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Explore the fascinating night sky with this acclaimed self-teaching guide.

From stars, planets, and galaxies to black holes, the Big Bang, and life in space, this new edition of Astronomy brings the wonders of the cosmos to life. Offering a unique, successful self-teaching format, this practical, user-friendly guide makes it easy for you to quickly grasp the basic principles of astronomy and build gradually on what you have learned.

Updated with the lates discoveries and graphics, this new guide by award-winning author Dinah Moche features:

• Frontier twenty-first-century research into black holes, active galaxies, and quasars
• New Web site addresses throughout for the best astronomy online
• Removable Star and Moon maps for fun stargazing
• A review of the latest ground and space telescopes
• Up-to-date star, constellation, and astronomical data
• Objectives, reviews, and self-tests to monitor your progress

This complete, new edition is all any student or amateur stargazer needs to understand and appreciate the wonders of the universe. You can use the book alone or with a conventional textbook, Internet-based or distance-learning course, computer software, telescope manual, or as a handy reference.

Dinah L. Moche, Ph.D., is Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the City University of New York. She is an award-winning author and lecturer, and her books have sold over ten million copies in seven languages.

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