Fred Schaaf has spent years perfecting the teaching of skywatching and astronomy to newcomers.....Here, he distills his experience into a revolutionary new approach to learning about the night sky. No other book on the market offers anything like the simple, interactive, step-by-step program Schaaf has created for new skywatchers of all ages.....The key to Schaaf's ingenious program is a system of practical objectives and activities that get readers actively involved in skywatching. Starting with simple instructions on learning one's way around the night sky and progressing to more challenging concepts, each night's activity takes the reader to a deeper level of knowledge and understanding.....

Here, in one place, is everything you want to know about supenova and black holes, our solar system and the rest of the Milky Way, far-off galaxies, the sun, the planets, space travel, and the possibility of extraterrstrial life. In short, eminently readable readable mimi essays. 1001 Things Everyone Should Know About the Universe thoroughly illuminates the mysteries of the cosmos.