stars so you truly identify stars.

I bought the Night Sky planisphere to use during a college astronomy class. Astronomy had always been a small side hobby of mine and I was super excited for the class, and consequently over-prepared. I didn't necessarily need the planisphere but it did give me an edge during night viewings. I'm very glad I bought it, though, as it's been extremely helpful for me as an amateur. The Night Sky planisphere is made of very durable, quality plastic. The wheel is covered by clear plastic to help prevent dirt clogging up the works. It also comes in a pliable plastic case that can be reused for safe storage. It's clear and easy to read, and made to be use with a red light during night viewings. It is missing a few major sites, none of which immediately spring to mind, but it's probably for the best as to reduce clutter on the map. I bought Sky & Telescope magazine's Pocket Sky Atlas along with the Night Sky for extra detail. I almost always use them together. Either I'll use the Night Sky to find an interesting area of stars above me and look up the details of it in the Sky Atlas, or I'll browse the Sky Atlas for interesting features and use the Night Sky to actually find it above me. I would recommend this to others interested in astronomy. :)

There are several but this is one of my favourites of the bunch. Easy to understand and the always-troublesome perspective (transforming a 2D sky map to an upside-down bowl of sky over our heads) is done well. But David Levy's Guide to the Stars is also very fine, and UK/northern Europe folk should look at the excellent Philip's (on Amazon.uk). If you're getting serious (binoculars and up) then you must also have Sky & Telecope's Pocket Sky Atlas and Karkoschka's The Observer's Sky Atlas - both relatively small, but packed with useful information about deep-sky objects, relationships, positions, etc. I have all the big atlases and DSO reference books, but these two books are always with me on nights out, and one or several of the planispheres for myself and any guests who show up. If you want to learn constellations (and navigation), grab one of these.

This gizmo has helped me locate and identify stars. Hand and easy to use. Need a red lens light to see it outside at night. I suggest ordering them together. I use my wheel chart inside and then go out to see what is still up there. For novice Star Gazers, a handy tool.

Print is a too small. The lamination is nice, but the reflection can be annoying. The directions are pretty vague it took me a while to figure out.

It’s fine good quality should last a life time,

It comes in a clear rubber plastic sleeve and is made of durable - but thin - bendable plastic. The inside is cardboard. The center metal axis would be Polaris the North Star. It lights up nice with a red filtered flash light at night. There are direction on it, but for beginners I recommend watching a you tube video on how to use it. It shows the milky way on the star map and has a key for other objects such as nebula and planets. I remember these from back in school in the 90s when I was into space exploration and the shuttles where taking off all the time. Now I am using it for astronomy, astrology research and sky watching. Works great and feels good in the hands. 30 - 40 degrees for Florida. Make sure you get the proper degrees for you location and hemisphere.

Easy to use, very helpful in locating the constellations (which makes it easier to then find DSOs etc), and easy to read at night with a dim light. I will definitely recommend this to anyone I know that is getting into stargazing.

Robusto, impermeable, en su cartón original, buen acabado, tamaño pequeño. Me gusta para ir con prismáticos