C o n t e n t s
9 Introduction by Sir Patrick Moore
10 EXPLORING THE UNIVERSE
12 Astronomy through the Ages
14 Telescopes and the Stars
16 Observatories of the World
18 Great Telescopes
20 Invisible Astronomy
22 Rockets into Space
24 Satellites and Space Probes
26 Man in Space
28 Space Stations
30 The Hubble Space Telescope
32 THE SOLAR SYSTEM
34 The Sun’s Family
36 The Earth in the Solar System
38 The Earth as a Planet
40 The Earth’s Atmosphere and
Magnetosphere
42 The Earth–Moon System
44 Features of the Moon
46 Lunar Landscapes
48 The Far Side of the Moon
50 Missions to the Moon
52 Clementine and Prospector
54 The Moon: First Quadrant
56 The Moon: Second Quadrant
58 The Moon: Third Quadrant
60 The Moon: Fourth Quadrant
62 Movements of the Planets
64 Mercury
66 Features of Mercury
68 Map of Mercury
70 Venus
72 Mapping Venus
74 The Magellan Mission
76 Mars
78 Missions to Mars
80 Satellites of Mars
82 Map of Mars
84 Hubble Views of Mars
85 Mars from Global Surveyor
86 The Search for Life on Mars
88 The Pathfinder Mission
89 Spirit and Opportunity
90 Asteroids
92 Exceptional Asteroids
94 Jupiter
96 The Changing Face of Jupiter
98 Missions to Jupiter
100 Impacts on Jupiter
102 Satellites of Jupiter
104 The Galilean Satellites –from Galileo
106 Maps of Jupiter’s Satellites
108 Saturn
110 Rings of Saturn
112 Details of Saturn’s Rings
114 Missions to Saturn
116 Satellites of Saturn
118 Maps of Saturn’s Icy Satellites
120 Titan
122 Uranus
124 Missions to Uranus
126 Satellites of Uranus
128 Maps of the Satellites of Uranus
130 Neptune
132 Satellites of Neptune
134 Pluto
136 The Surface of Pluto
137 Boundaries of the Solar System
138 Comets
139 Short-period Comets
140 Halley’s Comet
142 Great Comets
144 Millennium Comets
146 Meteors
148 Meteorites
150 Meteorite Craters
152 THE SUN
154 Our Star: the Sun
156 The Surface of the Sun
158 The Solar Spectrum
160 Eclipses of the Sun
162 The Sun in Action
164 THE STARS
166 Introduction to the Stars
168 The Celestial Sphere
170 Distances and Movement of the Stars
172 Different Types of Stars
174 The Lives of the Stars
176 Double Stars
178 Variable Stars
180 Novae
182 Supernovae
184 Black Holes
186 Stellar Clusters
188 Nebulae
190 Views from the Very Large Telescope
192 THE UNIVERSE
194 The Structure of the Universe
196 Our Galaxy
198 The Local Group of Galaxies
200 The Outer Galaxies
202 Quasars
204 The Expanding Universe
206 The Early Universe
208 Life in the Universe
210 STAR MAPS
212 Whole Sky Maps
214 Seasonal Charts: North
216 Seasonal Charts: South
218 Ursa Major, Canes Venatici, Leo Minor
220 Ursa Minor, Draco
222 Cassiopeia, Cepheus,
Camelopardalis, Lacerta
224 Boötes, Corona Borealis, Coma Berenices
226 Leo, Cancer, Sextans
228 Virgo, Libra
230 Hydra, Corvus, Crater
232 Lyra, Cygnus, Aquila, Scutum,
Sagitta, Vulpecula, Delphinus, Equuleus
234 Hercules
236 Ophiuchus, Serpens
238 Scorpius, Sagittarius, Corona Australis
240 Andromeda, Triangulum, Aries, Perseus
242 Pegasus, Pisces
244 Capricornus, Aquarius, Piscis Australis
246 Cetus, Eridanus (northern), Fornax
248 Orion, Canis Major, Canis Minor,
Monoceros, Lepus, Columba
250 Taurus, Gemini
252 Auriga, Lynx
254 Carina, Vela, Pyxis, Antlia, Pictor,
Volans, Puppis
256 Centaurus, Crux Australis,
Triangulum Australe, Circinus,
Ara, Telescopium, Norma, Lupus
258 Grus, Phoenix, Tucana, Pavo, Indus,
Microscopium, Sculptor
260 Eridanus (southern), Horologium, Caelum,
Dorado, Reticulum, Hydrus, Mensa,
Chamaeleon, Musca, Apus, Octans
262 THE PRACTICAL ASTRONOMER
264 The Beginner’s Guide to the Sky
266 Choosing a Telescope
268 Home Observatories
270 Glossary
280 Index
288 Acknowledgements
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