Base plate Compass & Home made Clinometer used in Astronomy

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Material used to locate the Celestial object successfully at night:
1. Suunto A-10 Recreational Base plate Compass (for finding Azimuth)
2. Home made Clinometer for finding Altitude. (To know how: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMLcU1Qknts)
3. Stellarium Software (Its a free software)to know the Azimuth and Altitude(Az/Alt) of a Celestial object  
4. Use Sky & Telescope's POCKET SKY ATLAS by Roger W.Sinnot (Optional) to know the seasonal change of the night sky.
5. Use TURN LEFT AT ORION by Guy Consolmagno and Dan M.Davis as your companion at night for locating Celestial object. 
Hope this video will help you in finding object at night sky. Feel free to give your comments.
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