Book description
Adopted as the official book of the International Year of Astronomy
(IYA) 2009, this stunningly illustrated history of telescopic discovery
spans the range from the first telescopes via the Hubble Space Telescope
to next generation platforms, and how they have changed and continue to
change our view of the universe, our place in it and where it all came
from. EYES ON THE SKIES features numerous full-page photographs and is
printed in high-quality color throughout.
Also includes the official IYA DVD with 59 minutes of narrated text,
expert comments and interviews, animations, computer simulations,
science results, plus footage from observatories. Lars Lindberg
Christensen is press officer of the International Astronomical Union, as
well as IAU EC International Year of Astronomy 2009 Working Group
Secretary. An astronomer by profession, he is a science communication
specialist heading the Hubble European Space Agency Information Centre
group, responsible for public outreach and education for the NASA/ESA
Hubble Space Telescope in Europe.
Robert (Bob) Fosbury is an astronomer working for the European Space
Agency (ESA) as part of ESA's collaboration with NASA on the Hubble
Space Telescope (HST) project at ST-ECF. Bob also served on NASA's Ad
Hoc Science Working Group and ESA's Study Science Team as they developed
the instrument concepts for the James Webb Space Telescope, the next
generation space observatory. Bob and Lars wrote the highly successful
"Hubble - 15 years of discovery".
Robert Hurt is professional artist, specialized on art in astronomy.
