Astronomy for all ages With the help of an adult, kids can get an introduction to astronomy with a look through a telescope. Observing the Moon is one of the easiest ways to get started with astronomy. You can track the lunar cycle, and use binoculars or a telescope to see how your view of it changes.
7. Star Finder!: A Step-by-Step Guide to the Night Sky This astronomy book for beginners is a simple, practical and no-frills guide for someone who wants to start stargazing without using maps or apps. It takes a “star-hopping approach” where you start with the Big Dipper, and then go from one constellation to another.
The first step in astronomy for beginners is simply to look up and ask, "What's that?" Begin gazing at the stars from your backyard, and you'll be taking the first step toward a lifetime of cosmic exploration and enjoyment. But what, exactly, comes next? Too many newcomers to astronomy get lost in dead ends and quit in frustration.
Astronomy is a monthly American magazine about astronomy.Targeting amateur astronomers
It contains columns on sky viewing
Reader-submitted astrophotographs
And articles on astronomy and astrophysics for general readers.
Graphic study guide to cosmology by Felix Pirani
The Universe for Beginners
Republished as Introducing the Universe
Is a 1993 graphic study guide to cosmology written by Felix Pirani and illustrated by Christine Roche.The volume
According to the publisher's website
recounts the revolutions in physics and astronomy
from Aristotle to Newton
andEinstein to Quantum Mechanics
that underlie the present-day picture of the universe.
