Article. — Published in Earth and Universe . — 2002. — No. 4, — C. 30-37. Didactics of astronomy (method of teaching astronomy) - private didactics , including the theory and practice of teaching astronomy and studying patterns, Ways and Means of Learning , Education and development of students in the learning process of astronomy , Determining the scope and structure of the content of education , Methods and organizational forms of teaching astronomy . What was the didactics of astronomy in XX in . ? What is it now, in the early years of the XXI in . ? What should it be in the coming century? Similar issues we have repeatedly discussed before, and now they are relevant again .