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The site consists of pretty much nothing but photos -- time-lapse photos "of the Real Cosmos". Thumbnails show you the basics; click on them to get a bigger (sometimes much bigger, measured in MBs) version.
From This is True for 6 August 2006
Suggestions for further reading:
Norman Mailer: MoonFire: The Epic Journey of Apollo 11 (GO)
by Norman Mailer
Amazon Price: $26.39
Customer Review: What a great book. I am so glad this was originally published earlier and updated today. I also love the pictures. None of us who worked on Apollo got to see these. Norman Mailer is one of my favorite authors, too. He really describes accurately Ap...
Hubble: Imaging Space and Time
by David Devorkin, Robert Smith
Amazon Price: $31.50
Customer Review: This book is absolutely wonderful for anyone remotely interested in space exploration. Not only are the photos beautiful but the book itself is an informative and detailed guide to the Hubble Telescope project. Years ago a friend worked on the Hubbl...
The Backyard Astronomer's Guide
by Terence Dickinson, Alan Dyer
Amazon Price:
Customer Review: Being new to backyard Astronomy, I was a little hesitant to spend the money on this book, as it seemed to be a little expensive. I read a few of the reviews and decided to take the plunge. Now that this book is in my hands, you would have quite a c...
Drawing from Observation
by Brian Curtis, Brian Curtis
Amazon Price:
Customer Review: The book was recommended by my drawing teacher and it stresses core principles of drawing well ... it favors the traditional approach, stressing form and modelling. It touches on the scientific approach, and if you want to learn to draw well, this b...
Far Out: A Space-Time Chronicle
by Michael Benson
Amazon Price: $34.65
Customer Review: Great book! Wonderful pix and the text goes into the details one will not find in a coffee table book. Scholarly and well done! (signed) MS Physics
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