Astronomical Links

Astronomy and Science News

Astronomy Now: http://www.astronomynow.com/

BBC Science: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/default.stm

JPL Space Calendar: http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/calendar/calendar.html

NASA ADS Abstract Service: http://adswww.harvard.edu/ads_abstracts.html

New Scientist: http://www.newscientist.com/

Physics and Astronomy: http://www.physlink.com/

ScienceDaily Magazine: http://www.sciencedaily.com/

Sky and Telescope: http://skyandtelescope.com/

Space Weather Bureau: http://www.spaceweather.com/

Solar System

BAA Comet Section: http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/~jds/

Comet Observation Homepage: http://encke.jpl.nasa.gov/

Comets and Meteor Showers: http://comets.amsmeteors.org/

Inconstant Moon Multimedia Tours: http://www.inconstantmoon.com

Nine Planets Multimedia Tour: http://www.nineplanets.org/


Space missions (past and present)

Apollo (NASA – The Moon): http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/apollo.html

Cassini-Huygens (NASA/ESA – Saturn): http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/

Clementine (NASA – The Moon): http://www.cmf.nrl.navy.mil/clementine/clib/

Galileo (NASA – Jupiter): http://galileo.jpl.nasa.gov/

Lunar Prospector (NASA – The Moon): http://lunar.arc.nasa.gov/

Magellan (NASA – Venus): http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/magellan/

Mariner 10 (NASA – Mercury): http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/past/mariner10.html

Mars Exploration Rovers (NASA): http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html

Mars Global Surveyer (NASA): http://mpfwww.jpl.nasa.gov/mgs/index.html

MESSENGER (NASA - Mercury): http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/

Ulysses (NASA/ESA – The Sun): http://ulysses.jpl.nasa.gov/

Voyager (NASA – Outer planets): http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/



Observatories (Earth based and Orbiting)

Hubble Space Telescope: http://heritage.stsci.edu/

Jodrell Bank Radio Telescope: http://www.jb.man.ac.uk/

Mount Wilson: http://www.mtwilson.edu/

National Radio Astronomy Observatory: http://www.nrao.edu/

SOHO: http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/

Spitzer Space Telescope: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/


National and local organisations

British Astronomical Association (BAA): http://www.britastro.org/

British National Space Centre: http://www.bnsc.gov.uk/

Federation of Astronomical Societies: http://www.fedastro.org.uk/

Northumberland Astronomical Society: http://www.nastro.org.uk


Astronomy software

AstroTips Software List: http://astrotips.com/

Celestia 3D Simulator (Free): http://www.shatters.net/celestia/

Skycharts (Free): http://www.stargazing.net/astropc/

SkyMap Pro (Commercial): http://www.skymap.com/

SkyTools (Commercial): http://www.skyhound.com/

Starry Night (Commercial): http://www.starrynight.com

Stellarium planetarium (Free): http://stellarium.free.fr/

Virtual Moon Atlas (Free): http://www.astrosurf.com/avl/UK_index.html


Education

Astronomy 161 (Solar System): http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/index.html

Astronomy 162 (Stars, Galaxies): http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr162/lect/index.html

Ned Wright’s Cosmology Tutorial: http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/cosmolog.htm

Phil Plait’s Bad Astronomy: http://www.badastronomy.com/

uk.sci.astronomy FAQ: http://www.astronomycentre.org.uk/UKSA/faq.htm


Star Charts, satellite passes and other maps

Heavens Above: http://www.heavens-above.com

Sky Watching Center: http://www.earthsky.org/skywatching/

Solar System Simulator: http://space.jpl.nasa.gov/


Other

Astronomy Picture of the Day: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/

Metcheck UK Weather forecast: http://www.metcheck.com/

NASA Planetary Photojournal: http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/index.html

Noctilucent Cloud Observers Page: http://www.nlcnet.co.uk/

Polar Image Atmospheric phenomena: http://www.polarimage.fi/

Seti@Home: http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/

Students for the Exploration and Development of Space: http://www.seds.org/