Astro Mini Course – Sign Up

Sign Up For A Free 5-Day Astronomy Mini-Course!


This 5-day mini-course from One-Minute Astronomer gives you the basics you need to know to become a stargazer and amateur astronomer. When you sign up for this mini-course, you’ll discover…

  • The amazing sights you can see from your backyard or favorite observing site, including mountains on the Moon, markings and surface features on the planets, glittering star clusters, and glowing clouds of gas and dust where new stars are born and old stars die
  • The basics of how the night sky appears to move, along with details of how to read a star map and find your way around the night sky
  • A whirlwind tour of the sky in all four seasons with short descriptions and star maps of the main stars and constellations
  • Advice and suggestions about how to select and use binoculars and telescopes for astronomy, and how to condition your eyes to see the most possible detail in the night sky
  • And much more…

Once you sign up, you’ll get a email every couple of days with a link to each short installment of the course on this website. You can bookmark each page and refer to it as often as you like. And when you’re done, you’ll be well on your way to knowing the night sky.

To get started, just type in your first name and email address above and click “Get Started“. You’ll receive your first installment shortly. There is no cost, and no obligation to do anything.

One-Minute Astronomer will never rent or sell your email address, because it’s important you spend your time looking at the night sky, not deleting spam. And you can unsubscribe from the course anytime. (See our Privacy Policy).