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Star Chart of the Southern Skies by Andrew Goodfellow
$20.00 NZD
Category: Astronomy
Essential reference for New Zealand enthusiasts Educational A3 poster showing the stars, clusters and galaxies of the southern skies in an easy-to-use format. Depicts the night sky in autumn, as seen from 37° South (New Zealand and southern Australia, South Africa and South America) and can be used as a ...Show more
Universe by DK
$70.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Marvel at the wonders of the Universe, from stars and planets to black holes and nebulae, in this exploration of our Solar System and beyond. Universe opens with a look at astronomy and the history of the Universe, using 3D artworks to provide a comprehensive grounding in the fundamental concepts of as ...Show more
Southern Nights: The story of New Zealand's night sky by Naomi Arnold
$65.00 NZD
Category: Astronomy
Aotearoa New Zealand was founded onstargazing. It was celestial navigationthat brought the first people here,and it was tatai arorangi, Maori astronomy,that helped people survive once theyarrived. There is no better place onEarth to view the brilliance of otherworlds.Covering eclipses, aurorae,comets an ...Show more
The Complete Guide to Building Your Own 8-Inch Telescope by Kevin Manning
$50.00 NZD
Category: Astronomy
This book is truly the most comprehensive guide to building a telescope out there. Every single step in the entire process is fully covered in every detail. Lots of additional helps are included from choosing a telescope to cleaning a telescope mirror.
Naked Eye Wonders: A Short Guide to the Stars as seen from Aotearoa New Zealand (4th Edition, 2005) by Paul Taylor
$16.00 NZD
Category: Astronomy
A lightweight pocket size guide to the stars of Aotearoa for travellers & backpackers. Fourth edition now in full colour and includes chapter about Matariki.
New Zealand's Night Sky: Prominent Stars and Constellations by STARDOME OBSERVATORY PLANETARIUM
$15.00 NZD
Category: Astronomy
When you look up at the stars in the night sky it can be easy to think of them as lights glowing on a large dark ceiling. Can you identify the brightest stars and planets? Do you know which constellations are visible right now, and what their stories are? New Zealand's Night Skyby the Stardome Observato ...Show more
100 Things to See in the Southern Night Sky - From Planets and Satellites to Meteors and Constellations, Your Guide to Stargazing by Dean Regas
$29.00 NZD
Category: Astronomy | Series: 100 Things to See Ser.
The night sky is full of amazing things, but how do you know what you're looking at or how to get the best perspective to enhance your viewing experience? 100 Things to See in the Southern Night Sky gives you a clear picture of what you can see using a small telescope-or just your naked eye! Inside, you ...Show more
Extreme Cosmos by Bryan Gaensler
$39.99 NZD
Category: Astronomy
The universe is all about extremes. Space has a temperature 270C below freezing. Stars die in catastrophic supernova explosions a billion times brighter than the Sun. A black hole can generate 10 million trillion volts of electricity. And hypergiants are stars 2 billion kilometres across, larger than th ...Show more
The Practical Astronomer by Anton Vamplew
$55.00 NZD
Category: Astronomy
This is a complete beginner's guide to observing the night sky. Understand and enjoy the solar system and beyond with this practical guide to astronomy. Pick up all the basics of sky-watching. Start off by taking a tour around the night sky in simple stages, discovering how it fits together and how it w ...Show more
In Search of the Multiverse by John Gribbin
$32.00 NZD
Category: Astronomy
We once had to abandon the idea of earth being at the centre of the universe. Now, we need to confront an even more profound possibility: the universe itself might just be one universe among many. "In Search of the Multiverse" takes us on an extraordinary journey, examining the most fundamental question ...Show more
Celestial Treasury by Marc Lachieze-Rey
$0.00 NZD
Category: Astronomy
Throughout history, the mysterious dark skies above us have inspired our imaginations in countless ways, influencing our endeavours in science and philosophy, religion, literature and art. Celestial Treasury is a truly beautiful book, including fold-out and asymmetrical pages, and showing the richness o ...Show more
Philip's Astronomy Encyclopedia by Sir Patrick Moore (ed.)
$25.00 NZD
Category: Astronomy
The new Philip's Astronomy Encyclopedia is one of the most comprehensive, authoritative and accessible books on astronomy. In more than 3000 alphabetically organized articles and over 500 photographs and diagrams, it covers everything and everyone from the Anglo-Australian Observatory to Fritz Zwicky. I ...Show more