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Shrouds of the Night: Masks of the Milky Way and Our Awesome New View of Galaxies

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The Milky Way has captivated the mind of multitudes ever since the beginning of time. Particularly striking are its apparent dusty gaping voids. With the advent of near-infrared technology, astronomers have discovered an awesome new view of its structure, and of the structure of other galaxies around us. Galaxies are encased within Shrouds of the Night: shrouds or veils of cosmic dust, which have given us a totally incomplete picture of what our majestic Universe actually looks like. In this book, we feature some of the remarkable early photographic work of masters such as Isaac Roberts and Edward Barnard, before presenting to the reader the unmasked view of our cosmos, using some of the world 's largest ground and space-based telescopes.

Language: English

Pages: 441

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Springer

Release: November 01, 2008

ISBN: 038778974X

ISBN 13: 9780387789743

Shrouds of the Night: Masks of the Milky Way and Our Awesome New View of Galaxies

5/5 ( ratings)

The Milky Way has captivated the mind of multitudes ever since the beginning of time. Particularly striking are its apparent dusty gaping voids. With the advent of near-infrared technology, astronomers have discovered an awesome new view of its structure, and of the structure of other galaxies around us. Galaxies are encased within Shrouds of the Night: shrouds or veils of cosmic dust, which have given us a totally incomplete picture of what our majestic Universe actually looks like. In this book, we feature some of the remarkable early photographic work of masters such as Isaac Roberts and Edward Barnard, before presenting to the reader the unmasked view of our cosmos, using some of the world 's largest ground and space-based telescopes.

Language: English

Pages: 441

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Springer

Release: November 01, 2008

ISBN: 038778974X

ISBN 13: 9780387789743

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