Subject: Introduction
*sci.astro* is a newsgroup devoted to the discussion of the science of
astronomy. As such its content ranges from the Earth to the farthest
reaches of the Universe.
However, certain questions tend to appear fairly regularly. This document
attempts to summarize answers to these questions.
This document is posted on the first and third Wednesdays of each month to
the newsgroup *sci.astro*. It is available via _anonymous ftp_,
<URL:ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/astronomy/faq>, and it is
on the World Wide Web at the _sci.astro FAQ site_,
<URL:http://sciastro.astronomy.net/sci.astro.html>, and _Internet FAQ
Archives_, <URL:http://www.faqs.org/faqs/astronomy/faq/>. A partial list
of worldwide _mirrors_, <URL:http://sciastro.astronomy.net/mirrors.html>,
(both ftp and Web) is also available. (As a general note, many other FAQs
are also available from _rtfm.mit.edu_,
<URL:ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/>.)
Questions/comments/flames should be directed to the FAQ maintainer, Joseph
Lazio <jlazio@patriot.net>.
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