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Incredible Hubble Space Telescope Images Appear in 2009 Space Calendar
Free Shipping and Discounts Available for "Year In Space" 2009 Desk Calendar
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ITHACA, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 11/28/08 -- Thirty-two million light-years away, the gentlycurving arms of spiral galaxy NGC 628 harbor the glowing embers of newbornstars. A globular cluster some eight thousand light-years away from Earthcontains stars that were born early in the Universe's 14-billion yearhistory. Thousands of sparkling young stars nestled within the giant nebulaNGC 3603 illuminate its colorful gas clouds. These incredible Hubble imagesare just some of the 53 full-color space images selected to appear in the"The Year In Space" 2009 desk calendar. http://www.YearInSpace.com.
Published in cooperation with The Planetary Society, "The Year In Space" isa 144-page desk calendar featuring 53 weekly color space images carefullyselected from NASA's archives, world-famous observatories, planetaryspacecraft and talented astrophotographers. Historic scenes from theApollo Moon landings appear alongside recent images of the space shuttleand the International Space Station. Stunning planetary images by theCassini Orbiter and the Mars Exploration Rovers are presented along withincredible deep space vistas taken by the Spitzer and Hubble SpaceTelescopes, as well as some of the world's leading observatories. Aninformative essay accompanies every image, and each weekly calendar page isfilled with facts and anniversaries relating to the history of spaceexploration and astronomical discovery.
"The Year In Space" takes its readers on an out-of-this-world journeyevery week while giving them a convenient way to organize their busy livesback on Earth. "The Year In Space" is also a versatile desk calendar, withweekly, monthly, yearly and multi-year calendars, a daily moon phasecalendar, an address section, blank pages for notes, and more.
Orders for "The Year In Space" can be placed on the web site(http://www.YearInSpace.com) or by calling 800/736-6836. There is freestandard shipping in the U.S. and rush delivery (3-5 days) is available foran additional charge.
Discounts of 25% to 44% are available for all NASA employees nationwide, aswell as for employees, customers, retirees and stockholders oforganizations that sponsor the calendar, including Lockheed Martin,Northrop Grumman, and The Planetary Society. Education and Internetdiscounts are also available on the website.
Contact:Steve CariddiEmail Contactwww.YearInSpace.com607/277-6836
"The Year In Space" takes its readers on an out-of-this-world journeyevery week while giving them a convenient way to organize their busy livesback on Earth. "The Year In Space" is also a versatile desk calendar, withweekly, monthly, yearly and multi-year calendars, a daily moon phasecalendar, an address section, blank pages for notes, and more.
Orders for "The Year In Space" can be placed on the web site(http://www.YearInSpace.com) or by calling 800/736-6836. There is freestandard shipping in the U.S. and rush delivery (3-5 days) is available foran additional charge.
Discounts of 25% to 44% are available for all NASA employees nationwide, aswell as for employees, customers, retirees and stockholders oforganizations that sponsor the calendar, including Lockheed Martin,Northrop Grumman, and The Planetary Society. Education and Internetdiscounts are also available on the website.
Contact:Steve CariddiEmail Contactwww.YearInSpace.com607/277-6836
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