Astronomy Bookshelf

Sky Gazing
	The Stars - A New Way To See Them by H.A. Rey A gentle introduction to the wonders of SkyGazing that both the novice and the experience amateur astronomer will enjoy. Read the full review here
	Star Names - Their Lore and Meaning by Richard Hinckley Allen A bit old fashioned but still useful account of star and constellation names. Read the full review here
Space Exploration and Technology
	The Hubble Wars - Astrophysics Meets Astropolitics in the Two-Billion-Dollar Struggle over the Hubble Space Telescope by Eric J. Chaisson The trials and tribulations of getting the Hubble Telescope to work. Read the full review here
	How Do You Go To The Bathroom In Space? - All The Answers To All The Questions You Have About Living In Space by William R. Pogue Astronaut Pogue answers questions that range from the mundane to the sublime about what it really is like to live in space. Read the full review here
Telescopes
	How To Make A Telescope by Jean Texereau A complete and detailed description on how to build a telescope from scratch by one of the leaders In the field. Read the full review here
Calculations
	Practical Astronomy With Your Calculator by Peter J. Duffett-Smith Detailed instructions on how to perform useful astronomical calculations on a calculator or a computer. Read the full review here
	Methods Of Orbit Determination For The Micro Computer by Dan Boulet Techniques for calculating orbits of satellites, comets and planets Read the full review here
Cosmology
	A Brief History Of Time - From The Big Bang To Black Holes by Stephen Hawking (Introduction by Carl Sagan, Illustrations by Ron Miller) The History Of The Universe And How It Was Discovered Read the full review here
	The First Three Minutes - A Modern View of the Origin of the Universe by Steven Weinberg The Very Beginning Of The Universe Read the full review here
General Astronomy
	The New Astronomy by Nigel Henbest and Michael Marten Illustrated survey of astronomical objects as "seen" through different wavelengths. Read the full review here

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