David Chandler & Co. The Night Sky Planisphere

David Chandler & Co. The Night Sky Planisphere - Large 40°-50°

Manufacturer : David Chandler & Co.
Part Number : LPNS40

The Night Sky Planisphere - Large 40°-50°

The Night Sky Planisphere - Large 40°-50°

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Chandlers Star Chart

Used in schools around the country. I even used it while teaching a college course in beginning astronomy. Great to spin the sky around and match it to your locale. I still have an edition published in 1977 - greatly worn from repeated use.

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Unlike coffee-table planispheres, The Night Sky is printed with dark stars on a light background, for easy nighttime readability.
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.
The constellations are drawn simply, emphasizing the brighter stars. (The constellation patterns were designed in collaboration with the editors of Sky and Telescope magazine.)
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!
Coordinate grid lines are shown without being intrusive. Coordinates are shown because they can be useful for cross referencing with star atlases.
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.