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Combo-Pak:
The
Night Sky : A New Kind of Planisphere
and
Exploring the Night Sky with Binoculars
Save $$$ - Get Two of David Chandler's Great
Products in One Set
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Planisphere, Booklet, Sky Atlas, and more,
in First Light Astronomy Kit
Combo-Pak: Save $$$
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Products
in One Set
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Price:
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Combo-Pak: Sets with Large or Small Planispheres
and Booklet
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| Sizes: Large (10" x 8.5"), Small (6" x 5")
Latitude Ranges: 20°-30°, 30°-40°, 40°-50°,
50°-60°, Southern Hemisphere (30°-40°
South)
Description: The
Night Sky planisphere is printed with dark stars on a light
background for easy nighttime readability. The constellations are
drawn simply, emphasizing the brighter stars. Coordinate grid lines
are shown without being intrusive. A selection of deep sky objects
for binocular viewing is included. The map scale is larger than on
similar-size planispheres because the whole sky does not have to be
shown on a single map. Even the 5" pocket version is large
enough to be quite readable.
Exploring the Night
Sky with Binoculars was written to be a companion handbook
for The Night Sky planisphere, serving as a general
introduction to observational astronomy. It covers both what can be
seen in the sky and the significance of what is seen. Although it
was not written explicitly for children, it won honorable mention in
the New York Academy of Sciences Children's Science Book Awards
(older children's division). It is illustrated with specially
commissioned artwork by Don Davis, one of the leading space artists
today. Besides being a starter book for beginners, it is used in a
number of colleges as a textbook supplement for the first-week's
reading assignment!
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The Night Sky is Designed to be Used!
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Unlike coffee-table planispheres, The Night Sky is printed with dark stars on a light background,
for easy nighttime readability.
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The constellations are drawn simply, emphasizing the brighter stars. (The constellation patterns were
designed in collaboration with the editors of Sky and Telescope magazine.)
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Coordinate grid lines are shown without being intrusive. Coordinates are shown because they can be useful
for cross referencing with star atlases.
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A selection of deep sky objects for binocular viewing is included. It is important to point out to beginners
that the best first telescope is a pair of binoculars. You may already have what it takes to start observing
tonight!
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The Night Sky is larger than it looks! The map scale is larger than on similar-size planispheres
because the whole sky does not have to be shown on a single map. Even the 5" pocket version is large enough
to be quite readable.
Sky and Telescope adopted The Night Sky in 1976 and has promoted it ever since.
The Night Sky is widely recognized by the amateur astronomy and educational communities as the overall
best planisphere on the market.
A New Kind of Planisphere
"Chandler's planisphere (rotating star-finder wheel) is the finest available"--Sky
News
"The Night Sky is not just another planisphere. I think The Night Sky is the finest
and easiest to use star finding aid in existence."--Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer (Seen on PBS stations
throughout North America and Internationally via satellite, the Armed Services Network, NASA
C.O.R.E. and USIA WORLDNET)
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