Cambridge Photographic Atlas of Galaxies

This reference atlas showcases around 250 beautiful galaxies within an amateur astronomer's reach and uses them to explain current astrophysical research.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Spiral galaxies; 2. Barred spiral galaxies; 3. Elliptical galaxies; 4. Irregular galaxies; 5. Dwarf galaxies; 6. Ring galaxies; 7. Galaxy groups and galaxy clusters; 8. Active galaxies, quasars and gravitational lenses; References; Index.

About the author

Michael König has a doctorate in astrophysics and studied galaxies professionally for many years. As an amateur astronomer he photographs galaxies from his own observatory, which are displayed on www.astro-images.de.Stefan Binnewies has more than thirty years of experience as an astrophotographer; his images are published in magazines and books all over the world, and on his website at www.capella-observatory.com.Phillip Helbig worked in cosmology and gravitational lensing at Hamburg and Jodrell Bank Observatories and the Kapteyn Astronomical Institute. Although no longer employed in academia, he regularly attends conferences and writes book reviews for The Observatory, as well as the occasional journal paper.

Summary

Galaxies - the Milky Way's siblings - offer a surprising variety of forms and colours. This volume showcases around 250 beautiful galaxies within an amateur's reach and uses them to explain current astrophysical research. It features fantastic photographs, unique insights into our current knowledge, tips on astrophotography and interesting facts.

Product details

• Authors: Stefan Binnewies, Binnewies Stefan, Phillip Helbig, Michael K¿nig, Michael Koenig, Michael Binnewies Koenig, Michael Konig, Michael Binnewies Konig, Michael König
• Assisted by: Phillip Helbig (Illustration), Phillip Helbig (Translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2017
• EAN: 9781107189485
• ISBN: 978-1-107-18948-5
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Astronomy: general, reference works; Astronomy, space & time, Popular astronomy & space, Popular astronomy and space, SCIENCE / Space Science / Astronomy