This gift box contains everything a beginner or an experienced astronomer would need to be ready to explore the sky in 2023.

This basket can be one massive gift or it can be broken up into numerous smaller gifts including stocking stuffers. As a suggestion, the meteorites are an excellent gift for someone celebrating a milestone birthday because these specimens are 4.6 billion years old! Older than any rocks from planet Earth.

Package includes:

• Latest edition of Night Watch by Terence Dickenson (excellent intro astronomy book)
• 2023 RASC Observer’s Calendar
•  2023 RASC Observer's Handbook
• 2023 Night Sky Almanac by CBC Senior Science Reporter Nicole Mortillaro
• 2023 NASA Calendar
• Books on Exploring the Moon with binoculars and a small telescope 
• Books: “50 Things to See on the Moon” and “110 Things to See with a Telescope”

Observing Gadgets & Accessories

• Outbound 10 x50 Binoculars
• Tripod mounting bracket for above binoculars
• A James Webb Space Telescope notebook to record observations and a space pen
• Steel thermos 
• 2 tins of Hot Chocolate and 2 Chocolate Bars plus a beautiful assortment of chocolates from the Chocolate Lab
• Rechargeable hand warmer plus regular hand warmers
• A dual white light & red light head lamp

Collectibles and Books

• 3 iron meteorites collected from around the world (4.6 billion years old)
• A lunar meteorite with COA (that's right ... a tiny piece of our Moon)
• Children’s book “Elizabeth Goes to Mars” by Betty R. Robinson
• Artemis pins, decals, a medallion and a cap handed out at the launch
• A Hot Wheels Mars Rover (from 2012)
• James Webb Space Telescope pins, patch and a laser cut model
• Framed 8x10 photo of the Artemis I launch taken by Don Hladiuk
• A NASA publication illustrating the benefits of space exploration (2022 Edition)

And More…

• Plus assorted stocking stuffers including astronaut ice cream bar, astronomy masks, space decals from Canadian & NASA space missions, marble replicas of Earth, Moon and Mars, reusable NASA shopping bag, Apollo 50th  Anniversary memorabilia, NASA lanyard, small dog space themed bandana, NASA coasters for the car and more!

Donated by Don Hladiuk, CBC Starman