Win a Copy of The Year in Space: 2014 Wall Calendar

By Nancy Atkinson - November 19, 2013 05:00 PM UTC | Site News

It's back! And it's full of amazing color images, daily space facts, historical references, and it even shows you where you can look in the sky for all the best astronomical sights.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 2014 version of Steve Cariddi's wonderful

Year in Space Wall Calendar

is now available to order, and thanks to Steve, Universe Today has 5 copies to give away!

This giveaway is now closed.

This is a gorgeous wall calendar that has over 120 beautiful photos of space, as well as in-depth info on human space flight, planetary exploration, and deep sky wonders. This calendar is huge -- much larger than a traditional wall calendar -- and last year it was named "Science Geek Gift of the Year" at Alan Boyle's NBC "Cosmic Log" website.

Other features of this 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

For our giveaway, to be entered into the drawing, just put your email address into the box below (where it says "Enter the Giveaway") before Monday, November 25, 2013.

If this is the first time you're registering for a giveaway from Universe Today, you'll receive a confirmation email immediately where you'll need to click a link to be entered into the drawing. For those who have registered previously, you'll receive an email later where you can enter this drawing.

These calendars normally sell for $16.95, but Universe Today readers can buy the calendar for only $12.95 or less (using the "Internet" discount), and get free U.S. shipping and discounted international shipping.

There's also the

144-Page Desk Calendar at a similar discounts.

You can preview the entire calendar at the

Year in Space Calendar website.

It's published in cooperation with The Planetary Society, with an introduction by Bill Nye. Our thanks to Steve Cariddi for providing this giveaway opportunity for our readers!

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