The sky-watcher’s shop
A short list of books and sky-watching kit for the curious. Every purchase helps keep this site free.
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Books & kit
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Books
- UFO books for young readers (affiliate link)Choose fact-based titles; plenty are fiction.
- Books on the history of UFOs (affiliate link)From 1947 to the Pentagon reports.
- Books about Project Blue Book (affiliate link)The US Air Force years.
- Books about Roswell (affiliate link)Read the balloon story for yourself.
- Books on Britain’s UFO files (affiliate link)Including Rendlesham and the MoD papers.
- Critical thinking books (affiliate link)How to check a story before you share it.
Sky-watching kit
- Binoculars for stargazing (affiliate link)The best first step for sky-watching.
- Beginner telescopes (affiliate link)For Venus, Jupiter and the Moon.
- Planispheres (affiliate link)A star wheel for finding what’s up tonight.
- Red-light torches (affiliate link)Read your notes without ruining your night vision.
- Night sky guidebooks (affiliate link)Planets, stars and satellites explained.
- Observing logbooks (affiliate link)Write it down: time, direction, how long.
Make and play
- Flying saucer model kits (affiliate link)Build your own (strictly terrestrial) UFO.
- Night sky jigsaws (affiliate link)A sky full of pieces.
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