Via the NYT discussion of “Far Out: A Space-Time Chronicle,” we get these outstanding photos, an “an exquisite picture guide to the universe by Michael Benson, a photographer, journalist and filmmaker, and obviously a longtime space buff.”
The Andromeda Galaxy
Cat’s Paw Nebula
The colliding Antenna Galaxies
Carina Nebula (note the eerily suspended Bok Globules — larva-like clouds of molecular hydrogen, helium and silicate dust visible throughout the nebula)
Pillars of Creation” in the Eagle Nebula
Witch Head Nebula
Carina Nebula
NGC 2264, the region surrounding and including the Cone Nebula
Crab Nebula
Horsehead Nebula
“Anemic” galaxy NGC 4921
NGC 6559
The Pelican Nebula
The Snake Nebula
Rosette Nebula
Source:
Books on Science: A Guide to the Cosmos, in Words and Images
DENNIS OVERBYE
NYT, January 4, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/05/science/05books.html