Other Astronomy Related Links


Below are some additional astronomy links which you may enjoy.



Magazines
Astronomy Magazine
Sky and Telescope
Amateur Astronomy Magazine
Regulus! The Astronomy Newsletter
Star Times Headlines
The Lawnchair Zone
Deepsky Online
Astronomy Now (Great Britain)
The Universe Today (Daily Updates)

Observatories
The Frosty Drew Observatory (Rhode Island)
Kitt Peak National Observatory (Arizona)
Lowell Observatory Home Page (Arizona)
Martz Obs. - Homepage (Upstate NY)
Mauna Kea Observatories (Hawaii)
McDonald Observatory (Texas)
McNeese - Observatory (Louisiana)
Mount Wilson Observatory (California)
The United States Naval Observatory (Washington, DC)
Palomar Observatory (California)
Washburn Observatory (Wisconsin)
FL Whipple Observatory (Arizona)
Visitor's Info Page for FL Whipple Observatory (Arizona)
Yerkes Observatory Home Page (Wisconsin)

Government
Hubble Space Telescope
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Other Help for Beginners
Info for Beginners
The Astro Lair Guide
Phil Harrington's Website
Todd Gross' Weather/Astronomy Page
Animated Tutorial on Using a Gem Mount
Allexperts Astronomy Q & AAstronomers and other experts answer all your astronomy questions
for free!
Stephen Tonkin's Astronomy Website
Sky Amateurs
Bill Ferris's Outstanding "Cosmic Voyage" page

Scope Building, Help with Maintaining it and Home Observatory Construction
How to Build a Dobsonian Telescope
Tectron Telescopes -- a primer on collimation
M. Bartel's Collimation Page
Another Really cool Collimation Site
Excercise in collimation
An Excellent Collimation Page
$300 Home Observatory
The ATM Page
ATM Resource List
For Information on adding drive Motors to older mounts
Plans for building your own observer's seat
Top Ten Ways of Improving a Dobsonian Telescope
Fixing up that 60mm Dept Store Telescope
Dobsonian Planner Website
Woodware Designs -- Simple Equatorial Telescope Mounting
Gary Wolanski's Ultralight 16" Telescope Plans
The ATM Page - Dob Construction Notes
The ATM Page - Telescope Plans

For Deep Sky Viewing (For More Advanced Observers)
Ray Cash's Deep-Sky Page
Adventures in Deep Space
Planetary Nebula Homepage
The Top 110 NGC Objects
Ron Muir's Deep Sky Guide

Clubs and Organizations
Arizona
East Valley Astronomical Club (Phoenix)
Tuscon Amateur Astronomy Association
Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers

California
The Astronomical Unit (Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History)
Riverside Astronomical Society
The Sidewalk Astronomers, San Francisco
TAC (Bay Area)

Colorado
Denver Astronomical Society

Connecticut
Mattatuck Astronomical Society (Waterbury)
The Astronomical Society of New Haven

Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Dubai Amateur Astronomy
Dubai Astro Group

Florida
Alachua Astronomy Club

Great Britain
British Astronomical Association

Hawaii
Hawaiian Astronomical Society

Indiana
Fort Bend Astronomy Club

Massachussetts
AAVSO - American Association Of Variable Star Observers

Michigan
Kalamazoo Astronomical Society

New Mexico
Saguaro Astronomy Club

New South Wales
Astronomical Society of New South Wales

Ohio
Richland Astronomical Society

Pennsylvania
Beaver Valley Astronomy Club
Erie County Mobile Obervers Group
Astronomical Society of Harrisburgh

Texas
Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas

Vermont
Vermont Astronomical Society

Virginia
Northern Virginia Astronomy Club

US - Nationwide
The Astronomical League

For Information On Light Pollution and What you can Do to help
International Dark-Sky Association
Beginners Guide to Lighting Regulation

Maps & Sky References
Messier Objects
The Messier Album
Star Journey: The Heavens - Star Chart @ nati...
The Constellations
Planet Watch
Skymap Software
The Ultimate Messier Log
Iridium Satellite Flare Predictions
Starmap Generator in Excel
Skyglobe Software
Deep Space Software
The Earth Centered Universe
Obseratorio Arval - Moon Map
More Moon Maps (Excellent source)
Back River Observatory - Deep Space Atlases
Dark Sky Sites Listing (U.S.A.)

Astronomy Equipment & Book Dealers (Please note that this is not an endorsement of any particular company or dealer)
Anacortes Telescope & Wild Bird Home Page
Andromeda Company's Unique Astronomy Products
Astromart (Used Telescope Adds)
Astronomy-Mall
Free Astronomy Classifieds at the Astronomy-Mall (More used stuff)
Astroptx
Astro Systems Inc.
Crazy Ed Optical
Eagle Optics
Hunt's Photo and Video
ITE Used Equipment Adds
Jim's Mobile, Inc. (JMI)
Kalmbach Publishing Co.
LeSueur Manufacturing (Mouting Piers)
Lumicon
Orion Telescope and Binocular Center
Roger W. Tuthill, Inc.
SEDS Used Equipment Adds
Sky Publishing Catalog
Star Safaris
Tech 2000 (Dob Drivers)
TL Systems (EQ Platforms)
University Optics
Willman Bell Publishing
Nova Optical Systems

Telescope Manufacturers
Celestron
DGM Optics (Off-axis Newtonians)
Starsplitter Telescopes
Parallax Instruments
Starmaster Telescopes
Mag 1 Instruments
Discovery Telescopes
Meade

Astrophotos
Hansen Planetarium Gallery
Jim's Astrophotography Page
Al Kelly's CCD Page
Philip Blanda's CCD Page
Leo The Lion's Lair

Dicussion Groups
The Astronomy Club (For AOL Members, lots of good people in here)
sci.astro.amateur (unread)
Astromart Forums


Comets
Dale Ireland's Astronomy Page
Elements & Ephemerides: Observable Comets
Discoverers

Other Astro-Nuts Homepages
AstroIzzy's Astronomy Page
starbash13 's Web Page
A Page of the Universe
WhistlerO and TMMADDEN
GCA7Sky's Homepage
Ryan's Astronomy Homepage
Alpha Centauri's Universe
Joe Bergeron's Home Page
EAClipse1's Homepage
Martin Bonadino's Website
Skysgt's Homepage
Chuck Shaw's Astronomy Page
Tim Maynard's Astronomy Page
Zeta's Homepage
Mark Pippin's Small Dob Website
Lance Taylor's Amateur Astronomy
Planetarium Members Page
Planet Ron
The Astronomy Guide
Dave Chapman's Website
The Arizona Sky Pages
The Starry Sky
TrumpetM42's Astronomy Website
The Space Place
Starjunkie's Amateur Astronomy Pages
Bill Evan's Astronomy Site
Rugiero's drawings, photos and tips

For Lots O Links
Open Directory Project
Akkana's Astronomy Links
Astronomy Links
AstroLinks
Astrosights

Homepages for Telescope Owners
Astronomy HomePage (Celestron C-8)
Criterion Dynascope Owners Group
Meade ETX Tips
Meade LX50 Tips
Maksutov Owners

Astronomy Related Educational Resources
Make a Scale Model of The Solar System
Remote and Robotic Telescopes
Being an Astronomer FAQ
Swinburne Online Astronomy Courses
San Francisco State University Observation Astronomy CourseHighly recommended!
Future Astronomer's Club

I do my best to keep up with all of these links, but should you find invalid or broken links or have a link that you would like added please feel free to send me an email. Thanks!.




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