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A website for popularization of Astrometry and Celestial Mechanics
(Scientia Astrophysical Organization)
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Astronomy is separated into 3 traditional fields: astrometry and celestial
mechanics are considered classical astronomical branches; astrophysics is the modern
branch. The purpose of this website is popularization of the
first too fields. It is connected with the website www.astrophysical.org.
- http://www.astrometry.org/
- Categories: education
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A website for popularization of Astrophysics and Astronomy
(Scientia Astrophysical Organization)
-
Most of modern astronomical research involves a substantial amount of
physics and can be considered astrophysics. The purpose of this
website is popularization of this science. It is connected with
the website www.astrometry.org.
- http://www.astrophysical.org/
- Categories: education
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ANOA - Astronomia On-Line
(Portugal)
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All about Popular Astronomy in Portugal [em Portugues].
- http://www.anoa.pt/
- Categories: education
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ASTRONET
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The astronomical information service ASTRONET provides information on astronomical phenomena
and closely follows the news on astronomy, space research, space
flight, meteorology and earth sciences. ASTRONET is frequently updated.
- http://www.xs4all.nl/~carlkop/astroeng.html
- Categories: misc education
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ASTRONOMY magazine
-
Astronomy.com is produced by the publishers of the world's best
selling English magazine of the same name. Like its sister
publication, Astronomy magazine, Astronomy.com offers visitors a wide variety of
information for both hobbyist and armchair astronomers alike.
- http://www.astronomy.com/home.asp
- Categories: full_text education
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Alfvén Laboratory
(Stockholm)
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The research and educational activities of the Alfvén Laboratory, Royal
Institute of Technology (KTH), focus on laboratory, space, and fusion
plasma physics as well as on applied electrophysics and electromagnetic
theory including antenna theory. [also in Swedish]
- http://www.alfvenlab.kth.se/index-e.html
- Categories: dept education
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All about solar eclipses
-
Detailed information about why and when solar eclipses occur. Solar
Eclipses 1951-2100. Software for eclipses prediction, can be ordered here.
- http://www.solareclipses.net/
- Categories: education solar
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Amateur Astronomers Association
(AAA)
-
The Amateur Astronomers Association is the regional society for astronomy
in the New York cosmopolitan area. It operates a wide
range of public and inhouse educational programs in astronomy. These
include lectures, seminars, classes, and starviewing. Sessions are held at
the Association's offices are at other venues, like parks, in
and around New York. The Association is the City's advocate
for astronomy before social and cultural matters, development hearings, community
discussions, and science & nature projects of other organizations.Membership in
the AAA, $20 per annum, includes monthly newsletter EYEPIECE. It
enables receipt of a member's discount subscriptions to Sky &
Telescope and Astronomy magazines. Snailmail address: 1010 Park Avenue, New
York NY 10028. Voice: 212-LE5-2922.
- http://www.aaa.org
- Categories: society education
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Amateur Astronomers, Inc. Cranford, New Jersey
(AAI)
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Oldest amateur astronomy club in NJ. Sperry Observatory, Cranford NJ:
24-inch reflector, 10-inch refractor. Lectures, seminars, talks, demos, tutorials. CCD
and H-alpha imaging. Eclipse chasing.
- http://www.asterism.org
- Categories: society education
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Amateur Astronomy Web Guide
-
Astronomy Web Guide provides links to amateur and professional Internet
resources for amateur astronomers or anyone looking for Astronomy information
(students, teachers, parents...). Each web site listed includes a brief
description.
- http://astronomywebguide.com/
- Categories: education history
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Amazing Space
(Hubble Space Telescope Online)
-
Amazing Space is a set of web-based activities primarily designed
for classroom use, but made available for all to enjoy.
- http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/
- Categories: education
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American Meteor Society
(AMS)
-
The American Meteor Society is a non-profit organization devoted to
the observation of meteoric phenomena, the analysis and publication of
results, and promoting professional-amateur cooperation in meteor science.
- http://www.amsmeteors.org/
- Categories: society education
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Ames Area Amateur Astronomers
(AAAA)
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The Ames Area Amateur Astronomers, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit
educational and scientific organization.
- http://www.amesastronomers.org/
- Categories: society education
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Armagh Planetarium
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An astronomical resource for educators and Planetarium workers which contains
images obtained through our telescopes and a variety of other
material.
- http://www.armaghplanet.com/
- Categories: education pictures society
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Association Nouvelle pour la Diffusion et la Recherche à l'Observatoire de Marseille Et le Développement des Expositions
(ANDROMEDE)
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Association ANDROMEDE, Observatoire de Marseille [in French].
- http://andromede.fr.st
- Categories: society education
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Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers
(ALPO)
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An educational organization that instucts observers in proper technique, collects
amateur observations and promulgates them to the professional community.
- http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/alpo
- Categories: society astroweb education misc other_astronomy planetary
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Astro-Kosmos
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Informationen über Sonne, Mond, Finsternisse für beliebige Orte in Graphiken
und Tabellen. Hilfetexte in deutsch. [in German].
- http://ourworld.cs.com/BucherFRM/
- Categories: misc education
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Astro-Uson WebTV Education
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Live programs in Astronomy and Basic Astronomy courses [in Spanish].
- http://cosmos.astro.uson.mx/webtv/astuson.htm
- Categories: education
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AstroMía
(AETSSU)
-
Educational Astronomy: Earth, Solar System and Universe. [in Spanish]
- http://www.astromia.com/
- Categories: education pictures
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AstroSci - Astronomy and Science Education
(Astronomy Education Resource)
-
A list of educational resources for teachers and students.
- http://home.stny.rr.com/astrosci/
- Categories: education
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AstroViewer - quick orientation in the night sky
-
AstroViewer is a Java applet, that helps you to find
your way in the night sky quickly and easily.
AstroViewer
allows you to: - display a sky map
- for any time,
- for any position on
Earth,
- find out the names and
other information about the celestial bodies (stars, planets, etc.) on
the display,
- find celestial bodies,
- find constellations,
- display a map of the solar system.
- http://www.astroviewer.com/
- Categories: software education
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Astrocamp
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An outdoor education facility located in Idyllwild, CA with a
wide variety of classes as well as two telescope areas.
Always looking for able bodied instructors interested in teaching children
Astronomy and Physics.
- http://www.astrocamp.org
- Categories: education
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Astrocentral
(A beginner's guide to astronomy)
-
A beginner's guide to astronomy with additional features on building
a model solar system, the space race and using the
night sky to travel back in time.
- http://www.astrocentral.co.uk
- Categories: education
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Astrofili.org
(Amateur astronomy in Italy)
-
Portal for amateur astronomy in Italy [in Italian].
- http://www.astrofili.org/
- Categories: society education
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Astrofreaks - Astronomie Homepage der Nienburger Astrofreaks
-
Astronomie for teachers, students and pupils [in German].
Astronomie
für Schüler, Einsteiger, Lehrer und Unterricht. Anregungen zu eigenen Beobachtungen
mit eigenen Mitteln. Kaufberatung für Teleskope und Buchtipps.
- http://www.members.aol.com/astrofreaks/index.htm
- Categories: education
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Astronet - Russian Astronomical Network
-
Astronet is a Russian Astronomical Network. The "Astronet" project aims
at the broad russian-speaking audience, interested in science-educational astronomical information
in Russia and abroad - schoolchildren, students, post-graduates, scientists and
teachers as well as all people having interest in astronomical
achievements.
The main goal is to develop a conception
of informational resource as an informational system targeted to easy
access of all people to scientific, popular-science and educational information
as well as stimulation of knowledge sharing between qualified participants
of scientific and educational processes, based on modern Internet technologies.
- http://www.astronet.ru/
- Categories: education infosys other_library
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Astronomia Autodidacta
(Colombia)
-
Astronomy resourses for beginners and amateurs in Spanish
- http://www.astrodidacta.org
- Categories: misc education history society
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Astronomical Adventures
-
Guided geologic tours to northern Arizona by day and stargazing
through large telescopes at night.
- http://Astronomy-Mall.com/regular/products/astronomical-adventures/
- Categories: education earth
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Astronomical League
-
The goal of The Astronomical League is to encourage an
interest in astronomy (and especially amateur astronomy) throughout America. This
is done through educational and observational programs for the amateur
astronomer.
The Astronomical League is composed of over two
hundred local amateur astronomical societies from all across the United
States. These organizations, along with our Members-at-Large, Patrons, and Supporting
members form one of the largest amateur astronomical organizations in
the world.
- http://www.astroleague.org
- Categories: society education
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Astronomical Observatory and Planetarium of the M. Hell
-
Public observatory, Sun, Meteor and Occultations observations; largest planetarium in
Slovak republic.
- http://www.planetarium.sk
- Categories: education
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Astronomical Society Ivan Stefek, Kutina, Croatia
-
Astronomical society dedicated to school astronomy, in Croatia.
- http://www.angelfire.com/sc2/ADIvanS/glavnien.html
- Categories: education society
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Astronomical Society of the Pacific
(ASP)
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The A.S.P. is one of the leading organizations in the
world in astronomy education. The Society includes professional astronomers, amateur
astronomers, educators, and interested laypeople. The site features information about
its newsletter for teachers, its popular-level magazine, its workshops and
meetings, its non-profit catalog of educational materials, its educational resource
lists and publications, and Project ASTRO which joins astronomers and
teachers as partners in the classroom.
- http://www.astrosociety.org/
- Categories: society education
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Astronomical Society of the Pacific - astronomy education
- http://www.astrosociety.org/education.html
- Categories: education
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Astronomie
-
Das Team von www.astronomie.de besteht aus engagierten Amateurastronomen, die es
sich zum Ziel gesetzt haben, eine sinnvolle Ergänzung des bislang
vorhandenen Informationsangebotes im deutschsprachigen Internet zu schaffen. Wir möchten -
Einsteigern durch unparteiische Beratung helfen - die kommerzielle Seite der
Astronomie, d.h. den Teleskop- und Zubehörmarkt im Internet durchsichtig machen
- eine gute Startseite für ausgedehnte Surftouren schaffen - für
Einsteiger die englischen Astro-News des Internets übersetzen und erläutern -
Amateurastronomen untereinander in Kontakt bringen, - Amateuren eine Möglichkeit bieten,
eigene Beiträge zum Informationsangebot zu liefern. [in German]
- http://www.astronomie.de/
- Categories: misc education
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Astronomie bei Multimedia Physik
(Schulastronomie und Astrophysik)
-
Astronomy and Astrophysics - education - software - weekly astro-news.
[in German].
- http://www.schulphysik.de/such5.html
- Categories: education physics
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Astronomieunterricht.de
-
School Astronomy in Germany - especially for the German Haupt-,
Real- and Gesamtschule; AstroNews; School Stuff; Links and more [Site
in German].
- http://www.astronomieunterricht.de/
- Categories: education
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Astronomy - Learn What's UP This Month
-
Want to know where, when, and how to find a
planet? When's the next meteor shower? Where is the comet?
These pages are updated monthly or as needed.
Written for the beginner to intermediate.
- http://www.learnwhatsup.com/astro/
- Categories: education
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Astronomy 45 at Harvard
(Course Notes)
-
Astronomy 45, "Introduction to Astrophysics" is taught at Harvard to
science majors (not necessarily astronomy) who have taken 1 year
of college physics. These course notes are used as the
principal text.
- http://www.lanl.gov/DLDSTP/ay45/ay45top.html
- Categories: education
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Astronomy Class
(Dr. J. R. Harkay)
-
Teaching astronomy resources and associated links at Keene State College.
- http://academics.keene.edu/rharkay/astroclass.html
- Categories: education
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Astronomy In Your Hands
-
Hands-on astronomy activities for classroom and home. Activities and lesson
plans that enable teachers to deliver hands-on astronomy lessons without
needing a science background. Featuring a downloadable star wheel or
planisphere available for all latitudes.
- http://astronomyinyourhands.com/
- Categories: education
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Astronomy Notes
-
These documents were created by Nick Strobel for the introductory
astronomy courses he teaches. They are copyrighted by Nick Strobel.
This web site is offered to the net as a
resource in astronomy education.
- http://www.astronomynotes.com/
- Categories: education
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Astronomy Now
-
Britain's leading astronomy magazine.
- http://www.astronomynow.com/
- Categories: education full_text
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Astronomy Photograph Gallery
-
This page has links to astronomical photographs taken by the
author, as well as fellow associates working at JPL's Table
Mountain Observatory. All pictures have individual pages with full explanations
of the photographic processes, as well as the particular circumstances
surrounding the events shown.
- http://www.qsl.net/w7ftt/photos.html
- Categories: pictures education
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
-
Each day we feature a new picture of our spectacular
universe. Browse through our extensive annotated archive. Intended for all
educational levels.
- http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
- Categories: pictures education
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Astronomy Today
(astrononomy, cosmology and space exploration)
-
Astronomy Today has articles on astronomy, cosmology and space exploration,
with a regularly updated sky guide plus the latest space
news.
- http://www.astronomytoday.com
- Categories: misc education
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Astronomy and Islam
-
A galaxy of astronomical links many with an Islamic flavour.
- http://www.ummah.net/astronomy/
- Categories: misc education history software
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Astronomy for Kids
- http://www.dustbunny.com/afk/
- Categories: education
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Astronomy for kids
-
Learn about the Universe, and join the Junior Astronomers Club.
- http://www.kidsastronomy.com/
- Categories: education
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Astronomy freeware
-
A description of useful astronomy freeware and software field tested
in the classroom with download links
- http://www.cvc.org/astronomy/freeware.htm
- Categories: education software
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Astronomy links
-
Extensive list of thousands of categorized astronomy links especially useful
for educators and students.
- http://nw.pima.edu/dmeeks/mathsci/nwast1.htm
- Categories: other_astronomy education
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Astronomy of Many Cultures from Around the World
-
This is a new annotated listing of over 90 books,
articles, and Web sites that deal with the astronomy of
diverse cultures around the world. The readings cover the astronomical
work and ideas of South and Central America, Hawaii and
Polynesia, Africa, India, and Islamic countries. Also included are the
astronomical ideas of the Native Americans of North America, issues
relating to people of color in the United States, plus
a small set of readings about Asian and ancient European
cultures.
Most of the resources cited are nontechnical and
can be used in introductory courses and public programs. A
small number of technical volumes are included at the end
for specialists.
- http://www.astrosociety.org/education/resources/multi.html
- Categories: education bibliography history
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Astronomy! A Brief Edition
-
The site supplements the textbook "Astronomy! A Brief Edition," and
gives links relevant to each chapter in the book as
well as updates on new developments and discoveries in astronomy.
- http://www.astro.uiuc.edu/~kaler/AstroBrief/
- Categories: education full_text
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AstronomyTeacher.com
(Astronomy site for educators)
-
Astronomyteacher.com collects links to resources, lesson plans, interactive projects, and
links of interest to astronomy educators in K-12 schools.
- http://www.astronomyteacher.com/
- Categories: education
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Astroportal.sk
-
Slovak educational portal for astronomy amateurs, teachers and students. News,
articles, info about lectures, chart, galleries, calendar, etc. [in Slovak
language].
- http://astroportal.sk/
- Categories: education
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Atlas of the Universe
-
Contains 3D maps of the universe zooming out from the
nearest stars to the scale of the Milky Way galaxy
and onwards to the surrounding superclusters and out to the
entire visible universe.
- http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/
- Categories: education
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Auckland Observatory and Stardome Planetarium
-
Situated in New Zealand's largest city. A public Observatory established
in 1967. Now with a new (1997) 11 metre Zeiss
planetarium.
Research interests include photometry of binary and variable
stars.
- http://www.stardome.org.nz
- Categories: education society
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Austin Astronomical Society
(AAS)
-
Austin Astronomical Society (AAS) is a non-profit organization for anyone
interested in any aspect of astronomy or the space sciences.
A major portion of AAS activities are public education outreach
efforts.
- http://www.austinastro.org/
- Categories: society education
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BLAKE, Melvin
(St Mary's University)
- http://aries.yorku.ca/~blake/mblake.html
- Categories: personal education
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Bad Astronomy
-
Discusses common misconceptions about astronomy in the media and other
sources. Includes narrative, sometimes humorous descriptions of misconceptions in astronomy
with an explanation of what the correct idea is.
- http://www.badastronomy.com/
- Categories: education
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Bassano Bresciano Astronomical Observatory
-
Osservatorio Astronomico Bassano. [in Italian].
- http://www.ulisse.bs.it/osservatorio/
- Categories: education
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Big Sky Astronomical Society
(Alberta, Canada)
-
The astronomical society for kids, their parents, and teachers. Lots
of fun and educational web pages to explore, online projects,
Adopt-A-Star, and more! (Vulcan, Alberta, Canada)
- http://www.bigsky.ab.ca/
- Categories: society education
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Big Sky Astronomy Club - Flathead Valley, Montana
(BSAC)
-
The Big Sky Astronomy Club is a group of dedicated
amateur astronomers located in the beautiful Flathead Valley of Northwest
Montana. We are committed to sharing our varied interests in,
our collective knowledge of and unbridled passion for astronomy with
the residents of our fair valley and, to the extent
possible, the rest of our "Pale Blue Dot".
- http://www.bigskyastroclub.org/
- Categories: society education
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Binary Stars
-
Free software for Macintosh computers, complete with manuals, for use
in an educational setting or for self-learning. Teaches binary star
concepts.
- http://www.uark.edu/misc/clacy/BinaryStars/
- Categories: software education
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BinoSky - best bets for viewing the night sky through binoculars
(BinoSky)
-
A guide to the best bets for viewing the night
sky through binoculars. Images and maps on consistent scales, with
consistent exposures.
- http://www.lightandmatter.com/binosky/binosky.html
- Categories: misc education pictures
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Black Sun Eclipse website
(Eric Flescher)
-
This website contains information about eclipses, accounts and photographs, eclipses
links, online presentation (10 myths of Eclipses), and other information
and news about asteroids, comets, etc.
- http://members.aol.com/kcstarguy/blacksun/eclipse.htm
- Categories: education pictures
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Boston Amateur Telescope Makers
(ATMoB)
-
ATMoB is one of North America's oldest and largest astronomy
clubs. Monthly meetings are held the 2nd Thursday except in
August at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Massachusetts
and feature many distinguished speakers presenting on a wide range
of topics. A clubhouse and observatory are maintained in Westford,
MA.
- http://www.atmob.org/
- Categories: society education
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Brooks/Cole Astronomy Resource Center
-
Description of Wadsworth Astronomy Resource Center Links
which are useful to teachers and students of astronomy.Also, an
Online Studyguide for the Wadsworth text: Foudations of Astronomy, Fourth
edition, by Michael Seeds.
- http://www.brookscole.com/astronomy/
- Categories: misc astroweb education
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Brown University Public Observatory
(USA)
- http://www.physics.brown.edu/outreach/
- Categories: education
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CASS Astronomy Tutorial - Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences
-
Introductory astronomy course developed for UCSD's Courses for Liberal Arts
Majors.
- http://casswww.ucsd.edu/public/astroed.html#TUTORIAL
- Categories: education
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Canadian Satellite Tracking and Orbit Research
(CASTOR Satellite Tracking Project)
-
The Canadian Satellite Tracking and Orbit Research (CASTOR)project, based in
Ottawa, Ontario Canada, uses optical telescopes to track earth orbiting
satellites and inform the general public about our satellite population
that we take for granted every day.
- http://www.castor2.ca
- Categories: telescope education optical space
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Cardiff Astronomical Society
-
Cardiff Astronomical Society, UK, News and Homepage Information on astronomy,
telescopes and exhibitions Links to other society pages and astronomy
sites in the UK.
- http://www.astro.cf.ac.uk/cas/cas_home.html
- Categories: society education other_astronomy
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Carnegie Institution of Washington
-
The Carnegie Institution of Washington is a private, nonprofit organization
engaged in basic research and advanced education in astronomy, the
earth sciences, and biology. It comprises five research campuses, including
the Observatories, the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, and the Geophysical
Laboratory. Its website includes descriptions of research under way at
Carnegie, an Ask-The-Experts page, and information about the Institution's education
outreach programs.
- http://www.ciw.edu/
- Categories: education agency
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Carter Observatory
(New Zealand)
-
Carter Observatory is the National Observatory of New Zealand.
- http://www.carterobservatory.org
- Categories: dept education meetings optical telescope
-
Catania Astrophysical Observatory
(INAF-OACt)
-
Daily solar images (chromosphere and photosphere). [also in Italian]
- http://woac.ct.astro.it/index_en.html
- Categories: telescope dept education optical solar
-
Centre de Prevision de l'activite solaire et geomagnetique
(RWC MEUDON)
-
Forecast of solar activity: solar cm flux, solar flares.
Forecast of geomagnetic activity: geomagnetic indices, geomagnetic storms.
Forecast
of the solar cycle.
Data base for cosmic rays
from Kerguelen and Terre Adelie station. [in French]
- http://previ.obspm.fr/previ/
- Categories: center education solar
-
Centre for Observational Astronomy in the Algarve
(COAA)
-
Centro de Observação Astronómica no Algarve. Astronomy holiday centre in
Algarve region of Portugal.
- http://www.coaa.co.uk/
- Categories: education
-
Chabot Space & Science Center
(CSSC)
-
The Chabot Space & Science Center (CSSC) is an innovative
teaching and learning center focusing on astronomy and the space
sciences and the interrelationships of all sciences.
Its observatory,
planetarium, exhibits, and natural park setting are a place where
a diverse population of students, teachers, and the public can
imagine, understand, and learn to shape their future through science.
- http://www.chabotspace.org/
- Categories: education
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Chandra X-Ray Observatory - Public Information & Education
-
This site provides current information on the "hot" field of
X-ray astronomy and the Chandra mission, NASA's Great Observatory. Chandra
is designed for detecting X-rays from cosmic sources such as
black holes, and exploding stars and galaxies.
- http://xrtpub.harvard.edu/pub.html
- Categories: education high_energy
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Ciel et Espace
(magazine)
-
Entertainment astronomy. [in French]
- http://www.cieletespace.fr
- Categories: full_text education
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Cincinnati Observatory Center
-
The Cincinnati Observatory Center is the first and oldest observatory
in the United States. It has been founded in 1842.
It hosts a 12-inch Merz und Mahler refractor and a
16-inch Alvan Clark refractor, each with a beautifully restored tube,
mount, and mechanical clock drive.
- http://www.cincinnatiobservatory.org/
- Categories: society education
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Circumplanetary Dust Dynamics: from Birth to Death
(Astronomical InSt. Petersburg)
-
The modeled E ring of Saturn is presented. The page
is related to Cassini project, and introduces the research of
the faint circumplanetary dust complexes to everybody.
- http://www.astro.spbu.ru/staff/dikarev/valery/ering.html
- Categories: education misc planetary
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Coelum, Mensile di Astronomia Scienza e Telescopi
-
European astronomical monthly magazine [in Italian].
- http://www.coelum.com/
- Categories: full_text education pictures
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Comets and Meteor Showers
-
This site gives the complete text to the 1988 book
Meteor Showers: A Descriptive Catalog, as well as recent meteor
shower observations. The site also posts a wealth of comet
information from news of recent discoveries, finder charts, and ephemerides,
to extensive historical information on individual comets.
There is
a European mirror site.
- http://comets.amsmeteors.org/
- Categories: misc education full_text planetary
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Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales
(CONAE, Argentina)
-
Information on the Centro Regional de Datos Satelitales (CREDAS) and
on Argentina's National Space Plan
- http://www.conae.gov.ar/caratula.html
- Categories: agency earth education pictures space
-
Committee for Connection Teachers-Astronomers
(CLEA)
-
The Comité de Liaison Enseignants et Astronomes promotes teaching Astronomy
at all levels from nursery school to University, based on
observation, experience and active methods. It participates widely to the
training of teachers. [in French]
- http://www.ac-nice.fr/clea/
- Categories: education
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Commonwealth Club
(California)
-
The Commonwealth Club sponsors hundreds of speakers each year, many
on scientific and technical topics. For a free copy of
our bulletin, contact Katherine Merriman at (415) 597-6732 or at
cwc@sirius.com.
- http://www.commonwealthclub.org/
- Categories: misc education
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Constellations and Their Stars
-
Contains a page for each of the 88 constellations. On
each page are links to the Messier objects and named
stars which can be found in that constellation. There is
also an ongoing project to add descriptions of each constellation,
including images, history, mythology and descriptive notes.
- http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/
- Categories: education
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Cool Cosmos
-
Learn about infrared light, infrared astronomy and multiwavelength astronomy. [also
in Spanish]
- http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/
- Categories: education
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Cosmic and Heliospheric Learning Center
-
The Cosmic and Heliospheric Learning Center, brought to you by
the people at ACE, is designed to increase your
interest in cosmic and heliospheric science. (The heliosphere is the
huge area in space affected by the Sun.)
The
Learning Center is aimed at the general public (or about
a high school level of science understanding).
- http://helios.gsfc.nasa.gov/
- Categories: education solar
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Cosmostation
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A free web space server especially for amateur astronomers and
societies, hosted at National Astronomical Observatory, China.
- http://cosmostation.lamost.org/en/
- Categories: education
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Curious About Astronomy? Ask an Astronomer
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Astronomers at Cornell University answer questions submitted by the public.
Contains an extensive archive of previous questions, astronomy-related links and
more.
- http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/
- Categories: education
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CyberSky
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CyberSky is an educational astronomy program that transforms a personal
computer into a personal planetarium. CyberSky provides an excellent way
to learn about astronomy and to explore the wonders of
the sky visible in the distant past, the present, and
the far-off future.
- http://www.cybersky.com/
- Categories: education software
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Dalton School Science Department
(Open Classroom-Astro)
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Astronomy at the Dalton School is a college level, full
year astronomy elective course.
- http://www.dalton.org/departments/Science/
- Categories: education
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Dark Matter Tutorial
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This is a tutorial about Dark Matter and cosmology, written
by a researcher in the field, with optional Java experiments.
- http://www.astro.queensu.ca/~dursi/dm-tutorial/dm0.html
- Categories: education
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David Dunlap Observatory, University of Toronto
(DDO)
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The David Dunlap Observatory is located in Richmond Hill, Canada.
As part of the University of Toronto's Department of Astronomy
it operates optical telescopes for research, the largest being a
1.88m telescope. DDO is also a centre for student training
and public education.
- http://www.astro.utoronto.ca/DDO/
- Categories: telescope education optical
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Decatur Area Astronomy Club
(DAAC, USA)
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A club and educational website. Decatur Area Astronomy Club is
located in Decatur Illinois. Founded in 2002 as a chance
meeting of its founding members, DAAC has grown to about
20 members at present and works with the Macon county
Conservation District and Millikin University to promote the science of
astronomy to its members and the public at large.
- http://www.decaturastronomy.org/
- Categories: society education
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Deep Sky Database
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The Deep Sky Database is an online resource for building
customized observing lists. The database is the Saguaro Astronomy Club's
database which consists of over 10,000 deep sky objects and
includes valuable observing notes.
- http://www.virtualcolony.com/sac/
- Categories: education
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Department of Astronomy, University of Belgrade
(DAUB)
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Department of Astronomy is a part of Faculty of Mathematics
at University of Belgrade. Department employs about ten teachers involved
in various topics of astrophysical and astronomical research (minor planets,
radiative transfer, supernova remnants, stellar structure and evolution). There are
two main study groups, Astrophysics and Dynamical Astronomy. [also in
Serbian]
- http://astro.matf.bg.ac.yu/eng2.htm
- Categories: dept education people
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Digital Archive of Historical Astronomy Pictures
(DAHAP)
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A collection of images from the history of astronomy, for
use in research and teaching.
- http://www42.pair.com/infolund/bolaget/DAHAP/
- Categories: pictures education history
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Earls' AstroPage
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Astronomy site for beginners.
- http://www.pdesign.net/astronomy/
- Categories: education
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Earth and Sky
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This is a weekly on-line publication for the public to
learn more about Earth science and astronomy. It consists of
transcripts of radio programs aired daily on the Earth &
Sky Radio Series, which is hosted by Deborah Byrd and
Joel Block. The series broadcasts on more than 500 stations
in the United States and on a variety of other
stations across the globe.
- http://www.earthsky.com/
- Categories: education
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Eclipse magazine
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French amateur's magazine [in French].
- http://www.mailclub.net/eclipse
- Categories: education full_text
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Educational Observatory Institute
(EO)
-
The Educational Observatory (incorporating one or more ATFs), when completed,
will provide K-12 students with an opportunity to do real
science (observational astronomy) from their classrooms via the internet.
- http://edu-observatory.org
- Categories: education
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Educational Space Simulations Project
(ESSP)
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The Educational Space Simulations Project is a web site where
teachers and students can retrieve information about coordinating and conducting
their own space simulation. Activity guides, launch and landing scripts,
software, and much more is available for free download.
- http://chico.rice.edu/armadillo/Simulations
- Categories: education space
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Einstein Online
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An outreach website dedicated to Einstein's theories of relativity, from
special relativity to black holes, gravitational waves and cosmology. A
simple introduction to Einstein's theories and their applications ("Elementary Einstein")
is supplemented by "Spotlights on relativity", modular texts dedicated to
particular aspects or applications of relativity, and a relativistic dictionary
with over 350 entries. The site is maintained by the
Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics /Albert Einstein Institute (AEI)
in Golm. The texts are written by scientists from AEI
as well as from other institutions.
- http://www.einstein-online.info/en/
- Categories: physics education
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Endless Boundaries
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Detailed and easy-to-understand information on the Sun, the nine planets,
and several of the planets' moons.
- http://www.fortunecity.com/roswell/milkyway/1000
- Categories: education
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Eugene Astronomical Society
(Oregon)
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The Eugene Astronomical Society in Eugene, Oregon provides access to
information about Astronomy, telescopes, meeting information, and members. Also available
are links to Web formatted versions of it's newsletter, 'Io'
- http://www.eugeneastro.org/
- Categories: society education
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Euro-Asian Astronomical Society
(EAAS)
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The Euro-Asian Astronomical Society was created in April 1990.
The Society performs its activities mainly in New Independent States
on the territory of the Former Soviet Union and surrounding
countries. The main goals of the society are to maintain
the development of astronomy and to reinforce scientific contacts between
astronomers of the former Soviet Union and their colleagues all
over the world.
- http://www.issp.ac.ru/univer/astro/eaas/
- Categories: society education
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European Association for Astronomy Education
(EAAE)
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The purpose of the EAAE is to improve and promote
scientific astronomical education all over Europe in schools of all
levels and other institutions involved in the teaching of astronomy.
[also in French and German]
- http://www.algonet.se/~sirius/eaae.htm
- Categories: society education
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Event Inventor
(Astronomy and math activities using cross staff & quadrant)
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Have FUN learning about the basics of SCIENCE, MATH and
TECHNOLOGY while doing INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES.
- http://www.kyes-world.com/
- Categories: education
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Everyday Physics
(FAQ & Answers)
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Answers to the Frequently Asked Questions in Everyday Physics and
Astronomy. With links to: How Things Work, The Last Word
(New Scientist), Dear Lou (Physics Central), Physlink, The Physics Of...,
& The Ask A Scientist - Astronomy Questions.
- http://www.physics.uwo.ca/everyday-physics/index.html
- Categories: education
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ExoScience NEWS
(exoScience Space News)
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exoScience provides daily astronomy news in addition to more comprehensive
features on major astronomy events.
- http://www.exosci.com/
- Categories: full_text education newsgroup
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Exploration of the Earth's Magnetosphere
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A collection of more than eighty linked files, forming a
non-mathematical introduction to magnetism, plasmas, particles of space and their
motion, and the study of the Earth's magnetic environment in
space. Also covers the Sun and solar activity, magnetospheres of
other planets, and amny other topics. the exposition follows a
historical framework, and includes numerous historical side-excursions. Also includes a
long review (more technical) "A Brief History of Magnetospheric Physics
During the Space Age, an article "Birth of a Radiation
Belt", a guide for teachers, a historical timeline, a question-and-answer
collection and a template for a folded paper model of
the magnetosphere.
- http://www-spof.gsfc.nasa.gov/Education/Intro.html
- Categories: education physics
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Exploratorium
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The Exploratorium is a museum of science, art, and human
perception with over 500 interactive "hands on" exhibits. Each year
more than 600,000 visitors come to the Exploratorium, over 95,000
students and teachers come on field trips, and more than
2000 teachers attend professional development programs which focus on inquiry-based
teaching and learning in the K-12 classroom
- http://www.exploratorium.edu/
- Categories: education
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Eyes on the Skies - Robotic Solar Viewing Telescope
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Internet-accessible robotic solar telescope.
- http://eyes-on-the-skies.org/
- Categories: education solar
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Falling into a Black Hole
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In which we fall into a black hole on a
real free fall orbit. All distortions of images are real,
both general relativistic from the gravitational bending of light, and
special relativistic from the near light speed orbit. After you
are done dying at the central singularity of the black
hole, feel free to explore more about the Schwarzschild geometry,
about wormholes, and about the collapse of a black hole.
- http://casa.colorado.edu/~ajsh/schw.shtml
- Categories: education high_energy physics
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Federation of Galaxy Explorers
(FOGE)
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The Federation of Galaxy Explorers is incorporated in the state
of Maryland as a 501(c)3 non profit organization. The organization
seeks to inspire and educate kids in space related science
and engineering. The FOGE established a pilot program in conjunction
with Rock Creek International School in Washington, DC, and Prince
William County school district in Virginia. Our first training program
for parent volunteers was supported by the NASA Globe program
and was held in July 2002.
- http://www.foge.org
- Categories: education full_text mailing_list space
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Finnish amateur astronomy homepage
- http://www.funet.fi/pub/astro/html/astro-uk.html
- Categories: misc education
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Fox Park Public Observatory
(FPPO)
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The Fox Park Public Observatory is located in Potterville, Michigan.
- http://www.foxobservatory.org/
- Categories: society education
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Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Observatory
(OFXB, Switzerland)
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The François-Xavier Bagnoud Observatory, located above the village of St-Luc
in the Swiss Alps, stands at an altitude of 2200
metres. It is intended not only for the experienced amateur
wishing to produce work of a quasi-professional quality, but also
for the use of schools and for simple visitors. curious.
Equipped with numerous instruments (60 cm reflecting telescope with
CCD camera, 20 cm refracting telescope, coelostat, 16 cm coronagraph)
it may be used day or night. [in French]
- http://www.ofxb.ch/
- Categories: society education
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Free online ephemeris and software library
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Online Solar System ephemeris. Free software library to read, write,
and interpolate the NASA/JPL ephemeris files, written in C for
Linux. Released under the Lesser Gnu Public License v2.1. The
site also has educational information on the Solar System.
- http://www.ephemeris.com/
- Categories: software education history
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French "Hands On" Science
(La Main à la Pâte)
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Teaching Sciences at nursery and primary school. [in French]
- http://www.inrp.fr/lamap/
- Categories: education
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From Stargazers to Starships
(Stargazers)
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A collection of about sixty linked files, forming a self-contained
course at the high school level on (1) elementary astronomy
(pre-telescope), (2) Newtonian mechanics (3) Spaceflight and spacecraft. The material
is presented in a historical framework with many side excursions
and incidental connections, with many outside links. Also contains a
9-section "Math refresher", a section for the guidance of teachers,
a template of a sundial with explanations, glossary and timeline.
It is an attempt to create a high-school curriculum
which makes as much use of space and spaceflight as
possible.
- http://www-spof.gsfc.nasa.gov/stargaze/Sintro.htm
- Categories: education history
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Galileo Project
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A web resource on the life and works of Galileo
Galilei (1564-1642).
- http://www.rice.edu/Galileo/
- Categories: education history
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GeoAstro Applet Collection
-
Interactive Java applets display the position of sun and moon
on the horizon for any date, time and location. The
times of rise and setting, twilight, the declination, hour angle,
the equation of time and more data are computed.
- http://www.jgiesen.de/GeoAstro/GeoAstro.htm
- Categories: astroweb education software
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Gov Aker Observatory at Discovery Park
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Gov Aker Observatory-Offers a variety of educational programs, interactive astronomy
exhibits, a working 20-inch optical reflecting telescope.
- http://www.discoverypark.com/
- Categories: education
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Grand Strand Skygazers Astronomy Club
(Skygazers)
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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina-based astronomy club offers meetings, star parties,
telescope and binocular education, educational outreach, and photo galleries.
- http://www.skygazers.org/
- Categories: society education
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Green Flashes
(SDSU)
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Information about green flashes, mirages, and other refraction phenomena. Contains
an extensive bibliography that covers the history of these topics,
as well as links to numerous color photographs and simulations.
- http://mintaka.sdsu.edu/GF/
- Categories: misc education pictures
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Griffith Observatory
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The Griffith Observatory is a non-profit educational institution whose purpose
is to provide information on astronomy and related sciences to
the public. It is not a research institution, although from
time to time it carries out modest research projects.
- http://www.GriffithObs.org/
- Categories: society education
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Groupe Astronomie de Spa
(GAS)
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Groupe Astronomie de Spa (Belgium)
- http://www.groupeastronomiespa.be
- Categories: education astroweb people space telescope
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Grove Creek Observatory, Australia
(GCO)
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Grove Creek Observatory in NSW Australia, specializes in CCD imaging
and research. Accomodation is available for visiting amateur astronomers.
- http://www.gco.org.au/
- Categories: society education
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Hallo northern sky
(planetarium software program)
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The program Hallo northern sky is a simple windows application
which plots an electronic version of the night sky. It
displays all stars to magnitude 8.0 (or 9.5) and about
10000 deep sky objects. It also shows the planets, Moon,
Sun, the Jovian moons, phases of the Moon and inner
planets, solar and lunar eclipses, rings and moons of Saturn
and some minor planets and comets.The intention of the program
is to familiarise you with the night sky and prepare
yourself with a map for a night with your telescope.
To help you with this, all deepsky objects are displayed
in the correct size and orientation if available.
- http://www.hnsky.org/software.htm
- Categories: software education
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Hamburger Sternwarte
(Hamburg observatory)
- http://www.hs.uni-hamburg.de/index_e.html
- Categories: dept education
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Hamilton Amateur Astronomers
(HAA)
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The Hamilton Amateur Astronomers is a group dedicated to the
enjoyment of astronomy and public education.
- http://amateurastronomy.org
- Categories: society education
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Hands On Universe
(HOU)
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Hands-On Universe is an educational program that enables students to
investigate the Universe while applying tools and concepts from science,
math, and technology. Hands-On Universe (HOU) has developed and piloted
an educational program that enables high school students to request
their own observations from professional observatories. HOU students download CCD
images to their classroom computers and use HOU's powerful image
processing software to visualize and analyze their data. HOU also
provides comprehensive curriculum that integrates many of the topics and
skills outlined in the national goals for science and math
education into open- ended astronomical investigations. Over the next several
years HOU will develop activities and tools for middle school
students and informal education centers as well as implementing HOU
in regional high school networks across the world, including Department
of Defense Dependent Schools.
- http://www.handsonuniverse.org/
- Categories: education
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Herschel Experiment - Discovering Infrared
(SIRTF Education and Outreach)
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This easy, low-cost experiment will allow students to discover infrared
for themselves. It is ideal for a the classroom and
for science fairs. This is a version of the original
experiment in which William Herschel discovered that there are forms
of light beyond what we can see with our eyes.
[also in Spanish]
- http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_classroom/classroom_activities/herschel_experiment.html
- Categories: education physics
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HighBridge Hills Northern Lights
(Educational Center Astronomy's Camp)
-
This astronomers paradise is an all inclusive resort in northern
Wisconsin for Kids, families and adults. A week full of
hands on astronomy education and observing every night.
- http://highbridgehills.tripod.com/
- Categories: education
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HobbySpace
(Space related hobbies and activities)
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HobbySpace provides information and links to web resources about space
related hobbies and activities accessible to non-professionals. The site holds
nearly 30 sections that cover such areas as astronomy, amateur
SETI, satellite observing, software, space radio, amateur and student satellites,
space art and music, and more.
- http://www.hobbyspace.com/
- Categories: education
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Hr Trace connection
-
Allow you to study galactic open clusters with some Excel
+ Visual Basic for Application programmed spreadsheets.
- http://xoomer.virgilio.it/waphil/ftp.htm
- Categories: education software
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Hubble European Space Agency Information Center
- http://hubble.esa.int/
- Categories: education pictures
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Hubble Heritage Project Index
-
The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a research tool dedicated
to scientific studies of nature. By emphasizing compelling HST images
distilled from scientific data, we hope to pique curiosity about
our astrophysical understanding of the universe we all inhabit.
- http://heritage.stsci.edu/public/commonpages/subjectindex.html
- Categories: pictures education
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Hubble Space Telescope - European HST Public Outreach
(HST, at ST-ECF)
-
ESA based public outreach service focusing on European HST science.
- http://www.spacetelescope.org
- Categories: education pictures
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Hubble Space Telescope images and press releases
(News Center)
-
images, movies and animations from some of the observations by
the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope (HST). They are made available
by the Office of Public Outreach of the
Space Telescope Science Institute. See also:
TIFFs & GIFs ( Levay),
ExInEd (Macs-only)
- http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/
- Categories: education optical space
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IMSA Astrophysics Home Page
(A high school course in Astrophysics)
-
This is a one-semester course that embeds technology and the
use of the internet into the daily experience of the
students. Course materials, assessment tools and philosophy, and curriculum documents
are all provided through this site.
- http://www.imsa.edu/edu/astro/
- Categories: education misc
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INGRAM, Doug
(Texas Christian University)
-
This page contains links to Introductory Astronomy teaching resources for
college-level classes, including readings, homeworks, exams, lab exercises and study
guides.
- http://personal.tcu.edu/~dingram/
- Categories: personal education
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Image Processing Resources for Astronomy Teachers
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Links to and summaries of astronomical image processing resources for
high school or introductory college astronomy courses.
- http://www.phy.duke.edu/~kolena/imagepro.html
- Categories: education comp_sci
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Imagine the Universe
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This site is dedicated to a discussion about our Universe...
what we know about it, how it is evolving, and
the kinds of objects and phenomena it contains. Just as
importantly, we also discuss how scientists know what they know,
what mysteries remain, and how they might one day find
the answers to these questions. This site is intended primarily
for ages 14 and up. If you are interested in
a lower level, more basic discussion about astronomy and space
exploration, try our StarChild site. It may have just what
you are looking for!
- http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/
- Categories: education high_energy
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Info science - Astronomy
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Founded in 1998 by 2 journalists. Daily news on sciences
and techniques. [in French]
- http://www.infoscience.fr/pratique/astro/astro_som.php
- Categories: education
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Infrared Astronomy Tutorial - IPAC's Educational Outreach
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All about infrared astronomy: Discover of infrared, What is infrared,
history, the infrared universe, gallery, activities, discoveries, missions, catalogs from
NASA's infrared astronomy center (IPAC). [also in Spanish]
- http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_classroom/ir_tutorial/
- Categories: education pictures
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Infrared Space Observatory Science Gallery
(ISOSG)
-
This gallery is devoted to scientific results from ISO. Each
main class of ISO Astronomy target (Solar System Object, Normal
galaxies etc.) has it's own sub-gallery complete with links to
full size versions of the thumbnail and background material on
the observed object.
- http://www.iso.vilspa.esa.es/science/
- Categories: pictures education space
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International Association for Astronomical Studies
(IAAS)
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The International Association for Astronomical Studies (IAAS) is a group
of junior high & high school students from the Denver,
Colorado Metro area. These students share a common interest in
astronomy and want to share that interest with others.
- http://www.iaas.org/
- Categories: education
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International Astronomical Youth Camp
(IAYC)
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The IAYC is organized every year in a different European
country. The 70 participants are between 16 and 24 years
old and come from over 20 different countries. They work
for 3 weeks in 8 working groups on their own
astronomy research projects.
- http://www.iayc.org/
- Categories: society education
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International Max-Planck Research School on Astrophysics at the University of Munich
(IMPRS)
- http://www.imprs-astro.mpg.de/
- Categories: education
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International Space University
(ISU)
-
The International Space University is an interdisciplinary, intercultural and international
institution preparing individuals to respond to the current needs and
the increasing and evolving demands of the space sector, through
multidisciplinary education and research programs.
- http://www.isunet.edu/
- Categories: agency education
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Introduction to Astronomy
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An introduction to astronomy and astrophysics. [in French and partly
in Malay]
- http://www.astronomes.com/
- Categories: education history
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Introduction to Astronomy at Phillips Academy Summer Session
(Astronomy course offering for high school students.)
-
Summer Session is pleased to announce a new major course
offering that will have students reaching for the stars.
- http://www.andover.edu/summersession/astronomy06.htm
- Categories: education
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Io - Jupiter's Volcanic Moon
-
An in-depth study of the volcanic features and processes on
Jupiter's volcanic moon Io.
- http://www.planetaryexploration.net/jupiter/io/index.html
- Categories: planetary education pictures
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Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes: Public Information
(PR at ING)
-
These web pages provide public information on the Isaac Newton
Group of Telescopes (ING), La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.
- http://www.ing.iac.es/PR/
- Categories: education other_astronomy
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Izzy's Skylog
- http://darkstar.swsc.k12.ar.us/~izzy/
- Categories: education
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Jodcast
(Astronomy Podcast from Jodrell Bank Observatory, The University of Manchester)
-
A podcast covering all aspects of astronomy from The University
of Manchester's Jodrell Bank Observatory. It includes the latest news,
what you can see in the current night sky, interviews
with astronomers and other things we liked the sound of.
It is created by a bunch of astronomers for anyone
who is interested in things out of this world.
- http://www.jodcast.net/
- Categories: education
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Jodrell Bank Observatory
(University of Manchester)
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Jodrell Bank Observatory is part of the University of Manchester's
Department of Physics and Astronomy. The Laboratories are home to
the Lovell Telescope and the MERLIN & VLBI National Facility
which is operated by the University on behalf of PPARC.
- http://www.jb.man.ac.uk/
- Categories: dept education optical radio schedule telescope
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Joint Scientific and Educational Center
(JSEC)
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Goals of the Center: Joint Astrophysical Research by universities and
Academy of Sciences at BTA (6m telescope) and RATAN-600- the
largest Russian astrophysical instruments. / Promotion of high quality education
in Astrophysics and Radioastronomy / Development of database for astronomy
research and improvement of educational standards in universities specializing in
astronomy. / Application of new methods and technologies to the
largest telescopes of Academy of Sciences and development of instrumental
base for modern astrophysical research and high quality education.
- http://brown.nord.nw.ru/
- Categories: education center dept radio
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Journal of the British Astronomical Association
(Journal of the UK's premier amateur astronomy organisation)
- http://www.britastro.org/journal/
- Categories: education bibliography full_text
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Kepler's Laws with Animation
(Kepler, Brahe, Kepler's Laws)
-
Kepler's Laws are presented with animation. Included is a brief
history of Kepler and Brahe.
- http://www.cvc.org/science/kepler.htm
- Categories: history education planetary
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Kids Astronomy.com
- http://www.KidsAstronomy.com/
- Categories: education
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Knowing the universe and its secrets
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The evolution of stars, from their birth to their death,
as supernovae and black holes. Also some pages about the
evolution of galaxies.
- http://nrumiano.free.fr/
- Categories: education
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Kuffner Observatory Society
(VKS)
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Astronomical Events and Astronomical News. Schedule and Information about the
Activities, Guided Tours, Public Observations, and Meetings of the Kuffner
Observatory Society (Verein Kuffner Sternwarte). Description of the 19th century
Observatory in Vienna, Austria and its instruments. Historical and modern
photographs of the facilities including the world's largest Heliometer. The
VKS is an organisation of people interested in the night
sky and historical instruments and observatories with a strong fraction
of professional and amateur astronomers. It represants the Austria section
of the International Dark Sky Association (IDA). [in German]
- http://kuffner-sternwarte.at/
- Categories: society education
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L'astronomie
(amateur site)
- http://emilie.bodin.free.fr/index.html
- Categories: education
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La Main A la Pâte
(MAPmonde)
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For primary school teachers but also for trainers, scientists and
parents interested in the renewal of sciences teaching. It is
made to support anyone who wishes to practice sciences in
class, by gathering pedagogical resources and favouring exchanges between actors
of sciences and technology teaching in the world. For the
moment, this site is made as an experiment in 7
different countries: Belgium, Brazil, Canada (Quebec), Colombia, Egypt, France and
Morocco, but it soon should open to new countries and
languages. [also in French, Portuguese and Spanish]
- http://www.mapmonde.org/
- Categories: education
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Lake Afton Public Observatory
(Wichita State University)
- http://webs.wichita.edu/lapo/
- Categories: telescope education optical
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Las Cruces Astronomical Society
(ASLC)
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Web Site of the Astronomical Society of Las Cruces New
Mexico, formed in 1951 by Dr Clyde Tombaugh and Walter
Haas (also founder of A.L.P.O.). Site provides a calendar of
Society and Public Events, a means of downloading the ASLC
Monthly Bulletin, Information on courses and workshops provided by the
ASLC. A scrapbook of pictures from society events as well
as links to our member astronomy related websites and other
websites that tell about our community as well as other
astronomy related sites.
- http://www.aslc-nm.org/
- Categories: society education
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Lebanon Astronomy club
(astroleb)
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AstroLeb association gathers many amateur astronomers and engineers from Lebanon.
Its aim is to help advanced amateur astronomers to collaborate
with professional astronomers working in Lebanon and abroad and help
people work in a scientific atmosphere.
- http://www.astroleb.com/
- Categories: society education
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Leeward Community College Observatories
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Leeward Community College Observatories in Hawaii are available for public
use, for K-12 astronomy education programs, and for undergraduate research
projects.
- http://www.lcc.hawaii.edu/msdiv/astro/
- Categories: education other_astronomy
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Lick Observatory - University of California
(UCOLICK)
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Descriptions and users' manuals for Lick Observatory telescopes and facility
instruments on Mount Hamilton; local weather; astronomical calendars; telescope time
applications; staff and contacts at Lick Observatory.
Pages on
Lick Observatory of general interest to the public; Lick Observatory
history; visitor information; Mount Hamilton web camera.
- http://mthamilton.ucolick.org/
- Categories: telescope dept education infrared optical pictures
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Linux for Astronomy CDROM project
(LfA)
-
Collections of Astronomical software for the Linux (x86) operating system.
Includes AIPS, GIPSY, MIRIAD, MIDAS,IRAF, NEMO, STSDAS, PROS, TABLES, SAOimage,
FTOOLS, PGPLOT, Karma, StarLab, R, Xephem, and many more. All
packages are prebuilt and install with a mouse click.
- http://www.randomfactory.com/lfa.html
- Categories: software comp_sci education
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Loch Ness Productions: Planetarium resources
-
Includes a list of planetarium and planetarium- related Web sites,
together with Loch Ness Productions resources for planetaria: shows, original
artwork slides, space music CDs and tapes, the LNP Planetarium
Compendium (directory of the world's planetaria), and more.
- http://www.lochness.com/
- Categories: misc education
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Los Angeles Astronomical Society
(LAAS)
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The oldest astronomical society in southern California, founded in 1926.
Over 350 members, and an active schedule of public and
private observing and telescope making. Resources include a semi-portable 30-inch
telescope, our own 2.5 acre dark sky observing site, and
optical & machine shop facilities for telescope making.
- http://www.laas.org/
- Categories: society education
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Lunar Phases Web Tool
-
An interactive Java tool for teaching the relationship between the
phase of the Moon, the time of day, and the
direction in which the Moon is observed.
- http://www.calvin.edu/~lmolnar/moon/
- Categories: education
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MAP Introduction to Cosmology Page
-
This page aims to introduce a general audience to the
basic concepts of cosmology. It also describes the Microwave Anisotropy
Probe (MAP) and its scientific goals.
- http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/m_uni.html
- Categories: education
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MIT Short Course: Recent Exciting Advances in Astronomy and Astrophysics
(MIT Professional Education Course)
-
With the advent of powerful new instruments such as the
Hubble Space Telescope and the widespread application of state-of-the-art supercomputers
in tackling tough theoretical problems, the past decade has seen
an explosion in our knowledge of the nature of our
universe and the role of humankind in it. This course
is intended for anyone who wishes to learn about the
most recent and important advances in the burgeoning fields of
astronomy, astrophysics, and cosmology.
The course will cover a very
broad range of topics from the origin and evolution of
the earth to the birth and structure of the universe
as a whole. All subject matter will be presented on
a level accessible to anyone familiar with algebra and Freshman-level
physics.
Do not be concerned about the request for professional
credentials in the standard application form. This course is intended
for interested laypersons, not for professionals in astronomy and astrophysics.
- http://professional.mit.edu/ApplicationFiles/web/WebFrame.cfm?web_id=409
- Categories: education
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MIT Short Course: Relativity, Gravity, and Cosmology
(MIT Professional Education Course)
-
Recent advances in gravitation theory and cosmology, combined with breakthroughs
in observational astronomy, are transforming our understanding of space and
time and our perspectives on the origin and future fate
of the universe. This course is designed both for individuals
who would like to learn the fundamentals of Einstein's theories
of relativity and for those who are interested in the
most recent advances in our understanding of the nature of
black holes and other relativistic phenomena in our universe and
the formation and evolution of the universe itself.
The course
will cover a large number of topics, ranging from the
experimental and theoretical underpinnings of the special and general theories
of relativity to the birth, history, and future evolution of
the universe. All subject matter will be presented on a
level accessible to anyone familiar with algebra and Freshman-level physics.
Do not be concerned about the request for professional credentials
in the standard application form. This course is intended for
interested laypersons with a Freshman level of understanding of algebra,
not for professionals in relativity or cosmology.
- http://professional.mit.edu/ApplicationFiles/web/WebFrame.cfm?web_id=423
- Categories: education
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MIT Short Course: Relativity, Gravity, and Cosmology [8.06s]
-
Recent advances in gravitation theory and cosmology, combined with breakthroughs
in observational astronomy, are transforming our understanding of space and
time and our perspectives on the origin and future fate
of the universe. This course is designed both for individuals
who would like to learn the fundamentals of Einstein's theories
of relativity and for those who are interested in the
most recent advances in our understanding of the nature of
black holes, other relativistic phenomena in our universe, and the
formation and evolution of the universe itself.
The course
covers a large number of topics, ranging from the experimental
and theoretical underpinnings of the special and general theories of
relativity to the birth, history, and future evolution of the
universe. All subject matter will be presented on a level
accessible to anyone familiar with algebra and Freshman-level physics.
This course is intended for interested laypersons with a Freshman
level of understanding of algebra, not for professionals in relativity
or cosmology.
- http://web.mit.edu/mitpep/pi/courses/relativity_gravity.html
- Categories: education physics
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MMI astronomy materials
-
MMI Corporation provides educational materials and equipment for Astronomy, Space
and Earth Sciences. Products include A-V materials, models globes, murals,
slides, books, portable and permanent planetariums, observatory domes.
- http://www.mmicorporation.com/
- Categories: education
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Manchester Astronomical Society
(MAS)
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Founded in 1903 the MAS is one of the oldest
astronomical societies in the UK. The Godlee observatory houses a
Grubb 8" refractor and a 12" reflector, sited on the
roof of UMIST.
- http://www.mikeoates.org/mas/
- Categories: society education
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Martz Observatory & Martz Astronomical Assn., Inc.
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The Web Site for the Martz Observatory & Astronomical Association.
The Martz Observatory has served western New York state since
1965. The Martz Astronomical Association, Inc. (501c3) conducts public education
programming at the observatory and other locations that give over
15,000 people access to the stars every year.
- http://members.aol.com/bemusabord
- Categories: society education
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Mediterranean Association of Environmental and Space Sciences
(AMSEE)
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The "Association Mediterranenne des Sciences de l'Environnement et de l'Espace"
or Mediterranean Association of Environmental and Space Sciences is a
non profit organisation established late 1990. Since then the Association
has installed two telescopes, one designed for the observation of
planets and double stars under the Mosser Dome and another
for deep sky observing under the Messier Dome. CCDs observing
for amateur size telescope has been the major interest of
the members since the beginning.
- http://cic.cstb.fr/amsee/
- Categories: society education pictures
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Mid-Atlantic Star Party
(MASP)
- http://www.masp.org/
- Categories: misc education
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Mira Public Observatory, Grimbergen, Belgium
(Volkssterrenwacht Mira, Grimbergen, Belgium)
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The Mira Public Observatory is located north of Brussels, Belgium.
Its main goal is to introduce people to the
wonders and beauty of the night sky. The homepage also
includes a virtual tour of the observatory.
- http://www.mira.be/
- Categories: education
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Mont-Soleil Astronomical Observatory
(Switzerland)
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Since Summer 2002, the Astronomical Observatory of Mont-Soleil is open
to the visitors, at 1300 meters high in the Heart
of Jura bernois, near Saint-Imier in Switzerland. [in French]
- http://www.foams.ch
- Categories: education
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Montana Space Grant Consortium
(MSGC)
-
Part of the NASA's National Space Grant and Fellowship Program,
MSGC enhances aerospace research and education in Montana through a
variety of programs. Research initiation grants, education enhancement grants, undergraduate
research awards and scholarship-fellowship program are administered by the Central
Consortium Office at Montana State University in Bozeman. This office
acts as a statewide clearinghouse for information on NASA and
other aerospace-related programs relevent to the state, and takes an
active role in alterting Consortium affiliates about opportunities in research
and education with NASA and other space agencies.
- http://spacegrant.montana.edu/index.html
- Categories: society education
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Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy
(MIRA)
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The Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy is a non-profit
astronomical observatory, founded in 1972 and dedicated to research and
education in astronomy. Includes an Atlas of Low-Resolution Near-Infrared Spectra
of Normal Stars.
- http://www.mira.org/
- Categories: dept education infrared optical telescope
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Mountain Skies Astronomical Society
(MSAS)
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A non-profit educational science center, with a lender library of
resources. Several membership catagories including special classroom memberships.
- http://www.mountain-skies.org/
- Categories: society education
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Multiwavelength Astronomy - Revealing the Universe in All of its Light
-
An overview of multiwavelength astronomy which includes numerous images. Discusses
why we need to study the Universe at all wavelengths,
why we need to send telescopes into space, what unique
information do we receive by studying different types of radiation
from space. This site also includes many links to multiwavelength
galleries and detailed tutorials on each wavelength region. [also in
Spanish]
- http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_classroom/multiwavelength_astronomy/multiwavelength_astronomy/
- Categories: education pictures
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Multiwavelength Atlas of Galaxies
-
A Multiwavelength Atlas of Galaxies is presented as an educational
tool for high school students. Optical, X-ray, Far-Infrared and Radio
images are shown for a variety of nearby galaxies. Text
describing the physical mechanisms of the different types of radiation,
and their astronomical sources is supplied.
- http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/staff/gmackie/atlas/atlas_edu.html
- Categories: education pictures
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Multiwavelength Messier Museum
(SIRTF Education and Outreach)
-
This site is a collection of images taken at different
wavelengths by a variety of ground-based and space-borne observatories. In
the detailed tutorial which accompanies each object, you will be
introduced to the wealth of data available at wavelengths beyond
the familiar visible light we are accustomed to seeing. You
will discover some important characteristics of astronomical phenomena, and learn
about which types of radiation are best suited to studying
certain objects. By comparing images of objects obtained at different
wavelengths, you will be able to interpret interesting features, and
discover why certain objects emit, or do not emit, radiation
at various wavelengths.
- http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_classroom/multiwavelength_astronomy/multiwavelength_museum/
- Categories: education pictures
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Multiwavelength Milky Way
-
Images of the Milky Way galaxy in the light of
several spectral lines and continuum bands, spanning the electromagnetic spectrum
from radio to high-energy gamma-ray, are presented. The display is
interactive, allowing zooming and panning of the images, each of
which covers the entire sky within ten degrees of the
Galactic plane. Explanatory text and links to the data sources
and references are included. The Multiwavelength Milky Way site is
an educational service of the Astrophysics Data Facility at NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center.
- http://adc.gsfc.nasa.gov/mw/milkyway.html
- Categories: education high_energy optical pictures radio survey
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Music and Astronomy Resource Guide
-
We list and briefly describe over a hundred pieces of
classical and popular music inspired by reasonable astronomical ideas, and
we discuss ways that instructors (and those working in informal
settings) can use music to enhance an astronomy class or
program. Written and Web-based resources for exploring astronomical influences in
music are also provided.
- http://aer.noao.edu/cgi-bin/article.pl?id=193
- Categories: education
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NASA Spacelink
-
NASA Spacelink offers a wide range of materials (computer text
files, software, and graphics) related to the space program. Its
target audience is teachers, faculty and students, and the system
is intended to help them reach the national education goals
as outlined by the President and the NASA Strategic Plan
for Education. Documents on the system include science, math, engineering
and technology education lesson plans, historical information related to the
space program, current status reports on NASA projects, news releases,
information on NASA educational programs, NASA educational publications, and other
materials chosen for their educational value and relevance to the
space program. The system may be accessed by computer through
direct-dial modem or the Internet. Materials on the system are
organized and kept current by professional educators with experience in
computer software applications and communications.
- http://spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov/
- Categories: education
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NASA's Origins program
-
NASA's Origins Program will search for clues to help us
find our cosmic roots including answer to questions such as:
- How did the first galaxies form?
- How do stars
and planetary systems form?
- Are there any planets outside our
solar system that are capable of sustaining life?
- How did
life originate on Earth?
- Is there life (however primitive or
evolved) outside our solar system?
- http://origins.jpl.nasa.gov/
- Categories: agency education
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NASA's Quest Project
- http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/
- Categories: education
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NASA/MSU Center for Educational Resources
(CERES)
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An extensive library of interactive K-12 materials for teaching astronomy
including classroom-ready lesson plans, NASA data search engines and distance
learning courses for in-service K-12 teachers.
- http://btc.montana.edu/ceres/
- Categories: education pictures
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NCSA Astronomy Digital Image Library
(NCSA ADIL)
-
The purpose of the NCSA Astronomy Digital Image Library is
to collect fully processed astronomical images in FITS format format
and make them available to the research community and the
general public via the World Wide Web. The collection contains
images from research observatories all over the world and taken
at all wavebands.
- http://imagelib.ncsa.uiuc.edu/imagelib.html
- Categories: library center education high_energy infrared optical pictures radio ultraviolet
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NEMO Stellar Dynamics Toolbox
(NEMO)
-
NEMO is a Stellar Dynamics Toolbox with many programs to
create, integrate, analyze and visualize N-body (and related) systems. In
addition there are various tools to operate images, tables and
orbits, including FITS files to import/export data to/from other data
reduction packages.
- http://bima.astro.umd.edu/nemo/
- Categories: software education
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NOAO Educational Outreach
-
Links to educational programs and materials provided by the U.S.A.
National Optical Astronomy Observatory, Tucson, AZ.
- http://www.noao.edu/education/noaoeo.html
- Categories: education
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National Schools' Observatory
-
The National Schools' Observatory is a major web-based resource that
allows UK schools to use world-class astronomical telescopes sited all
around the world.
Using the resources and software developed by
the Observatory, students can prepare and carry out their own
astronomical research and share in the excitement of discovery.
- http://www.schoolsobservatory.org.uk/
- Categories: education optical pictures telescope
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National Solar Observatory
(NSO, USA)
-
The mission of the National Solar Observatory is to advance
knowledge of the Sun, both as an astronomical object and
as the dominant external influence on Earth, by providing forefront
observational opportunities to the research community.
- http://www.nso.edu/
- Categories: telescope education infrared optical solar
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National Undergraduate Research Observatory
(NURO)
-
The National Undergraduate Research Observatory (NURO) at Lowell Observatory and
Northern Arizona University is a 0.8m telescope located on Anderson
Mesa south of Flagstaff, Arizona. NURO is a consortium of
Universities and small colleges to provide a research grade telescope
for undergraduate research and education.
- http://www.nuro.nau.edu/
- Categories: telescope education optical pictures
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Ned Wright's Cosmology Tutorial
-
Cosmology is the study of the origin, current state, and
future of our Universe. This field has been revolutionized by
many discoveries made during the past century. This cosmology tutorial
is an attempt to summarize these discoveries. It will be
"under construction" for the foreseeable future as new discoveries are
made. These pages are kept up-to-date as a resource for
the cosmology courses at UCLA.
- http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/cosmolog.htm
- Categories: education
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Neos, Phas, asteroids
(Neos Animations)
-
Neos, Phas animations.
- http://www.manteka.com/
- Categories: education
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Nine Planets
(a tour of the solar system)
-
A descriptive page about each major object in the solar
system.
- http://www.seds.org/billa/tnp/
- Categories: education pictures planetary
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Nojum magazine
(Iranian magazine of Astronomy)
-
Nojum is astronomy in Persian. This is a resource for
Amateurs in Iran and middle East. [in English and Persian].
- http://www.nojum.net/
- Categories: education
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North American Skies
(Sky Happenings for the layman)
-
North American Skies is the online web version of a
monthly astronomy newsletter started in the late 1980s for television
weather reporters in Denver. It provides information on easy-to-observe objects
and events visible throughout North America (and most of the
world). Each month's issue contains a star chart, calendar, inforamtion
on the planets, plus an article of topical or temporal
interest. Material on North American Skies is available for reprint
if proper credit, including URL, is given.
- http://home.comcast.net/~sternmann/index.htm
- Categories: education misc
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Northern Lights
(Norway)
-
Nordlys : site on aurora borealis (polar lights).
- http://www.northern-lights.no/
- Categories: misc education
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Norwich Astronomical Society
(NAS)
-
The Norwich Astronomical Society is based at the Seething Astronomical
Observatory, Norwich, Norfolk, UK. The observatory houses a 30-inch Newtonian
reflector which is the second largest amateur-built telescope in the
UK.
- http://nas.gurney.org.uk/
- Categories: society education
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Notebook of a Comet Hunter
(Tim Harincar)
-
Logs and notes of an amateur astronomer's search for undiscovered
comets.
- http://www.skyrover.net/notebook/
- Categories: misc education planetary
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Observación Solar
(Solar Observation)
-
Website dedicated to solar observation with daily drawings, data and
images in white light and h-alpha. Articles, graphs, manual of
observation, etc. [Spanish and English].
- http://astrosurf.com/obsolar/intro.html
- Categories: education solar
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Observation of the Sun with a spectroheliograph
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Description of an amateur realization: a spectroheliograph with linear CCD,
by Phil Rousselle. Archives: full disk images of the Sun
(H-alpha an ionized calcium lines), synoptic maps of sunspots and
filaments, etc. [French and english pages].
- http://www.astrosurf.com/spectrohelio/index-gb.htm
- Categories: education pictures solar
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Observatorio ARVAL
(Venezuela)
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ARVAL's site is dedicated to propagating astronomical information.
All of
it is bilingual (Spanish - English), except for the 'Astronomía
Caraqueña' section, which contains local astronomical information centered around Caracas,
Venezuela.
- http://www.oarval.org/
- Categories: education
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Observatorio Astronomico da Serra da Piedade
(OAP, Mainas Gerais, Brazil)
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The Serra da Piedade observatory belongs to the Federal University
of Minas Gerais state, Brazil. It is opened to the
general public every first Saturday of each month for observations.
Tutorials and workshops are also part of the program, presented
by astronomers and undergraduate students of the university.
The
observatory is equipped with one Zeiss 0.6 meter reflector and
one Zeiss 15cm Coudè refractor. The observatory is located 50km
east of Belo Horizonte-MG, Brazil.
- http://www.fisica.ufmg.br/OAP/
- Categories: education telescope
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Observing and Imaging the Sun
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A website dedicated to observing and imaging the sun. Sections
include solar images, equipment and resources.
- http://www.sungazer.net
- Categories: education solar
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Oklahoma City Astronomy Club
(OKcAC)
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The Oklahoma City Astronomy Club exists to provide an enjoyable
opportunity to explore the science of astronomy.
- http://www.okcastroclub.com/
- Categories: society education
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Orbit Reconstruction, Simulation and Analysis
(ORSA)
-
Orbit Reconstruction, Simulation and Analysis (ORSA) is a framework for
Celestial Mechanics investigations. With the xorsa application it is possible
to create, simulate and analyze gravitationally interacting systems like the
Solar System. All the operations are performed using a comfortable,
coherent and well designed graphical user interface.
- http://orsa.sourceforge.net
- Categories: software education
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Orbit! 3D On-Line Planetarium
(Orbit!)
-
Orbit the earth in a realistic VRML environment with moon,
sun, planets, galaxy, constellations, thousands of stars, satellite imagery, space
flight, and solar eclipses.
- http://www.meganova.com/orbit/
- Categories: education
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Orbital Mechanics Educational Network
(OMEN)
-
The Orbital Mechanics are a network group specialising in space
and astronomy education for all age profiles. Operating from the
UK the group runs a travelling Space Roadshow and other
projects suitable for pre-teens and teenagers. Additionally, there is a
"popular" programme of lectures suitable for the public of all
ages.
- http://homepages.primex.co.uk/~omen/
- Categories: education planetary
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Orrery: The Solar System in Action
(Orrery)
-
This site grew as a support resource for Spacetech's Orrery
application for RISC OS workstations. It is now replete with
educational resources for all platforms, and is kept up to
date. The site contains the kind of information that teachers
often want to have at their finger tips, because it
was written by a teacher who looked for information, and
failed to find it.
- http://www.harmsy.freeuk.com/orrery.html
- Categories: education software
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Outer Space Online
-
This web site was created for Thinkquest 99, which is
an international student website competition. The website provides primarily information
about our solar system.
- http://library.thinkquest.org/26132/
- Categories: education
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PDS Imaging Node
(PDSIMG)
-
The Imaging Node of the Planetary Data System is the
curator of NASA's primary digital image collections from past, present,
and future planetary missions. The node provides to the NASA
planetary science community the digital image archives, necessary ancillary datasets,
software tools, and technical expertise necessary to fully utilize the
vast collection of digital planetary imagery.
- http://pds-imaging.jpl.nasa.gov/
- Categories: center education infosys infrared optical pictures planetary software space ultraviolet
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PGJ - Astronomy, a passion to be shared
-
Calendar of events, news from the sky, solar system objects.
[in French]
- http://perso.wanadoo.fr/pgj/
- Categories: education
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Palace of the Discovery (Palais de la Découverte)
(Paris)
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Science Museum on Astronomy and other fields. Planetarium. [in French]
- http://www.palais-decouverte.fr/discip/astro/astro.htm
- Categories: education
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Penn State Inservice Workshops in Astronomy
(PSIWA)
-
The Penn State Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics offers inservice
workshops for science teachers at the middle- and high-school levels.
These are held during the summer and provide graduate credit.
- http://www.astro.psu.edu/outreach/psiwa/
- Categories: education
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Peoria Astronomical Society
-
Peoria astronomical Society is an Amateur Astronomy Society Dedicated: To
promote the science of astronomy By fostering astronomical education; by
providing incentives for astronomical observation and research; by assisting communication
among amateur astronomers.
- http://www.astronomical.org/
- Categories: society education
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Perkins Observatory
-
Public Observatory located in Deleware, Ohio, USA. Offers public programs
almost every weekend. Owned and operated by the Ohio Wesleyan
University.
- http://www.perkins-observatory.org/
- Categories: telescope education
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PhysLink.com
-
Includes discussion forums, 'Ask the Experts' system, and many educational
and reference resources.
- http://www.physlink.com
- Categories: education
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Physics 24/7
(Physics Help)
-
Access physics articles, sets of solved problems, interactive quizzes, homework
help.
- http://www.physics247.com/
- Categories: education
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PhysicsWeb
(The web site for physicists)
-
PhysicsWeb provides weekly news, patent news, webwatch, book reviews, jobs,
events calendar, Physics World magazine and an extensive collection of
physics related resources.
- http://physicsweb.org/
- Categories: physics education misc
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Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute
(PARI)
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The Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute is a not-for-profit public foundation
dedicated to providing research and educational access to radio and
optical astronomy for a broad cross-section of users.
Pre-college
through post-graduate students will have the opportunity to work and
learn with full time and visiting astronomers. Additional access is
provided on a remote basis through this Internet site to
grades K-12.
- http://www.pari.edu/
- Categories: education
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Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute
(PARI)
-
The Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute is a not-for-profit foundation dedicated
to providing research, study, and educational access to optical and
radio astronomy for a broad cross section of users. Pre-college
through post-graduate students will have the opportunity to work and
learn with full time and visiting astronomers and astrophysicists while
performing real research using a variety of advanced astronomical techniques.
Additional access will be provided on a remote basis through
the Internet to grades K-12 and the public.
Located
in the Appalachian Mountains near the Blue Ridge Parkway just
west of Asheville, North Carolina, PARI will provide both the
sky views appropriate to the science of astronomy, as well
as a pleasant place to work and learn.
- http://www.pari.edu
- Categories: society education
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Planet Sciences Association - Astronomy sector
(ex-ANSTJ, France)
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Public access to a 60 cm telescope. [in French]
- http://www.anstj.org/astro/index.html
- Categories: education optical telescope
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PlanetScapes
-
Views of the Solar System presents a vivid multimedia adventure
unfolding the splendor of the Sun, planets, moons, comets, asteroids,
and more. Discover the latest scientific information, or study the
history of space exploration, rocketry, early astronauts, space missions, spacecraft
through a vast archive of photographs, scientific facts, text, graphics
and videos.
- http://www.planetscapes.com/
- Categories: education earth history other_astronomy pictures planetary solar space
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Planetariums in French Language Association
(APLF)
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The Association des Planétariums de Langue Française aims at reinforcing
the links between planetariums and professional astronomers. Includes a list of Planetariums. [in French]
- http://astro.u-strasbg.fr/Obs/PLANETARIUM/aplf/sommaire.html
- Categories: education
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Planetary Surfaces
(PlaNet)
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An online lab used in the lab section of the
Astronomy 101 course at the University of British Columbia
- http://www.astro.ubc.ca/courses/Planets/planets.html
- Categories: education planetary
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Polish Astronomy Portal
(ASTRONOMIA.PL)
-
Polish educational portal for students and astronomy amateurs. News, articles,
info about lectures, chat, catalog, galleries, calendar, etc. [Site in
Polish language.]
- http://www.astronomia.pl/
- Categories: education
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Portable Planetariums Home
-
Our Portable Planetarium Models are more than a common Portable
Planetarium, because they can show in 360 degrees images of
other sciences as paleontology, geology, history, with our Projection Cylinders.
It is a portable display system, affordable, versatile, educational environment.
They are ideal for significant educational activities, that can be
presented in any covered space larger than 6 m wide
and 3 m high -20x10 ft. [also in Chinese, Russian
and Spanish]
- http://www.planetarios.com/
- Categories: education
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Porto Univ. - Astrophysics Centre
(CAUP)
-
The Centro de Astrofísica da Universidade do Porto also holds
a planetarium. [also in Portuguese]
- http://www.astro.up.pt/
- Categories: dept education
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Portuguese Portal of Astronomy
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Portal do Astrónomo. [in Portuguese]
- http://www.portaldoastronomo.org/
- Categories: education
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Practical Guide to Astronomy
- http://www.hotliquidmagma.com/
- Categories: education
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Prairie Astronomy Club of Lincoln, Nebraska
(PAC)
-
The Prairie Astronomy Club is a non-profit organization dedicated to
education of the public about the science of astronomy, as
well a furthering the science through the activities of the
club members.
- http://www.prairieastronomyclub.org/
- Categories: society education
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Princeton University Astrophysics Graduate Program
- http://www.astro.princeton.edu/gradstu/index.html
- Categories: dept education
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Project ASTRO at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
-
This is a program to train professional or amateur astronomers
to partner with 4th - 9th grade teachers, and work
with one class or after-school group on an ongoing basis.
Two large notebooks of effective, hands-on activities have been
developed (in English and Spanish). The program now operates in
13 regional sites around the U.S.
- http://www.astrosociety.org/education/astro/project_astro.html
- Categories: education
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Puckett Observatory
- http://www.cometwatch.com/
- Categories: education
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Radio Astronomy at University of Indianapolis
(Educational radiotelescope)
-
The radio telescope at Radio Astronomy at the University of
Indianapolis is a 5 meter educational radio telescope. It has
operated for two years on C band at abour 4
GHZ. The data from the radio telescope goes on the
WWW as the data is recorded. The web page contains
information about radio astronomy, a page that graphs the users
selected data files and many data files. Software to do
data processing on the data files is available for download.
There are sample graphs of observations. The site contains complete
technical data about the radio telescope and instructions on building
a simple radio telescope.
- http://radio.uindy.edu/
- Categories: education dept radio
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Radio astronomie d'amateur
-
Personal page about amateur radio-astronomy, mainly concerning the sun.Contains schematics
tips on how to begin, photographs, records of solar activity.
[in french and english].
- http://www.radio-astronomie.com
- Categories: education
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Radio-Sky Publishing
-
Radio-Sky Publishing endeavors to provide amateur radio-astronomers with the resources
they need to begin investigations of the radio universe, in
the form of books, software, and web based information.
- http://www.radiosky.com/
- Categories: education radio
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Reaching for the Red Planet
(Curriculum)
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A multi-purpose curriculum focusing on planning a Mars colony. The
students will use drawings, creative writing, research skills, team work,
math, and the scientific method to explore their own environment,
and design an artificial one for Mars. Several assignments, a
teacher's tour guide to the planets, and a guide to
current and planned Mars missions are included, and experiments for
the students to perform in class are explained in detail.
Links to many other educational resources are also included.
- http://lyra.colorado.edu/sbo/mary/redplanet.html
- Categories: education
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Remscheid Astronomical Association & public Observatory
(AVRS)
-
All about the Astronomischer Verein Remscheid e.V. - Sternwarte Remscheid.
[in German]
- http://www.sternwarte-remscheid.de/
- Categories: society education
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Research Resources for the Ambitious Undergraduate or Beginning Graduate Researcher in Astrophysics
(Resources for Starting Research)
-
A succinct introduction to tools, techniques, strategies, and Web resources
for beginning researchers. Contains: advice on choosing topics and advisors;
good research habits; tools for literature research; software tools and
programming languages; advice on writing up and presenting research; and
advice for advancement in the research job market.
- http://www.cita.utoronto.ca/~matzner/svc/resources.html
- Categories: education
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Rice Space Institute
(RSI)
-
The mission of the Rice Space Institute is to"Make the
Universe Smaller" by interdisciplinary research and education at all levels,
charting the course for the next generation of peaceful uses
of space.
- http://space.rice.edu/
- Categories: dept education space
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Ritter Experiment - Discovering Ultraviolet
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This easy, low-cost experiment will allow students to discover ultraviolet
for themselves. It is ideal for a the classroom and
for science fairs. This is a version of the original
experiment in which Johann Ritter discovered that there was a
form of light beyond the visible violet end of the
spectrum.
- http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_classroom/classroom_activities/ritter_experiment.html
- Categories: physics education history
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River Valley Stargazer Online
(A web based Astronomy magazine)
-
The River Valley Stargazer Online is devoted to the education
of Astronomy and weather.
- http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Launchpad/2148/
- Categories: society education
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Robinson Lunar Observatory
-
Information, pictures, observations of amateur observatory plus pages relating to
the International Occultation & Timing Association (IOTA).
- http://www.lunar-occultations.com/
- Categories: education other_astronomy
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Role playing games for teaching undergraduate astronomy
(roleplay)
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This page describes the use of role-playing games to teach
undergraduate astronomy and physics, and contains several ready-to-use examples, as
well as papers describing the technique.
- http://msowww.anu.edu.au/~pfrancis/roleplay.html
- Categories: education
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SETI Australia Centre
(UWS)
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The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Australia Center supports SETI-related
high school and university science education, SETI research and public
outreach programs from the University of Western Sydney Macarthur. Its
research project, Southern SERENDIP, is an eight million channel spectrum
analyzer piggy-backing onto conventional radio astronomy observations for the next
five years at the Parkes 64 metre radio telescope in
NSW,Australia.
- http://seti.uws.edu.au/
- Categories: survey education radio
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SETI Institute
(SETI)
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The SETI Institute (the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) serves as
an institutional home for scientific and educational projects relevant to
the nature, distribution, and prevalence of life in the universe.
The mission of the SETI Institute is to explore, understand
and explain the origin, nature and prevalence of life in
the universe. The SETI Institute is a private, nonprofit organization
dedicated to scientific research, education and public outreach. Founded in
1984, the Institute today employs over 100 scientists, educators and
support staff. Research at the Institute is anchored by two
centers, each directed by a renowned scientist who holds an
endowed chair.
- http://www.seti.org
- Categories: society education radio survey
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SIRENE Observatory & Association
(SIRENE)
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Public amateur observatory delivering facilities for star parties and private
observations (groups or individuals); various telescopes available, among them a
24" reflector and a coronograph. A 48" reflector is due
for 2004. Sited in the South of France, at 1200
meters heigh (400 feet), with dark skies guaranteed. [in French]
- http://www.obs-sirene.com/
- Categories: education
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Salford Astronomy Society
(SAS)
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An amateur astronomy group which holds weekly lectures/meetings and is
developing this resource with two primary aims of improving communications
between amateur and professional astronomers and nurturing an interest in
astronomy amongst the local community.
- http://www.salfordastro.org.uk
- Categories: society education
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Salopian Web
(Astronomy Pages)
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The Salopian Web is an astronomy resource catering for the
complete beginner through to the expert. The astronomy section is
updated on the first of each month and includes extensive
features on constellations, brightest and nearest stars, advice on software
and a handy astro dictionary. There are also detailed monthly
sky maps for both hemispheres, a sky diary, guide to
the current month's astronomical events, lunar phases, sunset/sunrise and moonset/moonrise
times, and numerous links, including some for kids. There are
also eclipse details, satellite data, ephemerides (Keplers) and a site
search engine, shuttle missions and much more.
- http://www.r-clarke.org.uk/
- Categories: education other_astronomy
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San Antonio Astronomical Association
(SAAA)
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Since its founding in 1974, the San Antonio Astronomical Association
of San Antonio, Texas, has become one of the largest
non-profit amateur astronomical organizations in the United States. Our 250+
members come from every walk of life, from elementary school
students, to retirees, to teachers, to professional astronomers. For nearly
a quarter century the SAAA has provided free educational programs
for its members and the public.
- http://www.sanantonioastronomy.org/
- Categories: society education
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San Francisco Amateur Astronomers
(SFAA)
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Founded in September 1952, the SFAA holds general meetings on
the third Wednesday of every month at the Morrison Planetarium
in San Francisco's Academy of Sciences building in Golden Gate
Park.
- http://www.sfaa-astronomy.org/sfaa/
- Categories: society education
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Science Fiction Stories Using Good Astronomy
(Sci Fict List)
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This annotated listing by Andrew Fraknoi, organized by astronomical subject,
presents about 200 science fiction stories or novels that use
good astronomy or physics. These can be useful tools for
introductory courses or for personal enjoyment.
- http://www.astrosociety.org/education/resources/scifi.html
- Categories: education
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Science Master - Space and Astronomy Pages
-
ScienceMaster's Space and Astronomy Home Page is a portal for
space science and education resources.
- http://www.ScienceMaster.com/space/space.php
- Categories: education
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Science Oxygen - mining of science knowledge
(Science Oxygen)
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Information on astronomy, math, physics, chemistry, and biology for students
to study science.
- http://www.ScienceOxygen.com/
- Categories: education
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Science@NASA
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The Science Directorate at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center sponsors
this web site.
- http://science.msfc.nasa.gov/
- Categories: education
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ScienceIQ
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Increase your science IQ with a cool science fact sent
to your email each workday. From cloning to nanotechnology and
from global warming to fundamental physical principles: interesting, relevant and
comprehensive science facts for curious minds 5 to 105 years
old.
- http://www.scienceiq.com/
- Categories: education
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Shaukat on Moon Sighting
(Earliest Crescent Moon Sighting)
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Earliest visibility of moon across the globe, calculated by the
latest criterion developed by Shaukat
- http://moonsighting.com/
- Categories: planetary education
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Sidewalk Astronomers
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A non-profit organization dedicated to public service in Astronomy. In
order to help make it possible for the people who
live on this planet to see and understand the Universe
in which we live, we set up our telescopes in
the shopping malls or on the sidewalks of the cities
so that people may see the planets and moons of
our own solar system.
- http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/6389/
- Categories: education
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Simple Radio Astronomy
(Amateur Radio astronomy without a dish!)
-
If you're looking to get into radio astronomy and you've
looked at other backyard radio astronomy sites on the Net,
coming to the conclusion that all you need a "spare
3m satellite dish and $20,000 of surplus electronics", then this
site is for you!
This site is all about
astronomers working together to develop and perform radio astronomy.
- http://intro.fringes.org/
- Categories: society education
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Skies Over the Western Pacific
(University of Guam's Planetarium Home Page)
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Skies Over the Western Pacific is the home page for
the University of Guam's Planetarium. Star Gazers in Guam have
the distinct advantage of being the only planetarium in a
part of the world that has few parts to it,
as well as a close proximity to the equator. Visit
Skies Over the Western Pacific for a completely different perspective
on the evening skies...
- http://www.guam.net/planet
- Categories: education
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Sky & Telescope
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Sky Online, a service of Sky & Telescope magazine, is
designed for astronomy enthusiasts at all levels of interest. It
features excerpts from Sky & Telescope and CCD Astronomy magazines,
tips for backyard skygazers, reviews of telescopes and accessories, a
weekly astronomical news bulletin, calendar of upcoming star parties and
amateur conventions, downloadable BASIC programs, links to other sites, and
more.
- http://www.skypub.com/
- Categories: full_text education
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Sky View Cafe
(SVC)
-
Sky View Cafe is a Java applet you can use
to get localized star charts, ecliptic charts, rise and set
times of the Sun, Moon, and planets, Moon phases, and
many other bits of astronomical data in a very interactive
way.
- http://www.skyviewcafe.com
- Categories: software education planetary
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Skylights
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The site, updated each Friday, tells what to expect in
the sky for the coming week. It also features a
"star of the week."
- http://www.astro.uiuc.edu/~kaler/skylights.html
- Categories: education
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Skylink
(gilis@club-internet.fr)
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A site of French amateur astronomers.
- http://www.skylink-astro.net
- Categories: other_astronomy education
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Societe Royale Belge d'Astronomie, de Meteorologie et de Physique du Globe
(SRBA)
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The "Société Royale Belge d'Astronomie, de Météorologie et de Physique
du Globe" was founded in Brussels in 1894. It is
a non-profit organization for french speaking people interested in astronomy,
meteorology, geophysics and space sciences. The Society publishes the bimonthly
journal "Ciel et Terre", organizes conferences, seminars, course of lectures
and visits to professional astronomical sites. One of its most
famous president was the cosmologist Georges Lemaître.
- http://www.oma.be/BIRA-IASB/SRBA/
- Categories: society education space
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Software Engineering Institute
(SEI)
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The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) is a major force causing
the widespread adoption of significant improvements in the practice of
software engineering. The institute is committed to the evolution of
software engineering from an ad-hoc, labor-intensive activity to a managed,
technology-supported engineering discipline.
- http://www.sei.cmu.edu/
- Categories: comp_sci education software
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Soissonnais Astronomical Association
(Amateur AAS-France)
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Association Astronomique du Soissonnais. [in French]
- http://www.astrosurf.com/aas/
- Categories: society education
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Solar Flare Theory
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center)
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The site provides an introduction to solar flares, solar flare
research, and the Sun-Earth connection. A crossword puzzle, links to
related sites, and answers to readers' questions are included.
- http://hesperia.gsfc.nasa.gov/sftheory/
- Categories: education solar
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Solar System Simulator
(solaris)
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Simple astronomical simulator and predictor of planet orbits that displays
dynamic view of the Solar System as seen from the
north ecliptic pole. This Solar System display software was implemented
by F. Panicali in October and November of 2003. The
algorithms to calculate planet orbits was implemented at the University
of Rome by Marco Mammetti and Fausto Panicali. The algorithms
to calculate the positions of the Moon are given in:
Meeus, Jean. Astronomical Algorithms.
- http://www.faustweb.net/
- Categories: software education
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Solar System in Pictures
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Pictures of all the planets in the solar system. Picture
quizzes about all the planets.
- http://www.the-solar-system.net/
- Categories: education pictures planetary space
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Solar System, Lecture notes and class materials
(Indiana University Northwest)
-
Lecture notes, homeworks, exams, and plenty of relevant links for
introductory Astronomy course for non-science majors at Indiana University Northwest:
The Solar System. Class taught in September 1996.
- http://astro.uchicago.edu/home/web/lucia/a100/
- Categories: education
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Solar Voyager
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Solar Voyager is an educational site featuring information about our
solar system, along with interesting space artwork.
- http://www.solarvoyager.com/
- Categories: education pictures planetary solar
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Solex: Ephemerides by numerical integration
(SOLEX)
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High precision easy-to-use astronomy suite based on numerical integration. Runs
on Windows 32 bit systems. Computes ephemerides and orbital elements
of major and minor bodies, and can accurately predict close
approaches, eclipses and occultations. Custom bodies can be easily added,
and orbits can be calculated from observational data. Also an
interactive planetarium, showing realistic sky views, static or dynamic, from
and towards anywhere in the solar system and under various
coordinate options. Databases include more than 50K asteroids and 1M
stars.
- http://chemistry.unina.it/~alvitagl/solex/
- Categories: software education
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Sologne Open Sky
(Nançay, France)
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The Espace Ciel Ouvert en Sologne, which proposes various activites
in the field of astronomy, including amateur observations and a
planetarium, is located near the Nançay professional Radioastronomy station (France),
which can also be visited. [in French]
- http://www.cielouvert.obs-nancay.fr/
- Categories: education
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Southern Cross Astronomical Society
(SCAS)
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The Southern Cross Astronomical Observatory, founded in 1922 in Miami,
Florida, is one of the oldest amateur astronomical societies in
the Western hemisphere. The renowned astronomer, Dr. Harlow Shapley, visited
the first observatory at the Royal Palm Hotel & Park
near the Miami River. He marveled at our view of
the constellation Crux, "The Southern Cross," and suggested this name
for the newly formed Observatory.
- http://www.scas.org/
- Categories: society education
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Southwest Missouri State University - Department of Physics, Astronomy and Materials science
(SMSU)
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Southwest Missouri State University has an extensive Astronomy program, including
studies using their Baker Observatory which is conveniently located outside
of the city's lights. Studies started here can lead to
a Ph.D. in Astronomy.
- http://astronomy.smsu.edu/
- Categories: dept education
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Space Infrared Telescope Facility: Education and Public Outreach
(SIRTF - EPO)
- http://sirtf.caltech.edu/EPO/
- Categories: education
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Space Projects and Information
(Aerospaceguide.net)
-
The aim of the Space Project web site is to
be a guide to aerospace. It caters for the general
public, students, scientists and space kids.
- http://www.aerospaceguide.net/
- Categories: education space
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Space Time Travel
(Visualization of the theory of relativity)
-
Online papers, images, movies and paper models: Visualization of the
theory of relativity. By Ute Kraus and Corvin Zahn (Theoretische
Astrophysik Tübingen).
- http://www.spacetimetravel.org
- Categories: physics education
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SpaceWander Virtual Space Trip
-
Fly to Mars, Visit Jupiter and the Hubble deep space
pictures...
SpaceWander is a multimedia tour of space. It's
free and it's fun for all ages. Includes links for
advanced users, telescopes, field guides, and information about real space
travel.
- http://www.spacewander.com
- Categories: education
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Spitzer Space Telescope
(ex-SIRTF)
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The Spitzer Space Telescope, formerly known as Space InfraRed Telescope
Facility (SIRTF) is the fourth and final element in NASA's
family of "Great Observatories". It consists of a 0.85-meter telescope
and three cryogenically-cooled science instruments capable of performing imaging and
spectroscopy in the 3 - 180 micron wavelength range. Incorporating
the latest in large-format infrared detector arrays, Spitzer offers orders-of-magnitude
improvements in capability over existing programs. While Spitzer's mission lifetime
requirement remains 2.5 years, recent programmatic and engineering developments have
brought a 5-year cryogenic mission within reach. Spitzer represents an
important scientific and technical bridge to NASA's new Origins program.
- http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/
- Categories: telescope center education infrared space
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Stanford SOLAR Center
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Providing Solar On-Line Activity Resources for the joy of solar
science exploration.
This site presents a collection of fun
educational activities based on Solar Oscillations Investigation (SOI) and Solar
and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) data.
- http://solar-center.stanford.edu/
- Categories: education solar
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StarChild
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A learning center for young astronomers (at NASA HEASARC).
- http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/
- Categories: education
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StarStrider
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A 3D software planetarium. 3D renderings of 2 million stars,
galaxies, nebulae, the milky way and more. Includes several educative
tutorials.
- http://www.starstrider.com/
- Categories: education software
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Stardial:an autonomous astronomical camera on the World Wide Web
(Stardial)
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Stardial delivers images of the night sky nearly in real-time
to the world wide web. It is used primarily for
educational purposes. Its archive consists of images taken at 15
minute (sidereal) intervals since July 1996. The survey covers from
0 to -8 degrees declination to 12th magnitude. Highlights and
possible classroom assignments are described.
- http://www.astro.uiuc.edu/stardial/
- Categories: education survey telescope
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Starlab Planetarium
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Free educational materials from NASA, JPL, and other resources. Starlab
Planetarium.
- http://www.starlabplanetarium.com
- Categories: education
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Stars
(Portraits of Stars and their Constellations)
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"Stars" introduces a new star each week, describing it at
a beginning level. The site gives constellation pictures showing the
star and also features a general introduction to stars and
their evolution.
- http://www.astro.uiuc.edu/~kaler/sow/sow.html
- Categories: other_astronomy education
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Stereo Photographs of Telescopes and Observatories
(Stereo Telescope Photos)
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Aligned Color Stereo Photographs of several telescopes and observatories, including
Apache Point, Owens Valley Radio Observatory, Mt Hopkins, Kitt Peak,
Yerkes, and the huge array of detectors at the Pierre
Auger Observatory. Placed for public use by the Cosmus Group.
- http://astro.uchicago.edu/cosmus/projects.html#stereopix
- Categories: pictures education telescope
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Sternwarte Sursee
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The Sursee Observatory (Switzerland) [in german].
- http://www.ens.ch/ens/sternwarte/index.html
- Categories: education
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Sterrenkunde
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More than 300 links, fully annotated and arranged on subject.
[Dutch language].
- http://www.raayland.nl/vakken/aardrijkskunde/sterrenk.htm
- Categories: other_astronomy education
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Students for the Exploration and Development of Space
(SEDS)
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Students for the Exploration and Development of Space was founded
in 1980 at MIT and Princeton and consists of an
international group of high school, undergraduate, and graduate students from
a diverse range of educational backgrounds who are working to
promote space as a whole. SEDS is a chapter based
organization with chapters throughout the United States, Canada, United Kingdom,
Latin America, and the Middle East. The permanent National Headquarters
for SEDS-USA resides at MIT. Each chapter is fairly independent
and coordinates activities and projects in its own area.
There is also a Gopher server which
contains a Rennes archive mirror plus software.
- http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/
- Categories: society education
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Sun, Moon & Earth Applet
-
This interactive Java applet displays the positions of sun and
moon for any date, time and location on the horizon,
and on a world map with day and night regions.
The times of rise and setting, the declination, the Greenwich
Hour Angle of sun and moon, the equation of time
and more data are computed.
- http://www.jgiesen.de/SME/
- Categories: education misc other_astronomy software
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Swinburne Astronomy Online
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Starting in 1999, Swinburne Astronomy Online, an online Graduate Certificate
in Astronomy will contain both general-interest and more specialist units.
The course content will be rich in multimedia animations and
simulations and incorporate newsgroup communications nd discussion of up-to-date astronomy
and space news.
- http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/sao/
- Categories: education
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Swinburne Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing
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The Swinburne Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing is hosted by
the School of Biophysical Sciences and Electrical Engineering at the
Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia.
- http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/
- Categories: dept education
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TS-24 Telescope Simulator
(TS-24)
-
TS-24 is a realistic software simulation of a 24" research
telescope, photometer and CCD camera for exploring a simulated night
sky, including variables stars and asteroids.
- http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~cyoung/
- Categories: education software
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Tel-Aviv University Astronomy Club
(TAU AstroClub)
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Organize astronomy activities and lectures for the general public. Video
lectures, sky maps, celestial events are available in the web
site. [also in Hebrew]
- http://astroclub.tau.ac.il/index_en.html
- Categories: society education
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Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas
(TAS)
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With over 300 members, the Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas
is a group of individuals sharing and promoting their common
interest in astronomy. T.A.S. is a member of the Astronomical
League and is home to the nationally known " Constellation
of the Month" series.
- http://www.texasastro.org/
- Categories: society education
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The Astrophysics Spectator
(TAS)
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The Astrophysics Spectator is an online publication that presents to
a general audience our current understanding of astrophysics and the
current research efforts to broaden that understanding. The web site
includes Java simulations of various astrophysical phenomena. The web site
is updated weekly.
- http://www.astrophysicsspectator.com/
- Categories: education
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The Galactic Gazetteer
-
The Galactic Gazetteer contains a database of around 13,000 stars
that are viewable using our unique Stellavision 3d Java applet.
- http://www.starmapping.co.uk/
- Categories: education pictures
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The Moons of the Solar System
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Includes an Encyclopaedia, animations... [also in Polish]
- http://ksiezyce.republika.pl/index_en.html
- Categories: education
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The North Devon Astronomical Society
(NDAS, UK)
- http://ndastros.org/
- Categories: society education
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The Wilderness Center Astronomy Club
(WCAC)
-
Astronomy club in Canton, Ohio area. New observatory with refurbished
16" Ealing Cassegrain telescope. Planetarium and Educational programs.
- http://www.twcac.org/
- Categories: society education telescope
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ThinkQuest
(educational websites)
-
ThinkQuest is an international competition where student teams engage in
collaborative, project-based learning to create educational websites. The winning entries
form the ThinkQuest online library.
- http://www.thinkquest.org/
- Categories: education
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Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association
(TAAA)
-
The Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association is a group of people
that want to share their interest in the sky. General
meetings are held monthly, and frequent observing sessions are scheduled
at dark sites. Members vary in expertise from beginner to
professional.
- http://www.tucsonastronomy.org/
- Categories: society education
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Tufts University Astronomy Program
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The Astronomy Program at Tufts University includes resources for both
education and research in the fields of astronomy, astrophysics, and
physics. Links include information on our undergraduate program in Astrophysics
as well as Solar Physics research into coronal magetic fields
and their relation to noise storms on the sun.
- http://www.tufts.edu/as/astronomy/
- Categories: dept education
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Tunguska Home Page at the University of Bologna (Italy)
(Bologna)
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The University of Bologna's official Tunguska Home page. It contains
a collection of abstracts presented at the International Workshop Tunguska96
(Bologna, July 15-17, 1996), information about the group of the
University of Bologna, data on "Tunguska-related" asteroids, links to Tunguska
home pages in the world and related links.
- http://www-th.bo.infn.it/tunguska/
- Categories: misc earth education
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Tutorials for Astronomy and Astrophysics
- http://www.physics.csbsju.edu/astro/
- Categories: education
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Tycho Brahe Observatory
(TBO)
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Tycho Brahe observatory is an amateur facility located outside Malmö,
southern Sweden. It is a cooperation between two astronomical societies
in the region; Malmö Astronomi- & RymdfartsSällskap (MARS)
and Astronomiska Sällskapet Tycho Brahe (ASTB). The
observatory is open to the public and offers shows for
many different types of groups, in particular for schools.
Remote observations in real time with the robotic telescope/CCD system
are also proposed.
- http://www.tbobs.lu.se/
- Categories: education society
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UK Schmidt Telescope - Wide Field Astronomy Unit
(UKST)
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The initial task of the UKST was to construct a
photographic survey of the entire southern sky. The telescope still
takes some 700 plates a year - about half for
current surveys and the remainder taken at the request of
research astronomers around the world. To date the UKST has
taken over 17,000 plates, the plates are stored in the
Plate Library at the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh (ROE) and represent
a huge source of data for the astronomical community. Some
300 active research programmes make use of UKST plate material.
Many plates are copied in the ROE Photolabs and sold
as Sky Atlases or Teaching Packages. In addition to its
photographic role the UKST also has a multi-object fibre spectroscopy
system known as FLAIR.
- http://www.roe.ac.uk/ifa/wfau/ukstu/ukst.html
- Categories: telescope center education other_library survey
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UK Students for the Exploration and Development of Space
(UKSEDS)
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UKSEDS is the UK's national student space society. Take a
look at our web pages for more information on our
activities and how to join. The web site also contains
information resources related to space in the UK and around
the world.
- http://www.uk.seds.org/
- Categories: misc education society space
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Univers Immedia
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Introduction to the study of the Sun: Le Soleil, la
Terre, une étoile, une planète, pour la vie Images, links,
glossary. For laymen and beginning amateurs.
- http://perso.wanadoo.fr/universimmedia/archives.htm
- Categories: education solar
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University of Arizona Alumni Association Astronomy Camp
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Astronomy Camp is a unique involvement in science and engineering
offered through the University of Arizona's Steward Observatory and the
Arizona Alumni Association. Available to teenagers and adults, these camps
emphasize `hands-on' experiences. No prior background in astronomy is necessary.
In addition, Astronomy Camp hopes to begin a Family Camp
designed for elementary students and a parent/guardian. The first of
these camps is scheduled for Memorial Day Weekend 1995 on
Mt. Lemmon.
- http://www.astronomycamp.org/index.html
- Categories: education
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University of California, Irvine, Observatory
(UCI Observatory)
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The University of California, Irvine, Observatory is located on campus.
It consists of a computer-controlled telescope with a 24-inch primary
mirror and numerous other portable telescopes. The instruments on the
primary telescope include CCD cameras and a spectrograph. The Observatory
is used primarily for undergraduate astronomy classes. In addition, Visitor
Nights open to the general public are held quarterly, and
special tours for community groups can be arranged.
- http://www.physics.uci.edu/~observat/
- Categories: telescope education
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University of California, Riverside - High Energy Astrophysics
(UCR)
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Information on current research in High Energy Astrophysics being conducted
at the University of California, Riverside.
- http://tigre.ucr.edu/astro.html
- Categories: dept education high_energy
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University of Florida Astronomy Dept.
- http://www.astro.ufl.edu/
- Categories: dept education
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University of Louisville - Moore Observatory
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Moore Observatory is located in the Horner Wildlife Sanctuary near
Louisville, KY. A computer-controlled 0.5 meter telescope, fiber optically coupled
spectrograph, and wide field spectral imaging camera are used there
to investigate physical processes in comets and low surface brightness
emission nebulae. This resource describes the observatory and its environs,
and provides a link to astrophysics research at the University
of Louisville.
- http://www.astro.louisville.edu/
- Categories: dept education physics telescope
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University of Washington - Department of Astronomy
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The Department participates in these major projects: Apache Point
Observatory, Sloan Digital Sky Survey and NASA
High Performance Computing and Communications. The HPCC Project offers the
results of simulations including gas dynamics or just dark matter. Their software exchange contains N-body
codes, tools for particle based codes, the Theoretical
Image Processing System, TIPSY.
- http://www.astro.washington.edu/
- Categories: dept education software
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Vaulx-en-Velin Planetarium
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[in French]
- http://www.planetariumvv.com/
- Categories: education
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Venus Transits
(Transits of Venus in the past and the future)
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About the transit of Venus on June 8, 2004 and
the importance of venus transits in the history of astronomy
to determine the solar parallax.
- http://www.venus-transit.de/
- Categories: history education
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Views Of The Solar System
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Views Of The Solar System has been created as an
educational tour of the solar system. It contains images and
information about the Sun, planets, moons, asteroids, comets and meteoroids
found within the solar system. The image processing for many
of the images was done by Calvin J. Hamilton.
- http://www.solarviews.com/
- Categories: education pictures solar
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Views Of The Solar System
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Views of the Solar System presents a multimedia adventure unfolding
the splendor of the Sun, planets, moons, comets, asteroids, and
more.
- http://www.planetscapes.com
- Categories: education earth history other_astronomy pictures planetary solar space
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Virtual trips to black holes and neutron stars
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This page contains MPEG movies and GIFs highlighting the visual
distortion effects an observer would see in the high gravity
environment of a neutron star or black hole (Schwarzschild metric).
It is based on a refereed paper by Robert J.
Nemiroff that appeared in the American Journal of Physics and
is intended for educational use. The hypertext reviews several relevant
aspects of gravitational lensing.
- http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/rjn_bht.html
- Categories: education pictures
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Warren Rupp Observatory
(WRO: Home of Hidden Hollow Conventions)
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Astronomical Research, Digital Imaging, Comet Search, planetary observation, Deep sky
photography, Education.
31" F7 Telescope with computer drive in
35ft dome.
Free access to qualified students, university, professionals,
amateurs and general public.
Open House once a month.
All other visits by appointment only.
- http://www.wro.org/
- Categories: society education
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Web Nebulae
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The emphasis here is on aesthetics, not science. While there
is a little information to help you appreciate the images
this is not a tutorial on the astronomy of nebulae.
The intent is primarily to showcase a part of Nature's
beauty that is accessible to us only via the telescope.
- http://www.seds.org/billa/twn/
- Categories: pictures education
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WebStars
(Astrophysics in Cyberspace)
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WebStars, now at NASA's High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research
Center.
- http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/www_info/webstars.html
- Categories: education astroweb infosys other_astronomy
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Webb Society
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The Webb Society has members in over 20 countries. It
encourages the observation of deep-sky objects and double stars and
has published a series of observing handbooks and observing guides
by and for members.
The Quarterly Journal is called
the Deep Sky Observer and has appeared regularly since 1968.
Details of membership, can be found at the www site.
- http://www.webbsociety.freeserve.co.uk/
- Categories: society education
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Welcome to the Planets
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This is a collection of many of the best images
from NASA's planetary exploration program.
- http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/
- Categories: planetary education pictures
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Wesleyan University - Astronomy Department
(Van Vleck Observatory)
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The Department of Astronomy at Wesleyan University offers both BA
and MA degrees in astronomy. We include here information on
coursework, current faculty research, recent faculty and student preprints and
on-going observing programs at Van Vleck Observatory including an extensive
Catalog of Photometry of T Tauri Stars.
- http://www.astro.wesleyan.edu/index.html
- Categories: dept education
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Westchester Amateur Astronomers
(WAA)
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The astronomy club for Westchester County, NY (U.S.A.). Serving the
needs of the astronomical community in Westchester County since 1983.
- http://www.westchesterastronomers.org/
- Categories: society education
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Western Kentucky University - Physics and Astronomy Department
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Home page for the astronomy group at Western Kentucky University
and the Hardin Planetarium, in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The department
is a collaborator in CASS: NASA University Research Center for
Automated Space Science, along with Tennessee State University and South
Carolina State University. Further links are provided for the Kentucky
NASA EPSCoR program and the Kentucky Space Grant Consortium.
- http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Academic/Ogden/Phyast/p0_.htm
- Categories: dept education physics
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What color are the stars?
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Chromaticity and rgb pixel color are derived from spectra for
various stellar types/classes. Providing physically motivated colors for astronomy presentations.
- http://www.vendian.org/mncharity/dir3/starcolor/
- Categories: misc education
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Wheaton College Astronomy Department
(WCAD, USA)
- http://www.wheatoncollege.edu/Academic/AcademicDept/Astronomy/
- Categories: education
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Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe
(WMAP)
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NASA has selected WMAP as one of the next MIDEX
missions. It will map the microwave background fluctuations over the
whole sky and provide insights into the formation of galaxies
and the basic parameters of cosmology.
- http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/
- Categories: telescope education radio space
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Windows to the Universe
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Windows to the Universe is a user-friendly learning system on
the Earth and Space sciences for the use of the
general public. The objective of this project, funded by NASA,
is to develop an innovative and engaging Web-site that spans
the Earth and Space sciences. Our goal is to build
a site that includes a rich array of documents, including
images, movies, animations, and data sets, that explore the Earth
and Space sciences and the historical and cultural ties between
science, exploration, and the human experience.
There is a
NASA mirror site.
- http://www.windows.ucar.edu/
- Categories: education
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Wykeham Primary School - Astronomy
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Solar system work at Wykeham Primary School, Hornchurch, Essex UK.
Our class display is supplemented by two downloadable video simulations
of the August 1999 total solar eclipse.
- http://www.wykeham.havering.sch.uk/seclipse.htm
- Categories: education
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Yerkes Observatory
(University of Chicago)
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Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay Wisconsin hosts the 40" refractor,
a 41" reflector, a 24" Boller & Chivens reflector, a
10" educational telescope, and support facilities. The 41" telescope is
used for research including adaptive optics studies.
- http://astro.uchicago.edu/yerkes/
- Categories: dept education library optical telescope
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Yohkoh Public Outreach Project
(YPOP)
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The Yohkoh Movie Theater (YPOP) is designed to bring you
images and movies depicting our nearest star, the Sun, as
seen by an X-ray telescope on board the Yohkoh satellite.
The YPOP site includes a range of activities for youngsters,
parents, teachers and anyone interested in learning more about the
Sun.
- http://www.lmsal.com/YPOP/homepage.html
- Categories: education solar
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astro!nfo
(Information Service)
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astro!nfo is an Information Service made by amateur astronomers from
Switzerland [in English and German].
- http://www.astroinfo.org
- Categories: education
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britelitesout
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Light pollution education.
- http://www.britelitesout.com/
- Categories: education
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sci-spy
(Exploring the world of science)
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Sci-Spy is a science initiative aimed at primary school children
in 5th and 6th class. It comprises 29 short TV
programmes (each 6 minutes in length) and an interactive website
with factsheets, interactive games, quizzes and experiment sheets on a
huge range of science topics. Most importantly, Sci-Spy shows that
science is all around us in our everyday lives!
The content for Sci-Spy has been created in consultation with
Irish teachers. Sci-Spy will support teachers and students in the
adoption and delivery of the new primary science curriculum recently
introduced in Ireland.
- http://www.scispy.ie/
- Categories: education
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sci.astro Frequently Asked Questions
(FAQ)
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sci.astro is a newsgroup devoted to the discussion of the
science of astronomy. As such its content ranges from the
Earth to the farthest reaches of the Universe. However, certain
questions tend to appear fairly regularly. This document attempts to
summarize answers to these questions.
- http://sciastro.astronomy.net/
- Categories: newsgroup education