What is a good birthday gift for a nine year-old girl who likes astronomy?

She can spot jupiter and it's moons using my (her uncle's) telescope once I find it, but would have trouble sighting planets/stars by herself. Asked by askmeaskmeaskme 56 months ago Similar Questions: birthday gift year old girl likes astronomy Recent Questions About: birthday gift year old girl likes astronomy Science > Space & Astronomy.

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Nine is a bit young for a telescope.... ...but there are some other good options. I rarely suggest buying a telescope, the urge is to get an inexpensive one for a child. But this often turns out to do more harm than good.

Cheap telescopes can be frustratingly near useless, rickety mounts, optics of to small an aperture with poor quality eyepieces that only disappoint an aspiring child. With a telescope you want to buy a decent one or do not bother. This means spending at least several hundred dollars.

Instead of a telescope try one of the following... There are quire a few books that teach the basics of astronomy and are written for young people. Many will inspire a child’s natural curiousity. Better still if you read the book together.

A planisphere is often an inexpensive and useful tool. Used properly they can be used to show what stars are in the sky and how the sky will change through the year. A piece of planetarium software that can calculate the position of the planets and show what stars are in the sky each night can be a fun and useful tool.

If you really want to go for optics you might consider a decent pair of binoculars. These can be used for astronomy, there are many things you can look at with binoculars and whole books devoted to binocular astronomy. They can also be used for more down to Earth purposes as well, birdwatching, whale watching, etc... Plan a trip to a planetarium or a star party offered by a local astronomy club.

Many city astronomy clubs offer star parties out away from the city lights. Essentially just evening picnics involving lots of telescopes and a dark field somewhere. Any star party I have attended was a free event with any interested people invited.

Some telescope owners will be doing their own thing, others are glad to offer a guest a view and a tour of the sky. A nine year old with a real interest will gurantee you more than a few views through my telescope! Most of us love doing this sort of thing.

There are some rules of etiquette, like no white flashlights, that if you follow you will generally be warmly welcomed. Just a few ideas! SiliconOwl's Recommendations Sharing the Sky: A Parent's and Teacher's Guide to Astronomy Amazon List Price: $18.95 Used from: $0.46 The Kids Book of the Night Sky (Family Fun) Amazon List Price: $12.95 Used from: $4.99 Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 (based on 1 reviews) Binocular Highlights: 99 Celestial Sights for Binocular Users (Sky & Telescope Stargazing) Amazon List Price: $24.95 Used from: $18.953 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (based on 6 reviews) Touring the Universe through Binoculars: A Complete Astronomer's Guidebook (Wiley Science Editions) Amazon List Price: $34.95 Used from: $8.953 Average Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 (based on 12 reviews) Binocular Astronomy Amazon List Price: $24.95 Used from: $28.957 Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 (based on 8 reviews) The Night Sky 40°-50° (Large) Amazon List Price: $8.958 Used from: $8.959 Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 (based on 7 reviews) David H.

Levy's Guide to the Stars Amazon List Price: $18.953 Used from: $18.953 Average Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 (based on 4 reviews) Starry Night Sky Explorer Win/Mac Jewelcase Amazon List Price: $9.99 Software Bisque The Sky 6 Student Edition .

Not sure what your budget is, but here's a cool gift that we got our son... ... when he was about that age, and the whole family loved it! It’s a home planetarium! It shines the constellations on the ceiling of a dark room.

You can change it to match the seasons, so that it should look just like the sky outside wherever you live -- making it easier to spot the constellations as one becaomes more familiar with them! Very cool and very fun! Rickisgirl's Recommendations Discovery Exclusive Star Theater Home Planetarium Amazon List Price: $29.95 Average Customer Rating: 2.5 out of 5 (based on 7 reviews) And of course they have it at Amazon.com!

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Lots of good options here... It is easy to get Hubble or Voyager prints, some of which are stunning. Which ones depends on whether she prefers stars or planets at this time. The link below to SpaceMartGifts has a lot of options that might get you thinking.

Shirts are available at CafePress, which has JPL gifts. I think I started to get Astronomy magazine at about that age, so perhaps a subscription to that or Sky & Telescope would be welcome. If you are thinking of optical equipment, follow the advice of The Lighthearted Astronomer by Ken Fulton and stay away from department store refractors.

A pair of binoculars or a small Newtonian would be better. A visit to a planetarium (if there is one in your area) would be very exciting. There are lots of beautiful and/or science books to give.

Don't be afraid of giving her one a bit above her grade level, as long as it isn't completely technical. She'll probably be very proud of it. Sources: http://www.spacemartgifts.com/, http://www.cafepress.com/buy/Jpl/-/fpt_/opt_/p_1/cmp_KAC-googleh/c_0 .

1 A comfortable lounge/lawn chair to lie in while looking at the stars with you. Those are some of the best nights. Since you obviously have a computer, have you seen the latest version of Google Earth, with a button at the top that does the same thing for the stellar landscape that it does for the Earth?

You can zoom in on small points that expand into detailed photos of that part of the sky, and in several cases, Hubble telescope pictures of many very interesting objects.

A comfortable lounge/lawn chair to lie in while looking at the stars with you. Those are some of the best nights. Since you obviously have a computer, have you seen the latest version of Google Earth, with a button at the top that does the same thing for the stellar landscape that it does for the Earth?

You can zoom in on small points that expand into detailed photos of that part of the sky, and in several cases, Hubble telescope pictures of many very interesting objects.

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