Spacecam: In Co-Operation with NASA Photographing the Final Frontier From--Apollo to Hubble

by Terry Hope

A stunning collection of spectacular photographs taken from space brings the reader strange and beautiful images of unimaginably distant regions of the universe. 300 color photos. Photographs of space have always been fascinating and extraordinary and never more so than now that space telescopes such as Hubble are bringing us strange and beautiful images of unimaginably distant regions of the universe, even almost to the beginning of time. Spacecam celebrates the unique perspective of cameras freed from the confines of the earth; looking back at our own colourful planet and the patterns made by coastlines, river deltas and weather patterns, the activity in our own backyard of satellites and space shuttles, exploring the solar system with stunning pictures of our nearest neighbours, and of course the cosmic ballet of deep space. Utilizing amazing photographs from spaceships and stations, satellites, space telescopes, probes and planetary rovers, Spacecam will bring together the beautiful, the pioneering and the scientifically astounding, looking at our own tiny and fragile world, around us at our neighbours, and out into deep space.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0715321641
• ISBN13: 9780715321645
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: David & Charles
• Length: 253 Pages
• Weight: 3.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 10.8" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Great Book

For those who can't afford a personal trip to the space station, this book provides excellent views of our planet from space. The photographs cover almost the whole globe and are very high quality.

A visual exploration of Earth and deep space as seen from a variety of mediums

Spacecam: Photographing The Final Frontier From Apollo To Hubble provides a visual exploration of Earth and deep space as seen from a variety of mediums: from the eyes of astronauts, satellites, space telescopes, and NASA probes. Lovely color photos on every page pack in what astronauts and probes see in space; from images of Earth to other worlds. There have been many other astronomy photo books published over the years, but most have a more singular focus: Hubble, Earth-from-Moon, etc. Spacecam is the most multi-faceted collection of them all.