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| 365
Starry Nights by Chet Raymo 365 Starry nights is a unique and fascinating introduction to astronomy designed to give you a complete, clear picture of the sky every night of the year. Divided into 365 concise, illustrated essays, it focuses on the aesthetic as well as the scientific aspects of stargazing. |
Touring
the Universe Through Binoculars by Philip Harrington This comprehensive work takes you on a personal tour of the universe using nothing more than a pair of binoculars. |
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Right at Orion by Mitchell Begelman Armchair astronomers everywhere will thrill to this vivid narrative of a voyage across the galaxy and beyond. This ingenious book is the account of an epic astronomical journey, a tale told by an early-twenty-first-century human sailor among the stars. |
What's
Out Tonight? 50 Year Astronomy Field Guide |
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| Celestron
NexStar 5 Telescope by Celestron The NexStar 5 combines deluxe features with Celestron's legendary Schmidt-Cassegrain optical system to provide amateur astronomers with a sophisticated and easy-to-use telescope. It has a 5-inch diameter refractor, a focal length of 1250mm, a focal ratio of f/10, and one multicoated 25mm (50x). Features: * Focal length of 1250mm * 127mm (5-inch) diameter Schmidt-Cassegrain refractor * Observe immediately with the computerized auto align feature * Automatic slewing to over 18,000 celestial objects * Common sense menu descriptions |
Celestron
NexStar 114 GT Telescope by Celestron Celestron likes to say, "the only simple thing about NexStar is its operation," and we have to agree. The sophisticated NexStar 114 GT is quite easy to assemble, even for a complete novice. Once you put the scope together and mount it on the sturdy aluminum tripod (also included), simply take the hand control with illuminated dual 16-character LCD display, and dial in the date, location, and position of north. Using its quiet, high-precision servo motor, the NexStar automatically aligns itself with the night sky. Features: * Star Pointer finderscope * 25mm (40x) and 10mm (100x) 1.25-inch SMA eyepieces * 114mm (4.5-inch) diameter Newtonian reflector * Adjustable aluminum tripod * Complete go-to computer hand control |
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