SECONDHAND TELESCOPES & ACCESSORIES

TELESCOPES & ASTRONOMY

		
STARSHIP EARTH II - three-dimensional star atlas
Excellent condition, 16" Diameter with Sculptured Base
STARSHIP EARTH II WITH SCULPTURED BASE
Here's the next-best thing to taking a ride on the space shuttle. Starship Earth II will
 help you explore the universe that surrounds us - from the many constellations
 in our heavens, to the movements of the Earth, Sun, and stars, the 
secrets of navigation, and much more.


A beautiful work of art, as well as a superb learning/teaching tool, the Starship Earth II 
is a three-dimensional star atlas for the unaided eye. It is a perfect 
companion to increase your enjoyment of star gazing with your binoculars or telescope as well.


The impressive transparent sixteen-inch diameter outer sphere of the Starship Earth II 
displays updated and improved data from Sky Catalogue 2000.0, all 
eighty-eight constellations and more than 1,100 naked-eye stars, plus 
many prominent deep-sky objects against a precision grid of Right Ascension and Declination 
lines. The Milky Way and Magellanic Clouds are shown in a 
wispy translucent blue, and deep sky objects are keyed to type. They're all accurately hand silk-
screened on the sphere's interior surface for long lasting 
protection. Stars are identified by name, Greek letter designations, brightness, from first to fifth 
magnitude, and distance from the earth in light years. The outer
 sphere also highlights astral equivalents used to locate stars. An easy three-step setting allows you to 
reproduce the Earth, Sun, and star movements
 for any time, date, and location in the world.


Understand more about how the Sun rises and sets, and how the seasons change; 
surrounding the five-inch diameter inner Earthsphere is a fully adjustable horizon 
ring to help you visualize the horizon for any location on the planet.


Hand crafted of museum-quality acrylic, this sixteen-inch sphere rests on a sculptured 
acrylic desktop stand or an acrylic tripod floor stand. Includes a forty-eight 
page instruction book featuring new constellation, first magnitude star, 
double and multiple star, and deep-sky showpiece tables, along with an activity section, 
written by the internationally renowned astronomy expert 
George Lovi. You'll also receive a Certificate if Authenticity signed and dated by the craftsman who 
hand-fashioned your spectacular model of Earth in space.

SE-16SB, 16" Diameter with Sculptured Base

MSRP: $425.00

TELESCOPE BUILDING PARTS & ACCESSORIES
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