Artline Starship Earth II 16 inch Table Globe with Sculptured Base

Here's the next-best thing to taking a ride on the space shuttle. The Artline Starship Earth II 16 inch Table Globe with Sculptured Base 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 16 inch Table Globe with Sculptured Base 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 16 inch diameter outer sphere of the Starship Earth II 16 inch Table Globe with Sculptured Base displays updated and improved data from Sky Catalogue 2000.0, all 88 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. The stars are identified by name, Greek letter designations, and 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.

Hand crafted of museum-quality acrylic, this sphere rests on a sculptured acrylic desktop stand. It includes a 48 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 internationally renowned astronomy expert George Lovi. You'll also receive a Certificate of Authenticity signed and dated by the craftsman who hand-fashioned your spectacular model of earth in space.

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• Globe Model: Stars
• Globe Type: Table top
• Globe Mounting Style: Sit in base
• Education Features: 3 dimensional star atlas for the unaided eye, 88 constellations and more than 1,100 naked-eye stars, The Milky Way and Magellanic Clouds, Star's name, Greek letter designations, Brightness and distance from the earth in light years, Reproduce the Earth
• Design Features: Silk screened
• Globe Diameter: 16 in
• Base Material: Acrylic
• Product Shown: in Clear base
• Included: Includes a forty-eight page instruction book, Certificate of Authenticity

Product Overview & Specs

Here's the next-best thing to taking a ride on the space shuttle. The Artline Starship Earth II 16 inch Table Globe with Sculptured Base 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 16 inch Table Globe with Sculptured Base 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 16 inch diameter outer sphere of the Starship Earth II 16 inch Table Globe with Sculptured Base displays updated and improved data from Sky Catalogue 2000.0, all 88 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. The stars are identified by name, Greek letter designations, and 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.

Hand crafted of museum-quality acrylic, this sphere rests on a sculptured acrylic desktop stand. It includes a 48 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 internationally renowned astronomy expert George Lovi. You'll also receive a Certificate of Authenticity signed and dated by the craftsman who hand-fashioned your spectacular model of earth in space.

• Explores universe that surrounds us
• Beautiful work of art and superb learning/teaching tool
• 3 Dimensional star atlas for unaided eye
• Impressive transparent 16" diameter outer sphere
• Displays updated and improved data from Sky Catalogue 2000.0
• Accurately hand silk-screened on sphere's interior surface for long lasting protection
• Stars identified by name
• Outer sphere highlights astral equivalents used to locate stars
• Hand crafted of museum-quality acrylic
• Includes 48 page instruction book

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