Weird Astronomy appeals to all who are interested in unusual celestial phenomena, whether
they be amateur or professional astronomers or science buffs who just enjoy reading of odd
coincidences, unexplained observations, and reports from space probes that "don.t quite fit."
This book relates a variety of "unusual" astronomical observations ??unusual in the sense of
refusing to fit easily into accepted thinking, or unusual in the observation having been made
under difficult or extreme circumstances. Although some of the topics covered are instances
of "bad astronomy," most are not. Some of the observations recorded here have actually turned
out to be important scientific breakthroughs. Included are some amusing anecdotes (such as
the incident involving "potassium flares" in ordinary stars and the story of Abba 1, the solar
system.s own flare star!), but the book.s purpose is not to ridicule those who report anomalous
observations, nor is it to challenge scientific orthodoxy. It is more to demonstrate how what's
"weird" often turns out to be far more significant than observations of what we expect to see.

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