In CONSTELLATIONS, award-winning astronomy writer Govert Schilling
takes us on an unprecedented visual tour of all 88 constellations
in our night sky. Much more than just a stargazer's guide,
CONSTELLATIONS is complete history of astronomy as told by
Schilling through the lens of each constellation. The book is
organized alphabetically by constellation. Profiles of each
constellation include basic information such as size, visibility,
and number of stars, as well as information on the discovery and
naming of the constellation and associated lore. Beyond details
about the constellation itself is information about every
astronomical event that took place or discovery made in the
vicinity of the constellation. In the constellation of Cygnus (the
Swan) we encounter the location of the first confirmed black hole.
A stop at Gemini (the Twins) is a chance to say hello to the dwarf
planet Pluto, and in Orion (the hunter) we find the location of the
first identified gamma-ray burst. Stunning star maps throughout the
book by acclaimed star mapmaker Wil Tirion show us the exact
location of every constellation, the details of its structure, as
well as its surrounding astronomical neighbors.
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