300 Astronomical Objects: A Visual Reference to the Universe.300 ASTRONOMICAL OBJECTS: A Visual Reference to the Universe JAMIE WILKINS AND ROBERT DUNN Robert Dunn or Bob Dunn may refer to:
The vast visible universe is depicted in detailed, full-color photos in this lengthy but hand-size atlas. Familiar objects, such as the sun and the planets of the solar system solar system, the sun and the surrounding planets, natural satellites, dwarf planets, asteroids, meteoroids, and comets that are bound by its gravity. The sun is by far the most massive part of the solar system, containing almost 99.9% of the system's total mass. , are described in brief, straightforward summaries that include data on mass, density, average surface temperature, and other aspects of the celestial objects. Other objects described include comets and asteroids This is a list of numbered minor planets, nearly all of them asteroids, in sequential order. As of late September 2007 there are 164,612 numbered minor planets, and many more not yet numbered. Most asteroids are ordinary and not particularly noteworthy. , the orbiting telescopes Hubble and Spitzer, and space probes such as the Mars landers, viking, and Pathfinder. The guide also gives details on other Milky Way Milky Way, the galaxy of which the sun and solar system are a part, seen as a broad band of light arching across the night sky from horizon to horizon; if not blocked by the horizon, it would be seen as a circle around the entire sky. objects, such as various types of nebulae, stars, protostars, black holes, and supernovas. The remainder of the atlas focuses on the "local group" galaxies--those near the Milky Way--and all-sky surveys. Firefly, 2006, 528 p., color images, hardcover, $29.95. |
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