Sir patrick moore astronomer hubble

Illustrations are always useful. They are invaluable for lecturers, for authors and for pure enjoyment. Astronomical pictures can be beautiful - who has not been fascinated by a first view of the Orion Nebula, or the glorious icy rings of Saturn?

But it is not always obvious where these pictures can be obtained. We hope that the Collection will help.

Patrick moore

What we have tried to do is to put together a selection which includes "something for everybody". There are images of the Moon, the planets, stars, galaxies and all other features of the universe, and there are also pictures of telescopes and equipment from all parts of the world - from the far north to the far south.

Finally, there are pictures of many great astronomers. It so happens that I took a good number of these, and I have been around a long time, but on my travels I usually had my trusty Nikon with me. And after all, I must be one of the few people who knew th