Tom Kerss, Collins Astronomy

Unknown Universe

Discover Hidden Wonders from Deep Space Unveiled by the James Webb Space Telescope

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

With a foreword from a senior James Webb scientist learn more about man's mission to explore the far reaches of the Universe. Discover the history and background to this amazing space telescope, its technical design (orbit, primary mirror, heat shield) and how the JWST instruments work and how images are constructed.Tom Kerss details how he has enhanced the NASA images to make them even more accessible to the public and he clearly describes what each image is showing in non-scientific terms and what implications and further questions it poses for us all.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Collins / Collins Learning
• 1st edition
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 237mm x 190mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 850g
• ISBN-13: 9780008711023
• ISBN-10: 000871102X
• Artikelnr.: 70142607

Autorenporträt

Tom Kerss F.R.A.S. is an astronomer and the author of numerous best selling books about the night sky for both adults and children. Having worked at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich for more than six years, he now shares his passion for the stars with people all over the world, delivering courses, podcasts and media interviews. Tom loves nothing more than to seek out the darkest and most beautiful skies on Earth, but he does most of his stargazing from his home in London. Find out more about Tom's projects at tomkerss.co.uk