Orbit: NASA Astronauts Photograph The Earth - Hardcover

Jay Apt; Michael Helfert; Justin Wilkinson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0792237145 ISBN 13: 9780792237143

Publisher: National Geographic, 1996

Synopsis

More than 170 spectacular full-color photographs of the Earth taken from space capture the natural forces that have shaped the planet, the vast and fragile beauty of the planet's ecosystems, and human impact on Earth. 35,000 first printing.

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Review:

This awe-inspiring collection of photographs gives those of us stuck on Earth a glimpse of what our home planet looks like from the window of a space craft... and the big blue marble has never looked more beautiful. All the continents are shown, as well as weather events, the Aurora borealis, and the visible effects of anthropogenic environmental change--deforestation and desertification chief among them. Take a sobering look at our lovely planet and realize how small and fragile it really is.

From School Library Journal:

YA. At first glance, Orbit might appear to be another glitzy coffee-table book with the rambling narrative so typical of National Geographic publications. Certainly astronaut Jay Apt has assembled what the authors describe as "the most important and beautiful photographs taken since humans first left Earth." Entertaining as the spectacular shots of our home planet are, however, the accompanying captions and chapter narratives give the full-page photographs an added immediacy that could only come from one who has actually been there. Brief historical and scientific commentary is enlivened with fascinating details. The organization of photographs and text makes Orbit a round-trip tour from blastoff to final approach along the blue-green waters of the Gulf Coast until Cape Canaveral looms into view. Readers can even keep track of the journey with the aid of miniature global maps on most pages. In addition to an index of places, there is an index to the photographs that provides exact cartographic location, date of the shot, type of camera, and lens and film used.?Cynthia J. Rieben, W. T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA
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About this edition

• Publisher: National Geographic
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0792237145
• ISBN 13: 9780792237143
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Roger Ressmeyer