==High School==
Prerequisites: [[Physics Textbook Recommendations#High School|Intro Physics]] and [[Mathematics#Calculus|Calculus]]
*Carroll and Ostlie - An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics

==Undergraduate==

=== <u>Stellar Physics</u> ===
*Phillips - The Physics of Stars
*Clayton - Principles of Stellar Evolution and Nucleosynthesis
*Schwarzschild - [https://archive.org/details/StructureAndEvolutionOfTheStars Structure and Evolution of the Stars]
*Hansen, Kawaler, and Trimble - Stellar Interiors: Physical Principles, Structure, and Evolution
* Jean-Louis & Monique Tassoul - A Concise History of Solar and Stellar Physics (Interesting read to gain insight into how the field developed into its modern form)

=== <u>Compact Objects</u> ===
* Shapiro and Teukolsky - Black Holes, White Dwarfs and Neutron Stars: The Physics of Compact Objects
* Glendenning - Compact Stars: Nuclear Physics, Particle Physics, and General Relativity

=== <u>High Energy Astrophysics</u> ===
*Rosswog and Brüggen - Introduction to High Energy Astrophysics
*Melia - High-Energy Astrophysics
*Peterson - An Introduction to Active Galactic Nuclei
*Frank, King, and Raine - Accretion Power in Astrophysics

=== <u>Cosmology</u> ===
*Ryden - Introduction to Cosmology
*Dodelson - Modern Cosmology
*Weinberg - Cosmology
*Peacock - Cosmological Physics
*Kolb & Turner - The Early Universe 

=== <u>Galaxies</u> ===
*Sparke and Gallagher - Galaxies in the Universe: An Introduction <sup>[[http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~sparke/book/galaxybook.html Errata]]</sup>
*Mo, van den Bosch, and White - Galaxy Formation and Evolution <sup>[[http://www.astro.yale.edu/vdbosch/book.html Errata]]</sup>
*Binney and Tremaine - Galactic Dynamics

=== <u>Radiative Processes</u> ===
* Rybicki and Lightman - Radiative Processes in Astrophysics
* Chandrasekhar - Radiative Transfer (Dover Books) 

=== <u>Interstellar Matter</u> ===
* Draine - Physics of the Interstellar and Intergalactic Medium
* Osterbrock and Ferland - Astrophysics Of Gaseous Nebulae And Active Galactic Nuclei
* Tielens - The Physics and Chemistry of the Interstellar Medium

=== <u>Observational Astronomy</u> ===
* Chromey - To Measure the Sky: An Introduction to Observational Astronomy
* Birney, Gonzalez, and Oesper - Observational Astronomy 

=== <u>Radio Astronomy</u> ===
* Kraus - Radio Astronomy
* Burke and Graham-Smith - An introduction to Radio Astronomy
* Rohlfs - Tools of Radio Astronomy (reference)
* Thompson, Moran and Swenson Jr. - Interferometry and Synthesis in Radio Astronomy (advanced)

=== <u>Celestial Mechanics and Planetary Dynamics</u> ===
* Moulton - An Introduction to Celestial Mechanics (Dover Books on Astronomy) (Dated from 1914 but still a good read)
* Murray and Dermott - Solar System Dynamics <sup>[[http://ssdbook.maths.qmul.ac.uk/ Errata]]</sup> 
See also the MAE's [[Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering#Orbital Mechanics|Orbital Mechanics]] books

=== <u>General Relativity</u> ===
* Hartle - Gravity: An Introduction to Einstein's General Relativity
* Schutz - A First Course in General Relativity
* d'Inverno - Introducing Einstein's Relativity
* Carroll - Spacetime and Geometry: An Introduction to General Relativity (Intermediate level)
* Wald - General Relativity (Advanced) 
* Misner, Thorne, and Wheeler (MTW) - Gravitation (Bible)
