This entertaining and easy to read book explains astronomy as it unfolds from early discoveries through the Big Bang. Youll learn to appreciate the beauty of the heavens through a better understanding of what you are seeing. The movement in the heavens the Moon planets stars galaxies black holes dark matter and the possibility of alien life are covered in a fun read. Did you know that a tool to measure the size of the universe was discovered in 1912 by a woman who was not allowed to use her obse