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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/
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