Efnisyfirlit

• Cover
• Introduction
  • About This Book
  • Foolish Assumptions
  • Icons Used in This Book
  • Beyond the Book
  • Where to Go from Here
• Part 1: Getting Started with Astronomy
  • Chapter 1: Seeing the Light: The Art and Science of Astronomy
    • Astronomy: The Science of Observation
    • What You See: The Language of Light
    • Gravity: A Force to Be Reckoned With
    • Space: A Commotion of Motion
  • Chapter 2: Join the Crowd: Skywatching Activities and Resources
    • You’re Not Alone: Astronomy Clubs, Websites, Smartphone Apps, and More
    • Visiting Observatories and Planetariums
    • Vacationing with the Stars: Star Parties, Eclipse Trips, Dark Sky Parks, and More
  • Chapter 3: Terrific Tools for Observing the Skies
    • Seeing Stars: A Sky Geography Primer
    • Beginning with Naked-Eye Observation
    • Using Binoculars or a Telescope for a Better View
    • Planning Your First Steps into Astronomy
  • Chapter 4: Just Passing Through: Meteors, Comets, and Artificial Satellites
    • Meteors: Wishing on a Shooting Star
    • Comets: The Lowdown on Dirty Ice Balls
    • Artificial Satellites: Enduring a Love–Hate Relationship
• Part 2: Going Once Around the Solar System
  • Chapter 5: A Matched Pair: Earth and Its Moon
    • Putting Earth under the Astronomical Microscope
    • Examining Earth’s Time, Seasons, and Age
    • Making Sense of the Moon
  • Chapter 6: Earth’s Near Neighbors: Mercury, Venus, and Mars
    • Mercury: Weird, Hot, and Mostly Metal
    • Dry, Acidic, and Hilly: Steering Clear of Venus
    • Red, Cold, and Barren: Uncovering the Mysteries of Mars
    • Differentiating Earth through Comparative Planetology
    • Observing the Terrestrial Planets with Ease
  • Chapter 7: Rock On: The Asteroid Belt and Near-Earth Objects
    • Taking a Brief Tour of the Asteroid Belt
    • Understanding the Threat That Near-Earth Objects Pose
    • Searching for Small Points of Light
  • Chapter 8: Great Balls of Gas: Jupiter and Saturn
    • The Pressure’s On: Journeying Inside Jupiter and Saturn
    • Almost a Star: Gazing at Jupiter
    • Our Main Planetary Attraction: Setting Your Sights on Saturn
  • Chapter 9: Far Out! Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and Beyond
    • Breaking the Ice with Uranus and Neptune
    • Meeting Pluto, the Amazing Dwarf Planet
    • Buckling Down to the Kuiper Belt
    • Viewing the Outer Planets
    • Hunting New Planet Number Nine
• Part 3: Meeting Old Sol and Other Stars
  • Chapter 10: The Sun: Star of Earth
    • Surveying the Sunscape
    • Don’t Make a Blinding Mistake: Safe Techniques for Solar Viewing
    • Fun with the Sun: Solar Observation
  • Chapter 11: Taking a Trip to the Stars
    • Life Cycles of the Hot and Massive
    • Star Color, Brightness, and Mass
    • Eternal Partners: Binary and Multiple Stars
    • Change Is Good: Variable Stars
    • Your Stellar Neighbors
    • How to Help Scientists by Observing the Stars
    • Star Studies to Aid with Your Brain and Computer
  • Chapter 12: Galaxies: The Milky Way and Beyond
    • Unwrapping the Milky Way
    • Star Clusters: Meeting Galactic Associates
    • Taking a Shine to Nebulae
    • Getting a Grip on Galaxies
    • Joining Galaxy Zoo for Fun and Science
  • Chapter 13: Digging into Black Holes and Quasars
    • Black Holes: Keeping Your Distance
    • Quasars: Defying Definitions
    • Active Galactic Nuclei: Welcome to the Quasar Family
• Part 4: Pondering the Remarkable Universe
  • Chapter 14: Is Anybody Out There? SETI and Planets of Other Suns
    • Using Drake’s Equation to Discuss SETI
    • SETI Projects: Listening for E.T.
    • Discovering Alien Worlds
    • Astrobiology: How’s Life on Other Worlds?
  • Chapter 15: Delving into Dark Matter and Antimatter
    • Dark Matter: Understanding the Universal Glue
    • Taking a Shot in the Dark: Searching for Dark Matter
    • Dueling Antimatter: Proving That Opposites Attract
  • Chapter 16: The Big Bang and the Evolution of the Universe
    • Evidence for the Big Bang
    • Inflation: A Swell Time in the Universe
    • Dark Energy: The Universal Accelerator
    • Universal Info Pulled from the Cosmic Microwave Background
    • In a Galaxy Far Away: Standard Candles and the Hubble Constant
    • The Fate of the Universe
• Part 5: The Part of Tens
  • Chapter 17: Ten Strange Facts about Astronomy and Space
    • You Have Tiny Meteorites in Your Hair
    • A Comet’s Tail Often Leads the Way
    • Earth Is Made of Rare and Unusual Matter
    • High Tide Comes on Both Sides of Earth at the Same Time
    • On Venus, the Rain Never Falls on the Plain
    • Rocks from Mars Dot Earth
    • Pluto Was Discovered from the Predictions of a False Theory
    • Sunspots Aren’t Dark
    • A Star in Plain View May Have Exploded, but No One Knows
    • You May Have Seen the Big Bang on an Old Television
  • Chapter 18: Ten Common Errors about Astronomy and Space
    • “The Light from That Star Took 1,000 Light-Years to Reach Earth”
    • A Freshly Fallen Meteorite Is Still Hot
    • Summer Always Comes When Earth Is Closest to the Sun
    • The Back of the Moon Is Dark
    • The “Morning Star” Is a Star
    • If You Vacation in the Asteroid Belt, You’ll See Asteroids All Around You
    • Nuking a “Killer Asteroid” on a Collision Course for Earth Will Save Us
    • The Sun Is an Average Star
    • The Hubble Telescope Gets Up Close and Personal
    • The Big Bang Is Dead
• Part 6: Appendixes
  • Appendix A: Star Maps
  • Appendix B: Glossary
    • Sky Measures
• About the Author
• Supplemental Images
• Connect with Dummies
• End User License Agreement

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