| The art of photography and the science of astronomy have been inseparable for over 100 years. Colours of the stars uses spectacular photography to show the colours of stars galaxies and nebulae. The text explains what the colours mean and how they tell us of the temperature of the stars, the structure of distant galaxies and physics and chemistry of nearby nebulae where stars are forming. There are clear practical explanations of all the photographic techniques and an account is provided of the fruitful history of photography in astronomy |
