"First published as Handboek Sterrenkunde by Fontaine Uitgevers, The Netherlands"

Astronomy as a science -- The history of astronomy -- Telescopes -- Modern astronomy -- The night sky -- The celestial sphere -- Constellations -- The zodiac -- Amateur astronomy -- Earth, moon, and sun -- Motions and eclipses -- The moon -- The sun -- The solar system -- The inner parts of the solar system -- The outer parts of the solar system -- Meteors, asteroids, and comets -- The Milky Way galaxy -- Stars -- Star clusters and nebulae -- The Milky Way -- The Universe -- Galaxies -- The evolution of the universe -- Life in the universe

Examines "the night sky, the cosmos, and the universe, all in one easy-to-use and understand handbook"--

Includes index

"Written by award-winning astronomy writer Govert Schililng, author of Constellations (BDL, 2018) and Deep Space (BDL, 2014), The Astronomy Handbook is the indispensible, go-to guide to everything you ever wanted or needed to know about the night sky, the cosmos, and the universe all in one easy-to-use and understand handbook"-- Provided by publisher