Overview
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.
Full Product Details
Author: Robert Gendler ,
Timothy Ferris
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Imprint: Voyageur Press
Dimensions:
Width: 23.50cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 27.90cm
Weight: 1.175kg
ISBN: 9780760326428
ISBN 10: 0760326428
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 15 October 2006
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
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.
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.
Author Information
Robert Gendler is the world's leading amateur astrophotographer. A physician who spends his free time taking pictures of the night sky, he is the author and photographer of A Year in the Life of the Universe, and his images appear regularly in Sky & Telescope magazine. He lives in Avon, Connecticut. www.robgendlerastropics.com/Foreword writer Neil deGrasse Tyson is a professional astrophysicist. He is the director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History and the host of NOVA scienceNOW on PBS. Tyson is the author of nine books on the universe, most recently Death by Black Hole and The Pluto Files. He lives in New York City.Timothy Ferris is the author of such bestsellers as The Whole Shebang and Coming of Age in the Milky Way. He has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.
