Reference resources include encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases and handbooks. Entries in such sources tend to be rather short and they are meant to help you get started with research on a new topic.
The Astronomical Almanac for the Year
CALL NUMBER: Ref. QB8 .U1
Cambridge Astronomy Dictionary
CALL NUMBER: Ref. QB14 .C34 1996
Encyclopedia of the Solar System
CALL NUMBER: Ref. QB501 .E53 2007
History of Astronomy: An Encyclopedia
CALL NUMBER: Ref. QB15 .H624 1997
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Physics
CALL NUMBER: Ref. QC5 .M15 1996
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
CALL NUMBER: Ref. Q121 .M3 2007
The Solar System
CALL NUMBER: Ref. QB501 .S627 2010
Astronomical Phenomena for the Year
CALL NUMBER: Ref. QB9 .U55
Handbook of Space Astronomy and Astrophysics
CALL NUMBER: Ref. QB136 .Z65 2007
Tables of Physical and Chemical Constants
CALL NUMBER: Ref. QC61 .K3 1995