Astronomers
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It
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Wisdom from the Ivory Tower and
the Marketplace
These links are to a wide variety
of sources - non-profit organizations, commercial sites, educational
institutions, amateur organizations and - a rarity these days - an occasional
lone individual or group of individuals. Some may be less well-funded (they can't very well tax you) and
lack the aura of authority of the "official sites", but they make up
for that in creativity, energy and commitment. There are innumerable sites of
this description, we list only some of the best that we have stumbled over. If you are of the opinion that
we missed a good one, you know what to do. That's right. e-mail us. You have our
thanks in advance.
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Dipole: Speeding Through the Universe
Credit: DMR,
COBE,
NASA, Four-Year Sky Map. Source: APOD
The anisotropic spectral shift in the cosmic microwave
background radiation indicates the Local Group is moving unexpectedly
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An extraordinary compendium of pointers to astronomy-related
information on the Internet compiles by volunteers (the
AstroWeb
Consortium).
This compilation includes observing resources, data
resources, research areas and the people involved in astronomy.
http://www.stsci.edu/
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Exoplanets.org
The Carnegie and California planet search site has a growing body of
data on extra-solar planets discovered so far. The count now stands at
102.
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Heavens Above
Rich source for amateur
astronomers
http://www.heavens-above.com/
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Hypertext
Textbooks
Astronomy and physics courses from the University of Oregon.
http://zebu.uoregon.edu/text.html
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The
Planetary Society
The
Planetary Society was founded in 1980 by Carl
Sagan, Bruce
Murray, and Louis
Friedman to encourage the exploration of our solar system and the
search for extraterrestrial life. The Society is a nonprofit,
nongovernmental organization involved in some interesting projects.
http://www.planetary.org/
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SEDS
Student based educational site.
Great educational material with current content.
http://www.seds.org/
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Space Weather
News and information about
meteor showers, solar flares, etc.
http://www.spaceweather.com
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Skymaps.com
Commercial
source for a variety of observing aids, including free downloadable sky
maps for each month.
Also look at the SFA star charts on our Observing
Tools page.
http://www.skymaps.com |
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Space.com
Commercial source for space
news, images.
Also take a gander at our Newsfeeds.
http://www.space.com/
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Stars
Professor Jim Kaler at the
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign has created a must-visit site
with an amazing wealth of information on stars. His catalog of Stars of
the Week has reached a count of 280 in June 2003.
http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/ |
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