Messier Planisphere

Description The Messier Observer's Planisphere is the ultimate guide to the night sky!  Dial in the date and time, then hold the beautifully drawn sky map up in front of you to see what stars and constellations are currently visible overhead.  Galaxies, nebulae, star clusters, and asterisms are clearly shown on the map, making them easy to locate in a telescope or binoculars. On the Front The large star chart is easy to see, even with dark adapted vision. Constellations are drawn with simple figures that are easy to visualize on the sky.  Observers can easily identify bright stars and orient themselves to the night sky. Stars are labelled with proper names and Bayer designations  for easy reference. All 110 Messier objectsare displayed on the star chart, in addition to more than 25 popular NGC objects.  An observer can locate and observe all of the Messier objects using this planisphere as their only reference. Coordinate grid makes locating objects by right ascension and declination