Discover Astronomy Deluxe 7 piece tool case - now just £39.99 inc UK mainland delivery.(normally £55.45)

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 three guide books and the brilliantly designed Planisphere starfinder plus a superb Lensatic magnetic field compass and a red LED torch so you can study the guides and set up your telescope and protect your dark adapted vision. The whole toolkit is designed to help you get the most out of your telescope and precious observing time. Together this toolkit offers expert guidance, fully colour illustrated with photos, diagrams and maps and the additional hardware tools to get the best out of your telescope.

Supplied in carry case and presentation gift box.

The 7 piece deluxe tool case 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.

Discover Astronomy Deluxe 7 piece tool case - contents:

1. Military-style Lensatic oil damped field Compass.

This Military-style Lensatic Compass folds easily to fit in your pocket and is ideal for trekking and for astronomy in setting up telescopes and target finding.

The accurate compass has a liquid-damped compass card and features both the standard 0 - 360 degree scale, as well as the 0 - 64 Mil scale (one yard at 1,000 yards). The compass has luminous points on the dial so that it can still be read easily at night.

2. Planisphere starfinder - a practical 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 has detailed location information on the position of all naked eye stars that can be seen from the UK (and most of Europe). (I've had one like this since the early 1970s and I wouldn't be without it! James SnS.)

3. Philip's Guide to Stars and Planets - A fully updated edition of Sir Patrick Moore's best selling guide including the latest information from recent space probes.

Philip's Guide to Stars and Planets provides all the information you need to study the night sky with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope. It includes a detailed Moon map and a complete atlas of the constellations, and is suitable for observers in both the northern and southern hemispheres. A straightforward and comprehensive handbook, it opens with chapters on the Moon, the Sun, the planets, the stars and galaxies, as well as information on astrophotography, telescopes and an explanation of the apparent movement of the night sky. It also comprises a full set of constellation maps, showing all stars visible to the naked eye as well as the brighter nebulae and galaxies. Each map is accompanied by a description of that constellation, pointing the observer to the most interesting stars and deep-sky objects in that area of the sky. Tables give the co-ordinates, magnitudes and distances of the brightest stars in each constellation.

The book concludes with a comprehensive glossary, and timelines of astronomy and space exploration.

Fully illustrated - 256 pages

4. Philip's Stargazing with a Telescope By Robin Scagell is the perfect introduction to astronomy with a telescope. The book assumes nothing and gives perfect first steps advice to the new telescope user. Easy to read and entertaining, Robin Scagell writes with great enthusiasm about doing astronomy from the UK and covers telescope setup, accessories and what can be seen in the night sky.

The included guides are packed with easy-to-use star maps and colour illustrations this expertly written guide text to take you on a tour of the night sky.

5. Guide to the Northern Constellations By Robin Scagell is an additional small guide book detailing the constellations and interesting targets of the Northern hemisphere.

And (as if this was not enough!)

6. A red LED torch so you can study the guides and set up your telescope in the dark without spoiling your dark adapted vision.

And finally

7. Soft carry case with shoulder strap.

The whole kit is packaged in black gloss cardboard presentation box and makes a great gift all year round.