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 Here's
the next-best thing to taking a ride on the space shuttle. Starship
Earth II will help you explore the universe that surrounds us - from
the many constellations in our heavens, to the movements of the Earth,
Sun, and stars, the secrets of navigation, and much more.
A beautiful work of art,
as well as a superb learning/teaching tool, the Starship Earth II
is a three-dimensional star atlas for the unaided eye. It is a perfect
companion to increase your enjoyment of star gazing with your binoculars
or telescope as well.
The impressive
transparent sixteen-inch diameter outer sphere of the Starship Earth II
displays updated and improved data from Sky Catalogue 2000.0, all
eighty-eight constellations and more than 1,100 naked-eye stars, plus many
prominent deep-sky objects against a precision grid of Right Ascension and
Declination lines. The Milky Way and Magellanic Clouds are shown in a
wispy translucent blue, and deep sky objects are keyed to type. They're
all accurately hand silk-screened on the sphere's interior surface for
long lasting protection. Stars are identified by name, Greek letter
designations, brightness, from first to fifth magnitude, and distance from
the earth in light years. The outer sphere also highlights astral
equivalents used to locate stars. An easy three-step setting allows you to
reproduce the Earth, Sun, and star movements for any time, date, and
location in the world.
Understand more about
how the Sun rises and sets, and how the seasons change; surrounding the
five-inch diameter inner Earthsphere is a fully adjustable horizon ring to
help you visualize the horizon for any location on the planet.
 Hand crafted of
museum-quality acrylic, this sixteen-inch sphere rests on a sculptured
acrylic desktop stand or an acrylic tripod floor stand. Includes a
forty-eight page instruction book featuring new constellation, first
magnitude star, double and multiple star, and deep-sky showpiece tables,
along with an activity section, written by the late internationally
renowned astronomy expert George Lovi. You'll also receive a Certificate
if Authenticity signed and dated by the craftsman who hand-fashioned your
spectacular model of Earth in space.
SHOWN
WITH SCULPTURED BASE
Starship Earth II
is available with this acrylic tripod floor stand with an overall height of
thirty-eight inches. Also available is the dramatic thirty-inch diameter
model with a hand cut and polished acrylic floor stand.
Perfect for large rooms and
classroom presentations.
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1-World Global Gifts
