What's the best Astronomy text for self teaching?

simba9
Thu, 28 Nov 2013 06:55:28 +0000

They’re more expensive than a textbook, but a few years ago I bought a fantastic set of astronomy lectures from The Great Courses, taught by Cal’s Alex Filippenko. There were a lot of lectures and I watched each one three or four times. Not because they were difficult or confusing, but because there was a lot of information and I was finding that if I only watched each lecture once or twice, I’d miss a lot. You also get a booklet with outline notes, which are valuable.

They’ve got a sale on his astronomy course going on right now.

[Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy, 2nd Edition](The Great Courses)