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The Stars

The Definitive Visual Guide to the Cosmos

by DK
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1 of 1 copy available
1 of 1 copy available

Expand your horizons and take in the awesome sights of the Universe.
Using stunning space photography and easy-to-understand infographics, The Stars takes you to scores of galaxy clusters fantastically far away.
Since the Big Bang 13.8 billion years ago, there are now hundreds of billions of stars, 200 billion alone in our home galaxy - the Milky Way. The Stars details 88 constellations to be found in the night sky, including Ursa Major, which contains the seven stars that make up the Plough, as well as Hercules, Lyra, Orion, and far away Andromeda. It explains how they came into being, where they are situated, and their key features.
Feast your eyes on glowing galaxies, and rare sights such as dust clouds in the Carina and Ring Nebulae, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. The Stars also provides an endless parade of mind-blowing facts such as when Betelgeuse explodes, it will release more energy in an instant that the Sun produces in its entire lifetime!

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    • Booklist

      December 1, 2016
      Humans have been observing the stars since ancient times, and our knowledge of them continues to grow today. This attractive book is a combination of several related but distinct topics: a catalog of the constellations; photographs of interesting galaxies and nebulae; and theories of star formation, evolution, and decay (including their collapse into black holes). Each section is illustrated with images from the Hubble space telescope, providing dramatic graphical highlights. Not quite a reference book (and definitely not a textbook), this work will be a good addition to most public library science collections.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2016, American Library Association.)

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