Stunning Hubble Space Telescope Images Chosen for 2005 Calendar; ``Year in Space'' Includes Many of Hubble's Finest Shots.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. -- A field of galaxies thirteen billion light-years away hearkens back to the dawn of the universe. A trio of images of the great ringed planet Saturn reveals subtle variations in its composition. A bubbly ocean of hydrogen gas within the nebula M17 resembles the fury of a raging sea. The heart of a globular cluster of stars appears as a shimmer carpet of jewels. These are just some of the stunning 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", 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 Gemini and Apollo programs all the way to the Space Shuttle and International Space Station. Amazing planetary images by the Cassini Orbiter and the Mars Exploration Rovers are presented along with incredible deep space vistas taken by the Spitzer Space Telescope Spitzer Space Telescope: see infrared astronomy; observatory, orbiting. and some of the world's leading observatories. An informative essay accompanies every image, and each weekly calendar page is filled with historic dates in space history. "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). ), Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC (Network Operations Center) A central or regional location for monitoring a large network. Also called a "network management center" (NMC), "service management center" (SMC) or "network control center" (NCC), a NOC may be used to manage a large enterprise network, ), Eagle Picher, MD Robotics, Countdown Creations, Astronomy Magazine, The Planetary Society, and the National Space Society. Education and Internet discounts are also available on the Web site. |
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