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The Last Stargazers

The Enduring Story of Astronomy's Vanishing Explorers

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The Last Stargazers

By: Emily Levesque
Narrated by: Janet Metzger
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To be an astronomer is to journey to some of the most inaccessible parts of the globe, braving mountain passes, subzero temperatures, and hostile flora and fauna. Not to mention the stress of handling equipment worth millions. It is a life of unique delights and absurdities...and one that may be drawing to a close. Since Galileo first pointed his telescope at the heavens, astronomy has stood as a fount of human creativity and discovery, but soon it will be the robots gazing at the sky while we are left to sift through the data.

In The Last Stargazers, Emily Levesque reveals the hidden world of the professional astronomer. She celebrates an era of ingenuity and curiosity and asks us to think twice before we cast aside our sense of wonder at the universe.

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a great and engrossing look into the day to day work in the field of Astronomy. can't wait to see what Emily does next!

excellent

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so easy to listen too, a bit of history, great insight into what astronomer actually do, personal stories of mishaps & triumphs & adventures & the adventures of others.
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the easy way technical astronomy was explained

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