Star Trek The Official Guide to Our Universe: The True Science

Star Trek The Official Guide to Our Universe: The True Science Behind the Starship Voyages
- The Star Trek The Official Guide to Our Universe: The True Science Behind the Starship Voyages Hardcover Book reveals the real science behind Star Trek ! This fun book invites readers to step outside, gaze up at the night sky, and observe some of the destinations the Starfleet visited.
- 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. In the book astronomy educator Andrew Fazekas, 'The Night Sky Guy,' takes you on a 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.
- The Star Trek The Official Guide to Our Universe: The True Science Behind the Starship Voyages Hardcover Book features a foreword from William Shatner and stunningly illustrated with hundreds of full-color images.
- The 304 page book measures about 9 4/5-inches tall x 7 3/5-inches wide.
- Ages 13 and up.
This book reveals the science behind Star Trekâ€™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 yearsâ€”multiple star systems, alien worlds, supernova explosions, emission nebulae, voracious black holesâ€”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, â€œThe Night Sky Guy,â€ 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.
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With a foreword from William Shatner and stunningly illustrated with hundreds of full-color imagesâ€”some artistsâ€™ interpretations and some real images generated by the most recent NASA missionsâ€”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 Trekâ€™s 50th all the more worthy of celebration.
Country USA
Brand National Geographic
Manufacturer National Geographic
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9781426216527
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2016-06-07
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9781426216527

Country	USA
Brand	National Geographic
Manufacturer	National Geographic
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9781426216527
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2016-06-07
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9781426216527

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

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