In this highly accessible book David Levy teaches the reader how variable stars work, and how to observe them.

The perfect introduction for the novice astronomer, this book stirs the imagination and puts observation in a framework of social activity and personal adventur

Meteors occur when a meteoroid, a speck of dust in space, enters the Earth's atmosphere. The heat generated when this happens causes the surrounding air to glow

This book was first published in 2007. Variable stars are those that change brightness. Their variability may be due to geometric processes such as rotation, or

David Levy has held a lifelong passion for comets, and is one of the most successful comet discoverers in history. In this book he describes the observing techn