Universe in Focus

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The Hubble Space Telescope has taken thousands of images of the cosmos. Many are the most detailed visual records of celestial bodies that scientists have ever seen, others are of objects never seen before, and some are breathtakingly beautiful. Universe in Focus uses over 150 of these remarkable images to reveal the evolving history of the planets, stars, galaxies, and the universe itself. Despite its early troubled history, Hubble has revealed to us objects in space that could only be imagined before now. Insight into black holes, active galaxies, and collapsing stars have been captured in revolutionary images, which are reproduced here in splendid color and interpreted for the non-expert by a professional astronomer. The book is organized into six chapters, moving from the workings of the telescope itself progressively outward to the Solar System, the stars, the galaxies, and the universe, including the most wide-ranging views into deep space. The final chapter, the Factfile, provides key reference information to expand and supplement the main content.