Student's Guide . - M. : Education, 1977. — 112 s. In an interesting and accessible form for students, the author talks about modern problems of astrophysics. The manual deals with an extremely wide range of astronomical phenomena and objects: the Sun, stars, galaxies, quasars, planets. The main attention is paid to the Sun and stars, on the example of the study of which the possibilities of astrophysical research are clearly revealed. Young amateur of astronomy . Literature. The Sun is our star . A bit of history . The Sun as a celestial body . The Sun is a plasma ball . Events observed in the Sun. Solar radiation and its effects on the Earth . Internal structure and "models" of the Sun . Sources of Solar Energy . Review of physical processes in the Sun. The Suns are the stars. Nature of the Stars . In the world of the stars, Stars that are not like the Sun . Our Galaxy . Amazing pulsars . Other galaxies. Metagalaxy and the Infinite Universe . The Mysterious Quasars . The Birth, Life, and Death of the Stars[edit] Planets are satellites of stars . Origin of the planets . Atmospheres of the planets . Surfaces of the Moon and Planets . Internal structure and magnetic fields of the planets . Planets and Life .