Resources and Links
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Arrowhead Astronomical Society:Giving armchair and amateur astronomers of all interest levels an opportunity to meet and share their passion for the wonders of the universe. |
Used Astronomical equipment : |
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Cloudy Nights ForumReports, reviews, articles, forums, classifides, and more. Purchase great used equipment! |
Software Star Charts: |
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Celestia, one of the finest educational software packagesThe free space simulation that lets you explore our universe in three dimensions. Celestia runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X.. |
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Stellarium, the other of the finest educational software packagesStellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope. Mac, Windows, Linux |
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Cartes du Ciel Planeterium Softward and Sky ChartsFree program to draw sky charts, find objects, and control telescopes. For use with Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP |
Iris Astronomical Image Processing SoftwarePowerful image processing software by Christian Buil. Distributed free. |
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MyStarsLive.com |
My Stars LiveInteractive online star chart for any location in the World |
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Sky MapsFree sky charts and quality, digital sky maps (star charts) for publication, education and other commercial applications. |
Observation and learning tools |
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)The official NASA website |
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NASA Realtime DataFind out when the International Space Station will be visible in your area! Go to the sighting opportunities box and select your country. |
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Heavens AboveProviding you with all the information you need to observe satellites such as the International Space Station and the Space Shuttle, spectacular events such as the dazzlingly bright flares from Iridium satellites as well as a wealth of other spaceflight and astronomical information. |
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The Particle AdventureAn interactive tour of quarks, neutrinos, antimatter, extra dimensions, dark matter, accelerrators and particle detectors |
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NASA Picture of the DayA beautiful picture, and an explanation of what you are looking at. Updated every day! Follow it on your Google Reader |
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NASA Planetary Journal
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Space and Astronomy News |
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Sky and Telescope Sky TonightThe latest astronomy related news. |
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Space WeatherNews and information about the Sun-Earth environment |
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Space.com
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