A tour of the universe written for the window beside your bed.

Welcome to Atlas of Small Skies.

You do not need a mountaintop observatory to be an astronomer. Atlas of Small Skies is an invitation to look up from wherever you are — a city balcony, a backyard, a bus window — and find the cosmos already there. Equal parts science and wonder, it teaches you to read the night the way a sailor reads the sea.

This title is part of the ShriIra library, where we gather books and courses worth keeping.

A note on reading it: open the Contents menu at the top of the reader to jump between chapters, use the Aa menu to set a comfortable text size, theme (light, sepia, or night), and single- or two-page layout. Your place is saved automatically, so you can always pick up where you left off.

We hope it serves you well.

— Priya Nandakumar

Contents

1. Chapter One — The Sky You Already Own