Selected Astronomy Web Sites

General and Introductory Astronomy Sites

• Astronomy Picture Of The Day ( http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html ) - a new picture and a brief explanation each day with lots of imbedded links; from the archives of NASA.
• Earth & Sky Radio Program ( http://www.earthsky.com/ ) - scripts and information from the daily science radio series.
• Astronomy Magazine ( http://www.astronomy.com/ )
• Sky & Telescope Magazine ( http://www.skypub.com/ )
• Universe Today ( http://www.universetoday.com/ ) - daily space news summaries.
• SPACE.com ( http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/ ) - science and astronomy news; check out the SpaceWatch section for "space weather" bulletins.
• Space Weather ( http://www.spaceweather.com/ ) - another good site for information on "space weather"--eruptive happenings on the Sun, predictions of auroras, and more.
• Astronomy FAQ ( http://www.iau.org/faq.html ) - look here for "official" answers to your "burning" astronomy questions; from the International Astronomical Union.
• For Beginners ( http://www.sjaa.net/beginner.html ) - information from the San Jose Astronomical Association including a guide to amateur telescopes.
• Astronomy Cafe ( http://itss.raytheon.com/cafe/cafe.html ) - information for the astronomically disadvantaged.
• Constellations ( http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/constellations.html ) - history, major stars and other celestial objects in each constellation of the sky.
• Today@NASA.gov ( http://www.nasa.gov/today/ ) - news from NASA.
• Bad & Bite-sized Astronomy ( http://www.badastronomy.com/ ) - an active astronomer gives an insider's view.
• Hubble Heritage Project ( http://heritage.stsci.edu/ ) - numerous selected Hubble Space Telescope images.
• Space Image Libraries ( http://www.okstate.edu/aesp/image.html ) - a super collection of images from NASA and elsewhere.

More Advanced Astronomy Sites

• ISAW: Interactive Science Activities on the Web ( http://www.bridgewater.edu/~rbowman/ISAW/ ) - simulations relating to the search for extra-solar planets and to astronomical orbits along with fractals and more.
• National Space Science Data Center ( http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/ ) - provides access to a wide variety of astrophysics, space physics, solar physics, lunar and planetary data from NASA space flight missions, in addition to selected other data and some models and software.
• Basic Space Science ( http://www.seas.columbia.edu/~ah297/un-esa/astrolegal.html ) - highlighting basic astrophysics principles from an international consortium.
• SkyView: The Internet's Virtual Telescope ( http://skyview.gsfc.nasa.gov/ ) - view stars and galaxies in all wavelengths of light from gamma rays to radio waves.
• Distant Suns ( http://www.distantsuns.com/ - for your own local sky chart, download a 12-MB program that will run on a Windows PC. There is also a link to a Mac version.
• Local Star Maps ( http://www.wunderground.com/US/VA/Harrisonburg.html ) - scroll down to the "Astronomy" section and click on the link to "View the Full Star Chart." If you do not live in Harrisonburg, VA, USA, then enter your city location at the top of the page to go to the correct weather page first and then to the star chart page.
• AstroWeb ( http://www.cv.nrao.edu/fits/www/astronomy.html ) -explore and search this database of numerous astronomy resources and links; hosted by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory.
• Astro Ed Links ( http://www-hpcc.astro.washington.edu/scied/astro/astroindex.html ) - from the University of Washington
• More Astro Ed Links ( http://earth.ast.smith.edu/ED/edlink.html ) - collected by the American Astronomical Society

Solar System Information Sites

• The Nine Planets ( http://www.nineplanets.org/ ) - tour the solar system in images and text.
• National Space Science Data Center: Planetary Science ( http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/ ) - provides access to a wide variety of images and other data on the nine planets, the Moon, asteroids and comets from NASA space flight missionsin and other sources.
• Exploring the Planets ( http://www.nasm.si.edu/research/ceps/etp/etp.htm ) - an informative site produced by the National Air and Space Museum.
• JPL's Horizons System ( http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons.html ) - solar system data and ephemeris hosted by Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
• NASA's Observatorium ( http://observe.arc.nasa.gov/ ) - excellent Earth and space data archive.
• Comets & Asteroids (see the links on the NSSDC Planetary Science page sited above)
• Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia ( http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/planets/ )
• Archeoastronomy ( http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/cfaar_as.html )

Space Probe Sites

• Satellite Tracking ( http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/academy/ROCKET_SCI/SATELLITES/ ) - data from NASA for personal observation of spacecraft orbiting Earth.
• Heavens-Above ( http://www.heavens-above.com/ ) - daily data for Earth-orbiting satellites and more astronomical info.
• Lunar Prospector ( http://lunarprospector.arc.nasa.gov/ ) - data from the latest mission to the Moon with loads of info from previous lunar missions.
• Mars Exploration ( http://marsweb.jpl.nasa.gov/ ) - gateway to the many different Mars probes.
• Galileo ( http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo/index.html ) - news and the latest data from Jupiter and its moons.
• Space Shuttle & The International Space Station ( http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/ )
• Hubble Space Telescope ( http://www.stsci.edu/ ) - its home site.
• Hubble Heritage Project ( http://heritage.stsci.edu/ ) - numerous selected Hubble Space Telescope images.