I've tried World Wide telescope and it is amazing.

I have been trying to learn stuff using star maps for now.

What I'm really needing is a clear night.

Frau, any chance you could list the books you have? I'll then check them out. cheers.

Moon Shot - Alan Shepard & Deke Slayton
Lost Moon - Jim Lovell & Jeffrey Kluger
'Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!' - Richard Feynman
Six Easy Pieces - Richard Feynman
The Meaning Of It All - Richard Feynman
About Time: Einstein's Unfinished Revolution - Paul Davies
Lonely Hearts Of The Cosmos - Dennis Overbye
Coming Of Age In The Milky Way - Timothy Ferris
The Whole Shebang: A State Of The Universe Report - Timothy Ferris
A Brief History Of Time - Stephen Hawking
Cosmos - Carl Sagan
Connecting With The Cosmos - Donald Goldsmith
Atlas Of The Night Sky - ed., Storm Dunlop

I've only read about half of these and that was ages ago so take that into consideration. I do remember enjoying the first Ferris one, which is why I bought the second, still unread. The Sagan book is the companion volume to the PBS series, probaby still worth a look despite its age since IIRC it deals a bit with the long history of the sciences involved. I also remember reading some other stuff of his but I either never owned the books or have lost possession of them over the years.

Lost Moon is a must for an Apollo program geek. Richard Feynman is, IMO, always a worthwhile read. And I think one of those books deals somewhat with his investigation into the Challenger disaster.

The Atlas was something I picked up as a stargazing reference, I'm sure there are many such books available and they can be very handy. It may be meant more for naked eye observers though.