Philip's Planisphere (Latitude 51.5 North) - Philip's Maps - Bog - Octopus Publishing Group - Plusbog.dk
The first thing that every stargazer needs - an hour-by-hour and night-by-night moveable map of the stars ''A really useful bit of kit...a map of the night sky for any time of the year'' Mark Thompson, TV Astronomer on BBC Stargazing Live - Just turn the disc and ''dial up'' tonight''s night sky - Bestselling and accurate sky map for every hour of every night 24/7/365- Simple and fun to use for beginners - and an essential tool for experienced astronomers- All the stars and constellations down to magnitude 5 ( visible with the naked eye )- Planet Tracker for the major visible planets - Full i nstructions and hints on exploring the skies by season - Suitable for UK, Ireland, Northern Europe, Canada and Northern USA (51.5N plus or minus 10 degrees)Philip''s have created a bestselling, practical, hour-by-hour tracker of the stars and constellations . Turn the oval panel to tonight''s date and time - and reveal the whole sky star by star visible from where you are. The map shows stars down to magnitude 5, plus several important deep-sky objects such as the Pleiades, the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) and the Orion Nebula (M42) The Planisphere is based at 51.5 degrees North. So it''s perfect for stargazers in the UK, Ireland, Northern Europe, the Northern US and Canada and comes in it''s own wallet.
