**Bob Berman *, one of America's top astronomy writers, is the author of Zapped, Zoom and The Sun's Heartbeat *. He contributed the popular "Night Watchman" column for Discover for seventeen years and is currently a columnist for Astronomy, a host on Northeast Public Radio, and the science...

**Bob Berman *, one of America's top astronomy writers, is the author of Zapped, Zoom and The Sun's Heartbeat *. He contributed the popular "Night Watchman" column for Discover for seventeen years and is currently a columnist for Astronomy, a host on Northeast Public Radio, and the science editor of The Old Farmer's Almanac. He lives in Willow, New York.