Astronomy

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Sites with Links

AstroWeb - Astronomy/astrophysics on the Internet - (Astro Web Consortium)
Down to Earth Astronomy - links to Hubble Space Telescope and general space photographs, educational resources and other information - (E/PO at STSci)
LII - Astronomy Topics - (Librarian's Index to the Internet)
Mike Boschat's Astronomy Page - "Cooperation in Astronomy between Canada and the U.S.S.R. - 1973 to present"
Resources of Scholarly Societies - Astronomy - (University of Waterloo Library, Ontario)
Science@NASA - NASA's Scientific Inquiry Site
Sky and Telescope - Astronomy and Space Links - (Sky Publishing)
WWW Virtual Library: Aeromony, Solar-Terrestrial Physcis and Chemistry aka Space Physics - (WWW Virtual Library)
WWW Virtual Library: Astronomy and Astrophyscis & AstroWeb - (WWW Virtual Library)

Data Services: U.S. Naval Observatory - Sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, eclipses, et al.
Sky Charts - (Sky Publishing Company)
SkyMaps.com - (North Adelaide, S.A., Australia) - This site offers a free monthly map of the sky for the southern and northern hemispheres in PDF and ZIP formats. Stars, planets, and major constellations are clearly labeled. Each map includes lists of heavenly bodies easily seen with the naked eye, with binoculars, or with a telescope. Site clearly states copyright policies.
A program such as the free StuffIt Expander (Mac, Windows and Linux) or WinZip (Windows) is needed to unzip the PDF file from the ZIP archive.
Space Calendar (JPL) - (Jet Propulsion Lab., CA Institute of Technology)
Time Service Department: U.S. Naval Observatory - Official Source of Time for the U.S.A.

Astronomy Cafe - The web site for the astronomically disadvantaged
Astronomy HyperText Book - Topics in astronomy and physics - (University of Oregon)
Kennedy Space Center Science and Technology Home Page - (NASA)
Minnesota Automated Plate Scanner - Images of millions of cataloged stars and galaxies
Nine Planets: A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System - (Bill Arnett, SEDS)
Web Nebulae (Bill Arnett, SEDS)

CU Astronomy - The source for information about Space Sciences at Cornell University
ESA: European Space Agency - This agency has 15 member nations and seeks to shape the development of Europes space capability. Includes information its programs, news, press releases, including audio, video, and pictures. Includes information on the Mars Express project. Searchable. Space news available in multiple languages
Jet Propulsion Laboratory - (Jet Propulsion Lab., managed by the CA Institute of Technology for NASA) - Missions, pictures and technology
National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Alternate Interfaces:
- NASA Flash - Flash interface
- NASA - Non-flash interface
- NASA Low Bandwidth - Text only interface
- NASA en Español - Spanish interface
Planetary Data System - Archives and distributes scientific data from NASA planetary missions, astronomical observations, and laboratory measurements
Planetary Science at the NSSDC
Views of the Solar System - (Calvin J. Hamilton). Alternate Sites:
- Ansichten des Sonnensystems - German interface
- Regards Sur le Système Solaire - French interface
- Views of the Solar System - English interface
- Vistas del Sistema Solar - Spanish interface
- Vistas do Sistema Solar - Portuguese interface

ANSMET: The Antarctic Search for Meteorites
Meteoroids and Meteorites - (Calvin J. Hamilton)
Meteors, Meteorites and Impacts - (Bill Arnett, SEDS) - This is part of The Nine Planets: A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System

AAO (Anglo-Australian Observatory) - Press releases, images & science of astronomy
McDonald Observatory
National Optical Astronomy Observatory - Includes links to sites at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, Kitt Peak National Observatory and NOAO Gemini Science Center
National Radio Astronomy Observatory - Includes links to sites at Charlottesville Green Bank, Socorro, Tuscon and Santiago (Chile)
National Solar Observatory - Includes links to sites at Sacramento Peak and Kitt Peak

Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics annual. 34 (1996) - present
Astronomy - Current issue of magazine available free online. Check the Journal Holdings List for additional UW-W holdings
Astronomy Now Online - The website of Britain's best-selling astronomy magazine
Sky & Telescope - (Sky Publishing) - The essential magazine of astronomy - current issue free, small fee for archives
University of Chicago Press - check the Journal Holdings List to verify which titles we subscribe to. Some sample titles are:
- Astronomical Journal - 115 (1998) - present
- The Astrophysical Journal - 471 (1996) - present. Includes letters and supplements.

Last Revised: MS - 10/25/2007