This magnificent atlas contains the most attractive and interesting double and multiple stars for viewing with binoculars and telescopes. It is a must-have for stargazers who want to explore these fascinating objects. The first modern star atlas devoted to double and multiple stars, it plots over 2,000 selected pairs of stars, each labeled with discoverer, catalog, and/or observatory designations. A superb introduction to this important class of celestial objects, it is spiral bound and printed in red-light friendly colors, making it ideal for use in the field. Written by experienced observer James Mullaney, and beautifully illustrated by renowned celestial cartographer Wil Tirion, it provides an easy-to-use 'celestial roadmap' to locate and identify double and multiple stars. Other deep-sky objects such as star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies are also included, and are color-coded for easy recognition and identification, making this an all-purpose observing reference.

Product Description: A comprehensive month-by-month handbook to the stars and constellations visible from Britain and Ireland in 2015. This practical guidebook is both an easy introduction to astronomy and a useful reference for seasoned stargazers. Written and illustrated by astronomical experts, Storm Dunlop and Wil Tirion, and approved by the astronomers of the Royal Observatory Greenwich...read more

Product Description: The Peterson First Guide to Astronomy provides an introduction to astronomy for beginners, featuring photographs taken from the MESSENGER spacecraft and predictions for meteor showers, comets, and eclipses. The book encourages readers to go out into the field, using the maps that show the positions of the stars throughout the year as a guide...read more

Product Description: A valuable tool for both beginners and advanced stargazers, updated for use to 2022. Astronomy Forum called the Firefly Planisphere "a work of art [that] no amateur astronomer should be without." Charted by the month, day, hour and minute, it is quick, battery-free and weather-resistant...read more

Product Description: Philip's Practical Astronomy Kit is an exciting new 3-in-1 starter pack suitable for use in the northern hemisphere, containing three essential items to introduce the beginner to the fascinating hobby of astronomy: Philip's 51.5N Planisphere: A practical hour-by-hour tracker of the stars and constellations, designed for use anywhere in the British Isles, Northern Europe, Northern USA and Canada...read more

Product Description: Philip's Month-by-Month Star Finder is a concise calendar for star watchers in the northern hemisphere. Star charts show the position of stars, constellations and other celestial objects for each month of the year, in both northerly and southerly directions...read more

Product Description: Praise for the previous edition: : An ideal portable reference for backyard astronomers. This atlas combines clear, accurate star maps with reliable and informative text. --The Lunar and Planetary information Bulletin A practical guide to binocular and small telescope observing...read more

Product Description: Philip's Astronomy Starter Pack is an exciting new starter pack suitable for use in the Northern Hemisphere, containing three essential items to introduce the beginner to the fascinating hobby of astronomy:Philip's Glow-in-the-Dark Planisphere: This brand-new planisphere has been specially made so that, after being held under a bright light, the stars and the names and shapes of the constellations will glow in the dark for a period...read more

Provides information about the moon, star charts and monthly sky maps covering that which is visible each month in different hemispheres.

Offers a month-by-month guide to the stars and constellations, discusses the history and nature of stars, and describes meteor showers and the positions of the planets.

Product Description: Both novice and advanced skywatchers will value this comprehensive and easy-to-use guide to the brilliant and ever-changing sights of the southern sky by night. Readers are introduced to the many and varied objects in the sky and their movements and changing appearances, as well as the ancient myths and legends entwined around the groupings of stars...read more

Product Description: ¿Qué estrella es aquélla? ¿Dónde está la Osa Mayor? Es fácil responder a estas preguntas después de leer 'Un paseo por las estrellas', una bella guía del cielo nocturno. Sus mapas, de sencilla interpretación, nos bastan para encontrar a simple vista las constelaciones y los caminos de una a otra...read more

Product Description: This book and a pair of binoculars are all you need to begin observing the nightsky stars, open and globular clusters, bright and dark nebulae, galaxies, and much more. The binoculars need not be expensive! Everything described in Binocular Astronomy was viewed by the author using a pair of $40 binoculars he purchased from Sears & Roebuck in 1978...read more

What star is that? Where is the Southern Cross? Who was Orion? Answering these questions and many more, this book will become an essential traveling companion for amateur astronomers heading abroad. Its unique simplified maps make it easy to find the constellations in the southern hemisphere skies, and the stars within them. Clear instructions guide the user on how to gauge sizes and distances, and move easily between constellations. This new edition has been updated with additional mythology information, and a list of the planet positions up to 2016. Of value to all ages, this book introduces the patterns of the starry skies in a memorable way. No equipment is needed to use this practical guide: apart from normal sight and clear skies. Beautifully illustrated, this is an ideal introduction to unfamiliar stars that will have astronomers of all levels gazing at the skies with ease.

Featuring individual charts for all eighty-eight constellations of the northern and southern hemispheres, a small-sized reference features detailed coverage of the brightest stars and objects of interest that can be seen with the naked eye or through binoculars or small telescopes, in a guide complemented by star charts and an atlas of the night sky. Original.

An introductory guide to navigating your way around the night sky and identifying what you can see on any given night.

A new edition of this ever-popular starter pack for the novice starwatcher, now in a larger format. Designed for use in the southern hemisphere, it contains three essential items to introduce the beginner to the fascinating hobby of astronomy.

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Introduces the patterns of the night sky with simplified maps to guide beginners in locating the constellations and the stars within them, and includes ancient myths and legends related to the stars. (view table of contents)

Product Description: A professional-level tool for observing the night sky. The large 15 inch Firefly Planisphere Deluxe is a practical tool for accurately locating night sky phenomena at any time of the year. Constructed of sturdy plastic, simply turn the disks to line up the month and date, and the clear top panel reveals the actual positions of the stars...read more

Product Description: Esta es un atlas accesible que se abarca todo el firmamento, tanto de latitudes boreales como australes, en un formato atractivo y adecuado para principiantes y observadores experimentados. Contiene una serie de mapas celestes mensuales seguidos de un atlas de todo color que se superponen entre sí...read more