Contents

Contents : the universe (the universe, the story of the universe, finding out about space) -- our solar system (our solar system, the sun, eclipses, Mercury, venus, the earth, the moon, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune, pluto, asteroids, comets and meteors, exploring space, famous astronomers) -- the stars (star groups, the milky way, birth of stars, life of a star, variable stars, star patterns, describing stars) -- constellations (maps of the stars, Draco to Cancer, Cygnus to Serpens, Camelopardalis to Aquarius, Gemini to Lepus, Columba to Microscopium, corvus to Dorato, Sagittarius to Crux, home astronomy, star photographs, telescopes) -- astronomy facts and lists (famous constellations, map of the moon, stars at a glance, space objects at a glance, landmarks of astronomy, questions and answers, glossary, index)