Ulysses Press. 2017, 256 pp., Paperback, $16.95. www.ulyssespress.com

Have fun exploring the stars with close-up views of space objects right from your own backyard. It doesn’t take an astronomy degree to feel like an astronaut and explore space with a small telescope. This book takes the mystery and struggle out of exploring the unknown and discovering new worlds. With hands-on tips and tricks, it’s a complete guide to unleashing the full power of a small telescope and going beyond the basics. Without technical jargon and complicated star charts, this book offers step-by-step instructions and easy-to-use illustrations for finding over 100 celestial objects in the night’s sky, including Saturn’s rings, Jupiter’s moons, Orion Nebula, Andromeda Galaxy, Polaris, Pegasus Globular Cluster, the Apollo 11 landing site . . . and more!