JAMES B. (JIM) KALER

Professor Emeritus of Astronomy, University of Illinois

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Writing and Research Books include textbooks, works on stars and interstellar space, and on the sky. Popular Articles provides citations to a selection of recent short works written primarily for beginnners. Research cites selected research in the subject of planetary nebulae.

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NEW in 2016:

• From the Sun to the Stars

NEW in 2015:

• Simplified Chinese translation of Heaven's Touch

NEW in 2013:

• First Magnitude: A Book of the Bright Sky

NEW in 2011:

• Stars and their Spectra, 2nd Edition, with two new chapters and 140 new illustrations

NEW in 2009:

• Heaven's Touch

NEW in 2007/8:

• Heavens Above: Stars, Constellations, and the Sky

NEW in 2006/7:

• The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Stars
• Honderd Unieke Sterren: Dutch translation of The Hundred Greatest Stars

NEW in 2005:

• Astronomy: Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe, a 14 lecture course on audio CD with a 100 page study guide from Recorded Books. Winner of AudioFile magazines's Earphones Award.

NEW in 2004:

• Vault of the Heavens: Exploring the Solar System's Place in the Universe, a 14 lecture course on audio CD with a 100 page study guide from Barnes and Noble, also published as
• Astronomy: Earth, Sky, and Planets by Recorded Books.

NEW in 2002:

• Take a journey to the stars with The Stargazer planetarium show.
• The Hundred Greatest Stars
• Paperback edition of The Ever-Changing Sky
• Il Libricino delle Stella: Italian translation of The Little Book of Stars

NEW in 2001:

• Extreme Stars, American Association of Publishers Outstanding and Scholarly Title in Physics and Astronomy for 2001.
• The Little Book of Stars

Web Offerings

• See what's in the sky with Skylights, updated every Friday.
• Skylights' Archive and Photo Gallery.
• Look for your favorite star on STARS: Portraits of Stars and their Constellations.
• Learn about stars in The Natures of the Stars.
• Find out how stars yield their secrets in Spectra.
• See the effects of Sunlight in the daytime and evening skies.

Class Pages

• Astronomy 122&

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Need Help?

Local: Call the University Counseling Center at (217) 333-3704

Help and Information available nationally at

National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders

Jim Kaler 103 Astronomy Bldg. 1002 West Green St. Urbana, IL 61801

Telephone: (217) 333-9382 Fax: (217) 244-7638

For further information or comments please contact "jkaler 'at' astro.illinois.edu."

This page was last modified on March 30, 2016.