LEADER 00000cam 2200337Mi 4500 003 OCoLC 005 20190805104524.0 008 190220t20192019enka e 001 0 eng 020 9780233005799|qpaperback 020 023300579X 035 (OCoLC)1089339696 040 AU@|beng|erda|cAU@|dOCLCO|dBDX|dNZLPP|dOCLCO|dOCLCF |dUtOrBLW 082 04 522/.63|223 092 522.63|bEVA 100 1 Evans, Rhodri,|eauthor. 245 10 Capturing the universe :|bthe most spectacular astrophotography from across the cosmos /|cRhodri Evans ; foreword by Steven Young. 264 1 London :|bAndre Deutsch,|c2019. 264 4 |c©2019 300 192 pages :|bchiefly colour illustrations ;|c28 cm 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 336 still image|bsti|2rdacontent 337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 500 Includes index. 520 The very best images captured by the new generation of terrestrial telescopes, orbiting telescopes and deep-space probes and landers have been collected in this magnificent volume. Detailed captions explain the equipment and technicalities of producing such images, which are not only mesmerising but also provide a huge amount of information about the geology and atmospheres of celestial bodes, and the formation of distant galaxies. From the world's gigantic telescopes in the Canary Islands, Hawaii and Chile to the New Horizons probe now heading into the Kuiper Belt to examine other icy mini-worlds, each page reveals extraordinary images that take us deeper into our universe. 650 0 Astronomical photography. 651 0 Outer space|vPictorial works. 655 7 Photobooks.|2lcgft 700 1 Young, Steven,|ewriter of foreword.
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