Infographics

The book contains 99 separate infographics split into nine sections. We felt that a selection of infographics from the book could be enhanced with interactivity or more up-to-date data. These are linked to below.

007 One / Space exploration

039 Two / Solar System

083 Three / Telescopes

Optical telescopes: size matters

Atmospheric windows

The sky's the limit

The sky's not the limit

Radio telescopes: bigger and bigger

Telescope chronology

Megapixels

Resolution

101 Four / The Sun

The Sun

Spectrum of the Sun

Sunspots

Butterfly diagram

Solar flares

Dance of the Sun

115 Five / Stars

Constellations: northern (web bonus: All 88 constellations)

Constellations: southern

3D Orion

Nearest stars

Proper motions

Brightest stars

Giant stars

Dwarf stars

Stellar classifications

Brightness and colour

Life cycle of stars

Supernovae

Pulsars

We are stardust

Precession

147 Six / Galaxies

The Milky Way

The invisible galaxy

Polarisation of the Galaxy

Structure of the Milky Way

The local sheet of galaxies

The 30,000 nearest galaxies

The galactic zoo

163 Seven / Cosmology

Empty space

Models of the Universe

The cosmological distance ladder

The cosmic web

What is the Universe made of?

Evolution of the Universe

Powers of ten

179 Eight / Other worlds

Finding exoplanets

Exoplanet discoveries

All known exoplanets

Planetary systems

Earth-like

Are we alone?

Postcards From Earth

Earth calling

Light spheres

Messaging extra-terrestrial intelligence

201 Nine / Miscellaneous