This great 4 piece starter kit contains all you need to get started in the fascinating and lifelong hobby of astronomy. This kit is normally priced at £69.96 and now we're offering it for just £39.99 inc UK p&p!

The Star Raker kit includes:

Adler Hunter 7x50 night-glass binocular - superb night glass binocular that's great for day-time use too!

Philip's Planisphere star finder - shows you how the stars look and where to find the interesting stuff for every hour of the year.

Phillip's Star Finder - by John Woodruff and Wil Tirion. A well written and illustrated guide to the night sky for all seasons. Provides a concise month-by-month calendar for star watchers young and old. Star charts show the position of stars, constellations and other celestial objects for each month of the year.

ScopeTeknix red LED torch, - a special red torch to allow you to read the Guide book and Planisphere without spoiling your dark-adapted vision. Runs on any AA batteries - not included.

The kit features the superb 7x50 Adler Hunter prismatic binocular.

This 7x50 night-glass is the perfect size for astronomy (great for day time use too!) and boasts top-quality fully coated BK-7 optics, fold down rubber eye cups (to ensure spectacle wearers get the full view) and a smart padded carry case. The binocular comes complete with dust caps, an eyepiece dew/moisture guard and neck strap.

To get even better views the Adler 7x50 is equipped with a tripod fitting boss. Please note: an additional mounting bracket is required. (see recommended accessories)

So just what can be seen with these Adler 7x50 binos?

The wealth of targets that can been seen and enjoyed run into thousands so here are just a few highlights: The moon-like phases of the planet Venus can be followed. The four major moons of the giant planet Jupiter are easily seen as is Saturn's largest moon Titan. The craters, mountains and "seas" of the Moon can be seen. Outside of our solar system galaxies and nebulae come within the reach of these binoculars. The Great Orion nebula (star birth region)is a stunning sight as is the Andromeda Galaxy (at over 2 million light years away!) and even faint targets like the M51 Whirlpool galaxy (over 30 million light-years distant!)are well within range. And so are the feathered diners on your bird-table at just 6m away!

Philip's Planisphere star tracker

A practical and convenient hour-by-hour tracker of the stars and constellations. This invaluable tool has informed and educated generations of astronomers - (I have a battered and abused one that dates from the 1970s and it still gets regular use. James).

Made of sturdy plastic with "reminder" instructions printed on the rear - the Planishere is supplied in a storage wallet complete with a simple to follow but detailed tutorial with full colour photos and graphics.

Much quicker and convenient to use than planetarium software on a computer - the great strength of the Planisphere is that it can be used outside and direct comparisons can be made holding the Planisphere up against the sky to identify stars and other targets.

Ideal for identifying constellations, the Planisphere also has a useful table printed on the back that gives the positions of Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn until 2011.

Phillip's Star Finder guide book.

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

The maps show easily recognisable naked eye stars and hops from bright stars to simple star patterns and on to recognising major constellations pointing out exciting and interesting highlights along the way.

This guide book educates and inspires and rounds out this kit making it an ideal introduction to the wonders of astronomy.