Advance praise for Philip Plait s Bad Astronomybr br Bad Astronomy is just plain good! Philip Plait clears up every misconception on astronomy and space you never knew you suffered from. --Stephen Maran, Author of Astronomy for Dummies and editor of The Astronomy and Astrophysics Encyclopediabr br Thank the cosmos for the bundle of star stuff named Philip Plait, who is the world s leading consumer advocate for quality science in space and on Earth. This important contribution to science will rest firmly on my reference library shelf, ready for easy access the next time an astrologer calls. --Dr. Michael Shermer, Publisher of Skeptic magazine, monthly columnist for Scientific American, and author of The Borderlands of Sciencebr br Philip Plait has given us a readable, erudite, informative, useful, and entertaining book. Bad Astronomy is Good Science. Very good science... --James The Amazing Randi, President, James Randi Educational Foundation, and author of An Encyclopedia of Clai