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Orion Star Target Planisphere

rated 4.5 out of 5  (3 Customer Reviews)


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Product Description
For finding your way around the starry sky, there's no better tool than a star wheel, or "planisphere." Whether you're skywatching with just your eyes, with binoculars or with a telescope, it's essential for learning constellations, identifying bright stars, and planning observing sessions. Our Star Target features a detailed star map drafted by celestial cartographer Wil Tirion. It shows all constellations visible from mid-northern latitudes (30-degree to 50-degree) and the locations of 100 showpiece star clusters, nebulas, and galaxies for viewing with binoculars or a telescope. You just dial in the date and time, and-voila!-Star Target displays a current map of the night sky. On the back are simple instructions plus viewing tips and a calendar of annual meteor showers. A must for any stargazer, especially beginners. Coated cardboard, with clear plastic window. Disk diameter, 8-3/8".

Technical Details
  • Detailed star map showing all constellations visible from mid-northern latitudes
  • Dial in date and time to display a current map of the night sky
  • Shows locations of 100 star clusters, nebulas and galaxies for viewing with binoculars or telescope
  • Printed on dew-resistant coated cardboard. Disk diameter is 8-3/8"

Product Details

Manufacturer: ORION

Telescope Type: sky-maps

Model SKU: B0000XMUDW


Customer Reviews

rated 4 out of 5 Cool
by Sean Thornton from Ridgecrest, CA, 2010-03-02


Good Planisphere, but you really do need a laser light or something to read it with because the text is so small on it. It does work well and it's accurate.



rated 5 out of 5 best 11 dollars I ever spent
by Paul Bridges from California, 2008-02-15


If you live between 30 and 50 deg latitude (basically all of US, except for the lower tips of Texas/Florida), this is an accurate star map that also includes deep space objects (other galaxies, etc.), pseudo-constellations ("the winter hexagon"), navigation aids (big dipper --> polaris, e.g.), the ecliptic, and of course milky way. Dates of meteor showers are also listed on the back. Very useful.



rated 5 out of 5 Good
by C. T. Vanwagenen , 2007-09-30


item is good as it is describe, but the way the company produced it made the product confusing because you have to hold it upside down



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