![]() | Orion SkyQuest XT8 Classic Telescope with Bonus Accessory Pack Crayford-Style Focuser
This is a huge, but elegant scope! I personally like scopes without all that Go-To business attached because the computer stuff is annoying to me. I'd rather plot things out with my SkyScout or star charts.
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![]() | Orion Mini Giant 8x56 Binocular
Buy new: $169.95 Wow! :D My favorite! See my review of this product on the product page for details. I love this thing! I never have a serious star gaze session without it.
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![]() | Astronomy
Buy new: $42.95 Fantastic! My favorite Space Mag. // Great companion website! I look forward to receiving my copy every month!
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![]() | Sky & Telescope
Buy new: $42.95 Amazingly good mag....especially for folks who truly love science! // Great companion website! I also subscribe to this one! I always find it fun to compare with Astronomy each month.
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![]() | Slooh ™ Explore Space Prepaid Telescope Card
Buy new: $47.50 An online telescope--friends included. I love Slooh's programs, views, galleries, forums, and missions. You can even take pictures of sky objects that you are viewing.
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![]() | Uncle Milton Homestar
Buy new: $124.12 One of the best home planetariums you can buy! // Before you buy though, see if the Homestar Pro---new version is available...if you like more features in your products. Look for my review as well on that page for more info! // I have this Uncle Milton Homestar, and I am very satisfied.
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![]() | Starry Night Complete Space & Astronomy Pack
Buy used from: $45.99 Personal Planetarium for your computer...great for cloudy nights and night sky study, especially if you are into constellations and Messier objects. Worth having.
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![]() | Orion 17mm Stratus Wide-Field Eyepiece, 1.25"/2"
Buy new: $129.95 This is a must have eye-piece! Whether your scope is small or large, you can enjoy a nice slice of the sky! // My astronomer instructors loved it too!
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![]() | Celestron SkyScout Personal Planetarium
Buy new: $199.99 / Used from: $175.00 Learn the real night sky with your personal guide! I love this thing! [And it is NOT shaped like a gun like Meade's MYSky. I've heard people having a bit of trouble with that MySky product, but check it out too so you can have more info.]
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![]() | Orion StarBlast 4.5 Astro Telescope
Buy new: $134.95 Great little grab and go scope! A nice product for its size and abilities. I have one, and it's easy to use and fun.
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![]() | Orion RedBeam SP Self-Powered LED Flashlight
Buy new: $24.95 You need this, especially if you attend Star Parties. Crank it up and watch it light!
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![]() | Orion Small Accessory Case, Black
Buy new: $26.95 An excellent way to organize astro gear like eyepieces, filters, maps, etc. I would totally loose stuff without a case to keep it all in.
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![]() | Celestron SkyMaster Giant 15x70 Binoculars w/Tripod Adapter
Buy new: $69.95 / Used from: $48.16 BIG Binos can bring the sky close to you! But you may want to add a tripod for these huge lens...unless you can hold them steady!
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![]() | SkyQuest XT8 IntelliScope w/o Object Locator
It's big for big appetites; it captures a chunk of the night sky; it's a serious scope for serious star-gazers. [Note: must have a good back to tote this thing around! And if you do the computer option, you'll need some tech skills.] My friend has one and he loves it!
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![]() | Stargazing Journal by Potter Style
Buy new: $9.31 / Used from: $11.01 Use this fine product to record your observations! It's the best one of its kind for science-minded teens and adults. It's more formal and conservation than the Night Sky Tracker: Backyard Astronomer's Logbook.
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![]() | Night Sky Tracker: Backyard Astronomer's Logbook by Leslie A. Horvitz
Buy new: $13.25 / Used from: $8.09 This is a great product for organizing your viewing. Keeping a journal of what you see in the night sky is really very satisfying. It's great to revisit a viewing night and see what notes you made! I love this thing!
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![]() | EINSTEIN FIGURE
Buy new: $6.49 Action Figure for Astronomers! Go on! Put him in a Star Wars or Star Treck adventure! LOL // Makes a great little decoration for physics class.
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![]() | Night Sky Monopoly
Buy new: $29.95 Cool! Get your astro friend together even on a cloudy night! Indoor Star Party anyone?
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![]() | Cloud b Twilight Turtle - Constellation Night Light
Buy new: $29.99 Twilight is truly a stellar product. Champion of the little sleeper, the turtle chases away total darkness, anxiety, stress, and fear; he instills peace, confidence, joy, and curiosity. The product is also suitable for adults who have trouble sleeping, who need a comforting, non-intrusive night light, and / or who wish to create a peaceful, non-stressed bedroom mood.
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![]() | Hugg-A-Planet Mars Plush Globe
Go on! Hug the Red Planet! :) // This was a big hit with my students. // Amazon Note, June 29; Available at external website: Cool Stuff Express for $18.99, Use Amazon Search "hug a planet mars" for the link! :)
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![]() | The Grand Tour: A Traveler's Guide to the Solar System by William K. Hartmann
Buy new: $15.56 / Used from: $0.01 WOW! Grab a Ticket...it's a holiday in space! I love this book, especially some of the included space art. You just have to be in awe of Saturn.
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![]() | Astronomy For Dummies (For Dummies (Math & Science)) by Stephen P. Maran
Buy new: $13.59 / Used from: $7.87 Read this book, and you will be on your way to being an amateur astronomer! :D
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![]() | The Cosmos: Astronomy in the New Millennium (with AceAstronomy, Virtual Astronomy Labs Printed Access Card) by Jay M. Pasachoff
Buy new: $126.85 / Used from: $64.97 Great Astro textbook! The AceAstronomy labs are helpful. // Our local college uses this one.
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![]() | A Traveler's Guide to Mars by William K. Hartmann
Buy new: $14.78 / Used from: $0.01 Tour Mars without leaving your arm chair! [Bring your own popcorn!]
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![]() | Starfinder by DK Publishing
Buy new: $21.90 / Used from: $7.70 This book really takes you into space! It's an excellent primer for the night sky. Great pictures and fun features. Mine came with constellation cards.
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![]() | There Once Was a Sky Full of Stars by Bob Crelin
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $0.87 Teach young people about Light Pollution!
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![]() | Traveller's Guide to Mars by Michael Pauls
Buy used from: $1.41 I love this! Tongue and Cheek tour of the Red Planet.
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![]() | Out of the Silent Planet (Space Trilogy, Book One) by C.S. Lewis
Buy new: $10.40 / Used from: $5.50 One of my favs! The best Mars story I have read to date...
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![]() | Planet Mars: Story of Another World (Springer Praxis Books / Popular Astronomy) by François Forget
Buy new: $26.37 / Used from: $26.04 I love this book! Colorful and easy to grasp.
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![]() | Mars (DK Eyewitness Books) by DK Publishing
Buy new: $10.87 / Used from: $4.98 Great Mars info and views! Check out other DK science books too. They are excellent!
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![]() | Holst: The Planets by Gustav Holst
Buy new: $15.98 / Used from: $6.59 Amazing! Each planet has a musical / mythical personality in this collection.
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![]() | The Universe - The Complete Season One (History Channel)
Buy new: $24.99 / Used from: $24.48 Cool! I love this series.
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![]() | A Field Guide to the Stars and Planets (Peterson Field Guides) by Jay M. Pasachoff
Buy new: $20.00 / Used from: $17.00 Intriguing a guide full of facts and photos.
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![]() | La Luna by Sarah Brightman
Buy new: $10.97 / Used from: $3.69 Music...strange but appealing.
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![]() | Exploring the Night Sky: The Equinox Astronomy Guide for Beginners by Terence Dickinson
Buy new: $9.95 / Used from: $0.01 Sweet! :)
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![]() | Paint the Sky with Stars: The Best of Enya by Enya
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $3.45 Music with a cosmic / universal feel. If you want even more cosmos in your music, be sure to try the song stylings and music of Jonn Serrie or Llewellyn.
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![]() | Roving Mars
Buy new: $21.99 / Used from: $9.58 Must see! However, it contains more CGI than actual Mars--just a note for those who like more realism. :) I found the rover story inspiring though.
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![]() | Vincent Van Gogh (The Starry Night, Huge) Art Poster Print - 40" X 53.5"
My favorite painting / poster.
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![]() | Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Astrology to the Moon Landing "Hoax" by Philip C. Plait
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $4.97 LOL This is cool! When is science not a science...
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