Win a Great Holiday Gift: The 'Year in Space' Wall Calendar

By Nancy Atkinson - December 15, 2015 06:18 PM UTC | Site News

What's the perfect holiday gift for any space fan? It's the 2016 version of Steve Cariddi's amazing

Year in Space Wall Calendar

, which is now available to order. And thanks to Steve, Universe Today has another 5 copies to give away!

This calendar is huge, and is full of amazing color images, daily space facts, historical references, and it even shows you where you can look in the sky for all the best astronomical sights.

This is a gorgeous wall calendar that has over 120 beautiful photos of space, and at 16 inches by 22 inches, it is much larger than other wall calendars. It has great illustrations and information that every space fan will appreciate.

For our giveaway, to be entered into the drawing, just put your email address into the box at the bottom of this post (where it says "Enter the Giveaway") before Monday, December 21, 2015.

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.

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

It's published in cooperation with The Planetary Society, with an introduction by Bill Nye. Plus there's a nice blurb about Universe Today! Our thanks to Steve Cariddi for providing this giveaway opportunity for our readers!

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.

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