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Majestic spiral arms of a remote galaxy shimmer from the combined light of 50 billion stars. The ethereal curtains of the aurora borealis ripple across the night sky. Vast clouds of gas and dust, 10,000 times wider than the solar system, pervade the galaxy. Captured by the cameras of talented amateur astronomers and by the world's most powerful research telescopes, the universe's impressive wonders are presented in Astronomy 2016 in brilliant high-resolution color. This 12-image collection was compiled by stargazing authority Terence Dickinson, author of Hubble's Universe and NightWatch. He brings a wealth of practical experience to the calendar's diary of predicted celestial events, which range from meteor showers to eclipses.
Calendar: 24 pages
Publisher: Firefly Books; Wal edition (June 4, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1770855319
ISBN-13: 978-1770855311
Product Dimensions: 14 x 0.1 x 12 inches
Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
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While beautiful, I'm disappointed in this. The description of the calendar says it shows predicted celestial events, INCLUDING meteor showers. Unless I'm just completely missing it, I'm not finding any meteor shower information in this calendar. The promise of predicted meteor shower dates was the reason I bought this calendar. Description should be corrected. 2 stars only because it's pretty. Otherwise I'd be giving this only 1 star.
I have been buying this calendar for years. I love the pictures and the space facts listed each month. However, my real reason for always buying this calendar was for the annual celestial events. The last couple of years there has been no mention of the annual meteor showers. Even though the description of the calendar mentions having them.
Nice pictures. May get the 2017 version.My one complaint is standard for American calendars: They start the week on Sunday (part of the two-day weekEND), instead of Monday, which logically is the first day of the week, and is recognized as such in many other countries.
Some beautiful photos and lots of info but there are two holes to hang it rather than a single hanging hole in the center. this makes it a little difficult to hang on a single nail or tack. I didn't want to put an extra nail in the wall so I took it the office where I hung it push pins on the 'cube wall'. It gets lots of comments.
A beautiful and intriguing calendar. I gave this to a 9th-grade student whom I tutor, as he has exhibited a new interest in science - especially space. After viewing multiple styles, this calendar had the most vivid photos and more interesting scenery [?] than the others.
This is a beautiful calendar and a wonderful way to learn a little more about our incredible universe. I would recommend it to anyone interested in our solar system, galaxy and beyond.
Buy this! The huge pictures in great resolution make you happy to look at the calendar reminding you to pay all of your bills on time!
Nice and large!
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