Books

365 Starry Nights: an Introduction to Astronomy for Every Night of the Year. Text and illustrations by Chet Raymo. c1982.


Annular and Total Solar Eclipses of 2003, by Fred Espenak and Jay Anderson. 2002. (NASA/TP 2002-211618)


Astronomers, The, by Donald Goldsmith. c1991. (Companion Book to the PBS Television Series)

Astronomy for Dummies, by Stephen P. Maran. 2nd Edition. c2005.

Backyard Astronomer’s Guide, The, by Terence Dickinson and Alan Dyer. Revised Edition. c2002.

Burnham’s Celestial Handbook: an Observer’s Guide to the Universe Beyond the Solar System, by Robert Burnham. Revised and Enlarged Edition. c1978.
  • Volume One, Andromeda – Cetus.
  • Volume Two, Chamaeleon – Orion.
  • Volume Three, Pavo – Vulpecula.

Cataclysmic Cosmic Events and How to Observe Them, by Martin Mobberley. c2009. (Astronomers’ Observing Guides)


Comet Hale-Bopp: Find and Enjoy the Great Comet, by Robert Burnham. c1997.

Dobsonian Telescope, The: A Practical Manual for Building Large Aperture Telescopes, by David Kriege and Richard Berry. Richmond Va.: Willmann-Bell, c1997 (2009 printing).


Foundations of Astronomy, by Michael A. Seeds. 7th Edition. c2003.


From Quark to Quasar: Notes on the Scale of the Universe, by Peter H. Cadogan. c1985.

From White Dwarfs to Black Holes: The Legacy of S. Chandrasekhar. Edited by G. Srinivasan. 1999.

Here Be Dragons: The Scientific Quest for Extraterrestrial Life, by David Koerner and Simon LeVay. c2000.

Hubble Wars, The: Astrophysics Meets Astropolotics in the Two-Billion-Dollar Struggle over the Hubble Space Telescope, by Eric J. Chaisson.  1998, c1994.

Illustrated Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Space, The. Editor, Ian Ridpath. c1976.

In Search of Time: Journeys Along a Curious Dimension, by Dan Falk.   c2008.

The Infinite Journey: Eyewitness Accounts of NASA and the Age of Space. Written by William E. Burrows. Edited by Mary Kalamaras. New York: Discovery Books, c2000.

“Discovery channel”—Cover.


Isabel Williamson Lunar Observing Program, The. Presented by The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Observing Committee. Directed by Chris Fleming, Chair. 1st Edition. c2005.

Kepler’s Witch: An Astronomer’s Discovery of Cosmic Order Amid Religious War, Political Intrigue, and the Heresy Trial of His Mother, by James A. Connor. c2004.

Looking Up: a History of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, by R. Peter Broughton. c1994.

Mars: Uncovering the Secrets of the Red Planet, by Paul Raeburn. Foreword and Commentary by Matt Golombek. – Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society, c1998.

+ 2 pairs 3-D glasses enclosed in back cover.


MK Process and Stellar Classification, The: Proceedings of the Workshop in Honor of W.W. Morgan and P.C. Keenan, Held at the University of Toronto, Canada, June 1983. Edited by R.F. Garrison. c1984.

More Things In Heaven and Earth: Poets and Astronomers Read the Night Sky, by David H. Levy. c1997.

NightWatch: a Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe, by Terence Dickinson. 3rd Edition, Revised and Expanded for Use Through 2010. 1998 (2003 printing).

Observing Handbook and Catalogue of Deep-Sky Objects, by Christian B. Luginbuhl and Brian A. Skiff. 1990, c1989.

Observing Variable Stars: a Guide for the Beginner, by David H. Levy. c1989.

Pale Blue Dot: a Vision of the Human Future in Space, by Carl Sagan. c1994.

Planetary Encounters, by Robert M. Powers. 1978.

Portfolio of Lunar Drawings, A, by Harold Hill. 1991. (Practical Astronomy Handbooks, 1)

Quest for Comets, The: An Explosive Trail of Beauty and Danger, by David H. Levy. c1994 (1995 printing).

Realm of the Universe, by George Ogden Abell. 3rd Edition. c1984.

Relativity: the Special and the General Theory, by Albert Einstein. Authorized translation by Robert W. Lawson. Introduction by Roger Penrose. 2004.

The Science of Shakespeare: a New Look at the Playwright’s Universe, by Dan Falk. c2014.


Star Ware: The Amateur Astronomer’s Ultimate Guide to Choosing, Buying, and Using Telescopes and Accessories, by Philip S. Harrington. c1994.

Stars, The: A New Way to See Them, by H. A. Rey. c1962


Total Solar Eclipse of 1998 February 26, by Fred Espenak and Jay Anderson. 1996. (NASA Reference Publication, 1383)

Total Solar Eclipse of 1999 August 11, by Fred Espenak and Jay Anderson. 1997. (NASA Reference Publication, 1398)

Total Solar Eclipse of 2002 December 04, by Fred Espenak and Jay Anderson. 2001. (NASA/TP 2001-209990)

Venus, The Geological Story, by Peter John Cattermole. c1994.

Webb Society Deep-Sky Observer’s Handbook. Compiled by the Webb Society. Edited by Kenneth Glyn Jones. 1979-1990.
  • Volume 1, Double Stars.
  • Volume 2, Planetary and Gaseous Nebulae.
  • Volume 3, Open and Globular Clusters.
  • Volume 4, Galaxies.
  • Volume 5, Clusters of Galaxies.
  • Volume 6, Anonymous Galaxies.
  • Volume 7, The Southern Sky.
  • Volume 8, Variable Stars.

Universe on a T-Shirt: the Quest for the Theory of Everything, by Dan Falk. c2002

Zen and the Art of Photoelectric Photometry, by Jeffrey L. Hopkins. Forward by Russell M. Genet. c1990.