This beautiful book leads us into a celestial panorama that extends for 130 billion trillion kilometres (80 billion trillion miles) in every direction, and allows us to explore nearly 200 of the most extraordinary astronomical views ever uncovered. Complementing these up-to-date and spectacular images are enlightening descriptions of the planets, stars, nebulae, white dwarfs, supernovae, black holes and other exotica that populate our universe.
Nicolas Cheetham Knihy
Embark on a fantastic voyage across 276 billion trillion miles of space and 13.5 billion years of time, featuring over 300 stunning astronomical images. This collection showcases the 101 greatest sights from Earth to the edge of the cosmos, with dramatic large-format photographs, many displayed at full or double-page size. Prepare to explore 46.5 billion light years of space, delving into celestial wonders ranging from comets to quasars. Starting on Earth in the Orion Spur of the Milky Way, readers will journey through the entire universe. Discover mesmerizing photos of Martian sand dunes shaped by spring winds, alien cloudscapes of fluorescing gases, and hidden nests of new stars. Witness hypergiant stars disintegrating, colliding galaxies, and superclusters gathering like cosmic dust. The journey is organized into four zones: interplanetary, interstellar, intergalactic, and intertemporal. This grand tour offers an unparalleled portrait of our cosmic habitat, making it the ultimate way to experience the Universe.
Presents a view of planet Earth as seen through the eye of a satellite. This book travels the world in four chapters: Earth, Water, Air and Fire. It flies us over mountains, forests, deserts and tundra. It follows rivers and coastlines, explores ice fields and seas, and examines storms, hurricanes, and various other atmospheric phenomena.