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Hubble Deep Field and the Distant Universe describes this watershed event in the history of astronomy. Aimed at an audience including amateur astronomers, science historians, researchers, Hubble Space Telescope (HST) aficionados and students interested in science, this book recounts the development of space astronomy and the progression of decisions and events that led to the distant universe exploration of Robert Williams and the Hubble Deep Field team. It gives a fascinating insight into the processes by which astronomical research projects are carried out and the unique discoveries that are made by HST, and it describes the momentous image that has enabled astronomers to piece together the evolution of the largest structures in the universe.
This one's a real page-turner! Even though you know how the story turns out, with the Hubble Deep Field an enormous success in finding and characterizing
galaxies with redshifts 0·6 to 0·9 and larger.
Virginia Trimble 2019 The Observatory Magazine
Preface
Author biography
Chapter 1 – The Beginnings
Chapter 2 – Telescopes in Space
Chapter 3 A – Flawed Hubble Telescope
Chapter 4 – Hubble Servicing Missions
Chapter 5 – Science Coffee and Distant Galaxies
Chapter 6 – Prelude to the Deep Field
Chapter 7 – The HDF: Shot in the Dark
Chapter 8 – Planning the Observations
Chapter 9 – Acquiring and Releasing the Data
Chapter 10 – Galaxy Evolution Revealed
Chapter 11 – Star Formation History and Photometric Redshifts
Chapter 12 – Synopsis and Subsequent Deep Fields