The Stars. The Definitive Visual Guide to the Cosmos

258 Pages·2016·99.21 MB·English

by  DK Publishing

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CONTENTS
Senior Art Editor Ina Stradins 6 Foreword 68 Galaxy Clusters
Project Art Editor Katherine Raj
70 The Expanding Universe
Project Editor Miezan van Zyl
Editors Martyn Page, Cathy Meeus, 8 UNDERSTANDING THE COSMOS 72 The Size and Structure of the Universe
Steve Setford, Scarlett O’Hara
10 Out of the Darkness 74 Dark Matter and Dark Energy
Designers Jon Durbin, Alex Lloyd, Steve Woosnam-Savage
US Editors Jill Hamilton, Shannon Beatty 12 The Cosmos 76 Observing the Skies
Illustrators Peter Bull, Edwood Burns, 14 The Big Bang 78 The History of the Telescope
Mark Garlick, Phil Gamble
Managing Editor Angeles Gavira 16 The Origin of the Universe 80 Space Telescopes
Managing Art Editor Michael Duffy 18 Celestial Objects 82 The Search for Life
Producers, Pre-Production Luca Frassinetti, Gillian Reid
20 What is a Star?
Senior Producer Mary Slater
Picture Research Liz Moore 22 Star Brightness and Distance 84 THE CONSTELLATIONS
Jacket Editor Claire Gell 24 Star Sizes 86 Patterns in the Sky
Jacket Designer Mark Cavanagh
26 Inside a Star 88 Charting the Heavens
Jacket Design Development Manager Sophia MTT
Art Director Karen Self 28 The Lives of Stars 90 The Celestial Sphere
Associate Publishing Director Liz Wheeler 30 Starbirth 92 The Zodiac
Publishing Director Jonathan Metcalf
32 Planetary Nebulae 94 Mapping the Sky
First American Edition, 2016
Published in the United States by DK Publishing 34 Supernovae 96 Sky Charts
345 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014
36 Neutron Stars 102 Ursa Minor / Cephus
Copyright © 2016 Dorling Kindersley Limited
DK, a Division of Penguin Random House LLC 38 Black Holes 104 Draco
16 17 18 19 20 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
001–282967–Oct/2016 40 Multiple Stars 106 Cassiopeia
All rights reserved. 42 Variable Stars 108 Lynx / Camelopardalis
Without limiting the rights under the copyright reserved above,
no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or 44 Star Clusters 110 Ursa Major
introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form,
or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, 46 Extrasolar Planetary Systems 112 Canes Venatici
recording, or otherwise), without the prior written permission
of the copyright owner. 48 Multiplanetary Systems 114 The Whirlpool Galaxy
Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited
50 Galaxies 116 Boötes / Corona Borealis
A catalog record for this book
is available from the Library of Congress.
52 Galaxy Types 118 Hercules
ISBN 978-1-4654-5340-2
54 The Milky Way 120 Lyra
DK books are available at special discounts when purchased in
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educational use. For details, contact: DK Publishing Special 56 The Milky Way in the Spotlight 122 The Ring Nebula
Markets, 345 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014
Galaxy Clusters 134 Leo 178 Crux 220 THE SOLAR SYSTEM
The Expanding Universe 136 Virgo 180 Lupus / Norma 222 Around the Sun
The Size and Structure of the Universe 138 Coma Berenices / Libra 182 Ara / Corona Australis 224 The Solar System
Dark Matter and Dark Energy 140 Scorpius 184 Sagittarius 226 The Sun
Observing the Skies 142 Serpens 186 Capricornus / Piscis Austrinus 228 The Inner Planets
The History of the Telescope 144 Ophiuchus 188 Grus / Microscopium 230 The Outer Planets
Space Telescopes 146 Aquila / Scutum 190 Sculptor / Caelum 232 The Moon
The Search for Life 148 Vulpecula / Sagitta / Delphinus 192 Fornax / Lepus
150 Pegasus / Equuleus 194 Canis Major / Columba 234 REFERENCE
THE CONSTELLATIONS 152 Aquarius 196 Puppis 236 Stars and Star Groups
Patterns in the Sky 154 Pisces 198 Pyxis / Antlia 238 Constellations / The Milky Way
Charting the Heavens 156 Taurus / Aries 200 Vela and Other Galaxies
The Celestial Sphere 158 Cetus 202 Carina 240 Messier Objects
The Zodiac 160 Eridanus 204 The Carina Nebula 244 Glossary
Mapping the Sky 162 Orion 206 Musca / Circinus / Triangulum Australe / 246 Index
Sky Charts 164 The Orion Nebula Telescopium 256 Acknowledgments
Ursa Minor / Cephus 166 Gemini 208 Indus / Phoenix
Draco 168 Cancer / Canis Minor 210 Dorado
Cassiopeia 170 Monoceros 212 Pictor / Reticulum / Volans
Lynx / Camelopardalis 172 Hydra 214 Chameleon / Apus / Tucana
Ursa Major 174 Sextans / Corvus / Crater 216 Pavo / Hydrus
Canes Venatici 176 Centaurus 218 Horologium / Mensa / Octans
The Whirlpool Galaxy
Boötes / Corona Borealis
Hercules
Consultant Authors Ian Ridpath is author of the Dorling Kindersley Handbook
Lyra
Jacqueline Mitton is author, co-author, or editor of about Robert Dinwiddie specializes in writing educational and of Stars and Planets and is editor of the Oxford Dictionary of
30 books on space and astronomy and has acted as consultant illustrated reference books on scientific topics. His particular Astronomy. He is a recipient of the Astronomical Society
The Ring Nebula for many others. She has a degree in physics from Oxford areas of interest include Earth and ocean science, astronomy, of the Pacific’s award for outstanding contributions to the
University and a Ph.D. from Cambridge University. cosmology, and history of science. public understanding and appreciation of astronomy.
Cygnus
David W. Hughes is emeritus professor of astronomy at the Carole Stott is an astronomer and author who has written more
University of Sheffield. He has published over 200 research than 30 books about astronomy and space. She is a former head
Andromeda
papers on asteroids, comets, meteorites, and meteors, and has of astronomy at the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, London.
worked for the European, British, and Swedish space agencies.
Triangulum / Lacerta
Asteroid David Hughes is named in his honor. Giles Sparrow is an author and editor specializing in astronomy
and space science. He is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical
Perseus
Geraint Jones is an astronomer, lecturer, and writer specializing Society.
in planetary science. He is the head of the Planetary Science
Leo Minor / Auriga Group at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory at UCL London.
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FOREWORD
The starry sky on a clear night in a really dark place is
uniquely magical. We can only imagine how our ancestors
must have marveled at the night sky in the days before
artifcial lighting made it nearly impossible for many people
to see any but the brightest stars.
With this book, anyone can fnd out about the stars.
Once you know some of their names and how to
recognize constellations, what seem like random star
patterns become a picture book in the sky. You will want to
look up at night to see what you can recognize—Orion the
Hunter, perhaps, the Great Bear, or the Heavenly Twins.
However, there is more to the stars than a beautiful
sky. There’s a story to tell about how stars are born and
change through their lives, ending as exotic white dwarfs,
neutron stars, or stellar black holes. Stars light up glowing
nebulae, huddle together in clusters, harbor families of
planets and populate a universe of galaxies. And you will
fnd all about it here.
I became fascinated by the night sky as a young child.
As I grew up, my curiosity about science grew too. I wanted
to know more and more about the stars and the Universe
so I became an astronomer. But the stars are there for all
of us to discover. Read on!
JACQUELINE MITTON
◁ Hot blue stars and cooler yellow stars can be
seen together in this Hubble Space Telescope
image of the globular cluster M15. It is one of the
oldest known star clusters, around 12 billion years
old. M15 is located 35,000 light-years from
Earth, and lies in the constellation Pegasus.
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