The great Sir Patrick Moore has done more to popularize astronomy and to explain the mysteries of the universe to us mortals than probably any other professional astronomer in history. I was weaned on his books as a junior high school student back in the mid 60s, and I continued to be a fan of his books for the next two decades, minoring in astronomy in college partly as a result of his influence (back in the days when no-one bothered to minor in things :-)).
This book is an updated version of his original book from 1970. It includes the Voyager photos of the planets and their moons that benefitted from those probes and with additional text discussing those developments. Revised material on deep space objects like galaxies and quasars is also included, since much as been learned in the past 30 years on those topics, as well as on cosmology in general.
Moore's prose reminds me of the old days of reading his books, as it hasn't changed much in 40 years. It may sound a little old-fashioned stylistically to today's ears but there is no better writer and explainer on the subject of astronomy today just as he was 40 years ago. I'm glad to find Moore is still working, and also, I noted he's been knighted in the intervening years since I last read any of his books. Here's to Moore and his contribution to science writing and to bringing astronomy to the masses.
Author(s): Patrick Moore
Edition: 7Rev Ed
Publisher: PHILIPS (OCTO)
Year: 2005
Language: English
Pages: 285
Atlas of the Universe......Page 1
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Contents......Page 4
Foreword......Page 7
Introduction......Page 9
Exploring the Universe......Page 10
Astronomy through the Ages......Page 12
Telescopes and the Stars......Page 14
Observatories of the World......Page 16
Great Telescopes......Page 18
Invisible Astronomy......Page 20
Rockets into Space......Page 22
Satellites and Space Probes......Page 24
Man in Space......Page 26
Space Stations......Page 28
The Hubble Space Telescope......Page 30
The Solar System......Page 32
The Sun's Family......Page 34
The Earth in the Solar System......Page 36
The Earth as a Planet......Page 38
The Earth's Atmosphere and Magnetosphere......Page 40
The Earth–Moon System......Page 42
Features of the Moon......Page 44
Lunar Landscapes......Page 46
The Far Side of the Moon......Page 48
Missions to the Moon......Page 50
Clementine and Prospector......Page 52
The Moon: First Quadrant (North-East)......Page 54
The Moon: Second Quadrant (North-West)......Page 56
The Moon: Third Quadrant (South-West)......Page 58
The Moon: Fourth Quadrant (South-East)......Page 60
Movements of the Planets......Page 62
Mercury......Page 64
Features of Mercury......Page 66
Map of Mercury......Page 68
Venus......Page 70
Mapping Venus......Page 72
The Magellan Mission......Page 74
Mars......Page 76
Missions to Mars......Page 78
Satellites of Mars......Page 80
Map of Mars......Page 82
Hubble Views of Mars......Page 84
Mars from Global Surveyor......Page 85
The Search for Life on Mars......Page 86
The Pathfinder Mission......Page 88
Asteroids......Page 90
Exceptional Asteroids......Page 92
Jupiter......Page 94
The Changing Face of Jupiter......Page 96
Missions to Jupiter......Page 98
Impacts on Jupiter......Page 100
Satellites of Jupiter......Page 102
The Galilean Satellites – from Galileo......Page 104
Maps of Jupiter's Satellites......Page 106
Saturn......Page 108
Rings of Saturn......Page 110
Details of Saturn's Rings......Page 112
Missions to Saturn......Page 114
Satellites of Saturn......Page 116
Maps of Saturn's Icy Satellites......Page 118
Titan......Page 120
Uranus......Page 122
Missions to Uranus......Page 124
Satellites of Uranus......Page 126
Maps of the Satellites of Uranus......Page 128
Neptune......Page 130
Satellites of Neptune......Page 132
Pluto......Page 134
The Surface of Pluto......Page 136
Boundaries of the Solar System......Page 137
Comets......Page 138
Short-Period Comets......Page 139
Halley's Comet......Page 140
Great Comets......Page 142
Millennium Comets......Page 144
Meteors......Page 146
Meteorites......Page 148
Meteorite Craters......Page 150
The Sun......Page 152
Our Star: The Sun......Page 154
The Surface of the Sun......Page 156
The Solar Spectrum......Page 158
Eclipses of the Sun......Page 160
The Sun in Action......Page 162
The Stars......Page 164
Introduction to the Stars......Page 165
The Celestial Sphere......Page 167
Distances and Movement of the Stars......Page 169
Different Types of Stars......Page 171
The Lives of the Stars......Page 173
Double Stars......Page 175
Variable Stars......Page 177
Novae......Page 179
Supernovae......Page 181
Black Holes......Page 183
Stellar Clusters......Page 185
Nebulae......Page 187
Views from the Very Large Telescope......Page 189
The Universe......Page 191
The Structure of the Universe......Page 193
Our Galaxy......Page 195
The Local Group of Galaxies......Page 197
The Outer Galaxies......Page 199
Quasars......Page 201
The Expanding Universe......Page 203
The Early Universe......Page 205
Life in the Universe......Page 207
Star Maps......Page 209
Whole Sky Maps......Page 210
Seasonal Charts: North......Page 212
Seasonal Charts: South......Page 214
Ursa Major, Canes Venatici, Leo Minor......Page 216
Ursa Minor, Draco......Page 218
Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Camelopardalis, Lacerta......Page 220
Boötes, Corona Borealis, Coma Berenices......Page 222
Leo, Cancer, Sextans......Page 224
Virgo, Libra......Page 226
Hydra, Corvus, Crater......Page 228
Lyra, Cygnus, Aquila, Scutum, Sagitta, Vulpecula, Delphinus, Equuleus......Page 230
Hercules......Page 232
Ophiuchus, Serpens......Page 234
Scorpius, Sagittarius, Corona Australis......Page 236
Andromeda, Triangulum, Aries, Perseus......Page 238
Pegasus, Pisces......Page 240
Capricornus, Aquarius, Piscis Australis......Page 242
Cetus, Eridanus (Northern), Fornax......Page 244
Orion, Canis Major, Canis Minor, Monoceros, Lepus, Columba......Page 246
Taurus, Gemini......Page 248
Auriga, Lynx......Page 250
Carina, Vela, Pyxis, Antlia, Pictor, Volans, Puppis......Page 252
Centaurus, Crux Australis, Triangulum Australe, Circinus, Ara, Telescopium, Norma, Lupus......Page 254
Grus, Phoenix, Tucana, Pavo, Indus, Microscopium, Sculptor......Page 256
Eridanus(Southern), Horologium, Caelum, Dorado, Reticulum, Hydrus, Mensa, Chamaeleon, Musca, Apus, Octans......Page 258
The Practical Astronomer......Page 260
The Beginner's Guide to the Sky......Page 261
Choosing a Telescope......Page 263
Home Observatories......Page 265
Glossary......Page 267
Index......Page 277
Acknowledgements......Page 285
