Description
Book SynopsisTravelling from the edge of our Solar System, through the Milky Way and to the outer edges of the observable universe, Deep Space is a spectacular photographic guide to galaxies, nebulae, supernova, clusters, black holes and quasars. Learn about the birth of stars in our own galaxy, planets beyond our own solar system, when they were first discovered and how we have managed to photograph these places.
Ranging from the Magellanic Clouds within the Milky Way to stellar life cycles, from other spiral galaxies such as the Andromeda Galaxy, to the Sombrero Galaxy, and from nebulae such as the Pillars of Creation to black and white dwarfs, this is accessibly written for the general reader to grasp the science and magnitude of deep space.
Featuring 200 outstanding colour photographs and expert captions, Deep Space is most certainly out of this world.
Table of ContentsIntroduction
THE MILKY WAY
Sagittarius A
Monoceros Ring
Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy
Magellanic Clouds
Large Magellanic Cloud
Star Clusters
Globular Clusters
Interstellar Matter
Dark Nebulae
Starbirth Nebulae
Reflection Nebulae
Cat’s Eye Nebula
OTHER SPIRAL GALAXIES
Andromeda Galaxy
Sunflower Galaxy
Pinwheel Galaxy
ELLIPTICAL GALAXIES
M49
M59
M60
M87 Centaurus A
Sombrero Galaxy
DWARF GALAXIES
Supernova
Cassiopeia A
Spitzer Spies Supernova Remnant HBH 3
NEBULAE
Pillars of Creation
Homunculus Nebula
Horsehead Nebula
Carina Nebula
The Triangulum Emission Garren
Nebula NGC 604
Dark Nebula
Tycho Supernova
STELLAR LIFE CYCLES
Birth of a Star
Star V838 Monocerotis
Protostars
T-Tauri Stars
Brown Dwarfs
The Main Sequence
How Stars Shine
Extrasolar Planets
Wolf-Rayet Stars
Red Giants
Blue Supergiants
Planetary Nebulae
White and Black Dwarfs
Supernova
Supernova Remnants
Neutron Stars
Pulsars
Black Holes
OPEN CLUSTERS
Pleiades Star Cluster
