Space Atlas: Mapping the Universe and Beyond Hardcover – November 6, 2012

I bought this as a gift for my younger sister who is gaining an interest in astronomy and loved it so much I had to buy myself a copy, too. My sister absolutely loves it. It has pages of written information about many astronomical topics, and plenty of informative charts and graphics. The full-color photos are gorgeous and mesmerizing. I have it on a side table and visitors like to flip through it. A few visitors have noted the title and author to buy it later for themselves or others. It's almost addicting to read!There is a also great, long appendix that includes pages about certain space-related concepts/objects described in the book, a glossary, a very thorough general index and separate thorough place-name index, and more. This book is complete.Anyone who isn't already obsessed with astronomy will surely be after reading this book - I'm serious, it's that interesting.

This is a great resource for those who are interested is astronomy, cosmology, and astrophysics topics. The book is largeand heavy and full of many useful resources. One I find most useful is the topography of the planets derived from satelliteimaging. This allows us to see the planets like we have never seen them before. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is into the topic of astronomy and related fields. As an astronomy instructor I will find this book very helpful and an exquisite visual reference to many topics discussed in class.

This book is totally breathtaking! I bought it as a Christmas gift for someone and ended up getting absorbed in the pictures and wished I didn't have to give it to him! It's gorgeous and gives a great visual representation of how vast, beautiful, and unexplored our universe really is.

Even so I have several Atlases of the Universe books who are more detailed then this Space Atlas, I must say that the artclesand pictures in this book are exelent. The paper and the print are exqusite, the best I have seen in any book. I would definitelyrecoment this book to all interrestet in Space and Astronomy ect. The only complaint I have is that you can not lay the pages completely flat, which results in not being able to see the pictures and maps entirely, unless you press down hard on the pages.Otherwise this book would definitely get a 5 star rating from me.Thanks again Amazon for your prompt service and shipping. Walter Hoefer

I bought this for my husband who is a newbie astronomer. He has worn out our copy of Terrance Dickenson's Backyard Astronomer so I was looking for something new. He has a nice computerized telescope and spends a dozen winter nights a year looking for deep space objects in bitter winter cold and takes in as many documentaries as he can, as he is not a strong reader. But he enjoys reading small sections of this book and says it's "more like story-telling." Happy with the purchase.

Space is a concept not fully grasped my many. Through these colorful and wonderful visuals, I was better able to understand space, where we live in our solar system, and our placement in the universe. This is a great read - though I admittedly bought it for the pictures :)

I bought this book for a friend who's an avid astronomy learner/lover.The rating proves my point. He was completely head-over-heels for the book and couldn't keep his eyes off it.The hardcover looks amazing, the pages are nice, quality wise, and the skin for the hardcover was pretty awesome too.Thanks!

I purchased this book as a gift for my husband and he was "Wowed" by it. Breath-taking photographs. Stunning aerials. Informative dialog. Fascinating facts. He couldn't put it down, and can't wait to read the complete volume cover to cover.