The Planets: Photographs from the Archives of NASA
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Summary
This magnificent volume offers a rich visual tour of the planets in our solar system。 More than 200 breathtaking photographs from the archives of NASA are paired with extended captions detailing the science behind some of our cosmic neighborhood's most extraordinary phenomena。 Images of newly discovered areas of Jupiter， fiery volcanoes on Venus， and many more reveal the astronomical marvels of space in engrossing detail。 Anyone with an interest in science， astronomy， and the mysteries of the universe will delight in this awe-inspiring guide to the wonders of the solar system。
Reviews
Cell
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這是主要是關於行星的照片集有大量的自然顏色圖片及假色圖片由於以前沒聽聞過假色於測繪學的應用害我有短暫的時間以為水星是彩色的，而其他照片是用黑白相機……從中能夠看出最近太空探索的程度火星會有地表的照片觀測天王星的航海家二號是較早期的太空探測船，另有天文台、哈伯太空望遠鏡的照片補充而觀測冥王星的新視野號較近期，照片遠比天王星、海王星清晰只是有點納悶為什麼哈伯望遠鏡對於 Pillars of Creation 能拍得那麼好，而天王星卻拍得那麼糊--多認識了 earthrise 這個詞，雖然這輩子能親身目睹到的可能性很低
Stuart
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Breath taking photos， easy to read and understand captions， plus an exquisite overview of basic astronomy and a heartwarming introduction by a beloved icon- what more could you ask for in a science book perfect for the library or the coffee table？ A must if you're even remotely interested in the remote corners of our solar system， and the kind of book you can flip through whenever you need to be reminded how miraculous and beautiful our universe is。 Breath taking photos， easy to read and understand captions， plus an exquisite overview of basic astronomy and a heartwarming introduction by a beloved icon- what more could you ask for in a science book perfect for the library or the coffee table？ A must if you're even remotely interested in the remote corners of our solar system， and the kind of book you can flip through whenever you need to be reminded how miraculous and beautiful our universe is。 。。。more
Edwin Priest
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A beautiful set of images with not much scientific explanation of them。 Still， this is highly recommended for the astronomy geek in all of us。
Michael Rothfuss
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A look at what is in the universe outside of Earth's atmosphere。 A look at what is in the universe outside of Earth's atmosphere。 。。。more
Brian
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I learned more about the planets from this book than I ever knew before， including that the rings of Saturn are distorted by the gravitational field of its orbiting moon， and that these rings are not completely flat but actually have some three-dimensional structure to them。 I was also surprised that some of the moons of the planets are not even close to being spherical or even ellipsoidal - there are some strange shapes to some of the planets' moons。 The book explains and shows photos of all of I learned more about the planets from this book than I ever knew before， including that the rings of Saturn are distorted by the gravitational field of its orbiting moon， and that these rings are not completely flat but actually have some three-dimensional structure to them。 I was also surprised that some of the moons of the planets are not even close to being spherical or even ellipsoidal - there are some strange shapes to some of the planets' moons。 The book explains and shows photos of all of the planets （and many of their moons） of our solar system， and also includes descriptions and photos of our sun and the several asteroids and comets captured in our solar system。 。。。more
Richard Anderson
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Fairly astonishing group of photos taken by various cameras in space。
AlenGarou
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Non ci sono parole per descrivere la bellezza di questo libro <3
Sarah Brousseau
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Book 90/55: The Planets: Photographs from the archives of NASA by Nirmala Nataraj， the US government and Bill Nye the science guy！Something easy and informative on this day。 I read this in conjecture with my phone so I can witness the beauty of the planets in color， because Kobo is only black and white and wouldn't do justice to the beauty of our Solar System。 Amazing to visualize this collection， I remember when some of these were even in the news， Pluto， comets， it's all so fascinating！ Thank Book 90/55: The Planets: Photographs from the archives of NASA by Nirmala Nataraj， the US government and Bill Nye the science guy！Something easy and informative on this day。 I read this in conjecture with my phone so I can witness the beauty of the planets in color， because Kobo is only black and white and wouldn't do justice to the beauty of our Solar System。 Amazing to visualize this collection， I remember when some of these were even in the news， Pluto， comets， it's all so fascinating！ Thank you！ 。。。more
Joseph F Cowan
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Poor photo quality on KindleWould live to zoom in on photos but resolution is poor。 Wish it was higher and full page photos would be nice。
Nicole
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It was great， but I was a little surprised there wasn't a greater variety of pictures。 It was great， but I was a little surprised there wasn't a greater variety of pictures。 。。。more
James
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A very nice and recent collection of showpiece planetary images。 This collection is a timely piece given what I would call a pretty complete family photo。 That is， the Voyager grand tours combined with Galileo， Cassini， Dawn， Messenger， and finally New Horizons， makes a pretty complete planetary solar system。 There were some surprises， specifically the Lunar Orbiter 1 “Earthrise”。 I was disappointed thought that the earliest images weren’t featured。 I expected to see Pioneer 10’s Jupiter approac A very nice and recent collection of showpiece planetary images。 This collection is a timely piece given what I would call a pretty complete family photo。 That is， the Voyager grand tours combined with Galileo， Cassini， Dawn， Messenger， and finally New Horizons， makes a pretty complete planetary solar system。 There were some surprises， specifically the Lunar Orbiter 1 “Earthrise”。 I was disappointed thought that the earliest images weren’t featured。 I expected to see Pioneer 10’s Jupiter approach。 In fact the collections for each planet are haphazardly arranged。 They are not chronological or in any other apparent order。 Some captions were confusing。 In essence it is more of a photo album of the solar system family rather than a story of its exploration。 Regardless， this a nice collection， especially with newer Juno images。 Cassini stands out to me as one of the best missions。 。。。more
Prejudice Neutrino
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Impeccable photographs。
papilionna
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I love space stuff。 Though it always makes me sad that I will （probably） never be an Astronaut （which is actually my dream profession。 But I guess being a librarian is also fine since it gives me access to books like this。）The introduction by Bill Nye is great and makes me want to explore and the photographs are just spectactular。 It really gives you a feeling of how small you are。
HBalikov
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If I were the only person on Earth， I would certainly be awed by the night sky with its sea of light points and thick band of light。 I would be puzzled by that big thing we call the moon and its changing “shape” from day to day and week to week。 I doubt whether I would be able to make much of the points of light that “move” versus those that are always in a set place。 Even if I was bright enough to invent a telescope， I am not sure I would be able to come up with the concepts of planets， solar s If I were the only person on Earth， I would certainly be awed by the night sky with its sea of light points and thick band of light。 I would be puzzled by that big thing we call the moon and its changing “shape” from day to day and week to week。 I doubt whether I would be able to make much of the points of light that “move” versus those that are always in a set place。 Even if I was bright enough to invent a telescope， I am not sure I would be able to come up with the concepts of planets， solar system and stars。It’s a good thing that astronomy isn’t left to my responsibility。 And， it’s even better that we have supported NASA in its exploration of our solar system with robotic missions to the moon and the planets。 This book （which I read as an e-book on my 10” pad） shows the magnificent treasure trove of photos collected over half a century by NASA。 Some are classic photos from the early missions such as Apollo and Pioneer， but some are as recent as 2017。 Some are in grey tones and some are rendered in true color while others have false colors to emphasize composition or terrain。 The text isn’t comprehensive， but I believe that the excerpt below gives you a sense of what accompanies the photographs。"Saturn’s moon Enceladus looks like it’s emitting a flash of light in this 2013 Cassini image taken by the spacecraft’s narrow-angle camera from about 517，000 miles （832，000 kilometers） away。 However， that “flash” is actually fast-moving jets of water erupting from the moon’s south pole， evidence that Enceladus possesses active ice volcanism。 The light source in this image is none other than Saturn， though normally the jets are only visible when Cassini and the Sun are on opposite sides of Enceladus。 The plumes erupt from deep fissures that resemble tiger stripes and explode thousands of miles into space at 19，000 miles （30，580 kilometers） per hour。 Scientists believe that this plume is jetting from an enormous salty ocean beneath the moon’s surface。"There is no telescope， no other way better to gain as complete a visual perspective of the planets （and their significant moons） than this book。 The introduction by Bill Nye is in his typical wry style， which I appreciate。 The captions on each photo give interpretation to what the image also conveys。 As a daydream spacer， this is probably as close as I am going to get to a grand tour of our solar system。 On that basis， this book is quite a bargain。 。。。more
Jenny
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Really wonderful imagery！
STEPHEN PLETKO
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XXXXX Revealing our cosmic neighbourhood as you’ve never seen it before！！XXXXX“This book collects some of the most stunning imagery from the archives of NASA。It highlights the eight planets…starting with Mercury， closest to the Sun， and moving outward—but it also includes other significant bodies， such as the Sun itself， Pluto…and more。 The following pages present a visual tour of the solar system， revealing the planets， their moons， and the celestial bodies of our cosmic neighborhood as you XXXXX Revealing our cosmic neighbourhood as you’ve never seen it before！！XXXXX“This book collects some of the most stunning imagery from the archives of NASA。It highlights the eight planets…starting with Mercury， closest to the Sun， and moving outward—but it also includes other significant bodies， such as the Sun itself， Pluto…and more。 The following pages present a visual tour of the solar system， revealing the planets， their moons， and the celestial bodies of our cosmic neighborhood as you’ve never seen them before。”The above quote （in italics） comes from this stunningly beautiful book that has photographs from the archives of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration （NASA） with introductory material and photo captions by Nirmala Nataraj and a preface by Bill Nye， “the science guy。” Nataraj is a writer and editor with a background in science writing。 Nye is an engineer， science educator， actor， and writer。 He is the CEO of the Planetary Society whose mission is to engage citizens to advance space science， exploration， and space policy。This mesmerizing book allows the reader to explore the wonders of our solar system in this astounding visual tour of the eight planets and other objects orbiting the Sun。There are more than 240 mostly colour photographs from the NASA archives。 These are paired with captions and extended captions explaining the science behind the astronomical marvels of our cosmic neighbourhood。This book’s front cover （shown above by Goodreads） is a photo of the sixth planet of the solar system， Saturn， with its moon Titan。 The caption for this image reads as follows:“Saturn’s largest moon， Titan， is shown against the giant [gas or Jovian] planet in this image captured by [space probe] Cassini’s wide-angle camera on 2012。 This natural color mosaic was created by combining six images taken through red， green， and blue spectral filters。”Yes， if you’re lucky and have time， you may be able to find these photos on NASA and other websites， but there’s something special about seeing them collected together in a high-quality printed book。Finally， there’s two main lessons to be learned from this book。 First， this photo collection is a powerful reminder of how much has been learned about the planets over the past few decades。 Second， this collection is a wake-up call not to screw up our own “Goldilocks” planet。 In conclusion， this book is a magnificent way to take a tour of our beautiful solar system！！（2017; preface; our solar system; 9 chapters; main narrative 250 pages; key for NASA acronyms; bibliography; web resources; image credits; about the preface & text authors） XXXXX 。。。more
Julio Biason
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If I said this book was only about pictures of the several rocks in our solar system， I'd seriously not right -- although the book is （mostly） it。Besides gorgeous images of the planets in the solar system， including， Ceres， Pluto， the Sun and even comet 67P， it also has information about what you're seeing: The icy plains of Pluto （you know， the heart shaped thing）， the size and speed of Jupiter huge storm and everything else you can think of。This is the kind of book you should buy in large shee If I said this book was only about pictures of the several rocks in our solar system， I'd seriously not right -- although the book is （mostly） it。Besides gorgeous images of the planets in the solar system， including， Ceres， Pluto， the Sun and even comet 67P， it also has information about what you're seeing: The icy plains of Pluto （you know， the heart shaped thing）， the size and speed of Jupiter huge storm and everything else you can think of。This is the kind of book you should buy in large sheets and put on your coffee table， not only to impress your guests， but also to remind you of how big the space is。 。。。more
John
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Some really amazing and awe-inspiring images in this book。
Brittany Ardito
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Lots of great information and amazing photographs。 I learned a lot！
Richard Archambault
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Beautiful， but I wish there were even more pictures of the outer moons。 I'd love a book that was chock-full of those （after having read The Planet Factory: Exoplanets and the Search for a Second Earth， my interest was peeked） and I was hoping to see more of these moons in this book。 Oh well， still， wonderful pictures！ Beautiful， but I wish there were even more pictures of the outer moons。 I'd love a book that was chock-full of those （after having read The Planet Factory: Exoplanets and the Search for a Second Earth， my interest was peeked） and I was hoping to see more of these moons in this book。 Oh well， still， wonderful pictures！ 。。。more
Rick
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Gorgeous。 Simply gorgeous。 I borrowed this from my local library， but I just might have to pick up a copy for myself。
Harrya007
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An amazing view of the Universe， very informative astronomy book。
Debra Jeakins
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THE PLANETS:PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF NASA BY NIRMALA NATARAJ is what I would label a coffee table book。 With the exception of an intro from Bill Nye the book ，one stunning photo after another of our universe， with small paragraphical descriptions and credits included。 But mostly you see our universe in very professional photos。 Of course， my favorite is Mars as I have been fascinated by the images that the two rovers have sent us。 It's not very easy to "review " a book that is nothing bu THE PLANETS:PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF NASA BY NIRMALA NATARAJ is what I would label a coffee table book。 With the exception of an intro from Bill Nye the book ，one stunning photo after another of our universe， with small paragraphical descriptions and credits included。 But mostly you see our universe in very professional photos。 Of course， my favorite is Mars as I have been fascinated by the images that the two rovers have sent us。 It's not very easy to "review " a book that is nothing but photos and my main statement would be You have to see this book to really enjoy the universe in all its splendor！ I received this book free from goodreads in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Katra
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Stunning photos and intriguing information。
Ophelia
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stunning！ Some of favorites include page 116， 125， 145
Donna Wetzel
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Thank you Goodreads for my copy of The Planets:Photographs from the Archives of NASA by Nirmala Nataraj。 What a great book。 The pictures are truly amazing。 This is the definitive coffee table book。 Company and friends will be shocked at how clear the NASA pictures can be in this book。 Love the hard cover。 And certainly everyone can learn something from this fine book。 An excellent addition to any library。
Jenn Warner
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absolutely incredible photos
Patricia
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Whoa- this book of the planets with Archived shots from NASA- amaze-balls。 I can't believe how gorgeous our universe is。 Take a look at the solar flares and auroras- unbelievable。 You can't photoshop this intergalactic beauty！ Whoa- this book of the planets with Archived shots from NASA- amaze-balls。 I can't believe how gorgeous our universe is。 Take a look at the solar flares and auroras- unbelievable。 You can't photoshop this intergalactic beauty！ 。。。more
Jessica
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Such a visually arresting and stunning look at the solar system。
Daniel
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