The Night Sky 30°-40° (Large; North Latitude)
The Night Sky is a rotating star finder (planisphere) that allows the user to recognize the constellations for any time of night, any day of the year. The sky appears to rotate (due to the rotation and orbital motion of the earth), so to be successful recognizing the constellations a beginner needs to know which stars are above the horizon at any time. This is the full-sized version of The Night Sky suitable for the 30°-40° latitude zone (southern half of the US, North Africa, Middle East, etc.). We have versions for the following latitude zones: 50°-60°, 40°-50°, 30°-40°, 20°-30°, and the Southern Hemisphere. We also have pocket-sized versions available for the same latitude zones.
The Night Sky 30°-40° (Large; North Latitude) Accessories
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Sky & Telescope's Pocket Sky Atlas
Celestron 93588 Astro Night Vision Flashlight
The Night Sky 40°-50° (Large)
Binocular Highlights: 99 Celestial Sights for Binocular Users (Sky & Telescope Stargazing)
Celestron SkyMaster Giant 15x70 Binoculars w/Tripod Adapter
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The Backyard Astronomer's Guide
The Night Sky 30°-40° (Large; North Latitude) Reviews
I recently took an astonomy class at my local college. Until you use one of these planispheres with a red lensed flashlight, you won't realize the advantage of a dark on light format. Yup, this planisphere, a red lensed flashlight, and a lounge chair under the night sky.and being able to tell my wife I'm doing homework. This was a great tool for identifying/locating objects in the night sky.
It is so easy to read and follow where others that I used were very hard to read and understand. I am in the business of painting the night sky on people's ceilings that are visible only at night (www.NightSkyMurals.com). I like to give them out now (when I remember to order them) to my customers who get a mural from me. Great product and worth every penny.
They are both great items and are great for people new to star gazing and also for the old timers. Many years ago, I went through many different brands of planisphers and none have even come close to the Night Sky planisphere by David Chandler. My kids can even look at the Night Sky map and then look up at the night sky and find what they are looking for. Over the past 20 years I have used different star charts and planispheres to place the constellations in accurate locations for those that want an accurate night sky painted.
I will also leave Dave's "Exploring the Night Sky." too.
It is easy to read and fun to trace in the sky. Just know what the date and time are to align them in the margin, face north or south,and read with a red filtered flashlight. The planisphere has one side showing the northern galaxies and the other side for southern galaxies which means it isn't all crowded on one side. I have owned other planispheres in the past, but this is the one I am keeping.
Get a start chart if you don't have one. It doesn't show you everything that available for deep-sky observing, but that's not its purpose. It's cheap and an excellent way to know what's in the sky. The chart is setup for those items with the most visibility.
Line it up and voila you can pick out all the constellations at that given time. My BF is an astronomy buff. The BF showed us one of these and i immediately bought this one, identical to his. kat My youngest son and I have always wanted to know more. It is perfect for any level.
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