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First Telescope Purchase Guide

The Sky At Night - Buying a Telescope Patrick Moore Nov. 1987

Stars (Collins Gem) Ridpath, Ian/ Tirion, Wil

A brand-new edition of this bestselling Gem, featuring individual charts for all 88 constellations, a star atlas of the entire sky and details of the brightest stars and objects of interest which can be seen with the naked eye, binoculars and small telescopes.

£3.76

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Ed ~ The Gem Guide to the Night Sky by Ian Ridpath, Wil Tirion is a very handy quick reference to the night sky. The layout is simple and easy to navigate; with each page having a clear constellation chart, and information and a few accompanying highlights on the opposite page. The book is appropriate for both Northern and Southern hemispheres.

It will fit into you shirt pocket and so is ideal for outdoor use be it naked eye, telescope or binocular observing.  But, one grip some may have with this version

of the Gem Guide is its small size (the height of a Compact disk); which means that the print on the charts is illegible under low light conditions. A paperback sized version might be more useful. That aside, and given the price, i would thoroughly recommend this version.