Deep space astronomy
By: by Gregory L. Vogt
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Brookfield, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 79
ISBN-13: 9780585256207
Copyright date: 1999
Subjects: Juvenile literature; JUVENILE NONFICTION; Science & Nature; Astronomy
Description: Describes various objects in the universe, where they are located, and how we measure and observe them from Earth and with spacecraft.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 74) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Sands of Time -- 7 -- Chapter 1; title: Electromagnetic Symphony -- 14 -- Chapter 2; title: Astronomy Spacecraft -- 28 -- Chapter 3; title: Cosmic Carnival -- 39 -- Chapter 4; title: Discovery Machines: The Next Generation -- 59; title: Space Observatories -- 70; title: Major Astronomy Missions-- 71.