The Sky Map shows us the most easily observable galaxies, nebula, globular clusters, open clusters and other objects easy to find with naked eye or with a small telescope or binoculars.
The chart also shows the Milky Way region and two important schemes on Astronomy: a simple and easy to understand diagram of Stellar Evolution, and a figure showing how to locate anything in the sky using the Equatorial Coordinate System, the most used celestial coordinate system.
All our Celestial Charts are numbered, like all prints made of a piece of art.
Celestial Charts are:
Deluxe: Printed on a glossy photorealistic poster paper with a Basis Weight of 220gsm/81lb and a 97 Brightness to enhance the image lines on its smooth gloss surface which will hold up to handling for years.
Premium & Standard: Printed on a lightweight coated bond to provide the highest quality color or B&W print. The combination of the proprietary water resistant inkjet coating along with the high quality base paper, produces a strong, smooth printing surface ideally suited for our graphically detailed Celestial Charts.Characterized by ultra-sharp fine detail linework, brilliantly dense solid fills on a bright white durable 24# smooth matte surface, this material stands head and shoulders above standard medias.
Premium & Standard Physical Properties:
Weight: 24 lb.
Caliper: 4.9 Mil
Finish: Matte 2%
Opacity: 91%
Whiteness: 98
The images are printed using technology that uses water based latex ink that is both odorless and solvent free. This eco-friendly process creates an image that is water proof and will hold its color for decades to come.
***Deluxe & Premium maps are rolled up and packaged in shipping tubes***
***Standard map is folded and shipped in bubble lined envelope***