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What you will find there |
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What you will find there |
| Sky View |
Sky View is billed as "the Internet's Virtual Telescope". It allows you to view pictures of celestial objects in multiple wavelengths. You can run it interactively, or download a Java version. If you find it confusing, choose the "non-astronomer's" interface, & check out their orientation page. |
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SkyMorph |
The SkyMorph on-line database enables searches for variable, moving or transient objects. It provides convenient access to optical images and catalogs generated by the Near Earth Asteroid Tracking program, including 1000s of images covering most of the sky. A bit clunky to use, but an amazing resource. |
| US Navy time service department |
Interesting stuff to do with time, what's up when, and so on. |
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Virtual Moon Atlas |
Virtual Moon Atlas
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| SEDS |
Students for the Exploration & Development of Space. See the Nine Planets solar system tour, and more. |
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ASDS |
Astronomical Software and Documentation Service. A good set of software packages, documents, sites and manuals. Follow packages/utilities/Deep-SkyPlanner for a decent Deep-sky planner. |
| Heavens Above |
Predictions & locations of the ISS, satellites, Iridium flares, comets & other objects, plus Sky charts |
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Weather Underground |
Weather forecasts for just about anywhere on the planet. If you have your own weather station, you can join their network. |
| Eclipse |
The Eclipse Home Page, by NASA's Fred Espenak |
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INSTITUT DE MÉCANIQUE CÉLESTE |
Astronomy, celestial mechanics, ephemerides, calendars, solar system. There is English on the site, but it helps to know French. |
| Hawaiian Astronomical Society |
Constellations: Stories and a Deepsky Atlas |
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Cartes du Ciel |
Sky Charts, freeware, Celestial Atlas |
| SkyGlobe |
SkyGlobe shareware - 'planetarium' simulation of the sky. This really useful DOS-based program is small enough to fit on a stiffy. |
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Que tal? |
Que tal in the Current Skies – observing guide |
| Inconstant Moon |
Moon phase calculator |
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NED |
The Nasa/Ipac Extragalactic Database. The name says it all. If you have a big scope, this is for you. |
| Cal Sky |
Billed as "the most complete astronomical observations and on-line-calculator on the planet". It probably is! |
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