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Lots of new items! |
| ITEM |
AUTHOR |
PRICE |
COMMENTS |
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Atlases, Maps & Planispheres |
| Pocket Sky Atlas |
Roger Sinott |
$18 |
A very popular sky atlas,
constellations are marked out, it lies flat, and pages resist dew |
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Sky Atlas 2000 |
Tirion & Sinnot |
$60 |
Deluxe edition of the favorite
work-horse field manual |
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Deep Map 600 |
Wil Tirion |
$17 |
Revised edition, dew resistant, entire night
sky with list and description of 600 worthy objects, easy to read |
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Planisphere 11” |
David Chandler |
$11 |
40° to 50° N, blue and white handy-dandy
favorite |
Night Sky Obs. Guides
Vol. I, II and III |
Kepple, Sanner, et al |
$35 ea |
Comprehensive atlases with new volume on the
southern skies. Nice descriptions of the objects through different
magnifications |
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Calendars & Almanacs -
2010 |
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Skywatchers Calendar |
Stan Shadick |
$13 |
The constellations overhead & daily
astronomical information remind us why we keep looking up |
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Astronomical Calendar |
Guy Ottewell |
$20 |
The large, all-star RCA favorite
calendar-and-almanac, timetables, charts, sky guides, and kitchen
sink |
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Observers Handbook |
Royal Astron. Society of Canada |
$22 |
Another almanac and annual RCA favorite with
all the bells and whistles. 101st edition! They go fast |
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Observer’s Calendar |
Royal Astron. Society of Canada |
$15 |
Gorgeous photos taken by RASC members make a
lovely wall calendar with comprehensive astronomical data |
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Lunar Phase Posters & Calendars |
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Moonlight Poster |
Celestial Products |
$10 |
16” x 36.5” poster chart of daily lunar phases |
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Moon Dazzle Poster |
Celestial Products |
$10 |
Reflective lunar phase poster, 8'
x 20', How cool is that? |
| Moonshine Calendar |
Celestial Products |
$13 |
Wall calendar with reflective lunar phase
chart |
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Moon Maggy |
Celestial Products |
$3.25 |
Refrigerator magnet lunar phase chart for
2010. Popular! |
| Moon Tracks |
Ron Sutcliffe |
$8 |
Comprehensive lunar math & patterns + archeo-astronomy |
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Magazines |
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100 Spectacular Sky Wonders |
Astronomy Magazine |
$9 |
More than pretty pictures, it has finder
charts and goes way beyond the usual favorites. +350 objects
beyond! |
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Skywatch 2010 |
Sky & Tel Magazine |
$7 |
Like getting a year’s worth of S&T in one:
monthly sky charts, special events for the year & 127 top sky
sights |
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Beautiful Universe |
Sky & Tel Magazine |
$10 |
A special International Year of Astronomy
edition of fabulous photos, special essays and (almost) no ads |
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Observing Programs |
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Celestial Sampler |
Sue French |
$20 |
60 reprints of her popular column, she takes
the observer beyond the obvious, with a surprisingly small scope |
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Binocular Highlights |
Gary Seronick |
$20 |
This has all the advantages of Pocket Sky
Atlas with both easy and challenging objects for binoculars |
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Caldwell Objects |
Stephen James O’Meara |
$42 |
Beautifully produced descriptions of objects
and how to find them
(2 available with markings at $35) |
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Hidden Treasures |
Stephen James O’Meara |
$32 |
Another beautiful book, this time of objects
that O’Meara chose himself; damaged cover |
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Herschel 400 Observers Guide |
Stephen James O’Meara |
$62 |
Comprehensive and as usual, excellently
produced, guide to finding, seeing & describing the famous 400 |
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Astronomical League Guides |
Astronomical League |
$10 -
$18 |
Eclipses, Galaxy Groups, Globular Clusters,
Herschel II, Meteors, Planetary Nebula |
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General Sky Guides (excellent for beginners) |
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Nightwatch, 4th Ed |
T. Dickinson |
$29 |
Practical guide to viewing, with good basic
sky charts |
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Nightwatch, 3rd Ed |
T. Dickinson |
$20 |
Last one of these favorite beginner’s guides
in older edition |
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A Walk Through the Heavens |
Tirion and Heifetz |
$12 |
A guide to stars, constellations, astronomical
mythology and seasonal changes in the night sky |
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Beginner’s Guide to Amateur Astronomy
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David Eicher |
$10 |
An Owner’s Manual for the Night Sky: another
excellent introduction to learning one’s way around the sky at
night with much practical advice |
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Astronomy for Dummies |
Stephan Maran |
$15 |
he usual humor, excellent practical advice,
and a lot of information you didn’t think you could learn so
easily |
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Touring the Universe |
Ken Graum |
$15 |
A practical guide to exploring the cosmos
through 2017. Meant for field use, as its wire bound for opening
flat |
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Next Stop: Messier |
Ken Graum |
$20 |
Another easy-to-use get-started book |
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Books for the Intermediate(+) Observer |
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Star Ware |
P. Harrington |
$16 |
Guide to choosing and using telescopes and
accessories; can correspond with author (1 with bent cover at $12) |
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Star Watch |
P. Harrington |
$12 |
Comprehensive guide to the math and science of
observing. As usual, you can join the Harrington team |
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Astronomy Hacks |
R & B Thompson |
$23.50 |
Good general observing guide, with excellent
chapter on using computers and software to improve our results |
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The Dobsonian Telescope |
Richard Berry and D. Kreige |
$30 |
Retired editor of Astronomy Magazine and
member of RCA, Richard Berry’s ground-breaking work on making the
really big scopes. He’s agreed to autograph any copies we sell |
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Sweatshirts |
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Sweats, Small – X Large with RCA Logo |
$16 |
Colors: black, navy blue, maroon, dark green |
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Sweats, 2X & 3X with RCA logo
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$18 |
Hooded sweats, L and X-Large
with RCA logo |
$22 |
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Hooded sweat, 2X with RCA logo |
$24 |
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Tee Shirts |
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Tees, small to X-large with RCA Logo
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$10 |
Colors: black, navy blue, maroon, dark green |
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Tees, 2x RCA Logo |
$12 |
Child sizes RCA Logo
Bright Yellow - very pretty |
$10 |
Color: Bright yellow - - pretty |
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