The cosmic tourist: visit the 100 most awe-inspiring destinations in the universe! - Tapa dura

A coffee-table tome of the top 100 sights in the universe, with sumptuous photographs of distant stars and exploding supernovae --Telegraph

Brian (May) stresses that the new book is accessible to budding astronomy beginners, describing it as "a tourist guide book to the skies" that will leave you "well into astronomy --The Huffington Post

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In the book, the reader is taken around the "100 most awe-inspiring destinatinos in the universe" in an imaginary spaceship powered by the "speed of thought" and named after Sir Patrick's cat Ptolemy. The cover illustration by Brian features the trio cosied up in the rocket... --Daily Express

The Cosmic Tourist ... is a wonderful tour of the cosmos from Earth to the edge of the universe with three of the world's best-known astronomers. --All About Space

The photography is really magical...an ideal gift for anybody with an interest in astronomy --Good Book Guide

If anyone wants to get away this Christmas, here is the book with which to do it. ... The 'voyage' beyond the stars is an unexpectedly rewarding way to grasp the concept of Space --Daily Mail. Best Illustrated book in Daily Mail

If anyone wants to get away this Christmas, here is the book with which to do it. ... The 'voyage' beyond the stars is an unexpectedly rewarding way to grasp the concept of Space --Daily Mail

A book to delight the scientifically curious --New Scientist

...this beautifully produced, well-illustrated book takes a thematic journey through the cosmos... an ideal holiday package for armchair astronomers of all levels of experience --BBC The Sky At Night magazine

A book to delight the scientifically curious --New Scientist

Take your seats for the greatest tour ever - one that encompasses no less than the whole of the Universe. En route, we stop off to gaze at 100 amazing sights - from asteroids to zodiacal dust and from orbit around the Earth to beyond the most distant galaxies. We start right here on Earth, with your tour guides: the three intrepid cosmic voyagers Patrick Moore, Brian May and Chris Lintott. They explain the sights - what they are, and how they fit into the astronomical zoo of familiar and curious objects and phenomena - and convey their own personal enthusiasm for each marvel you encounter. The images present the extraordinary beauty of the Universe as seen through the eyes of the biggest and best telescopes on Earth and in space, and occasionally in the backyards of expert amateur observers.