300 Astronomical Objects A Visual Reference to the Universe

Name: 300 Astronomical Objects A Visual Reference to the Universe
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ISBN: 9781554071753

ISBN-10: 1554071755

ISBN-13: 9781554071753

Edition: 2006

Authors: Jamie Wilkins, Robert Dunn

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A handy and comprehensive reference to the 300 most interesting celestial objects. This book provides a tour through the galaxy, from its solar core to its outer limits, with all the highlights and the very latest data about the universe. Convenient data sidebars with each entry provide facts and figures on every object- including mass, magnitude, density, radius, rotation period, and surface and core temperatures. An annotated cross-section of the object enhances this information, and a full-page photograph brings the object to life. Additional spreads bring together and explain related objects or phenomena. For example, the corresponding pages for the sun include solar power, sunspots…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Firefly Books, Limited
Publication date: 8/15/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 528
Size: 6.25" wide x 6.50" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.936
Language: English

Jamie Wilkins and Robert Dunn



Introduction


The Solar System


The Sun


Solar Power


Sunspots


Solar Flares


Mercury


Mercury's Orbit


Mercury's Surface


Venus


Venus's Clouds


Venus's Surface


Earth


Earth's Interior


Earth's Surface


Earth's Oceans and Atmosphere


The Moon


Moon's Surface


Moon and Earth


Man on the Moon


Mars


Mars's Atmosphere


Mars's Surface


Deimos and Phobos


The Asteroid Belt


Eros


Ida and Dactyl


Mathilde


Jupiter


Jupiter's Atmosphere


Great Red Spot


Jupiter's Center and Auroras


Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 Impact


Jupiter's Moons


Jupiter's Rings and Inner Moons


Io


Europa


Callisto


Ganymede


Jupiter's Minor Moons


Saturn


Saturn's Rotation


Saturn's Rings


Saturn's Moons


The Shepherd Moons


Epimetheus and Janus


Mimas


Enceladus


Tehys


Dione


Titan


Hyperion


Iapetus


Uranus


Uranus's Rings


Miranda and Other Moons


Ariel and Titania


Oberon and Umbriel


Neptune


Nepturn's Atmosphere


Triton


Pluto and Charon


Outer Belts and Comets


Halley's Comet


Hale-Bopp


Tempel 1 and Deep Impact


Other Comets


Space Telescopes


Hubble Space Telescope


Spitzer Space Telescope


Chandra Observatory


International Space Station


Uncrewed Probes


Mars Lander - Viking


Mars Lander - Pathfinder


Mars Landers - Spirit and Opportunity


Venus Landers


Titan Lander - Huygens


Sun Orbiter - SOHO


Mercury Orbiter - Mariner 10


Venus Orbiter - Magellan


Mars Orbiter - Global Surveyor


Mars Orbiter - Odyssey


Mars Orbiter - Mars Express


Jupiter Orbiter - Galileo


Saturn Orbiter - Cassini


Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11


Voyager 1 and Voyager 2


The Milky Way


Nebulae


Discovery of Nebulae


Molecular Clouds


Interstellar Dust


Cloud Collapse


Emission Nebulae


Carina Nebula - Keyhole


Carina Nebula - Star Formation


Eagle Nebula - Pillars of Creation


Eagle Nebula - Hidden Stars


Lagoon Nebula


N44F


Trifid Nebula


Ghost Head Nebula


Reflection Nebulae


V838 Monocerotis


Barnard's Merope Nebula


Hubble's Variable Nebula


Dark Nebulae


Horsehead Nebula


Thackeray's Globules


Barnard 68


Elephant's Trunk Nebula


Protostars and Planetary Systems


Star Formation


Planetary System Formation


Fomalhaut


Extrasolar Planets


Stars


Stellar Classification


Red Dwarfs


Brown Dwarfs


Giants


Eta Carinae


Wolf-Rayet Stars


Red Giants


White Dwarfs


Sirius A and B


Binary Stars


Spectroscopic Binaries


Eclipsing and Astrometric Binaries


Binary Star Formation


Close Binaries


Open Clusters


Pleiades


Trapezium Cluster


Globular Clusters


Omega Centauri


NGC 6397


Planetary Nebulae


Retina Nebula


Eight-Burst Nebula


Helix Nebula


Cat's Eye Nebula


Ring Nebula


Supernova Remnants


Type I-A Supernova Remnants


Type II Supernova Remnants


Cassiopeia A


Crab Nebula


Neutron Stars and Pulsars


Black Holes and Supernovae


Other Black Holes


Galaxies and Beyond


Local Group


Large Magellanic Cloud


Small Magellanic Cloud


Andromeda - M31


Triangulum Galaxy - M33


Local Group Detail


Galaxies


Dwarf Galaxies


NGC 1705


I Zwicky 18


Lenticular/Elliptical Galaxies


NGC 2787


NGC 1316


Spiral Galaxies


M74


NGC 891


NGC 3314 and NGC 3314b


M81


Pinwheel Galaxy - M101


ESO 510-G13


NGC 4736 (M94)


Sombrero Galaxies - M104


NGC 4013


NGC 4622


NGC 7331


Black Eye/Sleeping Beauty/Evil Eye Galaxy - M64


Whirlpool Galaxy - M51


M66


NGC 2403


Other Spiral Galaxies


Barred Spiral Galaxies


NGC 1300


NGC 2903


NGC 1365


NGC 4639


Other Galaxies


Active Galaxies, Interacting Galaxies, and Clusters


Starburst / Seyfert Galaxies


M82


NGC 7742


NGC 4314


NGC 3079


NGC 3310


Black Holes


M84


NGC 7052


NGC 4438


NGC 4261


Active Galaxies


M87


3C 31


Fornax A


Centaurus A


NGC 6240


Cygnus A


Interacting Galaxies


The Mice - NGC 4676


NGC 1275


AMO644-741


Arp 220


NGC 4650A


The Antennae Galaxies


Hoag's Object


NGC 6745


Tadpole Galaxy (Arp 188)


Cartwheel Galaxy


NGC 2207 and IC 2163


Galaxy Groups


Stephan's Quintet


HCG 62


Seyfert's Sextet


HCG 87


Galaxy Clusters


Abell 2029


Abell 2218


Centaurus Cluster


1E 0657-56


CL 0024+1654


Perseus Cluster


Abell 3627


MS 0735.6+7421


Other Clusters


Cosmology and All-Sky Surveys


First Stars from Spitzer


EGRET All-Sky Map


2MASS Map


WMAP


Hubble Ultra Deep Field


Chandra Deep Field North


Einstein Cross - Hucra's Lens


BATSE


Glossary


Further Resources and Acknowledgments


Index