--- product_id: 1699011 title: "The Night Sky 30°-40° (Large; North Latitude)" price: "£22.17" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/1699011-the-night-sky-30-40-large-north-latitude store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # The Night Sky 30°-40° (Large; North Latitude) **Price:** £22.17 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Night Sky 30°-40° (Large; North Latitude) - **How much does it cost?** £22.17 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/1699011-the-night-sky-30-40-large-north-latitude) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Night Sky ™ is the easiest way to locate and identify the constellations visible in the night sky above you. Simply rotate the map wheel to align the date and current time and The Night Sky™ planisphere shows you what constellations are visible from your location and where to look. Our pioneering design eliminates the distortion that makes other star finders hard for beginners to use. Our carefully considered design makes The Night Sky™ easy to use in the dark and a favorite of professionals at observatories around the world. The map is printed on a light background with an ink color chosen for easy use in the light while providing high contrast when using a red astronomy light under a dark sky. Other products with small white stars printed on a dark background are all but unusable in the dark! Other companies may give you a one-size-fits-all product that can doom beginners to failure. The Night Sky™ is available in versions for latitude zones for the northern hemisphere all the way up to the arctic circle as well as in a Southern Hemisphere version. We also have a custom version for Japan. Review: Great for Stargazing - Easy to use. Allows easy alignment to the stars so you truly identify stars. Review: Extremely Helpful for Amateurs - I bought the Night Sky planisphere to use during a college astronomy class. Astronomy had always been a small side hobby of mine and I was super excited for the class, and consequently over-prepared. I didn't necessarily need the planisphere but it did give me an edge during night viewings. I'm very glad I bought it, though, as it's been extremely helpful for me as an amateur. The Night Sky planisphere is made of very durable, quality plastic. The wheel is covered by clear plastic to help prevent dirt clogging up the works. It also comes in a pliable plastic case that can be reused for safe storage. It's clear and easy to read, and made to be use with a red light during night viewings. It is missing a few major sites, none of which immediately spring to mind, but it's probably for the best as to reduce clutter on the map. I bought Sky & Telescope magazine's Pocket Sky Atlas along with the Night Sky for extra detail. I almost always use them together. Either I'll use the Night Sky to find an interesting area of stars above me and look up the details of it in the Sky Atlas, or I'll browse the Sky Atlas for interesting features and use the Night Sky to actually find it above me. I would recommend this to others interested in astronomy. :) ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #15,784 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #4 in Star-Gazing (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 1,173 Reviews | ## Images ![The Night Sky 30°-40° (Large; North Latitude) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81AMqwDHsiL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great for Stargazing *by H***P on January 24, 2026* Easy to use. Allows easy alignment to the stars so you truly identify stars. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Extremely Helpful for Amateurs *by M***. on August 19, 2010* I bought the Night Sky planisphere to use during a college astronomy class. Astronomy had always been a small side hobby of mine and I was super excited for the class, and consequently over-prepared. I didn't necessarily need the planisphere but it did give me an edge during night viewings. I'm very glad I bought it, though, as it's been extremely helpful for me as an amateur. The Night Sky planisphere is made of very durable, quality plastic. The wheel is covered by clear plastic to help prevent dirt clogging up the works. It also comes in a pliable plastic case that can be reused for safe storage. It's clear and easy to read, and made to be use with a red light during night viewings. It is missing a few major sites, none of which immediately spring to mind, but it's probably for the best as to reduce clutter on the map. I bought Sky & Telescope magazine's Pocket Sky Atlas along with the Night Sky for extra detail. I almost always use them together. Either I'll use the Night Sky to find an interesting area of stars above me and look up the details of it in the Sky Atlas, or I'll browse the Sky Atlas for interesting features and use the Night Sky to actually find it above me. I would recommend this to others interested in astronomy. :) ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Go-to planisphere *by J***E on June 21, 2020* There are several but this is one of my favourites of the bunch. Easy to understand and the always-troublesome perspective (transforming a 2D sky map to an upside-down bowl of sky over our heads) is done well. But David Levy's Guide to the Stars is also very fine, and UK/northern Europe folk should look at the excellent Philip's (on Amazon.uk). If you're getting serious (binoculars and up) then you must also have Sky & Telecope's Pocket Sky Atlas and Karkoschka's The Observer's Sky Atlas - both relatively small, but packed with useful information about deep-sky objects, relationships, positions, etc. I have all the big atlases and DSO reference books, but these two books are always with me on nights out, and one or several of the planispheres for myself and any guests who show up. 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