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      Hardcover Photographic Tour of the Universe Book
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      ISBN: 155209054X

      ISBN13: 9781552090541

      A Photographic Tour of the Universe

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      Book Overview

      A Photographic Tour of the Universe presents over 250 new images from space, drawn from space agencies (NASA and the European Space Agency) and by other renowned observatories. Each photograph is accompanied by an extensive caption that points out the important details in the image and summarizes the techniques and exposure times used to make the photographs. As we proceed through the text, which covers our solar system, the stars, the nebulae, the near galaxies, and, finally, the distant galaxies, we learn how astronomers have interpreted what they have seen and how the new images have changed what we know about the cosmos. Recent photos form the Hubble, for example, have shown the "signature" of black holes -- objects so massive and dense that not even light can escape their gravitational pull. Other images taken recently are remarkable for their high resolution and extraordinary beauty, such as those revealing the famous Horsehead Nebula. The book includes an introduction by Richard M. West of the European Southern Observatory. This description may be from another edition of this product.

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      Rated 4 stars
      Includes a unique image sequence

      By Thriftbooks.com User,

      I have seen many general-interest astronomy and astrophotography books. This book is unique for a sequence of seven images (in the chapter on Types of Stars) running from hot blue Mintaka to cool reddish Betelguese. I bought the book for this sequence alone!

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      Rated 5 stars
      A Basic, Well Balanced Introduction To The Universe

      By Thriftbooks.com User,

      Like the previous reviewer, I purchased this book mainly to look at some Hubble photographs. Unlike the previous reviewer, I found much more to like about it. Photos provided are not just from Hubble but from a variety of different ground-based and orbiting telescopes. Some are rather dated, many are indeed beautiful, and ALL of them are interesting to look at. And each one is accompanied by often detailed descriptions...

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      Rated 4 stars
      Great pictures, some computer enhanced - too many words.

      By Thriftbooks.com User,

      Hoping to see more pictures from Hubble telescope,and less about the Hubble. Some pictures were outstanding. Some not very new. Some really good pictures may have been computer enhanced - difficult to tell sometimes. Overall a fair but disappointing book. Too much reading (words).

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