--- product_id: 2553064 title: "Guide to the Stars" price: "£0.64" currency: GBP in_stock: false reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/2553064-guide-to-the-stars store_origin: GB region: Great Britain --- # Guide to the Stars **Price:** £0.64 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Guide to the Stars - **How much does it cost?** £0.64 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/2553064-guide-to-the-stars) ## 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 Buy Guide to the Stars on desertcart.com ✓ FREE SHIPPING on qualified orders Review: Nice chart, easy to use and very nice to identify the stars - Very nice and very useful.. I will enjoy using with my telescope Review: Great for a beginner. - This review is for the "Guide to the Stars" planispheres. Both have instructions on the front and a legend describing what you see. The ecliptic is explained and spring/summer and late winter tours are suggested. On the back is a tutorial on viewing in general with hints on preserving night vision and locating stars and constellations. There's a chart of meteor showers giving the time of year and constellation for the major ones and explaining what causes them. There are also celestial tidbits listing the 10 brightest stars, explaining star twinkle and more. Some binocular and small telescope objects are listed with hints on how to identify them. The larger planisphere lists more of them. The phases of the moon are explained, plus hints on using your hand to approximate distances. The visible planets are discussed along with suggested telescope power for viewing them. The large Guide to the Stars is huge, 16 inches across, and easy to read. The front includes the Greek letter designations for many stars. The publisher took advantage of the extra size and included more information and larger print than the smaller version. The smaller version of Guide to the Stars is 11 inches across and is also easy to read. It has the same tutorial as the larger one. I had initially bought the The Night Sky 30°-40° (Large; North Latitude) which I found very frustrating to use. Read my review of it for more comments. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #57 in Star-Gazing (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (2,005) | | Dimensions | 0.12 x 11 x 11.2 inches | | Edition | 2nd | | ISBN-10 | 192877122X | | ISBN-13 | 978-1928771227 | | Item Weight | 1.76 ounces | | Language | English | | Print length | 1 pages | | Publication date | June 1, 2017 | | Publisher | Ken Press | ## Images ![Guide to the Stars - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91Zf1+vfh5L.jpg) ![Guide to the Stars - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/A1Ji4CF1qqL.jpg) ![Guide to the Stars - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91+BM33qmYL.jpg) ![Guide to the Stars - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81wYqQ+7pML.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nice chart, easy to use and very nice to identify the stars *by B***M on July 29, 2025* Very nice and very useful.. I will enjoy using with my telescope ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great for a beginner. *by C***E on February 7, 2011* This review is for the "Guide to the Stars" planispheres. Both have instructions on the front and a legend describing what you see. The ecliptic is explained and spring/summer and late winter tours are suggested. On the back is a tutorial on viewing in general with hints on preserving night vision and locating stars and constellations. There's a chart of meteor showers giving the time of year and constellation for the major ones and explaining what causes them. There are also celestial tidbits listing the 10 brightest stars, explaining star twinkle and more. Some binocular and small telescope objects are listed with hints on how to identify them. The larger planisphere lists more of them. The phases of the moon are explained, plus hints on using your hand to approximate distances. The visible planets are discussed along with suggested telescope power for viewing them. The large Guide to the Stars is huge, 16 inches across, and easy to read. The front includes the Greek letter designations for many stars. The publisher took advantage of the extra size and included more information and larger print than the smaller version. The smaller version of Guide to the Stars is 11 inches across and is also easy to read. It has the same tutorial as the larger one. I had initially bought the The Night Sky 30°-40° (Large; North Latitude) which I found very frustrating to use. Read my review of it for more comments. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Easy to read with lots of facts but there is a bit of distortion when compared to the sky *by M***Y on December 13, 2016* My goodness, this thing is big! I mean, I knew it was big from the dimensions given but to actually see it in person is still surprising. It's well made, easy to read and packed full of information. I love the tidbits on the back and the star map itself is informative with prominent galaxies, nebulae and clusters marked inside their respective constellations. I had a hard time deciding between this one and the Chandler Night Sky one. I finally decided on this one because I wanted something that was easy to read. Plus, the fact that you had to flip the Chandler one over to get the southern view was a little off-putting. I know that they created it that way to get rid of the distortion but I thought that distortion wasn't really a big deal. But now that I have the actual planisphere in hand and go outside with it, I can see what people are complaining about. It does make things a little off, but not something you can't mentally compensate for. So in actually, I would give this 4.5 stars. It's still useful and I love how big it is and how much information it has on it. But I'm thinking of getting the Chandler one now too. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/2553064-guide-to-the-stars](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/2553064-guide-to-the-stars) --- *Product available on Desertcart Great Britain* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-04-30*