The Sky at Night book series, formerly published by Philips, documents the 40most recent episodes of Sir Patrick Moore's record-breaking TV program of thesame name. This program is the only major long-running TV program featuring astronomy topics in both the U.S. and the U.K. Each episode reviews current events and hot topics in the field of astronomy. As in the twelve earlier volumes, each of the episodes has been re-written into short, punchy essays from the past four years of broadcasting. Each chapter covers the subject of a particular show in The Sky at Night TV series. As such, this book presents a synopsis of the most significant events in astronomy during this 40-episode period. Patrick Moore has fans the world over, for whom these volumes are essential reading. The Sky at Night programs (and, of course, the books) feature many of the greatest living astronomers, astrophysicists, cosmologists, and astronauts - people such as Sir Martin Rees (President of the U.K.'s prestigious Royal Society, and Astronomer Royal), Prof. Gerry Gilmore, astronaut Eugene Cernan, and many more. Chris Lintott, the co-star of the latest episodes of Sky at Night, has a massive fan base that derives equally from The Sky at Night and from his paradigm-shifting astronomy website Galaxy Zoo, which has some 150,000 members. Provides an ideal overview of the past four years in astronomy as well as a readable introduction to many astronomical hot topics This book documents episodes from Sir Patrick Moore's record-breaking TV program The Sky at Night episodes covered in this book feature many of the greatest living astronomers, astrophysics, and astronauts INDICE: Foreword.- Introduction.- Eye on the Sky.- The Turbulent Sun.- Comet Crash.- The Search for Life Elsewhere.- Mapping the Sky.- News from the Planets.- Spanish Ring.- The Sizes of the Stars.- The Edge of the Solar System.- The Telescopes of Mauna Kea.- Turkish Delight.- Ringed World.- Matter We Cannot See.- Gamma Ray Bursters.- Wandering Giants.- The Problem with Pluto.- Non-Identical Twins.- The Sounds of the Stars.- Space-Man.- Exploring Mars.- The Lakes of Titan.- Fiftieth Anniversary.- SuperWASP.- Scorpion in the Sky.- The August Perseids.- Black Holes and Black Magic.- Jodrell Bank-50th Anniversary.- The Grand Collision.- Holme's Comet.-
- ISBN: 978-1-4419-6408-3
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 224
- Fecha Publicación: 29/08/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés