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Astronomical Applications Department, U.S. Naval Observatory - http://aa.usno.navy.mil/
Computes the position, brightness, and other observable characteristics of celestial bodies, as well as the circumstances of astronomical phenomena. Includes information on calendars and related topics. |
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Astronomy Education and Outreach - http://casswww.ucsd.edu/public/astroed.html
General astronomy tutorial, education links, web courses, documents at the UCSD Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences. |
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AstroWeb - http://www.cv.nrao.edu/fits/www/astronomy.html
Astronomical internet resources from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory. |
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Eric Weisstein's World of Astronomy - http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/astronomy/
A web encyclopedia. Over 500 entries, ranging from definitions to full articles. |
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Astronomy Today - http://www.astronomytoday.com/
Information and articles on astronomy, space and related topics. Also features a friendly forum and a telescope buyer's FAQ page. |
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An Atlas of the Universe - http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/
Contains 3D maps of the universe zooming out from the nearest stars to the scale of the galaxy and out to the surrounding superclusters and finally to the scale of the known universe. |
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Astronomy Net - http://www.astronomy.net/
Resources, searchable forums and searchable lists of organizations providing astronomy services. |
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Infrared Astronomy - http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_classroom/ir_tutorial/
All about infrared astronomy from NASA's infrared astronomy center: Discovery of infrared, what is infrared and infrared astronomy, history, the infrared universe, gallery, activities, discoveries, missions and a lot of links to IR astronomy sites. |
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AOL Space - http://reference.aol.com/space/main
Get space and astronomy news, photos, and videos. |
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Absolute Astronomy - http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/
Facts and statistical information about planets, moons, constellations, stars, galaxies, and Messier objects. |
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Astronomy Online - http://astronomyonline.org
Gives overview of the solar system, the Milky Way galaxy, extrasolar planets, cosmology and astrophotography. Includes images, additional resources, and forums. |
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Logarithmic Maps of the Universe - http://www.astro.princeton.edu/~mjuric/universe/
Show universe in terms of distance from Earth center. Includes such things as satellites, planets, stars, nebulae, and galaxies, out to cosmic microwave background radiation from the Big Bang. |
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Astronomical Optical Interferometry - http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/2309/page1.html
The use of multiple telescopes to produce high resolution images - commonly used at most modern observatories. A literature review article. |
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Astronomy Facts and Trivia - http://www.funtrivia.com/ql.cfm?cat=59
Fun facts and trivia relating to astronomy, space, science fiction movies. Most trivia items are submitted by users. |
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Astronomy Forum - http://jollyrogerwest.com/forumdisplay.php?f=9
Message board. |
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Astronomy for All - http://www.pd.astro.it/E-MOSTRA/A0000HOM.HTM
Index with graphics and illustrations about stars, the Solar System, cosmology and Galileo. |
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Stars and Planets - http://jumk.de/astronomie/astronomy.shtml
Information about interesting stars and planets in the galaxy, as well as astral bodies outside the Milky Way. Includes photos. |
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Beyond Earth - Everything Not on Earth - http://www.geocities.com/beyondearth2/M1.htm
Provides information about the beginning of universe and solar system. About the planets, quasars, the Milky Way, black holes. Life of a star. Travel in space and extra terrestrial beings. |
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The Naming of Stars - http://www.nmm.ac.uk/server/show/conWebDoc.309
Leaflet from Royal Greenwich Observatory. |
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Space.com - The Greatest Myths, Hoaxes & Mysteries in Astronomy and Space Science - http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/myths_hoaxes_030325.html
Article briefly discussing 21 topics. |