Astronomy & Space

FIELD GUIDE FOR STARS & PLANETS
In addition to the links listed below, also check out the following URL for "THE SKY THIS WEEK" at:
http://www.skypub.com/sights/sights.html

In addition try: http://www.earthsky.com/Features/Skywatching
and: http://www.mystarslive.com

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Planet Tracking
http://www.bluebirdobs.org/PlanetTracking/planetracking.html
A working amateur astronomical observatory in Ellicott City, MD, Bluebird Observatory, provides original content and many links as a major resource for backyard astronomy. Maintained by an active, experienced amateur astronomer, Mr. Jerry Persall.

2.

Celestial Navigation
http://celestialnavigation.com/672out.htm
This program will teach you how to find and identify the navigational stars and planets for astronavigation. It uses simple and understandable teaching language which is supported by computer animated graphics.

3.

Stars
http://www.zianet.com/leverett/stars.htm
STARS National Solar Observatory / Sacramento Peak, Solar, Physics, Astronomy Image Index The Nine Planets StarDate Your tax dollars at work: Welcome to the Planets Your tax dollars at work: Hubble Telescope STScI/HST Public Information Data Online.

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Charting the Planets
http://www.k12.ut.us/utahlink/lp_res/TRB172.html
Charting the Planets Charting the Planets You may also find useful information at NASA's Spacelink resource called Charting the Planets. Charting the Planets 01-Sep-1995(19K) Charting the Planets gif 5-Aug-1994(15K) Mean Distance of the Planets gif.

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Space and Astronomy
http://athena.wednet.edu/curric/space
Space and Astronomy Overview - Regions and Sizes Table of Contents - Instructional Material Teacher Talk supports many lessons. Reach it with a link at the end of each supported lesson. The Solar System Our Solar System: Planets and their Motion...

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Your Sky: Virtual Telescope Custom Settings
http://www.fourmilab.ch/yoursky/telcustom.html
Your Sky: Virtual Telescope Custom Settings By filling out the form below (presented in the same form as the Your Sky Virtual Telescope control panel) you can make a custom request with parameters preset. Then, after pressing the "Update" button to.

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The Dome of the Sky
http://einstein.stcloudstate.edu/Dome
An online planetarium showing views of the stars and constellations at different latitudes and different dates through the year. The sky views are image maps. Click on a constellation or brighter star to learn its name. The latest version of the Dom

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Online Astronomical Charts
http://www.as.wvu.edu/~planet/lnk_soft.htm
Shareware Astronomical Software The Earth Centered Universe - A Planetarium and Telescope Control Program for Windows 3.1 or 95 (Evaluation copy) SkyMap v.3.1 - This is a highly accurate and versatile planetarium and star mapping program for...

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SoftSeek.com - MyStars! (32-bit) by Relative Data Products
http://www.softseek.com/Education_and_Science/Astronomy/Review_11309_index.html
MyStars! (32-bit) is a fun and educational program that shows the position of stars, the Sun, the planets, comets and the Messier objects as they would be seen from any position on Earth. Download from SoftSeek - The Source for Shareware, Freeware a

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Scientific Astronomer
http://www.mathematica.com/news/sciastro.html
Scientific Astronomer from Wolfram Research: The World's Most Sophisticated General Astronomy System The calculating powers of Mathematica turn skyward with Scientific Astronomer, a unique software package that allows you to determine which...

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Your Sky: Sky Map Custom Settings
http://www.fourmilab.ch/yoursky/custom.html
Your Sky: Sky Map Custom Settings By filling out the form below (presented in the same form as the Your Sky Sky Map control panel) you can make a custom request with parameters preset. Then, after pressing the "Update" button to display the...

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astronomy
http://www.koc.alaska.edu/ron/astronomy.html
Astronomy Teacher-Developed Lesson Plans Introduction to Windows to the Universe SEDS Internet Headquarters Comet/Hyakut The Nine Planets Stars and Galaxies Solar System Live Comets and Meteor Showers UCSB Remote Access Astronomy Home Page March S..

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Astronomy Resources
http://www.peru.edu/libresources/astronomy.html
Peru State College Library Astronomy Resources Library Web Page Business Resources Education Resources Full-Text Resources Humanities Resources Online Catalogs Other Resources Database Trial: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts Web Resources...

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Selected Interesting Astronomical WWW Sites
http://www.klet.cz/www.html
Selected Interesting Astronomical WWW Sites Minor Planet Center - the most important Web site for those, who are interested in astrometry of minor planets and comets; orbital elements, minor planet names, various lists and plots, The Minor Planet...

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SkyView Links
http://skys.gsfc.nasa.gov/related.html
Astronomical Links General Astronomy For general astronomy links (many with images of planets and celestial objects), check out HEASARC Outreach Links NASA Home page NASA Space Science WebStars StarDate OnLine We get many requests for star charts...

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http://msowww.anu.edu.au/~anton/astroweb/astro_planetary.html
http://msowww.anu.edu.au/~anton/astroweb/astro_planetary.html
Planetary Science Resources Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers ( ALPO ) Bureau des Longitudes ( IMCCE - BdL ) CalTech - Planetary Astronomy Cassini Mission to Saturn ( UltraViolet Imaging Spectrograph, UVIS ) Center for Advanced Space...

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MyStars! Astronomy Software
http://www.relativedata.com/mystars
MyStars! 'Shareware for Stargazers' Astronomy Software. Visit our website to download a free time-limited version of MyStars! Locate the positions of stars, planets, asteroids, comets from your home. MyStars! shows you the night sky on your computer

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Telescope Observer's Guide
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~dgs/lowbrows/observers/telescope.html
University Lowbrow Astronomers Telescope Observer's Guide - Telescope observing suggestions from the University Lowbrow Astronomers

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Astronomy: General
http://www.astro.umd.edu/~pls/astronomy/general.html
Patrick Shopbell's Astronomy Resources: General

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Astronomy Sites
http://home.mgfairfax.rr.com/blakeman/astronomy.html
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