A lavish coffee-table book featuring spectacular images from the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, the most powerful X-Ray telescope ever built
The SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY is a part of the Smithsonian Institution which, in conjunction with the Harvard College Observatory, studies basic physical processes that determine the nature and evolution of the universe. Together they operate the Chandra X-Ray Observatory for NASA. Foreword writers BELINDA WILKES is Director of the Chandra X-Ray Center, and MARTIN WEISSKOPF is the Chandra Project Scientist at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.
“Hubble is the best known for its stunning photos, but Light
from the Void proves that enhancing Hubble imagery with X-ray
data from Chandra attains a whole new dimension of beauty. The book
has short introductory essays followed by edge-to-edge prints of
gorgeous astronomical objects, each one paired with a detailed
caption explaining the significance. […] The beautiful images are
the main point of this coffee-table book, but there is plenty to
learn from the text. – Emily Lakdawalla, The Planetary Society
"...in Light From The Void, a team of five scientists and
science communicators specialized in X-ray space telescopes have
come together to create a compendium like you've never seen: an
informative picture-heavy book of the X-ray Universe. [...] To
experience a side of the Universe that's beautiful, educational,
but rarely receives the attention that visible light does, don't
miss your chance to pick a copy of this one up." – Ethan
Siegel, Forbes
"Chandra is overshadowed by its more famous fellow space telescope,
Hubble, particularly among the general public (most people have
heard of Hubble, but far fewer know about Chandra) in part because
x-ray imagery often isn’t as picturesque as the visible and
near-infrared imagery that Hubble churns out. That’s rectified
in Light from the Void, a new book by several astronomers
involved with Chandra. This large-format book includes dozens of
color images created with Chandra, often combined with visible and
other images. The result is a set of images that are both beautiful
and insightful." – The Space Review
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