Star Trek The Official Guide to Our Universe: The True Science Behind the Starship Voyages

Description

This book reveals the science behind Star Trek’s beloved fictions about the
universe, inviting readers to gaze up at the night sky and observe where the
Starfleet has gone. Many of the galactic destinations featured in Star Trek
over the years—multiple star systems, alien worlds, supernova explosions,
emission nebulae, voracious black holes—are scientifically valid, so much so
that one can step out and view them in the night sky. In this book astronomy
educator Andrew Fazekas, “The Night Sky Guy,” takes you on that journey,
starting with specific Star Trek voyages, explaining the science behind them,
and guiding you in observing and learning more about the real-universe
corollaries of planets and places in the Star Trek universe. With a foreword
from William Shatner and stunningly illustrated with hundreds of full-color
images—some artists’ interpretations and some real images generated by the
most recent NASA missions—plus stills of favorite Star Trek scenes and
characters, Star Trek The Official Guide to Our Universe uses Star Trek to
teach astronomy, taking every reader on a voyage of discovery. From Altair to
Vega, from red giants to white dwarfs, from our solar system to exoplanets we
are only beginning to imagine, the book visits dozens of celestial objects,
spotlighting some 20 in careful scientific detail and offering easy-to-follow
star-gazing instructions to find them in the night sky. No warp-driven
starship, not even a telescope is required to go on these voyages: Most
destinations are bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. For Star Trek
fans and budding stargazers who are ready to launch their own space mission,
this inventive book blends science and fiction, making learning fun and making
Star Trek’s 50th all the more worthy of celebration. Read more Read less

Features:

Product Details:

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ National Geographic; Illustrated edition (June 7, 2016)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1426216521
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 27
• Reading age ‏ : ‎ 13 years and up
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.5 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.93 x 1.01 x 10 inches
• Best Sellers Rank: #452,522 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #273 in TV Shows #649 in Astrophysics & Space Science (Books) #1,470 in Popular Culture in Social Sciences
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