As spacecraft and telescopes grow ever more sophisticated, it seems that there is no end to what they can show us. This book brings it all together in one package. It will show you what is in the Universe, how it fits together — even how you can get out there and see it for yourself. The book is split into ten chapters that will enable you to quickly find what you are looking for. The first eight present aninventory of the Universe’s main contents: the Earth and Moon, the Inner Solar System, the Outer Solar System, the Nearest Stars, the Local Neighbourhood, the Milky Way, the Local Group of Galaxies, and the Universe of Galaxies. Chapter nine guides you through the seasons, mapping out what you can expect to see in the sky in any given direction — north or south of the equator, any time of year. And the final chapter details all 88 constellations, picking out noteworthy features such as famous nebulae, stars and galaxies.
Packed with hundreds of color photos, maps and illustrations, up to date and authoritative, the Illustrated Atlas of the Universe is your passbook to the cosmos and our place in it.
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Publisher: Fog City Press (and others outside UK) Date: June 2006 Pages: 304 hardback ISBN-10: 1740893778
