PHILIPS PLANISPHERE (LATITUDE 51.5 NORTH) PB – PHILIPS MAPS

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 instructions 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.