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GREAT ASTRONOMICAL LINKS
There are perhaps thousands of websites related to Astronomy. Nearly all try to be useful and impart knowledge and information
difficult or impossible to obtain elsewhere. On this page we've accumulated some links to what we believe are some of the
best and most useful of those websites. We've attempted to include a comprehensive group of information of interest to amateur
astronomers at all levels of experience. Please enjoy.
ACCESSORY EQUIPMENT FOR AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS (Not Listed In Other Categories Below)
Eyepiece Briefs
Collins Electro Optics (Including the I3)
Double Stars-The Webcam, A Micrometer For Amateurs
StarBound Observing Chairs
AMATEUR ASTRONOMY CHATROOMS
Astropost
Cloudy Nights Chatroom
AMATEUR ASTRONOMY INFORMATION
Amazing Space-A great place for beginners
Articles With Advice For Beginning Amateur Astronomers
Astronomy Boy
Beginner's Page With Articles Just For New Amateurs
Compleat Amateur Astronomer
Cosmic Voyage-The Online Resource For Amateur Astronomers
Criteria For Identifying An Astronomer As An Amateur
Excelsis-Equipment reviews, astro club list, favorite objects, etc.
Observing The Sky
Open Directory-Science: Amateur Astronomy
AMATEUR TELESCOPE MAKING (ATM)
ATM's Workshop
Mark's Notes For The Amateur Telescope Maker
Newtonian Telescope Design Planner
Scopemaking.com
AMATEUR WEBSITES
Alpha Centauri's Universe
Astro Meeting
Backyard Astronomy For Amateur Astronomers
Dark Sky Images
Len Marek's Astronomy Page
ASTRONOMICAL ART & PHOTOGRAPHS
Fotosearch-Astro Art & Photographs
Gateway To Astronaut Photography
ASTRONOMICAL HUMOR
Andy's Astronomy Humor Page
Astro Humor
Astronomer's Drinking Song
Astronomy Humor
Astronomy Related Cartoons
Galactic Core Gazette
Guests Say The Darndest Things
Guide To Astro-Speak
International Cloud Registry ( a parody of the International Star Registry)
Lee Carkner's Astronomy Humor
Moon Cartoons
Physics And Astronomy Humor
ASTRONOMICAL ONLINE EDUCATION, CLASSES, LECTURES
Astronomy Web Guide
Webcast Courses
ASTRONOMICAL WEBCAMS
Global Solar High Resolution Hydrogen Alpha Network
Nigel's Cameras
CATLOGS, ATLASES, AND MAPS
Atlas Of Th Universe
Messier Objects
NGC 2000
Sky & Telescope's Interactive Star Map-For any date or time
Sky Maps-Download a monthly map of the sky.
Washington Double Star Catalog
Whole NGC
EQUIPMENT DEALERS (new)
Adorama
Agena Astro Products-Great prices
A. Jaegers Jr. Optics
Apogee Inc.
Astro Haven
Astronerds
Astronomy Mall
Astro Engineering
Astro Physics
Astro Stuff
Buy Astro Stuff
CelestialPC
Clear Vue Optics
Company 7
DBA Astronomy
Digital Astronomy
Digitec Optical
Draco Productions
Edmund Scientifics
Focus Camera
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Galactica 360 (amateur observatory domes)
Hands On Optics
Jim's Mobile, Inc. (JMI)
Lumicon
Markus Ludes APM
Midwest Optics
Night Vision Planet
Oceanside Photo and Telescope
Owl Services
Photon Instruments (Phoenix)
Rigel Systems
SAC Imaging
Santa Barbara Instrument Group (SBIG)
Scope City
Scope Stuff
Scope Tronix
Sean's Astronomy Shop
Shutan Camera
StarGager Filar Micrometers
Starizona
Stellar Endeavors
Stellarvue
Surplus Shed
Tasco
Telescopes.com
Telescopes For Less
The Sky Plus
Velocitees
Willmann-Bell
Woodland Hills Telescope
EQUIPMENT DEALERS (USED)
Amazon.com
Goodwill Industries
Teletrade Used Telescopes
EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS
Antares Optical
Astro-Physics
D&G Optical
Guan Sheng Optical
Infinity Scopes
Mag 1
Orion
Parks Optical
Questar
Starmaster Portable Telescopes
Takahashi
Teeter's Telescopes
Tele Vue
TMB
Vixen
Williams Optics
FORUMS AND CHAT
Astronomers' Symposium
Astronomy Community
Astronomy Forum
Deep Sky Observer
HISTORICAL AMATEUR ASTRONOMY
Antique Telescope Society
Brief History Of Amateur Astronomy In Japan
Criterion Dynascope Group
Dynascope Group
Historical Astronomical Ads
History of the Takahashi Telescope
History Of The Telescope And Binoculars-source material
John M. Pierce's Articles
Nights of Future Past (old telescope ads)
Old Telescope Ads
Porter Garden Telescopes
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INTERNATIONAL & NATIONAL CLUB AND ASSOCIATIONS
American Association of Amateur Astronomers
American Association of Variable Star Observers
American Lunar Society
Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers
Astronomical League
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Planetary Society
Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers
Western Amateur Astronomers
LOCAL ASTRONOMY CLUBS WITHIN 225 MILES OF BLYTHE, CA
Andromeda Society-Yucca Valley, CA
Antelope Valley Astronomy Club, Inc.-Lancaster, CA
Astronomical League-Member Clubs *
Astronomical Society of the Desert-Palm Desert, CA
Astronomical Society of Nevada-Las Vegas
Astronomy Clubs Worldwide *
Astronomy White Pages *
Desert Foothills Astronomy Club
East Valley Astronomy Club-Mesa, AZ
Firstlight Astronomy Club-Temecula, CA
High Desert Astronomical Society-Apple Valey, CA
Las Vegas Astronomical Society-Las Vegas, NV
Night Sky Network-Club Directory *
Phoenix Astronomical Society-Phoenix, AZ
Pomona Valley Amateur Astronomers-Upland, CA
Prescott Astronomy Club-Prescott, AZ
Riverside Astronomical Society-Riverside, CA
Saguaro Astronomy Club-Phoenix, AZ
San Bernardino Valley Amateur Astronomers-=Redlands, CA
San Diego Astronomy Association-San Diego, Ca
* Directory listings of astronomical clubs
MATHEMATICS FOR ASTRONOMY
Angular Size Calculator
Astronomical Formulae
Beginners Guide To Astronomical Formula
Company 7's Astronomical Formulae & Formulae for Telescopes
Cosmology Calculators
Digital Camera Astrophotography Formulae
Saguaro Astronmmy Club's Astronomical Formulae
Space Math-Constants and Equations for Calculations
MISCELLANEOUS
An Ancient Greek Computer-demonstrated planetary motions
Blythe and the Palo Verde Valley-Learn More
Dark Sky Maps
Earth Impact Effects Program-Just For Fun, Create Your Own Disaster
Fourmilab
National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC)
Size Of Our World-This really puts things in perpective
Timeline Cosmic
MYTHOLOGY OF THE SKIES
Contellation Mythology
Constellations
Mythology of the Constellations
Myths About the Stars and Constellations
NEWS
Astronomy News
Astronomy Now Online
Universe Today
OBSERVATORIES AND PLANETARIUMS
Amateur Observatories List
Big Bear Solar Observatory
Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory
Kitt Peak National Observatory
Large Binocular Telescope Observatory
Lick Observatory
Lowell Observatory
Morrison Planetarium
Mount Palomar Observatory
Mount Wilson Observatory
Observatory Plans and Issues
Riparian Rotary Observatory Gilbert, Arizona
Royal Observatory Greenwich
United States Naval Observatory
W. M. Keck Observatory
Yerkes Observatory
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PHOTOGRAPHY
Catching the Light-Astrophotography
CCD Astronomy
Digital Camera Astrophotography
Imagetech Ontario
Keith's Moon Photography
PUBLICATIONS (ONLINE AND OFF)
Amateur Astronomy Magazine
Amsky
RADIO ASTRONOMY
Basics Of Radio Astronomy
UREI Radio Astronomy Tutorial
REFERENCE
Astronomical Pronunciation Guide
Astronomy Notes
Astronomy Search Engines
Atlas of the Universe
Eyepiece Reviews
Glossary Of Astronomical Terms From Cloudy Nights
Observing Lists
Starnames
Yahoo Astronomy Directory
SETI
Astrobiology Web
SOFTWARE
Astronomy Free Software
Registax-A CCD Image Processing Freeware Program
Virtual Moon Atlas
Win Stars 2.0-A Very Good Planetarium Freeware Program And More
SOLAR SYSTEM
Asteroid Belt
Google Mars
International Bright Lunar Rays Project
Kuiper Belt
Lunar Transient Phenomena Research Program
Moons In Our Solar System-Here's a table of them.
Oort Cloud
Planet Earth
Planet Jupiter
Planet Mars
Planet Mercury
Planet Neptune
Planet Pluto
Planet Saturn
Planet Uranus
Planet Venus
Sedna
Sky & Telescope's Lunar 100
Solar Astronomy-View Our Sun In Hydrogen Alpha Light
Solar Data Analysis Center
Solar System Calculator
Solar System Simulator
Terrestrial Impact Craters
Terrestrial Impact Craters And Their Environmental Effect
SPACE EXPLORATION
Gateway To Astronaut Photography
Heavens Above-Artificial satellite information and locations
Project Apollo Archive-Nearly everything relating to the USA's early space programs
Space.com
SPECTROSCOPY
Amateur Astronomical Spectroscopy
Star Physics
TELESCOPE RENTALS
Pyxis Ventures, LLC
Telesscopes To Go
TELESCOPES
Amateur Astronomical Telescopes
Collimating Newtonian Optics
Collimating Your Refractor
FAQs About Collimating A Newtonian Telescope
Glossary For Telescope Buyers and Users
How Telescopes Work
Introduction To Telescopes
Rob's Amateur Astronomy Guide-Which Telescope Should I Buy?
Telescopes
Telescope Buyers FAQ
Telescope Ranking Matrix
Telescope Simulator
What Scope To Buy
World's Largest Optical Telescopes-A List
TRAVEL
Arizona Sky Village
Chiefland Astronomical Village
Fieldview Guest House Bed And Breakfast
Jack Newton's Observatory Bed And Breakfast
New Mexico Skies
Observers Inn
Skywatcher's Inn, An Astronomy Retreat
Star Gazers' Inn & Observatory
Star Hill Inn
Vega-Brat Observatory and Bed & Breakfast
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