Facts on File Stars & Planets Atlas: New Edition (Facts On File Atlas)

Praise for the previous edition:

"...beautifully illustrated...The writing is clear and simple..."&151The Book Report

Featuring new and updated statistics throughout, Facts On File Stars and Planets Atlas, New Edition introduces young readers to the intriguing discoveries of modern astronomy. This richly illustrated resource investigates a range of space-related phenomena, including stars and constellations; star families and galaxies; comets, asteroids, meteors, and other space debris; supernovae, quasars, and neutron stars; and black holes.

Special features include:

• Stunning, color-enhanced images relayed from recent space probes
• Photographs taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and Earthbound observatories
• Information boxes, color charts, intriguing text, and brilliant illustrations
• A full selection of carefully rendered star charts, including every significant star and star cluster both by name and magnitude
• Fun quiz questions.