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Calendars through the Ages · Store

A small selection of objects to extend the exhibit at home: globes of Earth and Moon, beginner telescopes, ambient lighting for evening observing, and teaching tools for the classroom. See also the recommended books and the exhibit credits.

Looking for a wall or desk calendar? Browse all calendars on Amazon.

Globes of Earth and Moon

For the Night Sky

  • Orion StarBlast 4.5 Astro reflector telescope

    Orion StarBlast 4.5 Astro Reflector Telescope

    A grab-and-go tabletop reflector with a wide-field f/4 optical system — a long-time pick for first-telescope buyers and backyard tours of the Moon, planets and brighter deep-sky objects.

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    Larger 6-inch tabletop version: StarBlast 6 Astro

  • Celestron StarSense Explorer (search results)

    Celestron StarSense Explorer (smartphone-guided telescopes)

    Replaces the long-discontinued SkyScout Personal Planetarium. Your phone’s camera reads the sky and overlays arrows in the eyepiece to point you at thousands of objects.

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Light for Long Evenings

  • OXO Candela Glow rechargeable LED lights

    OXO Candela Glow Rechargeable Lights

    Cordless LED “candles” that auto-illuminate when lifted from the charging base — the kind of warm ambient lighting that lets you read by sundown without a wall switch.

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    Sets: 2, 4, 8

Classroom & Family Tools

  • Learning Resources Calendar & Weather Pocket Chart

    Learning Resources Calendar & Weather Pocket Chart

    A 30″×44″ vinyl wall chart with 136 cards — days, months, holidays, seasons and weather patterns — for preschool and early-elementary classrooms.

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  • Melissa & Doug Deluxe Magnetic Calendar

    Melissa & Doug Deluxe Magnetic Calendar

    Wooden perpetual calendar with 134 magnets covering years, months, days, holidays, weather and routines — a kitchen-wall classic for younger children.

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  • Learning Resources Giant Inflatable Solar System

    Learning Resources Giant Inflatable Solar System

    23-inch inflatable Sun, eight planets, Pluto and the Moon — with hanging loops, foot pump and an activity guide. Hangs from a classroom or bedroom ceiling.

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  • Great Explorations 3-D Solar System glow-in-the-dark kit

    Great Explorations 3-D Solar System (glow-in-the-dark)

    Hangable glow-in-the-dark planets plus 230 adhesive stars and a planetary guide. Inexpensive bedroom-ceiling astronomy.

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Amazon links use the WebExhibits Associates tag webexhibits-calendars-20; purchases support the exhibit. Two items from the original page have been re-pointed: the SkyScout was discontinued in 2011 (replaced here with the StarSense Explorer search), and the original Replogle Moon Globe ASIN now resolves to a generic search (replaced with the in-print 12″ NASA edition).

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