Astronomy gifts & toys for children & adults, shop by ex-Hubble staff. Buy solar system models & mobiles, orreries, planetariums, Moon globes, star globes, & star maps. Telescopes can be found under Instruments.
It used to be that most children's imagination would be captivated by the night sky - how many stars are there, how far away are they, could they have inhabited planets? Perhaps they still are captivated, if light pollution and video games haven't gotten in the way.. A popular solar system toy is the Motorised Solar System, which shows the planets orbiting the sun (anti-clockwise from above). For the more advanced astronomer, we recommend the Star Maps from Celestron. Nothing recommends a product better than "we use it ourselves" - and until recently, we had the Giant Solar System Mobile hanging in our living room. We took it down after buying a Wii and hitting it too often...now it's hanging in my office.
Our Large Fergusson's Orrery is a beautifully hand made working representation of the Solar System out to Saturn. It can be run on the electric motor which will reproduce a one year cycle every 5 minutes, or hand cranked. Set in a stained American White Oak case the mechanism is produced in brass and hand assembled in a workshop in Berkshire.
The Copernican Orrery kit assembles to make a working model of the Solar System including Mercury, Venus and the Earth and Moon. It shows the relative movements of the planets around the Sun, and the Moon around the Earth. The Sun contains a light source which can be used to demonstrate how night and day, the phases of the Moon and the seasons are produced.
This large solar system mobile can be hung from the ceiling to illustrate the orbits of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and the dwarf planet Pluto around our Sun.
The Giant Solar System Mobile is a mobile for grownups or children. The planets are suspended from 3-independently moving rods around the 19 cm diameter Sun. This mobile will fascinate the young in a..
£66.00
Ex Tax: £55.00
Hand-crafted Orreries by Roy Mallet
This Orrery is a hand-crafted item built to high specifications by a craftsman. Please contact us for availability.
Our small Orrery is a beautifully hand made, hand cranked, working representation of the Solar System out to Earth. Set in a stained American White Oak case the mechanism is produced in brass and hand assembled in a w..
£914.00 £868.30
Ex Tax: £723.58
This kit assembles to make a working model of the Solar System including Mercury, Venus and the Earth and Moon. It shows the relative movements of the planets around the Sun, and the Moon around the Earth. The Sun contains a light source which can be used to demonstrate how night and day, the phases of the Moon and the seasons are produced. This is an excellent model that can be used for p..
£45.00 £42.00
Ex Tax: £35.00
Bring the solar system to life with a flick of a switch!
Learn your way around the solar system! Light and motion give this model a dynamic way to demonstrate the workings of the solar system. Want to expand young astronomers' horizons further? Bring the night sky into your home or classroom! Use the stardome to create your own personal planetarium. Learn to locate constellations and pl..
£22.95
Ex Tax: £19.13
Hand-crafted Orreries by Roy Mallet
This Orrery is a hand-crafted item built to high specifications by a craftsman. Please contact us for availability.
Our large Orrery is a beautifully hand made working representation of the Solar System out to Saturn. It can be run on the electric motor which will reproduce a one year cycle every 5 minutes, or hand cranked. Set in a stained..
£1,730.00 £1,632.00
Ex Tax: £1,360.00
With this portable planetarium you can determine the planets' positions in the solar system at any time from 1970 to 2049.
Planetica can be used in both hemispheres and is set to the solar time at the place of use. If necessary, allow for summer/winter time differences.
Planetica depicts the movement of the first seven planets of the solar system whose orbits are close to the eclipt..
£43.99 £36.00
Ex Tax: £30.00
Eureka Toys - unlock a world of discovery!
Illuminated and motorised, this 85cm diameter solar system model has eight rotating planets and a full sun. Operated by remote-control, the detailed, colour planets rotate on three independent orbits around the light-up sun.
By day, an impressive and educational addition to any room. By night the illuminated sun is an attractive night..
£34.99
Ex Tax: £29.16
This stunning fully electric model shows the planets orbiting the Sun at their correct relative speeds with a removable Star dome.
The planets from Mercury to Saturn orbit the Sun at their correct relative speeds and the Moon orbits the Earth in synchrony.
Subjects to study:
The Planets in their Orbits (length of a year, inferior and superior planets and more)
The Moon and..
£494.40 £432.00
Ex Tax: £360.00
Earth by day - space by night - two globes in one! In the daylight the 21cm world map shows geographic features. By night the illuminated star map shows 88 constellations. A light sensor automatically turns globe to the illuminated night view when it gets dark. Elegant design. A fascinating tool for geographers and astronomers alike. New and unique globe
A constellation is a group of celest..
£40.80
Ex Tax: £34.00
Build your own Solar System mobile that glows in the dark. Each kit comes with a Sun, 8 planets to assemble and paint, and a bonus wall chart full of fun solar system facts. The finished mobile is 75cm x 75 cm. Planet diameters range from 75mm for Jupiter to 30mm for Mars.
Children are fascinated by planets and this inspiring 4M Solar System Mobile kit, endorsed by the Science Museum, is su..
£18.99 £14.99
Ex Tax: £12.49
Explain the cycles of day and night, the seasons, the phases of the moon, and many other astronomy concepts
Hand-operated gear-and-chain drive rotates the Earth on its axis, orients the axis in relation to the sun, and revolves the Earth around the sun
Features a 6 in. sun (15.2cm), a 15 in. arm (38.1cm), a 4 in. geophysical Earth globe (10.2cm), a cratered moon, ..
£125.00 £72.00
Ex Tax: £60.00
Unique 12" diameter globe design gives visual aid to students' conception of Earth in space. Shows constellations and many other cosmic phenomena in a 3-D format. Globe can be set to reflect constellation position according to date. Includes a detailed study guide.
Both the 12" star globe and 4" world globe may be rotated independently. The meridian may be tilted to adjus..
£150.00 £127.50
Ex Tax: £106.25
