Night Sky Playing Cards: Playing with the Constellations (Nature's Wild Cards)

This was an inexpensive way of memorizing 54 constellations (52 playing cards and 2 jokers). I live at latitude 32.9 degrees North and covers most of the constellations viewable at this latitude. I don't use these for playing cards - inexpensive flashcards. I added labels showing Right Ascension values to memorize too.

I ordered these cards as a gift for my husband and we both love them! They arrived in good condition and all are in good shape. We looked through them right after we received them in the mail and they were a lot of fun to look at and I already learned quite a bit! Each card has a different constellation on it, along with the name of the constellation, the pronunciation, the translation, and a more detailed picture with a drawing of what the full constellation looks like (in theory? :) ). They also have the best season for viewing on each card and they are organized by suit. For example, the heart suit is all spring. I especially liked that they have the pronunciation on the cards for the names of the constellations and that each card is different. The constellations are also organized by difficulty or ease in ability to find them in the sky. For a comprehensive example, the Ace of hearts is Ursa Major, which is pronounced ER-suh MAY-jur, means "the great bear", is easier to find in the sky (so it is a high card), and is easiest to spot in the Spring. We haven't actually played with the cards yet, but I am sure we will and they seem like they will be great. We are excited to use them for game night. The only issues we have noticed are pretty minimal. They are fit very tightly into the box so they are somewhat difficult to get in and out, but it is doable. The other is that they are slightly larger than normal cards so they would not easily mix with other decks. This is only an issue if this is something that you need to do, or an easy fix for that would be to just buy as many decks as you need of this deck! :)

Beautiful cards!! Great quality!

I purchased these playing cards along with a Guide to the Stars wheel ( http://amzn.to/2iOhAsT ) for a gift. The wheel was a much bigger hit but the cards were a helpful addition to learning the stars one constellation at a time. Cons: -these are bigger than most playing cards -they do not have listed familiar names like the "Big Dipper" for "Ursa Major" -no clues on where to find them in the night sky Pros: -they are a good thick quality -lists the proper name of the star, the meaning of the name, diagram, and picture. -spells the names of stars phonetically -organizes stars by seasons

I bought this as a gift for someone who works at a planetarium and is studying astrophysics at a university. The deck really exceeded my expectations. The cards are printed on very sturdy cardstock and the images are clear. I liked it so much that I bought a second deck for myself!

This was. good pick for our card night. A few of us enjoy an amateur study of the night sky as our hobby and these cards and the night sky design is perfectly complimentary of our tastes. These re somewhat of a keepsake kind of deck. The maker’s of this one has plenty of other interesting designs for card time! Very good, small gift for a card player and no occasion needed for delivery this surprise that is sure to be appreciated.

My son and I love these both for gaming and learning! A worthy investment;)

These cards are so well designed, I love them so much. The cardstock they are printed on is great, easy to shuffle, good for small hands. I love learning about the constellations

No deben de haber muchos coleccionistas de naipes en Amazonia pero si alguien se pregunta si este mazo puede entrar en una colección de naipes comunes y modernos yo digo: sí. No es excepcional a nivel de diseño pero la calidad de manufactura es razonable. El reverso es bastante feote, como la portada del libro que acompaña a otras ediciones más caras de este mazo en el guiri. El tamaño de estos naipes es mas grande de lo habitual en proporción a los de poker: 70 x 99 mm aprox. Para mi valen. Y para los aficionados a la astronomía... uuuh, yo diría que también. Si hay algún otro coleccionista de naipes en Amazon.es me gustaría contactar con ell@s. Tal vez logremos que haya más surtido a la venta. Especialmente de naipes modernos tipo Bicycle que ultimamente están que se salen con los diseños. Haaaaappy stars watchiiiiing! *0)

I gave some of the card packs to people who are studying astrology and they really liked them, even though they are astronomy cards they are picturesque as well as being informative.

Loved the detailed constellation on each card. Good quality designs. Cards are larger than standard size. Perfect as a gift for astronomy buffs! Took a while to ship to India, but worth the wait

Very cool idea. Cards look amazing. Though I'm sure it's in the description, I was not expecting them to be oversized (typical poker card 64x89mm | these were 70x100mm roughly). Not the greatest playing card stock, but I don't think most purchasers will use them in gameplay. The deck name on the card back is a huge miss. It looks tacky and makes the back one way for the few that will actually use these cards. Other reviews talked about the box being tight, but I did not experience this. I think these were very reasonably priced, good quality (not amazing for play) and definately would be a great gift for a budding astronomer.

Las compre para regalarselas a mi novio y le fascinaron, le encantan las constelaciones y para el es mas como un catalogo de constelaciones que un juego de cartas, nunca quiere jugar con el jaja, pero son de un material muy resistente y bonito asi que tienen una excelente presentacion.