PHILIPS guides and maps

UK PLANISPHERE

The essential piece of kit for skywatching from the UK. It shows you the sky visble at your latitude at any one time. Much easier to understand than any other chart. Laminated for use outside.

This chart is also suitable for North America, northern Europe and similar latitudes (within 10*).

As seen on Professor Brian Cox's TV programme 'Stargazing Live'.

SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE Planisphere

Going abroad? Other latitudes have different charts. For Australia, New Zealand, Southern Africa, South America and similar latitudes.

NORTHERN HEMISPHERE Planisphere

For areas south of the UK such as Hawaii, Mexico, India, Hong Kong, Taiwan and similar latitudes (give or take 10*).

STARGAZING 2012

A guide to the northern night sky, helping starwatchers to see the year 's most fascinating events, whether observing with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope.

It is suitable for use between latitudes 40N and 60N, including Britain and Ireland, Europe as far south as Rome, and Canada and the northern USA as far south as Philadelphia.

ASTRONOMY DICTIONARY

Comprehensive A-Z dictionary covering all areas of astronomy, with more than 1000 concise definitions and cross-referencing. nearly 200 colour photogrphs and diagrams and 30 tabvles of useful information.

MOON MAP

This large-format map shows more than 500 physical features - craters, seas, mountain ranges, peaks, valleys and rilles and the landing sites of unmanned and manned spacecraft. There are tips on observation, explanations of the moons phases, and a small map of the dark side of the moon.

DEEP SKY CHART

A large, highly detailed wall chart showing the stars and deep sky objects in three superb maps - the northern and southern hemispheres and the equatorial region

GUIDE TO THE NORTHERN CONSTELLATIONS

A beginner's guide to the major stars and constellations visible to the naked eye in the northern hemisphere. It is illustrated with simple 'signpost' maps to guide the user around the night sky during each session.

ASTRONOMY ENCYCLOPEDIA

3000 A-Z enries, 600 colour illustrations, plus star maps

General editor Parrick Moore.

GUIDE TO STARS AND PLANETS

A new edition of Sir Patrick Moore's classic guide to the night sky, for observers with naked eye, binoculars or telescopes. Colour maps of all 88 constellations Detailed Moon map identifying key features.