4 piece Astronomer's Toolkit - now just £22.49 inc UK mainland delivery.(normally £29.96)

Probably the best accessory you can get to help you enjoy telescopic astronomy is first-class information and guidance - and plenty of both. This kit features two guide books and the brilliantly designed Planisphere plus a giant fold-out star map to help you get the most out of your telescope and precious observing time. Together this toolkit offers expert guidence, fully colour illustrated with photos, diagrams and maps.

The 4 piece Astronomer’s Toolkit is a perfect resource for the novice telescope user. All written in a clear and lucid style the kit contents assume little on the part of the reader, providing guidance on exploring the night sky and making detailed observations of some of the Universe's most remote and exotic objects.

Books, Maps and charts for practical observing

Astronomer’s Toolkit contents:

1. Planisphere - a pratical hour by hour tracker of the stars and constellations. Turn the dial to the required date and time and the clear plastic window shows the stars as they appear in the night sky. The easy-to-use Planisphere also has detailed location information on the position of the major planets until 2014 (I've had one of these since the early 1970s and I wouldn't be without it! James SnS.)

2. Philip's Atlas of Stars and Planets- By Ian Ridpath - is a colourful and entertaining introduction to astronomy suitable for readers 8 to adult.. The Atlas is illustrated with more than 200 colour photographs, artworks and maps, the majority of which have been chosen or created specially for this new edition.

Concise chapters introduce the Sun, the Earth and all the other planets in our Solar System. Then, moving further into space, the author introduces the stars, galaxies and the origin of the Universe.

Philip's Atlas of Stars and Planets includes an entire set of star charts, showing all the stars visible to the naked eye. A budding astronomer will be able to use these charts to learn the constellations from any point on Earth. A large photograph of the Moon, with all the major features labelled, will encourage anyone with binoculars or a telescope to start Moon watching.

Packed with easy-to-use star maps and colour illustrations this expertly written guide takes you on a tour of the night sky.

The star maps show easily recognisable naked eye stars and there are easy to understand "sign-post" diagrams of bright stars in simple star patterns to aid recognising major constellations.

This guide book educates and inspires and is an ideal introduction to the wonders of astronomy.

3. Star Finder By John Woodruff and Wil Tirion. (64 pages)

A month-by-month calendar for stargazers in the northern hemisphere. Twelve aspects charts show the position of stars and other celestial objects in both northerly and southerly directions for each month of the year. An introduction explains the basic facts of astronomy.

4. Star chart - The stars and constellations in three superb colour maps - all stars visible to the naked eye are shown.