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Originally Posted by brian nordstrom
 good tips Sean , and get your self a ' Planesphere ' these cost $20 and are a God send for the newbys , like I was many years ago and I still have and use that one I got way back then .  .
Bintel sells these , as well as most astro suppliers , be wary of the ones sold in book shops and the like as I have seen Northern hemisphere ones sold down here  in the south ( where we live , and see the southern sky ) and thats really confusing , no carp I have had people over the years ask me how do I use this thing , only to find its for the northern sky , thats behind the Earth all the time and we never see it  .
Sad but True . ( and money down the drain , spinning anti clockwise )
Brian. |
Yes Good General Advice Brian,
But the thread specifically asked about planets...
And a planesphere (well mine at least) does not include planets because they are not fixed in RA and Dec as i mentioned earlier.
But I agree these are essential for constellations and Deep Space Objects.
Which no doubt will be targets in the future.