The Night Sky 40°-50° (Large) Star Finder
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Price: $18.95
(as of Mar 16, 2025 15:13:24 UTC – Details)
• The original two-sided planisphere. Eliminates 90% of visual distortion. • Align the date and time to see what constellations are visible and where to look. • The Night Sky™ is the best way to learn to recognize the constellations. • Made in USA for over 30 years. Used by more universities, professionals, and amateurs than any other planisphere.
Publisher : David Chandler Company; Large Plastic 40°-50° North Latitude edition (December 1, 2024)
Language : English
Map : 2 pages
ISBN-10 : 0961320745
ISBN-13 : 978-0961320744
Item Weight : 1.4 pounds
Dimensions : 8 x 0.1 x 10 inches
Customers say
Customers find the planisphere easy to use and a good value for the money. It provides useful information about constellations and the night sky. They describe it as sturdy and well-made, with a nice case. Many consider it a fun tool for stargazing. The planisphere is easy to see at night with a red flash light and has the best representation of the night sky at your latitude.
Customer Reviews
10 reviews for The Night Sky 40°-50° (Large) Star Finder
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nobler –
The BEST planisphere you can buy!
This is the best tool to introduce you, or your kids, to the night sky; a Chandler Planisphere. A lot of companies make planispheres, but David Chandler makes the absolute best!First, this has the best representation of the night sky at your latitude. This is because he makes different versions for different latitudes.Second, David puts part of the sky on the back (a unique innovation) which results in far less distortion of the constellations.Third, he doesn’t try to put things in the planisphere “in living color” like so many planispheres do. He is a real astonomer and he knows that you don’t have color vision in the dark, so he makes his planisphere usable with a dim red light, which is the best thing for preserving your night vision.So, get this planisphere, a book on astronomy (the Peterson Field Guide to Stars and Planets is great), and a dim red LED light. If you are inclined, top it off with a nice set of binoculars, like the Celestron 8×56 Skymaster. Binoculars are the best aid for your eyes when learning the sky. You’d be amazed the things you can see! Do not bother with higher power binoculars, you can’t hold anything over 7x or 8x still enough. And lastly,DO NOT BUY A TELESCOPE until you know what scope you need, want, and can afford. Join a local astronomy club, go to some “star parties” (night viewing sessions) where others will be quite happy to show you their scopes and share their views. THEN you might understand what scope you should have.
SC Stewart –
Great map
Easy to use
trackmonster –
Star Finder
I purchased a set of these for students in an Astronomy class. They are durable and easy to read and to use. The design is fairly traditional… star finders haven’t changed much over the years… ant they are very intuitive to use. The top of the unit is pierced for a lanyard, which is very convenient. I had one from a different publisher (many years ago) that didn’t have that feature, and that proved to be a huge pain in the backside.This version is optimized for latitudes between 40 and 50 deg. N. I’m using this at 43 N, and allowing for local differences in horizons (mountains or other features blocking low-angle viewing) the image of the sky it gives is very accurate. The blue-on-white print design is very easy to read when using a flashlight with a red lens. They are well-constructed and should last for a long time, even with heavy use.The price is very reasonable, and the publisher has versions optimized for different ranges of latitude. For anyone interested in star-gazing or basic astronomy, these are a valuable tool and should be part of the basic tool-kit.
Dennis C –
Smaller than I thought
It’s smaller than I expected making it a bit more difficult to read. But other than that it is great.
Trevor –
Spins freely, clear text and looks great
I have zero complaints about this. though that the dial being paper would make it easy to wear down the tabs to spin it but its very solid. It spins with ease and is easy to dial in. The labeling on the outside and inside is super clear and makes it simple to read. Even at night with a light it’s a breeze. I don’t foresee an issue with this arising anytime soon and certainly recommend this to anyone using this for work, school or just a hobby. I am using this for an Astronomy class and Lab in College and the teacher personally recommended this one.
PM –
Very good
This is a great star chart. My only complaint is that the instructions are a little sparse – if you dont know how to use a star chart, you could really use some more tips than what it gives you. I recommend watching a youtube tutorial first. But otherwise, it’s great
Donna Smith –
My boyfriend is obsessed.
I got this for my boyfriend as a Christmas present. He is not easy to buy for. He randomly mentioned how it would be nice to be able to identify the constellations at different times of the year. After a little searching I came across this night sky map. He keeps it in the garage and has already gotten quick at point things out that he sees.
Karl F –
The Night Sky 40°-50° (Large) Star Finder… YES!
The Night Sky 40°-50° (Large) Star Finder is a definite go to for planning your sky watching/astrophotography sessions. It took a little getting used to in my mind on how to read it and transposing what I am looking at to the night sky. Once I resolved that little issue the rest of it was very clear.If you are in an area with a lot of light pollution(LiPo) (a lot of the star references are difficult to see with heavy LiPo), this is a good starter reference and use of a program called Stellarium on your computer/iPad/smart phone is a good combination. If you don’t have one of these, you should.
Brian Caldwell –
Easy to use.
Alfonso Pastor Moreno –
Planisferio celeste bien hecho. Muy util para aficionados, para el estudio del Cielo.
Yara –
Great quality, great size.
F –
Great little paper device for finding your way around the night sky.Just a shame that the constellations are often badly represented. But this is in common with all modern sky representations. Sad.
CanHoffman –
Buy a cheap flashlight and colour the lens with red nail polish and take this outside at night and the cosmos will open up.