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Today's photographic equipment allows amateurs to take pictures of the stars that far surpass images taken just a few decades ago by even the largest observatories-and this book will teach you how.Author and world-renowned astrophotographer Thierry Leg..
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Astronomical observing and photography are favorite pastimes of yours. You want to combine the two, but youāre not sure how. Or perhaps you have dabbled in astronomy for a while and want to take another step. What do you photograph? Will something t..
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER ā¢ From one of the worldās leading physicists and author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Elegant Universe, comes āan astonishing rideā through the universe (The New York Times) that makes us look at reality in a completely ..
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Digital SLR cameras have made it easier than ever before to photograph the night sky. Whether you're a beginner, nature photographer, or serious astronomer, this is the definitive handbook to capturing the heavens. Starting with simple projects for beginners..
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Now everyone can learn to take great pictures of the cosmos!The night sky is filled with immense beauty and mystery, and itās no wonder so many photographers want to learn how to take great photographs of all it contains: the moon, stars, planets, ga..
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A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK * AN NPR SCIENCE FRIDAY BOOK CLUB SELECTION* NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST, THE ECONOMIST, NEW SCIENTIST, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, and THE GUARDIANFrom the cohost of the podcast The Universe with John Gr..
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John Brockman brings together the world's best-known physicists and science writersāincluding Brian Greene, Walter Isaacson, Nobel Prize-winner Frank Wilczek, Benoit Mandelbrot, and Martin Reesāto explain the universe in all wondrous splendor.In ..
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Two bestselling authors first met in a televised Caltech debate on āthe future of God,ā one an articulate advocate for spirituality, the other a prominent physicist. This remarkable book is the product of that serendipitous encounter and the..
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A compelling brew of mystery, crime, and science revealing the details behind the search for the lost Ark of the Covenant. The Lost Ark of the Covenant is one of the great historical mysteries of all time. To believers, the Ark is the legendary vessel h..
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A fascinating book on the joys of discovering how the world works, by the Pulitzer Prizeāwinning author of Cosmos and Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors.āMagnificent . . . Delightful . . . A masterpiece. A message of tremendous hope for humanity . . . W..
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"The authoritative masterpiece" (L. A. Times) on the Apollo space program and NASA's journey to the moonThis acclaimed portrait of heroism and ingenuity captures a watershed moment in human history. The astronauts themselves have called it the defini..
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A New York Times Bestseller "Celebrates a bold era when voyaging beyond the Earth was deemed crucial to national security and pride." -The Wall Street Journal Restoring the drama, majesty, and sheer improbability of an American triumph, this is award..
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Two world-renowned scientists present an audacious new vision of the cosmos that āsteals the thunder from the Big Bang theory.ā āWall Street JournalThe Big Bang theoryāwidely regarded as the leading explanation for the origin of the universeā..
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A lively astronomy primer that uses cataclysmic scenarios to explain the universe?s most fascinating events.According to astronomer Philip Plait, the universe is an apocalypse waiting to happen But how much do we really need to fear from things like b..
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āWith wit and brio, Frank separates current nonsense about aliens from the serious and fascinating search for extraterrestrial life.ā āCarlo Rovelli, New York Times bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on PhysicsFrom astrophysicist Adam Frank,..
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This instructional guide has one aim: to teach inexperienced astrophotographers how to take high quality images. Often, basic information about astrophotography is lacking, or is dealt with too briefly in books on the subject. This book is a distillation..
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When the night sky transforms terrestrial landscapes into otherworldly works of art, you need to know the professional techniques for capturing your own nocturnal masterpieces. This complete course combines the classic beauty of landscapes with the vast,..
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The Astrophotography Manual's Third Edition is the most up to date and authoritative guide for enthusiasts who want to create beautiful images of nebulas, galaxies, clusters, and the stars with the latest professional tools and techniques.The book has be..
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āThe world's leading alien hunterā ā New York Times MagazineFrom acclaimed Harvard astrophysicist and bestselling author of Extraterrestrial comes a mind-expanding new book explaining why becoming an interstellar species is imperative for humanit..
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The story of the men and women who drove NASAās Voyager spacecraft missionāthe farthest-flung emissaries of planet Earthātold by a scientist who was there from the beginning. Voyager 1 left our solar system in 2012; its sister craft, Voyager 2, did..
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New York Times Bestseller | Wall Street Journal Bestseller | Publishers Weekly Bestseller | Publishers Marketplace 2020 Buzz Book | Amazon Best Book of the Year | Longlisted for the 2022 PEN/E.O...
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āAuthor Stacy Horn dissects all the things that go bump in the nightāghosts, poltergeists, your ex-boyfriend Klausāin [her] macabre book.ā āMarie ClaireA fascinating, eye-opening collection of āInvestigations into Ghosts, Poltergeists, Tel..
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Is the universe actually a giant quantum computer? According to Seth Lloyd, the answer is yes. All interactions between particles in the universe, Lloyd explains, convey not only energy but also informationāin other words, particles not only collide,..
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From the acclaimed author of Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Spaceāan authoritative and accessible guide to the most alluring and challenging phenomena of contemporary science."[Levin will] take you on a safe black hole trip, an exciting t..
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Witty and thought provoking, two Vatican astronomers shed provocative light on some of the strange places where religion and science meet.āImagine if a Martian showed up, all big ears and big nose like a childās drawing, and he asked to be baptiz..
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An easy to understand collection of the ideas of one of the greatest scientists of the twentieth century including the idea he is most known for, the theory of relativityRedesigned inside and out to have a fresh, appealing look, this new edition of a c..
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The Nobel Prize-winning physicist and bestselling author of The First Three Minutes describes the grand quest for a unifying theory of nature--one that can explain forces as different as the cohesion inside the atom and the gravitational tug between the su..
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Astronomy is a science as old as the stars! With The Complete Idiotās GuideĀ® to Astronomy, Second Edition, learn: ā¢ Fascinating facts while taking a tour of our solar system, our galaxy, and beyond ā¢ Idiot-proof steps for buying and using todayā..