The Perfect Holiday Gift: The Year In Space Calendar 2015!

By Nancy Atkinson - December 01, 2014 12:46 PM UTC | Site News

Here's our most-recommended holiday gift

every

year: The

Year In Space Calendar!

And for 2015 it's back, it's big and it's what every space enthusiast will enjoy all year. The gigantic wall calendar is full of amazing color images, daily space facts, historical references, and it even shows you where you can look in the sky for all the best astronomical sights. The 2015 version of Steve Cariddi's wonderful Year in Space wall and desk calendars are now available to order, perfect for your Cyber Monday shopping.

The gorgeous wall calendar has over 120 crisp color images and is larger, more lavishly illustrated, and packed with more information than any other space-themed wall calendar. It's a huge 16" x 22" when hanging up!

Published in cooperation with

The Planetary Society

, the

Year In Space calendar

takes you on a year-long guided tour of the Universe, providing in-depth info on human space flight, planetary exploration, and deep sky wonders. You'll even see Universe Today featured in this calendar!

Other features of the Year In Space calendar: – Background info and fun facts – A sky summary of where to find naked-eye planets – Space history dates – Major holidays (U.S. and Canada) – Daily Moon phases – A mini-biography of famous astronomer, scientist, or astronaut each month

These calendars normally sell for $17.95, but Universe Today readers can buy the calendar for only $13.95 or less (using the "Internet" discount), and get free U.S. shipping and discounted international shipping. There are also volume discounts. Check out all the details

here.

There's also the

136-Page Desk Calendar at a similar discounts.

You can preview the entire calendar at the

Year in Space Calendar website.

And FYI, Universe Today will be having some giveaways of this calendar soon, but put in your gift orders today!

Nancy Atkinson

Nancy Atkinson

Nancy Atkinson is a space journalist and author with a passion for telling the stories of people involved in space exploration and astronomy. She is currently retired from daily writing, but worked at Universe Today for 20 years as a writer and editor. She also contributed articles to The Planetary Society, Ad Astra (National Space Society), New Scientist and many other online outlets.

Her 2019 book, "Eight Years to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Missions,” shares the untold stories of engineers and scientists who worked behind the scenes to make the Apollo program so successful, despite the daunting odds against it. Her first book “Incredible Stories From Space: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Missions Changing Our View of the Cosmos” (2016) tells the stories of 37 scientists and engineers that work on several current NASA robotic missions to explore the solar system and beyond.

Nancy is also a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador, and through this program, she has the opportunity to share her passion of space and astronomy with children and adults through presentations and programs. Nancy's personal website is nancyatkinson.com