where can i get good night sky maps??

Answer 1

www.skymaps.com.
also in sky and telescope. or sky watch book. sky and telescope pocket atlas is perfect!!

Answer 2

For good general maps of the whole sky and selected areas, try Terence Dickinson's NightWatch (Firefly). It's also the best all around introduction to amateur astronomy, clearly written and beautifully illustrated. For current sky, see the current issues of Sky & Telescope or Astronomy.

The best detailed star atlas currently available is Sky & Telescope's Pocket Sky Atlas by Roger Sinnott (Sky Publishing).

Answer 3

Assuming you want charts that you can actually use under the night sky...

Pocket Sky Atlas is hard to beat. Cheap, too. Consider a good (large) planisphere, like Firefly's.

With more experience you may want to check out Sky Atlas 2000.0, generally the definitive amateur astronomy atlas.

Uranometria 2000 and Millennium Star Atlas are only for the truly dedicated.

Yes, there are computer programs, and some of them are very good, but why haul a laptop out to the back yard when you don't have to? I use xephem, but my first choice for a field atlas is PSA.

Answer 4

Peterson's Field Guide to the Stars should work for most people. The charts cover small areas of the sky, though. The Wil Tirion sky atlas is great if you are doing fairly serious amateur observation.

There are also some online star references. Stellarium is free and is like being in a planetarium. It shows many deep sky objects. And this one's pretty good:
http://www.fourmilab.ch/yoursky/

Answer 5

have you tried google earth? You can get the map of the sky from anywhere in the world.

Answer 6

Ask a bookstore emolployee. They should be able to show you the right section.

Or, try discoverystore.com or go into a location!

Answer 7

nasa website??

Southern or Northern hemispere.

Answer 8

http://www.skymaps.com/
looks good

Answer 9

at

www.anzers.org/free/Universe

/superc.html

Answer 10

from your mom