Celestron Sky Maps/Planisphere
Celestron Sky Maps/Planisphere is the ideal beginners' guide to learning the night sky.
When you travel to unfamiliar places by car, you would have a road map in hand.
The same goes for the sky. Celestron has produced this wonderful guide to the night
sky and it is a "perfect" road map to the stars for beginner astronomers.
The front cover of this sky map is a "glow-in-the-dark" planisphere that rotates to
simulate the progression of celestial objects during the night and throughout the year.
After exposing the planispere to light, either during the day or from a light bulb at
night, the stars glow brightly against the dark blue background, simulating the sky at night.
The Sky Maps/Planisphere measure 13 1/4 inches by 11 1/4 inches.
The pages are bound together by a spiral binding so they lay flat
on your lap or on a table.
There are more than a thousand stars and deep-sky objects listed and charted.
There is a reference section where you can learn about
night sky and the objects you are looking at.
The Celestron Sky Maps/Planisphere is printed on heavy-weight,
moisture resistant card stock so it can used every night of the year
outdoors.
THE
SKY FOR CELESTRONCelestron and Software Bisque have teamed up to present a comprehensive CD-ROM called The Sky™ Level 1 – for Celestron.
A computerized sky map that features a 10,000 object database, 75 color images, horizontal projection, custom sky chart printing,
and zoom capability. A fun, useful and educational product. PC format (Windows 95 and newer versions).
PETERSON FIRST GUIDES: ASTRONOMYA simplified field guide to the stars, planets and the universe. A great road map for those starting out in astronomy.
Includes:
- Full color maps showing the positions of the stars throughout the year
- Constellation paintings
- Photographs and descriptions of stars, planets, sun, moon, comets, meteors, black holes, and galaxies --
- with information on how, when and where to find them