Star pocket - any good?

http://www.nmm.org.uk/index.cfm?Sele...uctPLUNo=39109

mikej

mike.james wrote:
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mikej

If you need this sort of gizmos to identify constellations astronomy
ain't for you.

Andrea T.

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mike.james wrote:
http://www.nmm.org.uk/index.cfm?Sele...uctPLUNo=39109

mikej

If you need this sort of gizmos to identify constellations astronomy
ain't for you.

Andrea T.

I guess enthusiastic beginners are not welcome here any more then.

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I guess enthusiastic beginners are not welcome here any more then.


This was my thought as well.
The idea was to give it as a xmas pressy to a complete beginner who hasn't
got anyone close at hand who can help.
mikej

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mikej


For a similar amount you could get the book "Turn left at Orion" and a
small planisphere, less gimmicky and more useful to a beginner.

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I'd suggest you have a look at the SPA and BAA shops too.

http://www.popastro.com/saleslist2.htm
http://britastro.org/baa/content/view/51/93/

If it were for me, I'd like the RAS Astronomical Diary 2007 and the BAA
Handbook 2007. ;o)


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David Entwistle

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I'd suggest you have a look at the SPA and BAA shops too.

http://www.popastro.com/saleslist2.htm
http://britastro.org/baa/content/view/51/93/

If it were for me, I'd like the RAS Astronomical Diary 2007 and the BAA
Handbook 2007. ;o)


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David Entwistle

I'd agree - if it were for me... but what about a teenager not much into
reading?
mikej

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I'd agree - if it were for me... but what about a teenager not much into
reading?
mikej

I would support you, planisphres can be confusing with reverals etc; not to
the likes of us, of course!

And if s/he quickly grows out of it, it will have done a valuable job

mike

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mike.james wrote:
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mikej
If you need this sort of gizmos to identify constellations astronomy
ain't for you.

Andrea T.

I guess enthusiastic beginners are not welcome here any more then.


i was about to say the same... *wacks andrea*

So nobody has any idea if the star pocket is good enough to get a beginner
up and running without too much frustration i.e. so that they give up soon
after?
I conceed that there might be cheaper and more traditional methods.
I also conceed that the star pocket might have a short life once the user
graduates - but will it get them started?
mikej