Fred Schaaf

FRED SCHAAF is a contributing editor at Sky & Telescope magazine, where he has written popular features since 1993, and the author of more than twelve books on popular astronomy. His books include The 50 Best Sights in Astronomy and How to See Them, Seeing the Deep Sky and Seeing the Solar System.

Schaaf has taught classes at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey, and has contributed to the Astronomical Calendar from 1989 to 2013.

When he’s not writing, Schaaf is a supporter of the International Dark-Sky Association and has written a weekly astronomy column in the Atlantic City Press since 1976. Much of his work focuses on making astronomy accessible to general readers.

Fred Schaaf’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.

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