Contributions

  • Cox, John, 1947- - Contributor

Publication

2000 - Springer, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

23,750 words, Guess

Page Count

95 pages

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL38484M
  • ISBN-101852331895
  • OCLC Control Number41711949
  • Library of Congress Control Number99026690
  • LibraryThing747765
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  • Goodreads3037122

Classifications

  • DDC523.8/0222/3
  • LCCQB65 .M586 2000

Alternate Titles

  • Three-D atlas of stars and galaxies

Description

This Astronomical Atlas features conventional star and galaxy maps, along with spectacular three-dimensional stereographs. These 3-D images are viewed with the red/green spectacles provided with the book, to show the stars and galaxies in three-dimensional space. This book contains three sets of comprehensive full-sky maps and 3-D stereographs. They cover local space, regional space, (the naked-eye stars) and distant space (with more than 20,000 galaxies). All the stereographs have been derived from the most accurate data available, including the results produced by the Hipparcos satellite. They can be used to directly measure approximate distances of the objects they show, as well as for viewing in 3-D. The distant space maps represent probably the most complete mappings of the galaxies available to amateur astronomers, and their accompanying three-dimensional views provide tantalising glimpses of structure at the largest scale of the universe.

Subjects

Genres

  • Atlases.

Other Editions

  • 3-D atlas of stars and galaxiesSpringer2000-01-01

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