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With a fleet of telescopes in space and giant observatories on the ground, professional astronomers produce hundreds of spectacular images of space every year. These colorful pictures have become infused into popular culture and can found everywhere, from advertising to television shows to memes. But they also invite questions: Is this what outer space really looks like? Are the colors real? And how do these images get from the stars to our screens? Coloring the Universe uses accessible language to describe how these giant telescopes work, what scientists learn with them, and how they are used to make color images. It talks about how otherwise un-seeable rays, such as radio waves, infrared light, X-rays, and gamma rays, are turned into recognizable colors. And it is filled with fantastic images taken in far-away pockets of the universe. Informative and beautiful, Coloring the Universe will give space fans of all levels an insider's look at how scientists bring deep space into brilliant focus.Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Alaska Press
ISBN-139781602232730
eBay Product ID (ePID)221135224
Product Key Features
Book TitleColoring the Universe: an Insider's Look at Making Spectacular Images of Space
AuthorMegan Watzke, Kimberly Arcand, Travis Rector
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicAstronomy
Publication Year2015
TypeTextbook
Number of Pages250 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height271mm
Item Width278mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorKimberly Arcand, Travis Rector, Megan Watzke
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States