The universe at a glance: This basic course on astronomy, sky observation and cosmology provides all the important information about the universe.
- Orientation in the sky: constellations, telescopes and celestial phenomena
- The solar system: From Mercury to Pluto – detailed portraits of our neighbours in space.
- The world of stars: Why stars shine and how to determine their properties.
- In the depths of space: star clusters, our Milky Way and distant galaxies
What makes this book special: It includes the software "Redshift 7 Launcher", the PC planetarium. For each topic in the book, you will find additional special start files on the CD that visualise the book's contents on your PC. This makes the universe an experience!
Hermann-Michael Hahn is an astronomer and chairman of the Cologne Public Observatory. As a successful author of numerous books and star charts, he has been organising very popular open-air star nights together with Westdeutscher Rundfunk since 2007.
