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Change being the only constant, it's the Tao of the Web that sites move and go down. Please let me know if you run across a link here that no longer works. (You can click on the email button at the bottom of this page if you like.) Thanks!
Cosmology
- Astrophysics Science Division at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
- Maybe the best basic cosmology site on the Web
- Ned Wright's Cosmology Tutorial
- This UCLA Prof will ensnare those curious about why there's something rather than nothing at all.
Eclipses
- Catalog of Lunar Eclipses
- Fred Espenak's five thousand year catalog of all lunar eclipses from 2000 BCE through 3000 CE, divided into 100 year-long tables. Each table includes the date and Universal Time of eclipse are found in the first two columns as well as eclipse type and Saros series.
- Catalog of Solar Eclipses
- Fred Espenak catalogs every solar eclipse occurring during the five thousand year interval 2000 BCE through 3000 CE. The eclipses during this period are arranged in 100 year-long tables, each including the date and Universal Time of the eclipse. Eclipse type (P=Partial, A=Annular, T=Total or H=Hybrid) and Saros series are also given.
- Eclipse Home Page
- NASA astronomer Fred Espenak's site is eclipse central on the Web. Features include maps showing where solar and lunar eclipses are visible and much more.
Gamma-Ray Bursts
- Gamma Ray Burst Found to be Most Energetic Event in Universe (PRC98-17)
- Text with Hubble Space Telescope images on the GRB 971214 gamma ray source.
- Gamma Ray Bursts To Take Center Stage
- Excellent introduction to gamma ray bursts
- Most Powerful Explosion Since the Big Bang
- Text-only NASA press release on the gamma ray burst detected on Dec. 14, 1997.
General
- AAAA Constellation Home Page
- Still under development, brief descriptions of principal features in the constellations.
- Astronomy - What's UP This Month ??
- Astronomy news - latest discoveries etc. - plus rise/set times of the planets, current star charts and more
- Astronomy Picture of the Day
- "Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer."
- AstronomyScape
- Bad Astronomy
- Astronomer Phil Plait airs out myths & misconceptions in astronomy & related topics - updated weekly.
- Constellations & Stars
- Chris Dolan's site offers a good basic introduction to the stars & constellations.
- FotoSearch: Galaxy
- A commercial image portolio, lots of astronomical images available for a price
- From Stargazers to Starships
- This NASA site is one of the best basic introductions I've found to astronomy as it relates to Earth and Sun and stars. Clearly and accurately addresses precession, too! Very highly recommended.
- Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
- Heavens-Above
- As nifty on online sky-guide as ever I've seen. Recommended.
- Kepler's laws
- Mysteries of Deep Space
- This PBS site includes a speculative timeline of the Universe, a screen saver and more.
- A Mystery of Space: Stars
- A glossary and online planetarium, oriented toward novices and youth.
- National Geographic Society - Star Journey
- A sparse astronomical resource, with references to past issues of the magazine & links to online astronomy resources elsewhere on the Web.
- The Night Sky This Week
- An excellent popular astronomy site, great for finding your way around the night sky.
- Peoria Astronomical Society
- A great way for the Web-wise to get their feet wet in astronomy, this attractive site is educational without at all being dry or stuffy. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
- Silicon Sky
- Dennis & Cheryl Ward's very fine website is a guide to what's observable in the heavens - with a special focus on comets & minor planets.
- Sloan Digital Sky Survey
- In a word, the most ambitious astronomical survey ever, the SDSS project aims to map a quarter of the entire sky to determine position & brightness of more than 100 million celestial objects. Check in often for their latest discoveries!
- StarDate Online
- The website of the radio feature (and now magazine too), the public education and outreach arm of the University of Texas McDonald Observatory: a good primer on astronomy with an emphasis on the amateur observer.
- WebStars: Astrophysics in Cyberspace
- An excellent collection of astronomy links from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
- Windows to the Universe
- A gorgeous website devoted to astronomy and space science, developed by the University of Michigan with a grant from NASA. If you've got stars in your eyes, this is a site to see - lots of graphics, all the bells and whistles.
History
Archaeoastronomy
- America's Stonehenge
- One of the largest megalithic sites in North America, and at 4,000 years of age possibly the oldest; located in New Hampshire
- Archaeoastronomy
- How the ancients found their space/time bearings in the sky
- Andy Burnham: Megalithic Mysteries
- Photos, maps and links: mainly British megalithic sites, but the Stone Circle webring links go worldwide.
- CALENdeRsign
- Bilingual (German &English) site on ancient calendars and megaliths - including in particular Austria's "Teufelstein" - with millennial speculation
- Center for Archaeoastronomy
- A brief introduction to the subject, lots of links to related sites
- Chaco Canyon National Monument
- The Anasazi astronomical site in New Mexico
- Babylonian Planetary Theory
- A wonderful elucidation
- History of Astronomy
- Professor Wolfgang Dick's collection of links to online archaeoastronomy, ancient astronomy & ethnoastronomy resources
- Japanese Starlore & Astronomical History
- Ancient astronomy in Japan
- Symbolic Messengers
- Fascinating study of astronomical symbols on ancient and medieval coins, instructive regarding historic planetary alignments, eclipse and more
Magnetars
- Astropro: Toward an Astrology of Magnetars
- An introduction to the subject, with ecliptic coordinates (zodiacal position) of selected magnetars
- Cosmic Energy Burst Disturbs Earth's Atmosphere
- Stanford University press release on the AUG 27, 1998 SGR 1900+14 flare and its effects on the ionosphere, which mentions several similar observations in the past.
- Crusty Young Star Makes Its Presence Felt
- Excellent NASA press release on the AUG 27, 1998 SGR 1900+14 flare, a good introduction to magnetars and SGRs.
- Gamma Ray Flare Observed with the HAIL Array
- Stanford University press release on the SGR 1900+14 flare of AUG 27, 1988 - includes many observational details, including time of event & measured physical effects on earth's atmosphere.
- Magnetar Discovery Solves 19-Year-Old Mystery
- A NASA press release on the discovery of magnetars, an excellent orientation with great multimedia presentations (bring your Real Player plug-in) - very highly recommended.
- Magnetar Shows Off In Radio Frequencies Too
- A National Radio Astronomy Observatory press release on the AUG 27 SGR 1900+14 burst, describing the radio emissions detected from the burst using the VLA.
- Magnetars, Soft Gamma Ray Repeaters & Very Strong Magnetic Fields
- Astrophysicist Robert Duncan's summary of what's known about these mysterious 'supermagnetic stars' is the best introduction to the subject I have yet found on the Web. If you want pretty, see the NASA/Marshall Space Sciences Lab site. But if it's the real meat and potatoes you're after - sans all the equations, this guy's a good science writer - then click here for sure.
- Magnetars - The Strongest Magnets in the Galaxy
- The NASA Marshall Space Sciences Lab Magnetar site - slick design, nicely illustrated, lots of links.
- Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On
- A NASA press release announcing the JUL 9, 1998 discovery of SGR 1627-41; includes good background material on magnetars in general.
Miscellaneous
- Elowitz, R. Mark - Astronomer
- Mark has varied interests: quasars, exobiology, humor, etc.
- Schlyter, Paul - Home Page
- In English & Swedish, Paul's site includes links to lots of astronomy info including links to astronomical calculation software in C, C++ and assembly language - and a MOST interesting article on hypothetical planets, moons, stars etc.
News
- NASA/Marshall Astronomy Headlines Archive
- An archive of press releases from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
Observatories
Optical
Hubble Telescope
- Hubble Heritage Project
- Hubble's "Image of the Month"
- Hubble Space Telescope 1990-95 Gallery
- Hubble's greatest hits collection. Check in for a visual treat.
- Latest HST Pictures
- Check here for the latest Hubble press releases, complete with gorgeous celestial images of course.
- STScI/HST Pictures
- Hubble in the raw
- Keck Observatory
- On summit of Mauna Kea on Hawaii
- Mount Wilson Observatory
- Includes a nifty star map feature: enter the date, time and place of your choice to get back a map of the heavens.
- National Optical Astronomy Observatories
- Puckett Observatory
- Tim Puckett does some very fine work, and graciously shares a wealth of information. Be sure to see his Comet Hale-Bopp images in the Comets section.
- SUBARU Telescope
- The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan's 8.3 meter optical-infrared telescope (on Mauna Kea HI) site features some gorgeous images. Site was unavailable last time I tried connecting (SEP 19, 1999).
- Vatican Observatory
- Brief history & photos of the observatory, which has two locations: one near Rome, one near Tucson (the latter has an optical-infrared telescope).
Radio
- Chandra X-Ray Observatory
- Home page for NASA's next-generation orbiting observatory
- Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory (CGRO)
- NASA's orbiting observatory, the heaviest astrophysical payload ever flown, launched April 5, 1991 aboard the space shuttle Atlantis.
- GLAST: the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope
- Still in the planning stages, this ought to be the mother of all gamma ray observatories; currently under study for flight in the first decade of the 21st Century.
- NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY Home Page
Planetaria
- Hayden Planetarium
Planets, Extra-Solar - see also Solar System
- Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia
- This bilingual (English & French) site is the single most valuable resource on this subject I've found so far. Features include latest news, a catalog of extrasolar planets, links to other sites in this field, and much more.
- San Francisco State University Planet Search Project
Publications, Periodicals
- Astronomy Now Online
- The home page of Britain's best-selling astronomy magazine
- SKY Online - Sky Publishing Corporation
- Sky & Telescope magazine's online home
Reference
- Astronomer's Computer Companion
- The basics of astronomy for 40 bucks (includes CD-ROM), plus lots of info on what software to use for what - and where to get it.
- CDS, Strasbourg
- Searchable databases of astronomy resources on the Net, journal table of contents, object catalogs and more
- Celestial atlas (1826)
- Franz Niklaus König's celestial atlas - some of the images are white with transparent backgroud (GIFs), so set your screen options to a dark background or you can't see them! Not as artistic as Bayer's atlas, but at least the human figures FACE us (as stipulated in classical astronomy/astrology).
- Constellations - Kronberg, Chris
- Images, astronomical details on component stars, mythological backgrounds and more
- Earth and Moon Viewer
- A real-time reference that's fun. Uses satellite images to show day/night sides of earth, earth as seen from sun (or moon or just about anywhere in the solar system).
- NED Coordinate Calculator
- Handy online calculator converts from/to equatorial, ecliptic, galactic & supergalactic coordinates - courtesy of NED (NASA/IPAC Galactic Database). (IPAC=Infrared Processing & Analysis Center, CalTech)
- Out of This World
- Celestial eye candy, online reproductions of beautiful classical celestial atlases - the story book of the sky in glorious color.
- Sun Calculations and Observations
- Handy calculation utilities and other resources for Sun, Moon and more
- StarGazer
- A Java Applet showing a map of the heavens: click on a star for info.
- US Naval Observatory
- See their data services section, use their search feature.
Search Engines, Astronomy-Specific
- Expanding Universe: a classified search tool for amateur astronomy
- HEASARC Astrobrowse
- Query hundreds of different astronomical catalogs and services using this search engine provided by the Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics (LHEA) at NASA/ GSFC.
SETI
- see Astropro's NetSelect Diretory, Space Section
Software
General
- Astronomy Software for PCs (in BASIC)
- Assorted astronomical utilities in BASIC from SKY & TELESCOPE magazine
- Carina Software
- Astronomical software for the Macintosh, versions available for Windows as well.
- Deepsky Astronomy Software
- Fine, reasonably priced astronomy software for 32-bit Windows OS: use it as a desktop or laptop planetarium, or hook it up to a telescope.
- Home Planet
- John Walker's public domain astronomy software for Windows is a free and fabulous download. The Lite Version is approximately 1.4 Mb, the Full Version is 7 Mb. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
- LunarPhase
- For Windows, displays current lunar phase, times and dates of major lunar phases for the current month, data for next apogee & perigee and MUCH more.
- Starry Night
- Could be the best there is . . .
Screen Savers
- Craters Screen Saver
- Protect your monitor's phosphor than by smashing rocks into it at dozens of kilometres per second - over time, your screen ends up looking like the surface of the Moon; a free download.
- Earth Screen Saver
- Displays image of the Earth as currently illuminated by Sun, from a variety of viewpoints (e.g. from the Moon); a free download
- Home Planet Screen Saver
- Displays Earth map with day & night regions plus current position & phase of the Moon, a free download (266 kb)
- Mysteries of Deep Space - Screen Saver
- Mac and Windows versions available free for the downloading - the Windows version is approx. 1.4 Mb, and the screen saver is so underwhelming that it's probably not worth the bandwidth.
- Sky Screen Saver
- Displays sky above any location on Earth, including stars (from the Yale Bright Star Catalogue of more than 9000 stars to the 7th magnitude), the Moon in its correct phase and position in the sky, and the position of the Sun and all the planets in the sky); a free download
- StarMessage Screensaver
- This screen saver displays current moon phase (against a starry night sky), notifies you of the next full moon (and its traditional name) and much, much more (including quote generator, day of life counter and more than I can tell you here). Download a free trial version, or buy it online for just ten bucks: such a deal.
Solar System
- see Astropro's NetSelect Directory, Solar System Section
Space Exploration
- see Astropro's NetSelect Directory, Space Section
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