Visual Galaxy: The Ultimate Guide to the Milky Way and Beyond

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National Geographic Books, 2019 - Astronomy - 324 pages
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This compelling visual journey through our galaxy combines more than 350 photographs, illustrations, and graphics to present the universe as you've never seen it before.

Visual Galaxy is a deep dive into the past, present, and future of our home galaxy, the Milky Way. In this mind-expanding visual tour through the cosmos, spectacular photographs are converted into interpretive graphics, starting with the sun and moving outward into space where stars are born, black holes lurk, and planets of diverse size and anatomy spin through their orbit. The final chapters locate our galaxy within the known universe and add a scintillating peek of other exoplanets in the cosmos. Detailed maps and fascinating imagery from recent space missions are paired with clear, authoritative scientific information.

 

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Contents

CONTENTS Foreword
14
A GREAT SPIRAL IN SPACE 18 How Was the Milky Way Created?
18
The Structure of the Galaxy
20
Types of Galaxies
22
Movements in the Milky
24
Interstellar Gas and Dust
26
The Galaxy in the Night
28
The Invisible Milky
30
The Size of the Solar System
170
Distances in the Solar System
172
Lasting Bonds
174
Orbital Inclination
178
Other Constants in the Solar System
180
What Is a Planet?
182
Planetary Compositions
184
Observing the Solar System
188

The Parts of Our Galaxy
33
The Galactic Halo
34
The Galaxys Disc
38
The Spiral Arms
40
A Barred Spiral
42
The Center of the Milky
44
Sagittarius
46
WHERE STARS LIVE AND DIE 52 The Stars Sources of Matter
52
Stellar Nurseries
54
Stars in Our Galaxy
58
Classification of Stars
60
Temperature and Spectral Type
62
Brilliance and Distance
64
Size and Scale
66
The Energy of Stars
68
The Evolution of Stars
71
The Life Cycle of Stars
72
Nebulae
74
Emission Nebulae
76
Star Formation
78
Young Stars
80
Star Clusters
84
Red Giants
86
Planetary Nebulae
90
White Dwarfs
92
Massive Stars and Star Systems
95
The Short Life of a Massive Star
96
Supernovae
98
Remnants of Supernovae
101
Neutron Stars
102
Black Holes
104
Binary Stars
106
Novae
110
Our Current View of the Stars
112
AN ORDINARY STAR CALLED THE SUN 116 The Sun the First Observed Star
116
The Sun in the Milky
118
Our Galactic
120
The Suns Neighborhood
122
The Sunss Size
124
A Powerhouse of Energy
126
The Solar Cycle
128
The Suns Atmosphere
130
Solar Light
132
The Creation of the
134
Maturation of the
138
The Sun as a Red Giant
140
Death of the
142
The Sun and Its Influence on Earth
147
The Suns Magnetic Field
148
Solar Wind
150
Aurorae
152
Solar Eruptions
154
The Dangers of Solar Storms
158
The Solar Constant
160
Missions to the
164
A HOME FOR LIFE 168 The Formation of the Solar System
168
Missions in the Solar System
190
The Science of Interplanetary Flight
192
Gas Planets Rocky Planets
196
The Earth and Other Rocky Planets
201
Worlds of Rock
202
Light Atmospheres
204
Mercury the Closest Planet to the
206
Venus the Hottest Planet
208
Earth the Blue Planet
210
The Earth and the Moon
212
Mars the Last Rocky Planet
214
Mars and Earth
216
Map of Mars
218
Volcanoes in the Solar System
222
The Gas Planets Giants of the Solar System
227
Worlds of
228
Dense Atmospheres
230
Jupiter the Giant of the Solar System
232
Jupiter and Earth
234
Mapping a Giant
236
Saturn the Lord of the Rings
238
Saturn and Earth
240
The Ring Structure
242
Life in the Outer Solar System
246
Uranus an Icy Giant
248
Neptune in the Systems Outer Reaches
250
The Minor Bodies and Interplanetary Space
253
The Asteroid Belt
254
The Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud
256
Dwarf Planets
258
Comets
260
The Heliosphere
262
OTHER EARTHS OTHER SUNS 266 Planetary Systems
266
Circumstellar Habitable Zone
270
Galactic Habitable Zone
272
Indirect Methods of Detection
274
Stars with Exoplanets
276
Types of Exoplanets
278
Potentially Habitable Planets
280
The Search for Life
282
The Search for a New Earth
284
The First Exoplanet Orbiting a Star
286
HD 189733b a Blue Giant
288
THE MILKY WAY IN THE COSMOS 292 Cosmic Distances
292
The Milky Way in the Known Universe
294
The Virgo Supercluster
296
The Local Group
298
The Discovery of Neighboring Galaxies
300
The Magellanic Clouds
302
Other Nearby Galaxies
305
The Collision with Andromeda
306
GLOSSARY
310
AND INDEX
311
Glossary
312
Index
318
Copyright

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About the author (2019)

One of the world's leading nonfiction publishers, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC has published more than 1,700 titles, featuring such categories as history, travel, nature, photography, space, science, health, biography, and memoir. A portion of its proceeds is used to fund exploration, conservation, and education through ongoing contributions to the work of the National Geographic Society.

CHRIS HADFIELD, the first Canadian astronaut to space walk, served as Commander of the International Space Station in 2013. His books, photographs, and videos chronicling his voyages in space have made Hadfield a celebrity around the world.

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TitleVisual Galaxy: The Ultimate Guide to the Milky Way and Beyond
AuthorNational Geographic
ContributorChris Hadfield
Editionillustrated
PublisherNational Geographic Books, 2019
ISBN142622060X, 9781426220609
Length324 pages
  
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