An illustrated guide to exploring the Universe in three dimensions.
Astronomers have made remarkable discoveries about our Universe, despite
their reliance on the flat projection, or 2D view, the sky has offered
them. But now, drawing on the vast stores of data available from
telescopes and observatories on the ground and in space, astronomers are
using 3D technology to go beyond a flattened view of the cosmos. In
Stars in Your Hand, Kimberly Arcand and Megan Watzke offer an
illustrated guide to exploring the Universe in three dimensions, with
easy-to-follow instructions for creating models of stars and
constellations using a 3D printer and 3D computer imaging.
Stars in Your Hand and 3D technology make learning about space an
adventure. Intrigued by the stunning images from high-powered
telescopes? Using this book, you can fly virtually through a 3D
spacescape and hold models of cosmic objects in your hand. Arcand and
Watzke outline advances in 3D technology, describe some amazing recent
discoveries in astronomy, reacquaint us with the night sky, and provide
brief biographies of the telescopes, probes, and rovers that are
bringing us so much data. They then offer images and instructions for
printing and visualizing stars, nebulae, supernovae, galaxies, and even
black holes in 3D. The 3D Universe is a marvel, and Stars in Your Hand
serves as a unique and thrilling portal to discovery.
