“A Breathtaking Window on the Universe: A guide to the observatory at the Roque de los Muchachos SECOND EDITION”
By Sheila M. Crosby
(Non-Fiction Paperback)
164 pages (16 more than the first edition)
Welcome to the Roque de Los Muchachos, where 15 telescopes from 19 nations use the best night sky in Europe to explore the cosmos. Find out what it’s like to work in this strange world above the clouds. Learn about each telescope, how they’re run, and a little of what they’ve discovered.
This book is written for the general public rather than professional astronomers, with over 120 photos and diagrams, and a full glossary of all the technical terms for non-geeks.
To see more detailsor to buy the book online, go to Dragon Tree Publishing. To see the list of places on LA Palma which stock it, go here.
Hi Sheila
We were on your tour to the rainforest and rum tasting this week. I’ve just bought your book on Amazon as my son is very enthusiastic about astronomy and very interested when I was telling him about the observatory and your book so have bought it as a surprise present for him. Thank you for a great tour and I hope you have a lovely holiday.
Thank you.
I hope your book arrived. I manages to get it in the post the day before I went on holiday myself, so it should have arrived by now.
I had a great time on holiday! (As you can see fromt he next few posts.)
I hope to see on La Palma again some time.
Sheila