The nighttime astronomy course described in this manual is designed to allow parents and middle school children to learn together. Using the resources of the planetarium and the real sky, the document provides a series of lessons that are intended to enable the participants to become more knowledgeable observers of the night sky. The course is divided into five two-hour sessions. Each session is composed of two segments. The first half of each session makes use of the planetarium, while the other uses either the classroom or the real sky. One of each of the five sessions deals with: (1) the constellations; (2) the celestial sphere; (3) the solar system; (4) a visit to an observatory; and (5) the location of the moon. The sections of the document which deal with the above topics include an overview of the topic and descriptions of all of the activities to be done at home. The appendices contain sky maps, diagrams and planetary settings for the solar system session. (TW)