I am a dope when it comes to constellations; identifying Orion’s Belt and the Dippers (Big and Little) is about as deep as my skills go when it comes to eyeballing the heavens. This Crumpled Sky Map by Palomar seems like it would be an awesome tool to help me and my fellow heavens-blind folk educate ourselves in the ways of the cosmos.
It’s offered in two versions—fall/winter and spring/summer—and printed with luminescent inks that will glow in the dark once the lights go out. Sit at your window, do a little stargazin’, and when it’s time for bed, you can ball up this rough and tumble Tyvek guide—seriously, the material water-proof, tear-proof, and is all but indestructible—and stash it under your pillow until it’s time to contemplate life, the universe, and everything all over again. Get your own for $33 here . [A+R Store]
