Thread: Keplers New Universe

Since I was a small boy I have been fascinated with space and astronomy.
I have owned quite a few telescopes over the years.
The planisphere in the pic below is about 60 year old, I have had it since new.
I often visit other inhabited planets with Arthur C Clarke and Isaac Asimov
and other adventurers.

I hope that when my soul is set free that I might be able to see.

Originally Posted by olbod

Since I was a small boy I have been fascinated with space and astronomy.
I have owned quite a few telescopes over the years.
The planisphere in the pic below is about 60 year old, I have had it since new.
I often visit other inhabited planets with Arthur C Clarke and Isaac Asimov
and other adventurers.

I hope that when my soul is set free that I might be able to see.

Maaaate!!! I have a Planisphere exactly the same, bought it brand new way back in the 60"s. I'll have to hunt it up, I have it stored away somewhere.

Originally Posted by Ausfree

Maaaate!!! I have a Planisphere exactly the same, bought it brand new way back in the 60"s. I'll have to hunt it up, I have it stored away somewhere.

Same here - although I'm not too sure where it is at the moment. However, I can lay my hands on a book "Starland of the South", W.A. McNair, inscribed to me and my brother "Xmas 1951", which got me first interested in astronomy, even though it is about the stories behind the constellations.

John

those are handy when travelling



Have you guys seen the free program "Stellarium"?

Stellarium

shows the sky at your entered location (or any other location) in real time (or any other time past or future)

has a red light (night time) option

- very handy for identifying stars/planets/constellations etc

Originally Posted by JDNSW

Same here - although I'm not too sure where it is at the moment. However, I can lay my hands on a book "Starland of the South", W.A. McNair, inscribed to me and my brother "Xmas 1951", which got me first interested in astronomy, even though it is about the stories behind the constellations.

John

Turned the place upside down, I could not find it, (the Planisphere) I think it may have been water damaged and I have thrown it out!! However, I did find two copy's of "Norton's Star Atlas" one produced in the late 50's and the other produce in the 60's and also (my treasure) the "Skalnate Pleso Atlas of the Heavens" by Antonin Becvar produced in 1962, cost me a fortune but the star maps (for the time and still are) are excellent!!! It cost me a fortune when I bought it and I had to import it (the English Version) from America. It is Czech in origin.