"[M]: Re: Celestial Star Maps" in the Meade Astronomy Archive

Subject: [M]: Re: Celestial Star Maps
From: Ray Kilburn
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Wed Aug 01 09:12:38 2001

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Celestial Star MapsI use an excellent field guide called the "National =
Audubon Society Field Guide to the Night Sky" its is slightly larger =
than your checkbook, but an inch and a half thick and packed with star =
charts, color plates, constellation origins, orbital mechanics, Eclipse =
predictions to 2010, Planetary empherisis, Lunar maps, The Messier =
catalogue and a ton of other interesting info for beginner and advanced =
observers. Highly recommended!
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From: LaGuardia, Kristofer S.=20
Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 11:20 AM
Subject: [M]: Celestial Star Maps

I hate to pull everyone from this thrilling discussion about how =
upset/not upset people are with Meade for somehow not letting us know =
that they were coming out with this price cut in advance of buying our =
own(I'm happy with my "Toyota" and oh...my Tacoma as well), but I have a =
question about star charts and maps. Actually, TWO questions!

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...

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... :))=20

Kris=20
One happy Meade 12" LX200 "Toyota" and Toyota "Tacoma" owner... :)=20

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"National=20
Audubon Society Field Guide to the Night Sky" its is slightly larger =
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checkbook, but an inch and a half thick and packed with star charts, =
color=20
plates, constellation origins, orbital mechanics, Eclipse =
predictions to=20
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Maps</DIV>
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<P><FONT size=3D2>I hate to pull everyone from this thrilling =
discussion about=20
how upset/not upset people are with Meade for somehow not letting us =
know that=20
they were coming out with this price cut in advance of buying our =
own(I'm=20
happy with my "Toyota" and oh...my Tacoma as well), but I have a =
question=20
about star charts and maps.  Actually, TWO questions!</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D2>Question One: Does anyone know where I could look to =
purchase=20
either high quality prints(talking museum quality here), or original =
celestial=20
maps(Around 100-200 years old) with the design work similar to =
Hevelius's=20
"Firmamentum Sobiescianum sive Uranographia" and Bayer's =
"Uranometria"? =20
My wife, while reading a picture book of constellations and seeing =
some=20
engravings in it, told me she wouldn't mind having either a full =
celestial=20
map, or several individual constellation engravings.  After =
picking my=20
jaw off the floor from amazement, I told her I would look into it, but =
had no=20
idea where to start, other than eBay which really doesn't have=20
anything...</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D2>Question Two:  What is a good star chart to use =
to=20
relearn the constellations?  I just got the book Nightwatch, and =
love it=20
though we haven't really had clear skies since I got it, but I'm =
looking for=20
something that would fit into a lightbox tray that is slightly smaller =
than=20
8x10.  Has anyone heard of star charts being made on "flash card" =
or 3x5=20
size, with print only on one side?  Should I just look into =
making my=20
own?</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D2>Okay, I think that's enough... :))</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT size=3D2>Kris</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2>One happy Meade 12" =
LX200=20
"Toyota" and Toyota "Tacoma" owner... :)</FONT> =
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