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Which star wheel should I buy?


N3ptune

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I've got the 4th one on the list but under another brand and it is good, but I have 2 planisphere's and the one I use most and take in the field  is by David Chandler which I can't see in your list. I would recommend chandler's if you can get it over there.

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if I do a search for David Chandler's Planisphere, I get the same result has link 1 on FLO, it seems to be "the night sky" star finder.

https://www.firstlightoptics.com/books/david-chandler-night-sky-planisphere.html

 

@Paz the choice #4, is it in a form of a book, rectangle shape or you take a round planisphere out of the book then you can use it?

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38 minutes ago, N3ptune said:

if I do a search for David Chandler's Planisphere, I get the same result has link 1 on FLO, it seems to be "the night sky" star finder.

https://www.firstlightoptics.com/books/david-chandler-night-sky-planisphere.html

Yup. That's the one. Backed up by a good Star Atlas and sometimes SkySafari. 

Get the right one for your location in Canada...

Happy hunting...

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4 hours ago, Racey said:
4 hours ago, N3ptune said:

if I do a search for David Chandler's Planisphere, I get the same result has link 1 on FLO, it seems to be "the night sky" star finder.

https://www.firstlightoptics.com/books/david-chandler-night-sky-planisphere.html

 

@Paz the choice #4, is it in a form of a book, rectangle shape or you take a round planisphere out of the book then you can use it?

Oh yes that is the same one - just looking at the first picture I didn't recognise it in the packaging.

number 4 I've got under the Phillips brand, it's a circular planisphere within a big sleeve.  I'll post a photo of it later this evening.

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My latitude is 45d Montreal, Center spot on the Davis D. Chandler wheel

@Racey For the atlas I have the Cambridge double star atlas rev 2, I like it very very much even if it's not Canadian!

@Paz So has I found, you can remove the wheel out of the sleeve like the link bellow.  I like it because the background is black and the stars are white, very good looking wheel too. 

https://ixquick-proxy.com/do/spg/show_picture.pl?l=francais&rais=1&oiu=https%3A%2F%2Fbigotherbigother.files.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fplanispheres.jpg&sp=1796a6fe35a790fe56051d4b968b194b

How about the Miller wheel (link 6) Compare to the latter ? (I guess firefly is the same thing has Phillips , a re badge)

 

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@Paz really interesting the pictures, like that. Now I would say I prefer the one to the left, David Chandler's , because it's smaller, the map section itself is a bit bigger and I guess the grip looks better. I think that's it, we have a winner.

(:

https://www.amazon.ca/Night-40Â-50Â-Large-Star-Finder/dp/0961320745/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1497486845&sr=8-8&keywords=star+wheel

One last question, Is it full plastic or some parts are made out of plastic laminated cardboard? Especially the ripples where I turn the wheel?

Thanks

 

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The printed star map is made of card and sandwiched between plastic sides front and back so almost all of it is dew proof. The rippled bits that you push on to rotate it are card but not much card is exposed. Mine has seen quite a bit of action and is still ok.

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