Magnificent Hubble Space Telescope Images Chosen for 2004 Calendar; 'Year In Space' Includes Many of Hubble's Finest Shots.Business Editors ITHACA Ithaca, city, United States Ithaca (ĭth`əkə), city (1990 pop. 29,541), seat of Tompkins co., S central N.Y., at the southern end of Cayuga Lake, in the Finger Lakes region; settled 1789, inc. as a city 1888. , N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 26, 2003 Thousands of distant galaxies crowd the field of a long-exposure image. Light echoes from a dying star illuminate a ghostly shell of expanding gas. The delicate structure within a planetary nebula appears within concentric rings of red, yellow and blue. The coldest spot in the known Universe, a nebula nebula (nĕb`y  lə) [Lat.,=mist], in astronomy, observed manifestation of a collection of highly rarefied gas and dust in interstellar space. just 5,000 light-years away, is captured by the telescope's discerning eye. These are just some of nearly a dozen Hubble Space Telescope Hubble Space Telescope (HST), the first large optical orbiting observatory. Built from 1978 to 1990 at a cost of $1.5 billion, the HST (named for astronomer E. P. Hubble) was expected to provide the clearest view yet obtained of the universe. images that were chosen to appear in "The Year In Space" 2004 Desk Calendar, an award-winning 144-page weekly calendar featuring images and information from the past, present and future of space exploration and astronomical discovery http://www.YearInSpace.com. In full-color full-page images, "The Year In Space" takes its readers on an out-of-this-world journey while giving them a convenient way to organize their busy lives back on Earth. The 53 stunning weekly images represent the full spectrum of space exploration, from the earliest X-15 flights in the 1950s, to the ongoing construction of the International Space Station. In addition, planetary images from Viking, Voyager and Mars Global Surveyor The Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) was a US spacecraft developed by NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and launched November 1996. It began the United States's return to Mars after a 20-year absence. are presented along with spectacular deep space vistas taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and some of the world's leading astronomical observatories. A fun and informative essay accompanies each weekly image. "The Year In Space" is also a versatile desk calendar, with weekly, monthly, yearly and multi-year calendars, a daily moon phase calendar, an address section, blank pages for notes, and more. Orders for "The Year In Space" can be placed on the web site http://www.YearInSpace.com or by calling 800/736-6836. There is free standard shipping in the U.S. and rush delivery (3-5 days) is available for an additional charge. The calendar will begin shipping at the end of October. Discounts of 27% to 47% are available for all NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. employees nationwide, as well as for employees, customers, retirees and stockholders of organizations that sponsor the calendar, including Boeing (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BA), Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT LMT left mentotransverse (position of fetus). ), MD Robotics, Countdown Creations, Sky & Telescope, The Planetary Society, and the National Space Society. Education and Internet discounts are also available on the website. |
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