머리말 ················································································································3
천체 관측을 시작하면서 ························································································7

1장. 맨눈 관측 ·····································································································11
1.1. 맨눈 관측의 기초 ···························································································13
1.2. ‘스텔라리움(Stellarium)’을 활용한 맨눈 관측 활동 ·····································24
1.3. ‘스카이 맵(Sky map)’을 활용한 관측 활동 ··················································32

2장. 망원경 ·········································································································37
2.1. 망원경의 역할과 역사 ·····················································································39
2.2. 간이 굴절 망원경의 제작과 관측 ····································································46
2.3. 망원경의 성능 ·······························································································59
2.4. 광학 망원경의 구조와 역할 ·············································································68
2.5. 천체 망원경의 설치 ························································································72
2.6. 천체 망원경의 조작과 관측 ··············································································81

3장. 카메라 관측 ···································································································89
3.1. 카메라의 역할 ·······························································································91
3.2. DSLR 카메라 ································································································93
3.3. 카메라의 주요 용어와 기능 ·············································································94
3.4. 망원경과의 결합 ··························································································100
3.5. 디지털카메라를 이용한 촬영 ··········································································105
3.6. 고정 촬영법 - 별의 일주운동 ········································································122
3.7. 별의 일주운동 사진 합성하기 ········································································125
3.8. 직초점 촬영법(카메라) - 행성, 위성 ····························································143
3.9. 어포컬 촬영법(스마트폰)-달 ···········································································154

4장. 천체 관측과 함께하는 천체 탐구 활동 ····························································161
4.1. 별자리의 연주운동 ·······················································································163
4.2. 달의 일주운동 ·····························································································170
4.3. 달의 지형 ···································································································182
4.4. 달 크레이터 크기 구하기 ··············································································192
4.5. 목성 위성의 공전주기 구하기 ········································································199
4.6. 목성의 질량 구하기 ·····················································································213
4.7. 토성 위성의 공전궤도 구하기 ········································································217
4.8. 낮에 보이는 별, 태양 ···················································································229
4.9. 태양의 흑점 관측으로 태양의 자전주기 구하기 ··········································233

찾아보기 ···········································································································252