Heavens – Majesty of the Night Sky by National Geographic

Earth's position in a spur of one of the Milky Way's spiraling arms gives us a clear view of the wonders – and enduring mysteries – of deep space. Humans have long marveled at the beauty of the billions of stars above, observing their regular traverse across the sky and seeking to understand their origins and order. Here, a mosaic of thousands of images reveals our celestial sphere in its entirety, and with it, a diversity of multicultural names and imagined patterns amassed over centuries of scholarship and awe.