"LaGuardia, Kristofer S." wrote:

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> Question One: Does anyone know where I could look to purchase either high
> quality prints(talking museum quality here), or original celestial maps(Around
> 100-200 years old) with the design work similar to Hevelius's "Firmamentum
> Sobiescianum sive Uranographia" and Bayer's "Uranometria"? My wife, while
> reading a picture book of constellations and seeing some engravings in it,
> told me she wouldn't mind having either a full celestial map, or several
> individual constellation engravings. After picking my jaw off the floor from
> amazement, I told her I would look into it, but had no idea where to start,
> other than eBay which really doesn't have anything...

I vaguely remember seeing something in wallpaper sample books at a local, well
stocked wallpaper and paint store. This occurred to me because once I noticed
it I showed it to my wife and got the opposite reaction; it included rolling
eyes ;-))

> Question Two: What is a good star chart to use to relearn the
> constellations? I just got the book Nightwatch, and love it though we haven't
> really had clear skies since I got it, but I'm looking for something that
> would fit into a lightbox tray that is slightly smaller than 8x10. Has anyone
> heard of star charts being made on "flash card" or 3x5 size, with print only
> on one side? Should I just look into making my own?
>
> Okay, I think that's enough... :))
>

There is the ever popular "Stars" by Zim and Baker, or "A Field Guide to the
Stars and Planets" (formerly) by Menzel. These are compact and quite
resourceful.

>
> Kris
> One happy Meade 12" LX200 "Toyota" and Toyota "Tacoma" owner... :)

Me too!

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