Astronomy Education Resources

A Wormhole in the Cosmos: Have you ever wondered why Black Holes are black or how Supernovae helped develop life on Earth ? A Wormhole in the Cosmos provides answers to these questions, and others. Includes a Gallery of beautiful space images, and many educative astronomy resources.; http://www.intothecosmos.com/
ASTRONET: The astronomical information service ASTRONET provides information on astronomical phenomena and closely follows the news on astronomy, space research, space flight, meteorology and earth sciences. ASTRONET is frequently updated.; http://www.xs4all.nl/~carlkop/astroeng.html
ASTRONOMY on the Web: ASTRONOMY on the Web presents the contents of the current issue of ASTRONOMY magazine, previews the next issue, and highlights current and future sky events. Full text is available for featured articles, an introduction to the hobby, and guides to buying telescopes and accessories. It also provides links to many astronomical resources on the Web. Programs that appeared in ASTRONOMY are also available for downloading.; http://www.kalmbach.com/astro/astronomy.html
Academic Assistance Access (AAA): Academic Assistance Access functions in a mailing list environment divided by subject matter (including Astronomy). By subscribing to a specific mailing list, you will get answers to your questions.; http://www.tutoraid.org/
Access to Astronomy Class (Open Classroom-Astro): Astronomy at the Dalton School is a college level, full year modern astronomy elective course. In a constructivist format, computers are extensively used in the course. From the home page you can see lists of software used, topics covered, image sources, web sites, etc. You can also see the course in progress. The task stream and folders containing ongoing, unaltered student work are published on WWW pages. See Internet Project.; http://www.dalton.org/groups/astro/
Amateur Astronomers Association (AAA): The Amateur Astronomers Association is the regional society for astronomy in the New York cosmopolitan area. It operates a wide range of public and inhouse educational programs in astronomy. These include lectures, seminars, classes, and starviewing. Sessions are held at the Association's offices are at other venues, like parks, in and around New York. The Association is the City's advocate for astronomy before social and cultural matters, development hearings, community discussions, and science & nature projects of other organizations.Membership in the AAA, $20 per annum, includes monthly newsletter EYEPIECE. It enables receipt of a member's discount subscriptions to Sky & Telescope and Astronomy magazines. Snailmail address: 1010 Park Avenue, New York NY 10028. Voice: 212-LE5-2922.; http://www.aaa.org/
Amateur Radio astronomy - Detection of Meteors: This site describes how we detected the micro waves produced by the meteor burning in high atmosphere. This is also a step by step description of a low cost radio telescope for the beginner.; http://users.skynet.be/polard/amateur.htm
Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston (ATMoB): ATMoB is one of the nation's oldest and largest astronomy clubs. Meetings are held monthly at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, MA and feature a wide range of guest speakers. A clubhouse and observing site is maintained in Westford, MA.; http://www.atmob.org/
Amateur Telescope Making Journal (ATM Journal): ATM Journal is the only publication dedicated totally to amateur telescope making and optical engineering. Articles are submitted by both novice and profesional alike. Now being sent to readers in 54 countries.; http://www.atmjournal.com/
Amazing Space (Hubble Space Telescope Online): Amazing Space is a set of web-based activities primarily designed for classroom use, but made available for all to enjoy.; http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/
American Meteor Society (AMS): The American Meteor Society is a non-profit organization devoted to the observation of meteoric phenomena, the analysis and publication of results, and promoting professional-amateur cooperation in meteor science.; http://www.amsmeteors.org/
Ames Area Amateur Astronomers (AAAA): The Ames Area Amateur Astronomers, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational and scientific organization. Our new 24-inch f/4 primary mirror will become part of a state-of-the-art robotically controlled observatory to be completed in 1996.; http://www.cnde.iastate.edu/aaaa.html
Ancient Astronomical Cosmology Resource Center (A Central Resource for Educators and Student): Contains an interactive atlas of world astronomy, with detailed descriptions of the astronomy of cultures around the world. Also includes an interactive Dresden and Borgian codex for studying Mayan and Aztec astronomy. Several student essays and links to other relevant sites are included.; http://arcturus.pomona.edu/
Annotated Links to Introductory Astronomy Web Resources: Links organized by 30 subjects; each link gives a brief review.; http://www.saunderscollege.com/astro/fraknoi/links.html
Armagh Planetarium: An astronomical resource for educators and Planetarium workers which contains images obtained through our telescopes and a variety of other material.; http://www.armagh-planetarium.co.uk/
Association Sciences et Techniques Jeunesse - Secteur Astronomie (ANSTJ, France): [in French]; http://anstj.mime.univ-paris8.fr/~astro/
Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers (ALPO): An educational organization that instucts observers in proper technique, collects amateur observations and promulgates them to the professional community.; http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/alpo
Astro Source (Explore the Universe of Astronomy): This page contains links to major Astronomy sites and photo archives, plus a growing educational section containing original works and overviews by the author on space and space travel, stars and galaxies, and the mysteries of the universe.; http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/1372/
Astro-Kosmos: Informationen über Sonne, Mond, Finsternisse für beliebige Orte in Graphiken und Tabellen. Hilfetexte in deutsch. [in German].; http://ourworld.cs.com/BucherFRM/
AstroEd: A collection of pointers to resources related to teaching/learning Astronomy. Includes pointers to courses, multimedia documents, image catalogs, history, and others.; http://www-hpcc.astro.washington.edu/scied/astro/astroed.html
Astronavigator: Astronavigator is a monthly seminar held by post-graduate students in Astronomical Institute, Saint Petersburg State University, Russia, in order that all its participants be familiar with the latest news and current status of astronomical knowledge. The invited speakers are also asked to pay particular attention to the preparation of the seminar's public issues, popular articles, pictures and movies to share with amateur astronomers and other interested people.; http://www.astro.spbu.ru/staff/dikarev/navigator/gator.html
Astronomical Adventures: Guided geologic tours to northern Arizona by day and stargazing through large telescopes at night.; http://Astronomy-Mall.com/regular/products/astronomical-adventures/
Astronomical League: The goal of The Astronomical League is to encourage an interest in astronomy (and especially amateur astronomy) throughout America. This is done through educational and observational programs for the amateur astronomer.
The Astronomical League is composed of over two hundred local amateur astronomical societies from all across the United States. These organizations, along with our Members-at-Large, Patrons, and Supporting members form one of the largest amateur astronomical organizations in the world.; http://www.astroleague.org/
Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP): The A.S.P. is one of the leading organizations in the world in astronomy education. The Society includes professional astronomers, amateur astronomers, educators, and interested laypeople. The site features information about its newsletter for teachers, its popular-level magazine, its workshops and meetings, its non-profit catalog of educational materials, its educational resource lists and publications, and Project ASTRO which joins astronomers and teachers as partners in the classroom.; http://www.aspsky.org/
Astronomical Society of the Pacific - astronomy education: http://www.aspsky.org/education.html
Astronomie: Das Team von www.astronomie.de besteht aus engagierten Amateurastronomen, die es sich zum Ziel gesetzt haben, eine sinnvolle Ergänzung des bislang vorhandenen Informationsangebotes im deutschsprachigen Internet zu schaffen. Wir möchten - Einsteigern durch unparteiische Beratung helfen - die kommerzielle Seite der Astronomie, d.h. den Teleskop- und Zubehörmarkt im Internet durchsichtig machen - eine gute Startseite für ausgedehnte Surftouren schaffen - für Einsteiger die englischen Astro-News des Internets übersetzen und erläutern - Amateurastronomen untereinander in Kontakt bringen, - Amateuren eine Möglichkeit bieten, eigene Beiträge zum Informationsangebot zu liefern. [in German]; http://www.astronomie.de/
Astronomy - What's UP This Month (Star Charts, Constellations, ...): Want to know where, when, and how to find a planet? When's the next meteor shower? Where is the comet? These pages are updated monthly or as needed. Written for the beginner to intermediate.; http://www.members.home.net/abdale/index.html
Astronomy Cafe: http://www2.ari.net/home/odenwald/cafe.html
Astronomy Digest: Free Astronomy E-Zine. For the latest news, product review, and astronomy articles.; http://astronomydigest.com/
Astronomy Education Resources (AstroEd): HPCC K-12 Outreach Project, University of Washington What's New Sites which have been added to these pages recently. AstroEd Curriculum materials and on-line courses Popular Astronomy Articles Articles for the general population written by members of the HPCC group. AstroNews Newsletters, magazines, hypertext articles, and bulletins. AstroImage Images, animations and simulations from many sources. AstroHistory Links to history resources related to astronomy and space science Ask-an-Astronomer You can send a question about astronomy and receive an answer from a professional astronomer whose expertise is in the area of your question. Additional Astronomy Resources Software, on-line telescopes, organizations, planetaria, museums, and indeces NASA A basic attempt to find materials in this huge labyrinth on the web; http://www-hpcc.astro.washington.edu/scied/astro/astroindex.html
Astronomy Notes: These documents were created by Nick Strobel for the introductory astronomy courses he teaches. They are copyrighted by Nick Strobel. This web site is offered to the net as a resource in astronomy education.; http://www.bc.cc.ca.us/programs/sea/astronomy/book.htm
Astronomy Now: Britain's leading astronomy magazine.; http://www.astronomynow.com/
Astronomy Picture of the Day: Each day we feature a new picture of our spectacular universe. Browse through our extensive annotated archive. Intended for all educational levels.; http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
Astronomy Resources in Nebraska (ARIN): A comprehensive index to astronomy related organizations in Nebraska (observatories, planetariums, clubs, courses, merchants, etc.). Displays resource list categorized by user access, research, k-12, college and so on. Announces public events online. Also hosts several official and unofficial websites for observatories and other resources in the state.; http://www.blackstarpress.com/arin/
Astronomy and Islam: A galaxy of astronomical links many with an Islamic flavour.; http://www.ummah.net/astronomy/
Astronomy freeware: A description of useful astronomy freeware and software field tested in the classroom with download links; http://www.cvc.org/astronomy/freeware.htm
Astronomy site: This is an astronomy site that has something both for amateur and more advanced astronomers. We have, among other things, proposals on mailinglists that will, via e-mail, keep you up-to-date. We also have links to the most recent news releases.; http://home1.swipnet.se/~w-17968/
Astronomy! A Brief Edition: The site supplements the textbook "Astronomy! A Brief Edition," and gives links relevant to each chapter in the book as well as updates on new developments and discoveries in astronomy.; http://www.astro.uiuc.edu/~kaler/AstroBrief/
Astroware 1 CD-ROM: Astroware 1: Astronomy Shareware & Freeware (ISBN 1-886376-03-4). This CD-ROM is the first to be released in a new series of space and astronomy related CD titles. Astroware 1 is devoted to shareware and freeware files on the topics of Astronomy, Amateur Telescope Making, CCD imaging and image processing. A wide range of text files and programs for DOS, OS/2, Macintosh, and Unix computers are included on this ISO-9660 disc.; http://www.ncc.com/cdroms/as1/index.html
Auckland Observatory and Stardome Planetarium: Situated in New Zealand's largest city. A public Observatory established in 1967. Now with a new (1997) 11 metre Zeiss planetarium.
Research interests include photometry of binary and variable stars.; http://www.stardome.org.nz/
Austin Astronomical Society (AAS): Austin Astronomical Society (AAS) is a non-profit organization for anyone interested in any aspect of astronomy or the space sciences. A major portion of AAS activities are public education outreach efforts.; http://www.main.org/aas/
Bad Astronomy: Discusses common misconceptions about astronomy in the media and other sources. Includes narrative, sometimes humorous descriptions of misconceptions in astronomy with an explanation of what the correct idea is.; http://www.badastronomy.com/
Binary Stars: Free software for Macintosh computers, complete with manuals, for use in an educational setting or for self-learning. Teaches binary star concepts.; http://www.uark.edu/misc/clacy/BinaryStars/
BinoSky - best bets for viewing the night sky through binoculars (BinoSky): A guide to the best bets for viewing the night sky through binoculars. Images and maps on consistent scales, with consistent exposures.; http://www.lightandmatter.com/binosky/binosky.html
Brooks/Cole Astronomy Resource Center: Links which are useful to teachers and students of astronomy.Also, an Online Studyguide for the Wadsworth text: Foudations of Astronomy, Fourth edition, by Michael Seeds.; http://www.brookscole.com/astronomy/
Cardiff Astronomical Society: Cardiff Astronomical Society, UK, News and Homepage Information on astronomy, telescopes and exhibitions Links to other society pages and astronomy sites in the UK.; http://www.astro.cf.ac.uk/cas/cas_home.html
Carnegie Institution of Washington: The Carnegie Institution of Washington is a private, nonprofit organization engaged in basic research and advanced education in astronomy, the earth sciences, and biology. It comprises five research campuses, including the Observatories, the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, and the Geophysical Laboratory. Its website includes descriptions of research under way at Carnegie, an Ask-The-Experts page, and information about the Institution's education outreach programs.; http://www.ciw.edu/
Carter Observatory (New Zealand): Carter Observatory is the National Observatory of New Zealand.; http://www.carterobs.ac.nz/
Catania Astrophysical Observatory (OAC): Daily solar images (chromosphere and photosphere).; http://woac.ct.astro.it/Defaulteng.htm
Centre de Prevision de l'activite solaire et geomagnetique (RWC MEUDON): Forecast of solar activity: solar cm flux, solar flares.
Forecast of geomagnetic activity: geomagnetic indices, geomagnetic storms.
Forecast of the solar cycle.
Data base for cosmic rays from Kerguelen and Terre Adelie station. [in French]; http://previ.obspm.fr/previ/
Centre for Observational Astronomy in the Algarve (COAA): Astronomy holiday centre in Algarve region of Portugal.; http://www.ip.pt/coaa/index.htm
Chandra X-Ray Observatory - Public Information & Education: This site provides current information on the "hot" field of X-ray astronomy and the Chandra mission, NASA's Great Observatory. Chandra is designed for detecting X-rays from cosmic sources such as black holes, and exploding stars and galaxies.; http://xrtpub.harvard.edu/pub.html
Circumplanetary Dust Dynamics: from Birth to Death (Astronomical InSt. Petersburg): The modeled E ring of Saturn is presented. The page is related to Cassini project, and introduces the research of the faint circumplanetary dust complexes to everybody.; http://www.astro.spbu.ru/staff/dikarev/valery/ering.html
Coelum, Mensile di Astronomia Scienza e Telescopi: European astronomical monthly magazine [in Italian].; http://www.coelum.com/
Comets and Meteor Showers: This site gives the complete text to the 1988 book Meteor Showers: A Descriptive Catalog, as well as recent meteor shower observations. The site also posts a wealth of comet information from news of recent discoveries, finder charts, and ephemerides, to extensive historical information on individual comets.
There is a European mirror site.; http://comets.amsmeteors.org/
Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE, Argentina): Information on the Centro Regional de Datos Satelitales (CREDAS) and on Argentina's National Space Plan; http://www.conae.gov.ar/caratula.html
Commonwealth Club (California): The Commonwealth Club sponsors hundreds of speakers each year, many on scientific and technical topics. For a free copy of our bulletin, contact Katherine Merriman at (415) 597-6732 or at cwc@sirius.com.; http://www.commonwealthclub.org/
Constellations and Their Stars: Contains a page for each of the 88 constellations. On each page are links to the Messier objects and named stars which can be found in that constellation. There is also an ongoing project to add descriptions of each constellation, including images, history, mythology and descriptive notes.; http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/
Cosmic and Heliospheric Learning Center: The Cosmic and Heliospheric Learning Center, brought to you by the people at ACE, is designed to increase your interest in cosmic and heliospheric science. (The heliosphere is the huge area in space affected by the Sun.)
The Learning Center is aimed at the general public (or about a high school level of science understanding).; http://helios.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Cosmology - Explore the largest mystery: An introductory cosmology site to learn about the whole Universe. Texts and multimedia contents such as animations, simulations, images and video-clips.
This educational site is designed for people of high school age or older who want to understand the most recent information about cosmology in everyday language.; http://library.advanced.org/28181/
Course Notes for Astronomy 45 at Harvard: Astronomy 45, "Introduction to Astrophysics" is taught at Harvard to science majors (not necessarily astronomy) who have taken 1 year of college physics. These course notes are used as the principal text.; http://cfata2.harvard.edu/whp/ay45top.html
CyberSky: CyberSky (TM) is a colorful, easy-to-use program that transforms your computer screen into a planetarium, allowing you to learn about astronomy by exploring the sky in the past, present, and future.
CyberSky displays the stars, constellations, deep sky objects, sun, moon, and planets as visible from any location on the earth at a given time. One of CyberSky's most powerful and educational features is its ability to animate the display, allowing you to see "movies" of the changing appearance of the sky over time.; http://cybersky.simplenet.com/
Dark Matter Tutorial: This is a tutorial about Dark Matter and cosmology, written by a researcher in the field, with optional Java experiments.; http://www.astro.queensu.ca/~dursi/dm-tutorial/dm0.html
David Dunlap Observatory, University of Toronto (DDO): The David Dunlap Observatory is located in Richmond Hill, Canada. As part of the University of Toronto's Department of Astronomy it operates optical telescopes for research, the largest being a 1.88m telescope. DDO is also a centre for student training and public education.; http://ddo.astro.utoronto.ca/ddohome/
Degenhardt Amateur User Facility: The Degenhardt Amateur User Facility (DAUF) is located in Murfreesboro, TN. It is a joint effort from local amateurs to provide a location for any amateur (or professional) to observe either for research or for fun anytime. The page is constantly updated with images and results of its activities. It also provides links with other web sites of interest.; http://nashville.com/~dega/daufhome.html
Digital Archive of Historical Astronomy Pictures (DAHAP): A collection of images from the history of astronomy, for use in research and teaching.; http://www.kunskapsbolaget.com/DAHAP
Earls' AstroPage: Astronomy site for beginners.; http://www.pdesign.net/astronomy/
Earth and Sky: This is a weekly on-line publication for the public to learn more about Earth science and astronomy. It consists of transcripts of radio programs aired daily on the Earth & Sky Radio Series, which is hosted by Deborah Byrd and Joel Block. The series broadcasts on more than 500 stations in the United States and on a variety of other stations across the globe.; http://www.earthsky.com/
Eastbay Astronomical Society: The Eastbay Astronomical Society, founded in 1924, is associated with the Chabot Observatory & Science Center in Oakland, California.; http://chabot.cosc.org/~eas
Eclipse magazine: French amateur's magazine [in French].; http://www.mailclub.net/eclipse
Educational Space Simulations Project (ESSP): The Educational Space Simulations Project is a web site where teachers and students can retrieve information about coordinating and conducting their own space simulation. Activity guides, launch and landing scripts, software, and much more is available for free download.; http://chico.rice.edu/armadillo/Simulations
Eugene Astronomical Society (EAS on the WWW): The Eugene Astronomical Society in Eugene, Oregon provides access to information about Astronomy, telescopes, meeting information, and members. Also available are links to Web formatted versions of it's newsletter, 'Io'; http://www.efn.org/~eugastso/
Euro-Asian Astronomical Society (EAAS): The Euro-Asian Astronomical Society was created in April 1990.
The Society performs its activities mainly in New Independent States on the territory of the Former Soviet Union and surrounding countries. The main goals of the society are to maintain the development of astronomy and to reinforce scientific contacts between astronomers of the former Soviet Union and their colleagues all over the world.; http://www.issp.ac.ru/univer/astro/eaas/
European Association for Astronomy Education (EAAE): The purpose of the EAAE is to improve and promote scientific astronomical education all over Europe in schools of all levels and other institutions involved in the teaching of astronomy.; http://www.algonet.se/~sirius/eaae.htm
European Association for Astronomy Education--Hellas (EAAE-Hellas(Greece): EAAE-Hellas is the Greek National Branch of the European Association for Astronomy Education.; http://www.ellinogermaniki.gr/eaae/
Event Inventor (Astronomy and math activities using cross staff & quadrant): Have FUN learning about the basics of SCIENCE, MATH and TECHNOLOGY while doing INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES.; http://www.kyes-world.com/
ExoScience NEWS (exoScience Space News): exoScience provides daily astronomy news in addition to more comprehensive features on major astronomy events.; http://www.exosci.com/
Exploration of the Earth's Magnetosphere: A collection of more than eighty linked files, forming a non-mathematical introduction to magnetism, plasmas, particles of space and their motion, and the study of the Earth's magnetic environment in space. Also covers the Sun and solar activity, magnetospheres of other planets, and amny other topics. the exposition follows a historical framework, and includes numerous historical side-excursions. Also includes a long review (more technical) "A Brief History of Magnetospheric Physics During the Space Age, an article "Birth of a Radiation Belt", a guide for teachers, a historical timeline, a question-and-answer collection and a template for a folded paper model of the magnetosphere.; http://www-spof.gsfc.nasa.gov/Education/Intro.html
Exploratorium: The Exploratorium is a museum of science, art, and human perception with over 500 interactive "hands on" exhibits. Each year more than 600,000 visitors come to the Exploratorium, over 95,000 students and teachers come on field trips, and more than 2000 teachers attend professional development programs which focus on inquiry-based teaching and learning in the K-12 classroom; http://www.exploratorium.edu/
Explore Space Control Center: Explore Space is an educational resource to astronomy and space.; http://www.explorespace.com/
Falling into a Black Hole: In which we fall into a black hole on a real free fall orbit. All distortions of images are real, both general relativistic from the gravitational bending of light, and special relativistic from the near light speed orbit. After you are done dying at the central singularity of the black hole, feel free to explore more about the Schwarzschild geometry, about wormholes, and about the collapse of a black hole.; http://casa.colorado.edu/~ajsh/schw.html
Finnish amateur astronomy homepage: http://www.funet.fi/pub/astro/html/astro-uk.html
Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Observatory (OFXB): The François-Xavier Bagnoud Observatory, located above the village of St-Luc in the Swiss Alps, stands at an altitude of 2200 metres. It is intended not only for the experienced amateur wishing to produce work of a quasi-professional quality, but also for the use of schools and for simple visitors. curious.
Equipped with numerous instruments (60 cm reflecting telescope with CCD camera, 20 cm refracting telescope, coelostat, 16 cm coronagraph) it may be used day or night.; http://www.icare.ch/OFXB/
From Stargazers to Starships (Stargazers): A collection of about sixty linked files, forming a self-contained course at the high school level on (1) elementary astronomy (pre-telescope), (2) Newtonian mechanics (3) Spaceflight and spacecraft. The material is presented in a historical framework with many side excursions and incidental connections, with many outside links. Also contains a 9-section "Math refresher", a section for the guidance of teachers, a template of a sundial with explanations, glossary and timeline.
It is an attempt to create a high-school curriculum which makes as much use of space and spaceflight as possible.; http://www-spof.gsfc.nasa.gov/stargaze/Sintro.htm
Galaxies, Quasars & Cosmology (PH308): This course is a third year undergraduate option taught by the Astronomy Group at Southampton University. The course is intended to provide a broad introduction to extragalactic astronomy: it is divided into three main sections, which cover the properties of normal galaxies, the nature of active galaxies, and our current understanding of cosmology.
The purpose of these WorldWide Web site is to provide direct access to some of my notes, to a number of the on-line resources used in preparing the lectures, and to further material. They are not a substitute for the lectures (at least, not yet)!; http://www.astro.soton.ac.uk/PH308/
GalaxyGuide - Constellation of the Month (CD-ROM for Windows): We develop and sell GalaxyGuide, An Introduction to the Constellations. This Windows CD covers 38 constellations in depth. It includes a desktop astronomy dictionary and games. Photos and discussions of shape, location, mythology, deep space objects, individual stars and related astronomy subjects are provided. Free multimedia software demo of GalaxyGuide can be downloaded.; http://www.quiknet.com/~parallax/galaxyguide/gg1.html
Galileo Project: A web resource on the life and works of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642).; http://www.rice.edu/Galileo/
Gov Aker Observatory at Discovery Park: Gov Aker Observatory-Offers a variety of educational programs, interactive astronomy exhibits, a working 20-inch optical reflecting telescope.; http://www.discoverypark.com/
Griffith Observatory: The Griffith Observatory is a non-profit educational institution whose purpose is to provide information on astronomy and related sciences to the public. It is not a research institution, although from time to time it carries out modest research projects.; http://www.GriffithObs.org/
Groupe Astronomie de Spa (GAS): Euro Space Center - La tete dans les etoiles. [in French]; http://www.ping.be/eurospace/astro.htm
Grove Creek Observatory, Australia (GCO): Grove Creek Observatory in NSW Australia, specializes in CCD imaging and research. Accomodation available for visiting amateur astronomers.; http://gco.apana.org.au/
Hallo northern sky (planetarium software program): The program Hallo northern sky is a simple windows application which plots an electronic version of the night sky. It displays all stars to magnitude 8.0 (or 9.5) and 8415 deep sky objects. It also shows the planets, Moon, Sun, the Jovian moons, phases of the Moon and inner planets, solar and lunar eclipses, rings and moons of Saturn and some minor planets and comets.The intention of the program is to familiarise you with the night sky and prepare yourself with a map for a night with your telescope. To help you with this, all deepsky objects are displayed in the correct size and orientation if available.; http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/han_kleijn/software.htm
Hamburg Observatory: http://www.hs.uni-hamburg.de/home_e.html
Hamilton Amateur Astronomers: The Hamilton Amateur Astronomers is a group dedicated to the enjoyment of astronomy and public education.; http://www.science.mcmaster.ca/HAA/
Hands On Universe (HOU): Hands-On Universe is an educational program that enables students to investigate the Universe while applying tools and concepts from science, math, and technology. Hands-On Universe (HOU) has developed and piloted an educational program that enables high school students to request their own observations from professional observatories. HOU students download CCD images to their classroom computers and use HOU's powerful image processing software to visualize and analyze their data. HOU also provides comprehensive curriculum that integrates many of the topics and skills outlined in the national goals for science and math education into open- ended astronomical investigations. Over the next several years HOU will develop activities and tools for middle school students and informal education centers as well as implementing HOU in regional high school networks across the world, including Department of Defense Dependent Schools.; http://hou.lbl.gov/
Hubble Heritage Project Index: The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a research tool dedicated to scientific studies of nature. By emphasizing compelling HST images distilled from scientific data, we hope to pique curiosity about our astrophysical understanding of the universe we all inhabit.; http://heritage.stsci.edu/public/commonpages/subjectindex.html
Hubble Space Telescope - European HST Public Outreach (HST, at ST-ECF): ESA based public outreach service focusing on European HST science.; http://www.stecf.org/epo/
IMSA Astrophysics Home Page (A high school course in Astrophysics): This is a one-semester course that embeds technology and the use of the internet into the daily experience of the students. Course materials, assessment tools and philosophy, and curriculum documents are all provided through this site.; http://www.imsa.edu/edu/astro/
INFRARED ASTRONOMY - IPAC's Educational Outreach: All about infrared astronomy: Discover of infrared, What is infrared, history, the infrared universe, gallery, activities, discoveries, missions, catalogs from NASA's infrared astronomy center (IPAC).; http://www.ipac.caltech.edu/Outreach/Edu/
Image Processing CD-ROM: The IMAGE PROCESSING TOOLS CD-ROM contains a huge selection of files related to the topics of image processing, file formats and documentation, format conversions, specialized image processing applications, and source code for algorithms, converters, and complete image processing systems. The disk also includes a large amount of FITS information, CCD imaging software, and specialized astronomical image processing software.; http://www.ncc.com/cdroms/ipt/index.html
Image Processing Resources for Astronomy Teachers: Links to and summaries of astronomical image processing resources for high school or introductory college astronomy courses.; http://www.phy.duke.edu/~kolena/imagepro.html
Imagine the Universe: This site is dedicated to a discussion about our Universe... what we know about it, how it is evolving, and the kinds of objects and phenomena it contains. Just as importantly, we also discuss how scientists know what they know, what mysteries remain, and how they might one day find the answers to these questions. This site is intended primarily for ages 14 and up. If you are interested in a lower level, more basic discussion about astronomy and space exploration, try our StarChild site. It may have just what you are looking for!; http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Infrared Space Observatory Science Gallery (ISOSG): This gallery is devoted to scientific results from ISO. Each main class of ISO Astronomy target (Solar System Object, Normal galaxies etc.) has it's own sub-gallery complete with links to full size versions of the thumbnail and background material on the observed object.; http://www.iso.vilspa.esa.es/science/
International Association for Astronomical Studies (IAAS): The International Association for Astronomical Studies (IAAS) is a group of junior high & high school students from the Denver, Colorado Metro area. These students share a common interest in astronomy and want to share that interest with others.; http://www.iaas.org/
International Space Physics Educational Consortium (ISPEC): ISPEC is an online educational resource for any space related topics. The Virtual Learning Center easily hosts over one hundred links to online material. ISPEC mainly focuses on space physics, although there are a variety of space related (and some non space) sub-pages,; http://ispec.scibernet.com/
International Space University (ISU): The International Space University is an interdisciplinary, intercultural and international institution preparing individuals to respond to the current needs and the increasing and evolving demands of the space sector, through multidisciplinary education and research programs.; http://www.isunet.edu/
Internet Amateur Astronomers Catalog / Archive (IAAC, netastrocatalog): A mailing list and Web archive dedicated to saving the deep-sky observations of amateur astronomers, with the widest possible range of experience, instrumentation, and conditions. Protocol for submitting observations is for one object or object group at a time, with observing instrument and object name both mentiond in the Subject:. To subscribe, send an email message with the text "subscribe netastrocatalog" in the body to the address: "majordomo@latrade.com". To access the Web archive: http://www.tiac.net/users/lewkaren/netastrocatalog/maillist.html; mailto:netastrocatalog@latrade.com
Iowa Robotic Observatory: A Consortium consisting of faculty from the Regents Universities of the State of Iowa (University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and University of Northern Iowa) have begun construction of a fully robotic Observatory for undergraduate teaching and research in astronomy and related fields. The Iowa Robotic Observatory (IRO) will consist of a fully computerized telescope and enclosure, a large format imaging CCD camera and photometric filters.
The Winer Mobile Observatory is providing a site in southeastern Arizona to maintain and operate the telescopes.; http://inferno.physics.uiowa.edu/IRO/iro_index.shtml
Izzy's Skylog: http://darkstar.swsc.k12.ar.us/~izzy/
Joint Scientific and Educational Center (JSEC): Goals of the Center: Joint Astrophysical Research by universities and Academy of Sciences at BTA (6m telescope) and RATAN-600- the largest Russian astrophysical instruments. / Promotion of high quality education in Astrophysics and Radioastronomy / Development of database for astronomy research and improvement of educational standards in universities specializing in astronomy. / Application of new methods and technologies to the largest telescopes of Academy of Sciences and development of instrumental base for modern astrophysical research and high quality education.; http://brown.nord.nw.ru/
Journal of the British Astronomical Association (Journal of the UK's premier amateur astronomy organisation): http://www.star.ucl.ac.uk/~hwm/
Kepler's Laws with Animation (Kepler, Brahe, Kepler's Laws): Kepler's Laws are presented with animation. Included is a brief history of Kepler and Brahe.; http://www.cvc.org/science/kepler.htm
Leeward Community College Observatories: Leeward Community College Observatories in Hawaii are available for public use, for K-12 astronomy education programs, and for undergraduate research projects.; http://www.lcc.hawaii.edu/msdiv/astro/
Loch Ness Productions: Planetarium resources: Includes a list of planetarium and planetarium- related Web sites, together with Loch Ness Productions resources for planetaria: shows, original artwork slides, space music CDs and tapes, the LNP Planetarium Compendium (directory of the world's planetaria), and more.; http://www.lochness.com/
Los Angeles Astronomical Society (LAAS): The oldest astronomical society in southern California, founded in 1926. Over 350 members, and an active schedule of public and private observing and telescope making. Resources include a semi-portable 30-inch telescope, our own 2.5 acre dark sky observing site, and optical & machine shop facilities for telescope making.; http://www.laas.org/
Lunar Phases Web Tool: An interactive Java tool for teaching the relationship between the phase of the Moon, the time of day, and the direction in which the Moon is observed.; http://www.calvin.edu/~lmolnar/moon/
MAP Introduction to Cosmology Page: This page aims to introduce a general audience to the basic concepts of cosmology. It also describes the Microwave Anisotropy Probe (MAP) and its scientific goals.; http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/html/web_site.html
Manchester Astronomical Society (MAS): Founded in 1903 the MAS is one of the oldest astronomical societies in the UK. The Godlee observatory houses a Grubb 8" refractor and a 12" reflector, sited on the roof of UMIST.; http://www.u-net.com/ph/mas/
Martz Observatory & Martz Astronomical Assn., Inc.: The Web Site for the Martz Observatory & Astronomical Association. The Martz Observatory has served western New York state since 1965. The Martz Astronomical Association, Inc. (501c3) conducts public education programming at the observatory and other locations that give over 15,000 people access to the stars every year.; http://members.aol.com/bemusabord
Medina County Astronomical Society: New amateur club forming in the Medina, Ohio area.; http://junior.apk.net/~matto/mcas.htm
Mediterranean Association of Environmental and Space Sciences (AMSEE): The "Association Mediterranenne des Sciences de l'Environnement et de l'Espace" or Mediterranean Association of Environmental and Space Sciences is a non profit organisation established late 1990. Since then the Association has installed two telescopes, one designed for the observation of planets and double stars under the Mosser Dome and another for deep sky observing under the Messier Dome. CCDs observing for amateur size telescope has been the major interest of the members since the beginning.; http://cic.cstb.fr/amsee/
Mercury Magazine: Magazine of the members of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.; http://www.aspsky.org/subpages/merc.html
Michigan State's Telescope Initative: Outreach efforts to merge astronomy research and non-science education.; http://www.pa.msu.edu/soarmsu/soar.html
Microwave Anisotropy Probe (MAP): NASA has selected MAP has one of the next MIDEX missions. It will map the microwave background fluctuations over the whole sky and provide insights into the formation of galaxies and the basic parameters of cosmology.; http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Mid-Atlantic Star Party (MASP): http://www.bsa.net/masp/
Mira Public Observatory, Grimbergen, Belgium (Volkssterrenwacht Mira, Grimbergen, Belgium): The Mira Public Observatory is located north of Brussels, Belgium. Its main goal is to introduce people to the wonders and beauty of the night sky. The homepage also includes a virtual tour of the observatory.; http://www.ping.be/~ping0933
Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy (MIRA): The Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy is a non-profit astronomical observatory, founded in 1972 and dedicated to research and education in astronomy.; http://www.mira.org/
Mountain Skies Astronomical Society (MSAS): A non-profit educational science center, with a lender library of resources. Several membership catagories including special classroom memberships.; http://www.astro-msas.holowww.com/
Multiwavelength Atlas of Galaxies: A Multiwavelength Atlas of Galaxies is presented as an educational tool for high school students. Optical, X-ray, Far-Infrared and Radio images are shown for a variety of nearby galaxies. Text describing the physical mechanisms of the different types of radiation, and their astronomical sources is supplied.; http://www.vuw.ac.nz/~mackie/atlas/atlas_edu.html
Multiwavelength Milky Way: Images of the Milky Way galaxy in the light of several spectral lines and continuum bands, spanning the electromagnetic spectrum from radio to high-energy gamma-ray, are presented. The display is interactive, allowing zooming and panning of the images, each of which covers the entire sky within ten degrees of the Galactic plane. Explanatory text and links to the data sources and references are included. The Multiwavelength Milky Way site is an educational service of the Astrophysics Data Facility at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.; http://adc.gsfc.nasa.gov/mw/milkyway.html
NASA Spacelink: NASA Spacelink offers a wide range of materials (computer text files, software, and graphics) related to the space program. Its target audience is teachers, faculty and students, and the system is intended to help them reach the national education goals as outlined by the President and the NASA Strategic Plan for Education. Documents on the system include science, math, engineering and technology education lesson plans, historical information related to the space program, current status reports on NASA projects, news releases, information on NASA educational programs, NASA educational publications, and other materials chosen for their educational value and relevance to the space program. The system may be accessed by computer through direct-dial modem or the Internet. Materials on the system are organized and kept current by professional educators with experience in computer software applications and communications.; http://spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov/
NASA's Origins program