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Colour Atlas of The Universe - (Malestrom)
Colour Atlas of The Universe - (Malestrom)
REVISED EDITION
ATLAS OF THE
SIR PATRICK MOORE
UNIVERSE
REVISED EDITION
ATLAS OF THE
SIR PATRICK MOORE
Contents
Foreword by Professor Sir Arnold Wolfendale, FRS 9 Introduction by Sir Patrick Moore
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Mars Missions to Mars Satellites of Mars Map of Mars Hubble Views of Mars Mars from Global Surveyor The Search for Life on Mars The Pathfinder Mission Spirit and Opportunity Asteroids Exceptional Asteroids Jupiter The Changing Face of Jupiter Missions to Jupiter Impacts on Jupiter Satellites of Jupiter The Galilean Satellites from Galileo Maps of Jupiters Satellites Saturn Rings of Saturn Details of Saturns Rings Missions to Saturn Satellites of Saturn Maps of Saturns Icy Satellites Titan Uranus Missions to Uranus Satellites of Uranus Maps of the Satellites of Uranus Neptune Satellites of Neptune Pluto The Surface of Pluto Boundaries of the Solar System Comets Short-period Comets Halleys Comet Great Comets Millennium Comets Meteors Meteorites Meteorite Craters
HALF-TITLE PAGE: Star formation is taking place in the spiral galaxy NGC 6946, also known as the Fireworks Galaxy. OPPOSITE TITLE PAGE: The centre of the massive galaxy cluster Abell 1689, photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope.
THE SUN
Our Star: the Sun The Surface of the Sun The Solar Spectrum Eclipses of the Sun The Sun in Action
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STAR MAPS
Whole Sky Maps Seasonal Charts: North Seasonal Charts: South Ursa Major, Canes Venatici, Leo Minor Ursa Minor, Draco Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Camelopardalis, Lacerta Botes, Corona Borealis, Coma Berenices Leo, Cancer, Sextans Virgo, Libra Hydra, Corvus, Crater Lyra, Cygnus, Aquila, Scutum, Sagitta, Vulpecula, Delphinus, Equuleus Hercules Ophiuchus, Serpens Scorpius, Sagittarius, Corona Australis Andromeda, Triangulum, Aries, Perseus Pegasus, Pisces