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Philip's Planisphere (Latitude 51.5 North) 2012: For use in Britain and Ireland, Northern Europe, Northern USA and Canada by Philip's Maps (Hardcover, 2012)
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It explains all the details that can be seen on the map - the magnitudes of stars, the ecliptic and the celestial coordinates.
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Invaluable for both beginners and advanced observers, Philip's Planisphere (Latitude 51.5 North) is a practical hour-by-hour tracker of the stars and constellations, designed for use anywhere in Britain and Ireland, Northern Europe, Northern USA and Canada. Turn the oval panel to the required date and time to reveal the whole sky visible from your location.The map, by the well-known celestial cartographer Wil Tirion, shows stars down to magnitude 5, plus several deep-sky objects, such as the Pleiades, the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) and the Orion Nebula (M42). Because the planets move round the Sun, their positions in the sky are constantly changing and they cannot be marked permanently on the map; however, the back of the planisphere has tables giving the positions of Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn for every month until 2020.The planisphere is supplied in a full-colour wallet that contains illustrated step-by-step instructions for how to use the planisphere, how to locate planets, and how to work out the time of sunrise or sunset for any day of the year. It explains all the details that can be seen on the map - the magnitudes of stars, the ecliptic and the celestial coordinates. In addition, the section 'Exploring the skies, season by season' introduces the novice astronomer to the principal celestial objects visible at different times of the year. Major constellations are used as signposts to navigate the night sky, locating hard-to-find stars and some fascinating deep-sky objects. The movement of the stars is also explained.Product Identifiers
PublisherOctopus
ISBN-139781849071888
eBay Product ID (ePID)111974127
Product Key Features
Book TitlePhilip's Planisphere (Latitude 51.5 North) 2012: For use in Britain and Ireland, Northern Europe, Northern USA and Canada
AuthorPhilip's Maps
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicAstronomy
Publication Year2012
Number of Pages2 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height307mm
Item Width309mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorPhilip's Maps
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 23 Jan, 2017
confusing but fun and gets the braincells working
it has been said that the world is shifting and the poles are shifting and who knows what else and following this map of the stars makes me wonder if they are right because holding the planisphere up to the stars in the sky and they dont match months times - it is quite confusing but at least we are looking and it is all very interesting and the constallations are there although the why's and wherefore's are not so clear - i look forward to clear skys and warmer nights :)Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 10 Nov, 2023
Very useful item.
The planisphere is easy to use, ideal for beginners like my son, and a very good quality item.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 26 Oct, 2017
handy quick sky check
well worth the price. Handy for just a quick check of the sky.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 12 Apr, 2018
Standard Planisphere
Nice star finding aid.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 23 Feb, 2017
Easy to use, the cover shows how to use it, with a little thought it works well.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 25 Oct, 2018
Helpful device
It does the job and is a useful back up to on-line resourcesVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 21 Mar, 2025
Useful
Had one before but it wore out very usefulVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 22 Aug, 2016
New starter.
Just starting out on telescopes so i saw this and thought i would give it a go, At first i thought ? But its starting to sink in so to speak glad i bought it.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 18 Jan, 2017
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Very helpful.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 05 May, 2016
Simple and easy to use
The Philip`s Planisphere is a simple, easy to use and essential tool for astronomy. It comes in a clear vinyl folder the same size as an LP record (to those of us who still know what that is!) with two large format pages on how to use it, although that will be self-explanatory to most. It is lightweight and I would guess fairly durable, and it is also quite easy to read when reading it with a red flashlight, although it would be helpful, but not essential, to have someone to hold that for you. It also includes Planetary Tables up to 2020 on the rear. Altogether a great-value and extremely helpful part of the astronomy tool boxVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
