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".

Product Details

• Brand: Orion

Features

• 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"

Customer Reviews

best 11 dollars I ever spent
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.

Good
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