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STAR ATLASES
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Sky Atlas 2000.0
Sky Atlas 2000.0
Deluxe Edition

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The best-selling star atlas for amateur astronomers. Over 81,000 stars (mag. 8.5) and 2,700 deep-sky objects on 26 21x16-inch fold-out charts.
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39 Customer Reviews

Pocket Sky Atlas
Pocket Sky Atlas

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A compact star atlas featuring 80 star charts, stars to mag. 7.6, and 1,500 deep-sky objects.
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48 Customer Reviews


Star Maps: History, Artistry, and Cartography

New 2nd Printing
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Traces the history of celestial cartography and relates this history to the changing ideas of Man's place in the Universe and to advances in map-making.
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7 Customer Reviews

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PLANISPHERES


The Night Sky Planisphere

All sky watchers need a planisphere to quickly show the stars and constellations for any date and time.
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23 Customer Reviews

Night Sky Editions
Latitude 20° to 30° North
Latitude 30° to 40° North
Latitude 40° to 50° North
Latitude 50° to 60° North
Southern Hemisphere
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  The Evening Sky Map

The Evening Sky Map (front) The Evening Sky Map (back)

The Evening Sky Map (PDF) is a 2-page monthly guide to the night sky suitable for all sky watchers including newcomers to Astronomy.

Designed to print clearly on all printers, The Evening Sky Map is ready-to-use and will help you to:

  • Identify planets, stars and major constellations
  • Find sparkling star clusters, wispy nebulae & distant galaxies
  • Locate and follow bright comets across the sky
  • Learn about the night sky and Astronomy

Read some of the fantastic feedback we have received.

The Evening Sky Map is FREE for personal non-commercial educational use. Astronomy Education and Outreach groups may freely distribute printed handouts of The Evening Sky Map subject to the Terms of Use.

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The Evening Sky Map
Northern Hemisphere Edition

Drawn for latitude 40° North (suitable for North America, Europe, China, Japan, ...)

September 2010 PDF downloads:

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August 2010 PDF downloads:

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The Evening Sky Map
Equatorial Edition

Drawn for latitude 0° (suitable for Central America, Central Africa, Indonesia, Singapore, ...)

September 2010 PDF downloads:

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The Evening Sky Map
Southern Hemisphere Edition

Drawn for latitude 35° South (suitable for Australia, Southern Africa, South America, ...)

September 2010 PDF downloads:

English Other languages: Coming Soon...

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TESM Translation Team:

 • Spanish: Alfredo González Sosa (Mexico City, Mexico)
 • French: Jean-Luc Dighaye (Europe) & Stephane Dumas (Québec City, Canada)
 • Portuguese (Brazil): Gilberto Parreira (João Monlevade, Brazil)
 • Turkish: Arif Solmaz (Çanakkale, Turkey)
 • Portuguese: Ricardo Cardoso Reis (Portugal)
 • German: Markus Breidenich (München, Germany)

Podcast: Astronomy a Go Go!
In the car, at work or under the night time sky astronomy goes where you go!

Alice Few presents a monthly audible tour of the night sky using The Evening Sky Map. No fancy language.

Links: AaGG WebsiteAaGG iTunes

PRODUCT GUIDE

ASTRO POSTERS

Map of Universe -- star charts poster (click for larger view)
Map of the Universe

35" x 35"
Large glow-in-the-dark star chart showing stars & classical constellation figures of the northern sky (to 45°S).
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Chart of the Heavens
Chart of the Heavens

27" x 20"
Shows star charts and constellations for both Northern & Southern Hemispheres.
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Star Map  -- star charts poster (click for larger view)
Star Map

29" x 22"
Star Map Detail
Fine star chart poster showing both hemispheres plus zodiacal constellations.
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Chart of the Heavens
Chart of the Heavens

27" x 20"
Shows star charts and constellations for both Northern & Southern Hemispheres.
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Our Solar System
Our Solar System

36" x 24"
Best-selling Solar System poster. Colorful graphics, informative text, low-cost.
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You Are Here
You Are Here

36" x 24"
Poster shows the location of Earth in the Milky Way galaxy. Includes Carl Sagan's eloquent speech Reflections on a Mote of Dust.
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