Try to find something more breathtaking today than astronomical discoveries. They follow each other, and one is more sensational than the other. Astronomy has become relevant. And just twenty years ago at school, she was considered an optional subject. But three hundred years ago you risked, not knowing astronomy, just not to understand the essence of even an ordinary secular conversation. So it was saturated not only with terminology, but also with the interests of ancient science. And two centuries ago, the fascination with the stars could end for you... the fire. This book is about astronomy and a little about astronautics, about good astronomers and some astronomical instruments and methods. In a word, about a small area of a giant country, the name of which is based on the ancient Greek word "astron" - a star.