A Year in the Life of the Universe takes you on an intimate seasonal tour of the heavens
Stellar color photographs by renowned astro-imager Robert Gendler display the beauty and scientific interest of more than 120 deep-sky objects
It contains object coordinates, detailed descriptive captions, and wide-field sky charts to help you navigate the night sky
Hardbound, 160 pages
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11/5/08 12:22 AM
A Year in the Life of the Universe Seasonal Guide
Reviewer: Matt Wedel
I put off buying this book for an entire
year. I figured that between the
internet and my other coffee-table
gee-whiz books, the last thing I needed
was another book full of pretty
pictures. I was so wrong. Take Rob
Gendler's gorgeous astrophotos--there is
a shot of Omega Centauri in here that
makes me want to weep!--add concise,
up-to-date descriptions, coordinates,
seasonal sky maps, with every object
ranked by right ascension, and you've
got a pretty-picture book that doubles
as a deep-sky guide and observing
planner. Plus you will pick the book up
just to leaf through it and enjoy it.
And the production value is
unbelievable, with a solid hardcover and
excellent full-color reproduction on
heavy glossy paper. I have no idea how
they are able to sell this book at this
price, but hey, their loss is your gain.
You WILL use this book, and when you do,
you will kick yourself for not getting
it sooner. A fantastic holiday or
birthday present for an amateur
astronomer, or, heck, anyone with a pulse.