Looking for a good Astronomy book

I was wondering if anyone knows about a good Astronomy book that shows close-up photos of objects in the night sky. I've always thought it would be neat to look up in the night sky and know which white dots are starts, and which ones are other objects such as galaxies, nebulae and planets (and be able to see what they look like up close). Thanks a bunch!




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"Conrad7" wrote in message
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I was wondering if anyone knows about a good Astronomy book that shows
close-up photos of objects in the night sky. I've always thought it
would be neat to look up in the night sky and know which white dots are
starts, and which ones are other objects such as galaxies, nebulae and
planets (and be able to see what they look like up close). Thanks a
bunch!

If you want a book to learn the sky, I recommend "Nigh****ch" by Terence
Dickinson, if you want a coffe table book with beautiful pictures I
recommend "The Great Atlas of the Stars" by Serge Brunier.

Conrad7wrote:
I was wondering if anyone knows about a good Astronomy book that
shows close-up photos of objects in the night sky. I've always
thought it would be neat to look up in the night sky and know which
white dots are starts, and which ones are other objects such as
galaxies, nebulae and planets (and be able to see what they look like
up close). Thanks a bunch!

Try Ken Croswell's huge and beautiful book
Magnificent
Universe. It proceeds from here to there, starting with the
nine planets, then progressing to the stars and nebulae, then to the
galaxies, and finally to the universe as a whole. Along the way are
a hundred full-color images from the best observatories, including
the Hubble Space Telescope, each reproduced VERY large--as large as
14 x 22 inches. Plus, a dazzling color-coded set of data tables
lists the planets, the nearest stars, the brightest stars, and Local
Group galaxies.

Thanks for the reccomendation Paul! I ended up buying them both since Amazon.com offerend me a good deal if I got them together.


"Conrad7" wrote in message
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I was wondering if anyone knows about a good Astronomy book that shows
close-up photos of objects in the night sky. I've always thought it
would be neat to look up in the night sky and know which white dots are
starts, and which ones are other objects such as galaxies, nebulae and
planets (and be able to see what they look like up close). Thanks a
bunch!

If you want a book to learn the sky, I recommend "Nigh****ch" by Terence
Dickinson, if you want a coffe table book with beautiful pictures I
recommend "The Great Atlas of the Stars" by Serge Brunier.







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Thanks Turquois! I checked out "Magnificent Universe" on Amazon.com and it looks quite impressive. In fact, I ended up buying that and a couple of other astronomy books. Thanks for the reccomendation!


Conrad7wrote:
I was wondering if anyone knows about a good Astronomy book that
shows close-up photos of objects in the night sky. I've always
thought it would be neat to look up in the night sky and know which
white dots are starts, and which ones are other objects such as
galaxies, nebulae and planets (and be able to see what they look like
up close). Thanks a bunch!

Try Ken Croswell's huge and beautiful book
Magnificent
Universe. It proceeds from here to there, starting with the
nine planets, then progressing to the stars and nebulae, then to the
galaxies, and finally to the universe as a whole. Along the way are
a hundred full-color images from the best observatories, including
the Hubble Space Telescope, each reproduced VERY large--as large as
14 x 22 inches. Plus, a dazzling color-coded set of data tables
lists the planets, the nearest stars, the brightest stars, and Local
Group galaxies.






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Conrad7wrote:
Thanks Turquois! I checked out "Magnificent Universe" on Amazon.com
and it looks quite impressive. In fact, I ended up buying that and a
couple of other astronomy books. Thanks for the reccomendation!

You're welcome! Please let us know how "Magnificent Universe" and the
other books work out for you.