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A Year in the Life of the Universe
A Seasonal Guide to Viewing the Cosmos
| Author: Robert GendlerForeword by: Timothy FerrisFormat: Hardcover, 160 Pages Item: 143374 ISBN: 9780760326428 Publisher: Voyageur Press Specs Illustrations: Color Ill: 162 Size: 9.25 x 10.875 x .75 Weight: 2.563 lb. Edition: First Published: October 15th 2006 DC: AP List Price: $24.95 $18.71 All discounts based on list price. No trade discounts available from sale price. In Stock |
From our viewing platform on Earth, the night sky changes throughout the year. Autumn and spring are best for observing galaxies, winter is ideal for sighting nebulae and star clusters, and summer is the season of the Milky Way. A Year in the Life of the Universe, published in collaboration with Sky & Telescope magazine, takes us on an intimate seasonal tour of these ever-changing heavens. Stellar photographs by renowned astrophotographer Robert Gendler helps us identify more than 120 deep-sky objects that stand out by virtue of their beauty, visual impact, and scientific interest, presenting the celestial objects in the order in which they apear through the seasons. This is not only a beautiful photo book, however-it is also a practical, hands-on guidebook for astronomy buffs at all levels, with coordinates, detailed captions, and wide-field sky charts to help stargazers young and old navigate the night sky.
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Science News, Nov. 4, 2006
“Gendler’s lavishly illustrated guide is intended to help astronomy buffs recognize the most vivid and scientifically interesting sky objects throughout the year.”
www.sirreadalot.org, Winter 2006 (circ. unavailable)
“Not only a beautiful photo book – it is also a practical, hands-on guidebook for astronomy buffs at all levels, helping stargazers young and old navigate the night sky.”
St. Paul Pioneer Press, Dec. 17, 2006
“It’s a truly beautiful book that anyone would enjoy.”
Foreword by Timothy Ferris Preface Introduction Short Course on Astronomy Autumn The Local Group NGC 7293 Helix Nebula M15 Hickson 92 Stephan's Quintet NGC 7331 NGC 7380 Sh2-155 Cave Nebula NGC 7635 Bubble Nebula NGC 7822 NGC 55 NGC 104 M31 Andromeda Galaxy NGC 247 NGC 253 Sculptor Galaxy NGC 281 Pacman Nebula NGC 300 IC 59 and IC 63 NGC 292 Small Magellanic Cloud M33 Triangulum Galaxy M74 M76 Little Dumbbell Nebula NGC 884 and NGC 869 Double Cluster NGC 891 IC 1805, IC 1848, and IC 1795 Heart and Soul Nebulae Melotte 15 M34 M77 Abell 426 Perseus Cluster of Galaxies NGC 1333 NGC 1365 IC 342 M45 Pleiades Winter Clouds of Creation NGC 1499 California Nebula IC 2118 Witch Head Nebula IC 405 Flaming Star Nebula Large Magellanic Cloud M1 Crab Nebula M42 Orion Nebula NGC 1977 NGC 1999 30 Doradus Tarantula Nebula B33 and NGC 2023 Horsehead Nebula NGC 2024 Flame Nebula Semeis 147 M78 NGC 2170 M35 and NGC 2158 IC 443 Jellyfish Nebula NGC 2237, NGC 2238, NGC 2239, and NGC 2246 Rosette Nebula NGC 2261 Hubble's Variable Nebula NGC 2264 Christmas Tree Cluster IC 2177 Seagull Nebula NGC 2359 Thor's Helmet NGC 2392 Eskimo Nebula NGC 2403 M46 M44 Praesepe M67 NGC 2841 NGC 2903 M81 Bode's Galaxy M82 Cigar Galaxy Spring The Realm of the Galaxies NGC 3079 and Q0957+561 Hickson 44 NGC 3372 Eta Carinae Nebula M95, M96, and M105 Leo I Group NGC 3521 NGC 3576 and NGC 3603 M97 Owl Nebula NGC 3628, M65, and M66 Leo Triplet NGC 3718 M109 NGC 4038 and NGC 4039 Antennae M106 M61 M100 Virgo Cluster NGC 4449 M87 NGC 4565 Needle Galaxy M58 M104 Sombrero Galaxy NGC 4631 M94 NGC 4725 M64 Black Eye Galaxy NGC 4945 NGC 5033 M63 Sunflower Galaxy NGC 5128 NGC 5139 Omega Centauri M51 Whirlpool Galaxy M83 Southern Pinwheel M3 M101 Pinwheel Galaxy M5 Summer The Milky Way: Coming Home Abell 2151 Hercules Galaxy Cluster IC 4604 Rho Ophiuchus Nebula NGC 6164 and NGC 6165 NGC 6188 and NGC 6193 M13 Great Globular Cluster in Hercules M7 NGC 6543 Cat's Eye Nebula M20 Trifid Nebula M8 Lagoon Nebula NGC 6559 M16 Eagle Nebula M17 Swan Nebula M22 M57 Ring Nebula M54 NGC 6744 NGC 6823 NGC 6822 Barnard's Galaxy M27 Dumbbell Nebula NGC 6888 Crescent Nebula IC 1318 Butterfly Nebula NGC 6914 NGC 6946 NGC 7000 and IC 5070 North American and Pelican Nebulae NGC 6960, NGC 6992, and NGC 6995 Cygnus Loop NGC 7023 Iris Nebula M39 IC 1396 NGC 7129 IC 5146 Cocoon Nebula Index About the Author/Photographer |
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