 | Astronomy
Buy new: $42.95 Excellent monthly sky charts and articles! I look forward to my copy each month.
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 | Night Sky Tracker: Backyard Astronomer's Logbook by Leslie A. Horvitz
Buy used from: $0.88 Record what you see! It really gives you a great feeling to watch your viewing habits grow.
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 | Celestron 21024 FirstScope Telescope + Celestron Accessory Kit
Buy new: $59.00 An entry level telescope for the Year of Astronomy! But look at the T-Scopes further in this list before you choose this one! Research your t-scope carefully before you buy! :)
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 | Orion UltraView 10x50 Wide-Angle Binocular
Buy new: $169.95 Cool!
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 | Orion RedBeam SP Self-Powered LED Flashlight
Buy new: $29.95 Great when you need a light at night, but you also need to protect your dark adaption! :) I love this product!
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 | Orion SkyQuest XT4.5 Classic Dobsonian Telescope
Buy new: $219.95 / Used from: $169.99 Great as a beginning scope for young people or for families with young people. Adults new to stargazing probably should probably go for the Orion SkyQuest XT6. Investigate all scopes though before making a selection!
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 | Orion SkyQuest XT6 Classic Dobsonian Telescope
Buy new: $279.95 My school uses these for astronomy labs! Great product! See the Moon as you've never seen it; Messier Objects; some planets; nebula; and other amazing sky stuff. (Great view of Saturn--with the right eye piece, even some moons!) This is a great scope for beginner's and for folks who get frustrated with refractors and tripods/mounts.
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 | Orion StarBlast 6 Astro Telescope
Buy new: $279.95 StarBlast, a bigger version than the 4.5 below! :) **Be sure to read the product descriptions on Amazon and on Orion sites before selecting this scope. You should see a picture of it before you buy, and for some reason, no picture appears on the link.
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 | Celestron SkyScout Personal Planetarium
Buy new: $199.99 / Used from: $185.99 SkyScout, itself! This product really helped me explore the sky for myself. // The competing product is Meade's MySky, but I am not impressed with that one because it looks too much like a gun.
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 | Orion ShortTube 80-T Refractor
Buy new: $209.95 Cool little t-scope! Need mount... // Moon fans should love this scope. // It can be a great grab n go!
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 | Starfinder by Carole Stott
Buy new: $19.80 / Used from: $2.24 One of my favorites!
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 | Astro-Pack all you need to know for Astronomy hobby, contains Star Finder, Star Chart, Night Sky and Planisphere in a hard bound box by Robin Scagell
Buy new: $17.14 / Used from: $5.98 This is fantastic for the new Astro person! Makes a great addition for a new telescope.
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 | Orion Beginning Stargazer's Toolkit
Buy new: $33.95 Sweet! Learn how to explore and what to see! Good moon stuff!
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 | Starry Night Enthusiast 6.0 Win/Mac
Starry Night software comes in handy on cloudy nights! // There are many versions of the Starry Night program, so read product details very carefully to ensure you get what you need for your level.
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 | The Grand Tour: A Traveler's Guide to the Solar System by William K. Hartmann
Buy new: $10.83 / Used from: $0.48 A fantastic book!
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 | Night Sky Monopoly
Buy new: $29.95 Play the game a new way!
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 | Zodiac: Celestial Circle of the Sun by Jacqueline Mitton
Buy new: $7.95 / Used from: $4.49 |
 | The Stars: A New Way to See Them by H. A. Rey
Buy used from: $0.09 I love the explanation of circumpolar in this book! :) It's a fun read.
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 | Stories in the Stars (Dot to Dot in the Sky Series) by Joan Marie Galat
Buy new: $10.36 / Used from: $3.56 Cool! One of my favorites! Lots of fun facts!
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 | Astronomy For Dummies (For Dummies (Math & Science)) by Stephen P. Maran
Buy new: $13.59 / Used from: $4.53 I was a Dummy once...
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 | The Complete Idiot's Guide to Astronomy, 4th Edition by Ph.D., Christopher De Pree
Buy new: $14.25 / Used from: $6.95 Fun!
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 | Astronomy for All Ages, 2nd: Discovering the Universe through Activities for Children and Adults by Philip Harrington
Buy new: $15.56 / Used from: $1.03 :) Family time!
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 | Sky at Night, The by Robin Kerrod
Buy new: $24.26 / Used from: $1.48 Cool!
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 | A Constellation Album: Stars and Mythology of the Night Sky by P.K. Chen
Buy new: $22.01 / Used from: $14.95 Great product!
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 | Turn Left at Orion: A Hundred Night Sky Objects to See in a Small Telescope--and How to Find Them by Guy Consolmagno
Buy new: $18.47 / Used from: $17.68 Excellent!
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 | National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Night Sky (Audubon Society Field Guide Series) by NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $2.62 Cool! // Try to get the newest version possible.
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 | A Field Guide to Stars and Planets (Field Guide to the Stars and Planets) by Jay M. Pasachoff Professor of Astronomy
Buy new: $12.92 / Used from: $0.36 :) Great facts and photos!
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 | Hubbard Scientific Astronomy Study Prints, set/12
Buy new: $28.19 Cool!
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 | Star Maps: History, Artistry, and Cartography (Springer Praxis Books / Popular Astronomy) by Nick Kanas
Buy new: $23.07 / Used from: $21.92 Clever!
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 | NSG Constellation Finder: Guide to Patterns in the Night Sky With Star Stories from Around the World by Dorcas Miller
Buy new: $3.95 / Used from: $2.56 Neat!
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 | National Audubon Society First Field Guide: Night Sky (Audubon Guides) by Gary Mechler
Buy used from: $0.01 For children, Age 9-12
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 | Astronomy Knowledge Cards
Buy new: $10.38 :)
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 | Constellations Knowledge Cards Deck by Pomegranate
Buy used from: $4.50 Sweet!
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 | Discovery Kids Glow Star Globe
Buy new: $34.99 |
 | Orion Illuminated Globe- Black Ocean
Buy new: $84.99 |
 | Constellations Dot-to-Dot by Evan Kimble
Buy used from: $0.01 Cool!
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