This gorgeous coffee table book exhibits an exceptional collection of astronomical photographs, artwork, manuscripts and other ephemera, both historical and contemporary. I'm a mediocre at best appreciator of art, so I was most taken with the photography and ancient writings. Three images which particularly resonated with me were Curiosity's "selfie," the photo of astronaut Bruce McCandless' untethered space walk (this gave me chills, as I have recurring dreams about hurtling through the vastness of space), and the New Horizons' 2015 photo of Pluto. The ashes of Clyde Tombaugh, who discovered Pluto in 1930, are aboard the spacecraft, which makes Tombaugh the furthest any human (alive or dead!) has ever traveled in space. Awesome. It's a lovely book to simply page through at leisure. ( )