Treasures of the southern sky

This coffee-table book will appeal to astronomy enthusiasts, astrophotographers, photography enthusiasts, and serious amateur and professional astronomers.Many will have heard of the most famous treasures of the southern sky, such as the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds and the Tarantula Nebula, but a full photographic exploration of the southern sky has been lacking. Few photos existof the more obscure yet equally stunning and intriguing objects such as the brilliant star cluster Pismis 24, the stunningly beautiful NGC 1532-1 (a pair of interacting galaxies), or the radiant Toby Jug Nebula (IC 2220). In additionto lesser known objects, very high resolution, large aperture images of well known objects such as the famous 'Hourglass' nebula or the 'Helix' nebula havebeen processed with the latest digital methods, revealing these 'southern gems' in ways never before seen. The book focuses on the dazzling beauty and wonder of the night sky, with engaging and easy to understand explanations of whatthe reader is seeing. The stunning photos chosen for the book are from various published and unpublished sources, including Hubble, the ESO collection, theDanish 1.5-m Telescope collection, and the personal collection of Robert Gendler. Very comprehensive and modern photographic book of the southern deep sky.The pictures will encompass a range of sizes, from the distant views of hobbytelescopes to the eagle-eye vision of the large professional ground-based andspace-based telescopes. INDICE: Preface. Introduction. The Discovery of the Southern Sky. The Southern Summer. The Southern Fall. The Southern Winter. The Southern Spring. Index.

• ISBN: 978-1-4614-0627-3
• Editorial: Springer New York
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 190
• Fecha Publicación: 28/10/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés