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ASSOCIATIONS
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA)
Global Network of Astronomical Telescopes (GNAT) small telescopes, non-profit catalyst & education
Hawaiian Astronomical Society Deep Sky Atlas, Links, Views of the Solar System
International Astronomical Union (IAU)
International Dark-Sky Association (IDA)

Students for the Exploration and Development of Space Use It!

(SEDS)
• Guides - Software, Orbital Telescopes
• Astronomy
º Astromaps
º Best of the Hubble Space Telescope
º Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 Archive collision with Jupiter
º Constellations
º Interactive NGC Catalog
º Messier Catalog
º Nine Planets Solar System Tour
º Web Nebulae

Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS)
• Guides - Software, Orbital Telescopes
• Astronomy
º Nine Planets Solar System Tour

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BLACK HOLES
Virtual Trips to Black Holes and Neutron Stars

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CONSTANTS
Welcome to the Astro-Physical Calculator programs & tables of constants: U Wisconsin

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CONSTELLATIONS & MYTHOLOGY
Dome of the Sky, Planetarium from St Cloud State U
• Constellation List
The Mythology of the Constellations from Cathy Bell
Salopian Web. Astronomy, Space, Radio and Computing Use It!

• Guide to The Constellations of the Night Sky Mythology, Legend & Facts

U Wisconsin, Astronomy
• The Constellations and their Stars by Chris Dolan
º Argo Navis

Windows to the Universe ( from the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research ), Search
• Myths about the Sky, Constellations, and Stars Use It!

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COORDINATES
AST A Library for Handling World Coordinate Systems in Astronomy : U St Andrews

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DATABASES
Aladin Interactive Sky Atlas, France
Astronomical Data Center (ADC), NASA Links
Astronomical Data Center, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Subaru Telescope, Hawaii
Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS), France

European Southern Observatory (ESO), Archive
• HST Guide Star Catalogue

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS @Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophsics), Browse, Search Digital Library for Physics, Astrophysics, and Instrumentation
• Mirrors: U Nottingham

NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED), Help
• Images from the STScI Digitized Sky Survey

SIMBAD Astronomical Database
UK Astronomical Data Centre

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EDUCATION
Lectures Notes: Global Change Project: U Michigan
The Space Educator publication download: National Space Society (NSS)
Space Educator's Handbook
Northwestern U Dept Physics & Astronomy

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EXTRATERRESTRIAL INTELLIGENCE
SETI@home connect your home computer to Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

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FIND
DIRECTORIES-Astronomy
dmoz.org Open Directory | Google.com | WikiPedia | Yahoo.com

AbsoluteAstronomy.com, News, Q&A (Ask an astronomy question)
• select from Constellations, Galaxies, Messier Objects, Moons, Nebulas, Planets, Stars
• Reference

Ardan Scientific Programming, L.L.C. - Links
The Astronomical Society of the Pacific
The Astronomy Net articles, Forum, News, products, pubs...

AstroWeb ( Space Telescope Science Institiute ): Astronomical Internet Resources, Links
• AstroWeb Consortium:
º CDS, Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg
º Institute of Astronomy, UK
º VILSPA, Villafranca Satellite Tracking Station, Spain, European Space Agency
º NARO, Charlottsville National Radio Astronomy Observatory

AstroWeb: Astronomy/Astrophysics on the Internet

AstroWeb: Astronomy/Astrophysics on the Internet Links: MSSSO
dmoz.org astronomy Links: Open Directory Project
Earth & Sky

Michigan Electronic Library
• Space & Astronomy

Niel Brandt (a.k.a. William Nielsen Brandt) Professor of Astronomy & Astrophysics
• from Penn State U, Dept Astronomy & Astrophysics

PSIgate Physical Science Information Gateway
• Astronomy Gateway

Qozi.com - Astronomy (Links)
SEM: Science, Engineering, & Math Links: U Delaware

TCAEP.co.uk Constants and Equations Pages, About, Site Download
• sponsored by the Institute of Physics
• Astronomy
• Math
• Science
º Constants, interactive Conversions , Equations

U Southampton, Astronomy Group Links
• Databases, Institutes and Observatories, Journals

Space Subject Page
WebStars: Astrophysics in Cyberspace Portal: NASA HEASARC
WWW Virtual Library Astronomy, Astrophysics & AstroWeb Links

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GEOSPACE, SUN-EARTH INTERACTION
also see.. §Earth Sciences§, §Weather§

High Frequency Auroral Research Program - Links
• Glossary of Solar Terrestrial Terms
• Ionosphere - About

NASA
• Earth Observatory analyze climatic & environmental change using satellite data
• Mission to Geospace
• Visible Earth

University Corporation for Atmospheric Research - Public Outreach
• About the Sun
• Windows to the Universe

Windows to the Universe from the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
• Search
• Space Weather Today - Effects, Solar Storms, Storm Displays, Sun-Earth

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HUBBLE TELESCOPE
Space Telescope Science Institute (Hubble) data, education, events, News, pictures, science, software

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INFRARED
Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) data archive, events, gallery, Links, publications, software
NASA Infrared Telescope Facility, from U Hawaii, Institute for Astronomy

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IMAGES
Image Gallery Dearborn Observatory

NASA
• Astronomy Picture of the Day - Archive, Index, Search
• Earth
• Earth from Space
• NSSDC Photo Gallery, planetary, astronomical objects, project indices
• Photo Gallery

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INSTRUMENTS
Ultraviolet Coronograph Spectrometer SOHO UVCS Experiment Handbook

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EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE
Life in the Universe NASA Exobiology
Seti@Home

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MICROWAVES
Legacy Archive for Microwave Background Data Analysis from NASA

NASA's data center for Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) research
• Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe
º Software

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NASA & SPACE TRAVEL
Apollo 16 Lunar Surface Journal
Astronomy Picture of the Day - Archive, Index, Search
Earth Fly By Photos from Galileo
Kennedy Space Center Science and Technology Home Page: NASA
NASA Spacelink Electronic Library Image Files Map
NASA Timeline
Planetary Photojournal NASA
Project Galileo - Jupitor
Space Biology an Educator's Resource, Glossary, Links, Modules
universetoday.com - Links

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NEWS
Sky and Telescope Magazine books, imaging, News, resources, tips

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OBSERVATORIES

Anglo-Australian Observatory, SiteMap
• Databases and Catalogues
• Images
• Library - Journals Online

Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit (CASU)
• UK Astronomical Data Centre
• INT Wide Field Survey
º Data Access, Release

Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, Links

European Southern Observatory, Search, SiteMap
• Archive - Digitized Sky Survey, HST Guide Star Catalogue, Public Datasets
• Gallery
• Software, Support & Tools

Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) data archive, events, gallery, Links, publications, software

Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO), Tuscon, AZ
• part of the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO)
• Image Gallery

Lick Observatory U California
MIT Haystack Observatory
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Subaru Telescope, Mauna Kea, Hawaii
• Archive, Links
• jMAISON Multi-wavelength Astronomical Image Service ON-line
National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), Links

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OPTICS/TELESCOPES
Aberrator freeware: common telescope defects; Point-Spread & Modulation Transfer functions (Win95/98)
ATM Mirror Mathematics
Cell freeware floatation mirror cell design program for reflecting telescopes

Global Network of Astronomical Telescopes (GNAT) for small telescope users, Links
• Archives
• Gallery
• Information: Specs, White Papers

Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes, About
• Astronomy
• Engineering
• Public Information

Rating Mirrors article with Links by Mel Bartels
SkyAndTelescope.com
Sky and Telescope Magazine books, imaging, News, resources, tips

Skyview virtual telescope from NASA
• Interfaces:
º Basic, Advanced
º Custom
º Java all functions plus color tables change, image overlays & rescaling, zooming..
º Non-Astronomer

The Telescope historical article
Telescopes & Astronomy Sales and astronomy information, Contents, SiteMap & Search, Astralia

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PLANETARIUMS
Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum
NASA's Observatorium
Planetarium.net books, education, Links, Forum, News

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PROJECT GALILEO
Project Galileo (JPL)

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RADIO ASTRONOMY
European Radio Astronomy Club, Links to ( Observations, Radio Telescopes )

MIT Haystack Observatory
• 37-meter Radio Telescope, Links
• Radio Astornomy at Haystack
• Small Radio Telescope (SRT) radio astronomy with a satellite TV dish

Millimetre-wave Radio Astronomy Institute ( El Instituto de Radioastronomía Milimétrica, IRAM ) in France

National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NARO)
• Sites: Charlottesville, VA, Green Bank, WV, Socorro, NM, Tuscon, AZ
• Image Gallery
• Library

NRAO Very Large Array Socorro, NM

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SKYMAPS & VIRTUAL SPACE TRAVEL
AJ's Cosmic Thing stationary or moving plots, time, date, longitude, latitude, position (Java)
Aladin Java: An Interactive Sky Atlas: Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg
GrandTour Voyager/Giotto Mission Simulator (Windows/Dos freeware)
Sky3D entire sky, interactive 3-d views (Win95/98/NT shareware)
StarStrider 3D planetarium (Win 9x shareware)
Free Virtual Galaxy Project 3D virtual reality Solar System, fly to Milky Way stars (DOS freeware)
ChView 3-d view near stars, stellar information (Win3.x/95 freeware)

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SOFTWARE/APPLETS
(also see.. §SOFTWARE§)

AASTeX Package for Manuscript Preparation (LaTeX-based) macros, About, FAQ
Andromeda Software, Inc.: Science CD-ROMs for IBM & Mac
Astronomical Information Processing System: National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Astronomy software servers: NRAO/Charlottesville

Celestia free Open Source Software from SourceForge.net
• real-time 3D space simulation, travel through solar system and to over 100,000 near stars

CLEA Project: Overview of Available Software
• from Gettysburg College, Physics
• Current Versions of the CLEA software Download: (Excel) list: latest version numbers
• General Technical User's Manual (pdf) REQUIRED
• Astrometry of Asteroids
• Flow of Energy Out of the Sun
• Height of Lunar Mountains from an associated Non-CLEA developer
• Hubble RedShift-Distance Relation
• Large Scale Structure of the Universe
• Photoelectric Photometry of the Pleiades
• Radio Astronomy of Pulsars
• Revolution of the Moons of Jupiter
• Spectral Classification of Stars
• Rotation of Mercury by Doppler Effect

Dan's Astronomy Software Collection Use It!

dmoz.org astronomy software Links: Open Directory Project
ExInEd Home Page picture books, reports, tutorials: Space Telescope Science Institute
manymoons some odd assumptions when close
MyStars! Shareware: Relative Data Products
StarChart free, Open Source, Unix star mapping software at SourceForge.net, Manual

StarLink Project Use It!

About, FAQ, Links, News, Search, SiteMap
• Documentation, Download info, Software Store (GPL License Downloads, Unix)
• Getting Started
• Software, Java Software (data access, reduction and analysis)

Stellarium renders 3D photo-realistic skies in real time with OpenGL
• display stars, constellations, planets, nebulas; ground, landscape, atmosphere...
• free Open Source software from sourceforge.net (language: C, C++)

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SOLAR SYSTEM & SIMULATION

Celestia free Open Source Software from SourceForge.net
• real-time 3D space simulation, travel through solar system and to over 100,000 near stars

Galileo Project
• Education and Public Outreach Website
º Glossary

Planetary Photojournal NASA

Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS)
• Our Planets Use It!

A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System

Solar System Coloring Book Index facts, images & links: U Mich
Solar System Visualization online solar system objects & spacecraft animations/movies: NASA
Views Of The Solar System by Calvin J. Hamilton
Virtual Solar System Use It!

nationalgeographic.com
Welcome to the Planets best images from NASA's planetary exploration program

Wikipedia
• Solar nebula
• Sun
• Plasma
º Solar wind
• Mercury
• Venus
• Earth
º Earth's magnetic field
• Mars
• Asteroid belt
• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Uranus
• Neptune
• Pluto
• Comets, Dust, Meteoroids

N-BODY & SOLAR SYSTEM SIMULATIONS

Central Force Motion with Java newtonian gravity, relativistic, 1/r⁴...
Gravel N-Body Newtonian physics simulation (freeware)
Gravitation Home Page 2-d applet, no source code
Kepler's Laws Java source - orbit (hyperboloid) drawn from chosen position and velocity
Let's make a solar system Java (4th order Runge-Kutta) applet - sun, earth, moon orbits
NASA's java solar system displays planet orbits
N-Body Java application with source code for RK-4
NBody simulates evolution of planets from dust cloud, bodies join when close
OpenUniverse Open Source 3D Solar System (& beyond) simulation
Solar System Applet 3-d solar system applet - rotate, zoom; Links
Unit 1 Simulations physics applets
Xstar N-body Solver with N-body problem introductory text (open source Unix)

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SUPERNOVAS

Brookhaven National Laboratory: SNEWS: SuperNova Early Warning System
• Supernovas: Making Astronomical History
Wikipedia: Supernova

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TUTORIALS

Amazing Space from the Space Telescope Science Institute (STSI), Links, SiteMap
• Capture the Cosmos
º Black Holes, Comets, Galaxies, Solar system, Stars & stellar evolution
º Gravity, Light and color
º History of science
• Online Explorations
º Comets, Planet Impact!, Solar System Trading Cards
º Galaxies Galore, Galaxy Hunter
º From Galileo to HST
º Hubble Deep Field Academy
º Mission Mastermind
º Star Light, Star Bright
º The Truth About Black Holes
• For educators and developers

Ask an Astronomer Use It!

( Ask ) About, Links
• from Cornell U, Astonomy ( Resources ) additional Links within each site below
• Observational Astronomy: Eclipses, Telescopes, Timekeeping, Stargazing
• Solar System: Comets, Meters, Asteroids, Earth, Moon, Planets, Sun
• Universe: Black Holes, Quasars, Cosmology, Big Bang, Galaxies, Milky Way, Planets, Stars, Supernovae
• Miscellaneous:
º Careers
º History of Astronomy
º Physics, Relativity
º SETI,Extra-Terrestrial Life, Space Exploration, Astronauts

Ask Dr. Universe from Washington State U

Ask a Scientist Archive - Search: NEWTON/ANL, Argonne National Lab
• (bad link?) Astronomy

Bad Astronomy Be very, very careful what you put into that head, because you will never, ever get it out.

Imagine the Universe Use It!

from NASA, Dictionary, Links, SiteMap
• Cosmic Objects
º Active Galaxies & Quasars, Black Holes
º Cosmic Rays, Gamma-Ray Bursts, X-ray Binary Systems, X-ray Transients
º Dark Matter, Diffuse Background
º Neutron Stars and Pulsars
º Stars, Sun, Supernovae, White Dwarfs
• Special Exhibit, multimedia
• Teachers Corner Lesson Plans
• Stallites & Data to study the high-energy universe
• Science & Advanced Science with Search, black holes, galaxies & other objects
º Electromagnetic Spectrum - Intro: Radio, Micro-, Infrared, Visible, Ultraviolet, X- & Gamma- Ray

Liftoff to Space Exploration StarChild Astronomical Data Services
Messier Catalog from the Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS)

MIT Open Courseware Use It!

All Courses Index, Audio/Video Courses
• Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
• Physics

Ned Wright's Cosmology Tutorial: UCLA

Students for the Exploration and Development of Space Use It!

(SEDS)
• Guides - Software, Orbital Telescopes
• Astronomy
º Astromaps
º Best of the Hubble Space Telescope
º Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 Archive collision with Jupiter
º Constellations
º Interactive NGC Catalog
º Messier Catalog
º Nine Planets Solar System Tour
º Web Nebulae

Windows to the Universe ( from the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research ), Search
• Ask A Scientist
• Earth
• Geology
• Myths about the Sky, Constellations, and Stars
• Solar System
• Universe

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UNIVERSE
Planetary Sciences at the NSSDC
Space History Time Line

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