This excellent starter pack contains three essential items to get the beginner started on the fascinating hobby of astronomy: Philip's Star Chart: the stars of the night sky in three superb colour maps; Philip's Planisphere: pinpoints the stars & constellations visible on any night of the year; & Philip's Guide to the Northern Constellations: an introduction to the stars & constellations. ...

A new edition of this ever-popular starter pack for the novice starwatcher, now in a larger format. Designed for use in the southern hemisphere, it contains three essential items to introduce the beginner to the fascinating hobby of astronomy. Philip's Guide to the Southern Constellations; A 32-page full-colour guide to the stars & constellations by popular astronomy writer Robin Scagell. An informative & entertaining introduction to stargazing, it contains useful & practical advice on how to find your way around the night-time sky. It is illustrated with clear & attractive star maps. Philip's Star Chart; A large wall chart showing the stars of the night sky in three superb colour maps of the northern & southern hemispheres & the equatorial region. All stars visible with the naked eye are shown, with fainter star clusters & nebulae marked for observers with binoculars or small telescopes. The brighter stars are shown in their true colours. The text explains how to locate stars all through the year from any latitude. Philip's 35[degrees]S Planisphere; A new enlarged edition of Philip's classic planisphere designed for use at latitude 35[degrees]S (Australia, New Zealan ...

When Peter Hill, a student at Dundee College of Art, answered an advert in The Scotsman seeking lighthouse keepers, little did he imagine that within a month he would be living with three men he didn`t know in a lighthouse on Pladda, a small remote island off the west coast of Scotl&. Hill was nineteen, it was 1973 &, with his head fed by Vietnam, Zappa, Kerouac, Vonnegut, Watergate & Coronation Street, he spent six months on various lighthouses, ”keeping” with all manner of unusual & fascinating people. Within thirty years this way of life was to have disappeared entirely. The resulting book is a charming & beautifully written memoir that is not only a heartfelt lament for Hill`s own youth & innocence but also for a simpler & more honest age. ...

Philip's Stargazing with a Telescope reveals what to expect from a telescope & how to choose the right one for you. It gives straightforward explanations of how they work, & how to progress from first-time user to hobby observer. In addition, it gives practical help for setting up & using any telescope, & provides lists of objects to look at with different sizes of telescope, from both town & country, including the Sun, Moon, planets, comets, asteroids, stars, clusters, variable stars, double stars, novae & supernovae, nebulae & galaxies. Aimed principally at newcomers to astronomy of all ages, who would like to begin observing for themselves, Philip's Stargazing with a Telescope describes the wide range of telescopes that are internationally available, with examples of objects to observe from both northern & southern hemispheres. It also gives informative advice about suitable accessories, such as eyepieces & filters, plus suggestions for astrophotography using cameras, CCDs & webcams. The guidance given is appropriate for all observing conditions. The book also

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Aimed principally at newcomers to astronomy of all ages, who would like to begin observing for themselves, & perhaps make contact with other amateur observers, Philip's Stargazing with Binoculars describes a wide range of binoculars that are internationally available, with examples of objects to observe taken from both northern & southern hemispheres. The guidance given is appropriate for all observing conditions. Binoculars provide a great start in astronomy. Compared with telescopes, they are comparatively cheap & easy to use, they are light & compact, & can be used for many other activities such as bird-watching. But when you are out there on a starry night, how do you know what to look at? Where are the best objects to observe through binoculars? Just how much can you see, & what are the tips & tricks of getting the most out of them? Philip's Stargazing with Binoculars reveals what to expect from a pair of binoculars & how to choose the right ones if you are buying for the first time, or up-grading. It gives straightforward explanations of how they work, & how to progress from first-time user to hobby observer. It gives practical help for setting up & using any binoculars, & provides lists of objects to look at with different sizes of binoculars, from both town & country, including the Sun, Moon, planets, comets, asteroids, stars, clusters, variable stars, double stars, novae, nebulae & galaxies. This title

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A one-stop introduction to how to do astronomy in the digital age. Thanks to modern technology, there is no longer a daunting boundary for those of us who wish to experience what it is like to actually do astronomy. Starting with a simple camera & laptop, it is possible to create beautiful images of the stars & the Moon, & perhaps, with a larger lens, to capture the rings of Saturn or the Moons of Jupiter. Add a modern telescope with superb optics & computer control, & many amateur astronomers are now producing breathtaking images of planets & remote galaxies that only a decade ago were the exclusive province of astronomers with access to professional telescopes. Stargazing: The Digital Astronomer explains the principles of astronomy as well as the practical techniques to provide both beginners & more experienced observers with all the information they need to understand & enjoy the wonders of the night sky
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Starnberg in a series of GPS compatible recreational editions of the Bavarian topographic survey at 1:25, 000, with waymarked hiking trails & cycling routes, campsites & youth hostels, etc. Coverage

Includes:: Gauting, Germering, Gilching, Seefeld, Herrsching a. Ammersee. Contours used in this map vary between 5 to 20m according to the terrain, with 20m interval predominantly used for hilly areas. Varied colouring show different types of landscape: woods, vineyards, fields etc. Maps in this series feature extensive overprint highlighting local & long-distance footpaths & cycle routes, including King Ludwig Way or different variants of the Way of St James, indicating their waymarking. Symbols highlight different types of accommodation (campsites, youth hostels, refuges, etc), sport & recreational facilities, various places of interest, etc. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid. Map legend & all the text are in German only. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.

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Map No. 793, Starnberger See, in a series of hiking maps from Kompass providing extensive coverage of Austria & Germany plus the Slovenian Alps, with hiking routes on a topographic base, various types of accommodation, recreational facilities, places of interest, etc. Many titles are now published as competitively priced sets of two or more maps, offering a wider coverage. Kompass are Europe ...

Starnberger See in a series of GPS compatible recreational editions of the Bavarian topographic survey at 1:25, 000, with waymarked hiking trails & cycling routes, campsites & youth hostels, etc. Coverage

Includes:: Andechs, Pöcking, Berg, Münsing, Tutzing, Seeshaupt. Contours used in this map vary between 5 to 20m according to the terrain, with 20m interval predominantly used for hilly areas. Varied colouring show different types of landscape: woods, vineyards, fields etc. Maps in this series feature extensive overprint highlighting local & long-distance footpaths & cycle routes, including King Ludwig Way or different variants of the Way of St James, indicating their waymarking. Symbols highlight different types of accommodation (campsites, youth hostels, refuges, etc), sport & recreational facilities, various places of interest, etc. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid. Map legend & all the text are in German only. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.

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Map No. 793, Starnberger See, in a series of hiking maps from Kompass providing extensive coverage of Austria & Germany plus the Slovenian Alps, with hiking routes on a topographic base, various types of accommodation, recreational facilities, places of interest, etc. Many titles are now published as competitively priced sets of two or more maps, offering a wider coverage. Kompass are Europe’s largest publishers of walking maps, with extensive coverage of hiking areas in other countries, all listed on our website. * Cartography:* all the maps are contoured with additional shading & graphic relief to provide a more detailed picture of the terrain, vegetation and/or land use. Contour interval varies from 10 metres in the coastal areas of Northern Germany to 40 or 50 metres in the mountainous parts of the two countries. All the maps highlight local & long-distance waymarked footpaths, including climbing trails. Most titles also show cycling routes, mountain bike trails, &, the in mountainous areas, ski routes. The maps indicate various types of accommodation (selected inns & hotels, youth hostels, campsites, mountain refuges), as well as recreational facilities, places of interest, etc. New editions also show access by public transport with bus stops and/or Park+ Ride facilities.* Geographical coordinates:* unless indicated to the contrary in the individual description, the maps have a UTM grid for GPS users. * Map legend:* most maps now include full English legend, particularly titles covering the Alpine areas. Some maps covering mainly eastern Austria or the less popular parts of Germany may still have a legend in German only.* Other
Features:* some titles now include on the reverse panorama drawings of their area with names of villages, peaks, valleys, etc. and/or have booklets with pictures of local wild flowers with their Latin names.*PLEASE NOTE BEFORE ORDERING!* * Booklets:* many titles come with booklets describing the area and/or various hiking routes. These booklets are in * German only*, apart from a handful of titles where an English language booklet is specifically indicated in the individual description. So, unless English language booklet is actually mentioned, the map can only be supplied with a German booklet. These booklets are not necessary to use the maps since, as stated above, most titles now include * full English language map legend.*
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