Essential Astronomy

Cynthia Phillips is a scientist at the SETI Institute and also works at the Center for the Study of Life in the Universe in the USA.

Introduction; 1 Ancient Eyes, Same Sky; 2 Astronomy As a Science; 3 How the Universe Came into Being; 4 Constellations Patterns in the Sky; 5 Navigate the Night Sky; 6 The Inner Solar System; 7 The Outer Solar System; 8 Solar System Wanderers; 9 A Star Is Born; 10 Deep-Sky Objects; 11 Faraway and Far-Out; 12 First Steps, First Tools; 13 Telescopes: Advanced Tools for Advanced Viewing; 14 Visit Space Places; 15 Make Your Own Scientific Discoveries!; 16 Ground-Based and Space-Based Observation; 17 Robots, Animals, and People in Space; 18 SETI: Are We Alone?; 19 How It Will All End; Index.