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LCAS Links to Astronomy on the Web

Here are a few links to some very good resources for amateur astronomers.

• Astronomy News
  • Astonomical Headlines
  • Astrobiology News
  • The Cosmic Mirror: News Across the Universe
  • Current Solar Data
  • Sky & Telescope News
  • Solar System Events
  • Space Daily
  • Space.com
  • Space Station and Shuttle updates
  • Space Weather
  • Today's Space Weather
  • The Universe Today
  • Worldwide Launch Schedule
    
    
• Northern Illinois Astronomy Clubs and Societies
  • Chicago Astronomical Society
  • Naperville Astronomical Association
  • Northern Illinois Astronomers
  • Northwest Suburban Astronomers (IL)
  • Skokie Valley Astronomers (IL)
    
    
• Astronomy Clubs and Societies
  • The Albuquerque Astronomical Society
  • Aldrich Astronomical Society (Massachusetts)
  • The American Association of Amateur Astronomers
  • Ames Area Amateur Astronomers
  • Antique Telescope Society
  • Arunah Hill
  • Astronomical League
  • Atlanta Area Astronomy Club.
  • Backyard Astronomer
  • Denver Astronomical Society
  • Fremont High School, MI Astro Homepage
  • Jordanian Astronomical Society
  • Muskegon Astronomical Society
  • NASA Night Sky Network for astronomy clubs
  • Neville Public Museum Astronomical Society
  • NJ Night Sky
  • Northern Colorado Astronomical Society
  • Northern Virginia Astronomy Club
  • Northwest Washington Astronomical Society
  • Out and About Astronomy Club (UK)
  • Phoenix Astronomical Society, Phoenix AZ
  • Racine Astronomy Club
  • Saguaro Astronomy Club (Arizona)
  • Smokey Mountain Astronomical Society
  • Twin Cities Amateur Astronomers (Illinois)
  • Yahoo - Science:Astronomy:Clubs
  • World Wide Web Astronomy: Amateur
    
    
• Individuals
  • Amateur Astronomer's Notebook
  • Arcturus Observatory
  • Adrian Catterall
  • Mike Boschat's Astronomy Page
  • Rick Bright's Homepage
  • Todd Gross' Weather and Astronomy site
  • Ken's Monster SCIENCE Links
  • Randy Stegemeyer's Amateur Radio Astronomy
  • Nick Strobel's Astronomy Course Notes
  • Terry's Hunt of the Month (Observing lists)
    
    
• Commercial Sites
  • Astro-Ads
  • Astrofieds (sell and swap)
  • AstroNet
  • Astronomical Adventures
  • Astronomy Day E-cards (free)
  • Astronomy Technology Today
  • Astronomy Throughout the Net
  • The Astronomy Bookshop
  • The Astronomy Cafe
  • Astronomy Magazine
  • Australia
  • Big Binoculars
  • The Black Hole Portable Observatory
  • Digital Astronomy, Inc
  • Fotosearch: Astronomy photos & Images
  • Cool Scopes
  • Grove Creek Observatory, Australia
  • New Mexico Skies
  • Optical Guidance Systems (Ritchey-Chretien and Takahashi scopes)
  • PlanetWeb (Spanish)
  • Rivers Camera and Telescope
  • Shutan Camera
  • Sky & Telescope Magazine
  • Sky Window (Binoculars)
  • SLOOH Robotic Telescope Observing
  • Space.com
  • Spectrum Thin Films
  • Star Hill Inn, New Mexico
  • StarLabs
  • Starry Night Lights (IDA certified lighting)
  • Tele Vue Optics
  • Van Slyke Engineering
  • Wins Binoculars and Telescopes
    
    
• Resources
  • Adler Planetarium, Chicago
  • Amateur Astronomy Quarterly
  • Amateur CCD Astronomy
  • Amateur Telescope Making
  • Amateur Telescope Makers Association
  • Amateur Astronomer's Kiosk and the HST
  • Amateur Astronomical Observatories
  • Ask the Space Scientist
  • Astro Archive
  • AstroNet
  • The Astronomer
  • Astronomer's Digital Clock
  • Astronomy Resources on the Internet
  • Astronomy Survey
  • Astronomy Software Sites
  • Astronomy Whitepages
  • Astro Stack
  • Astro Tips (astronomy software downloads)
  • ATM Journal
  • Bad Astronomy
  • Basic Celestial Phenomena
  • Cernan Earth and Space Center
  • Cloudy Nights
  • Common Names for Deep Sky Objects
  • Constellations: their stars and deep space objects
  • CosmoBrain
  • Covington Innovations - astronomy downloads
  • CSICOP
  • European Astronomy
  • exoScience
  • Geoman
  • Good Neighbor Outdoor Lighting
  • Google Moon Map
  • A Guide to Planetary Satellites
  • The Guide to the Universe
  • Hands On Universe
  • Hawaiian Astronomical Society Deep Sky Atlas
  • Heavens Above (tracks the ISS and satellite locations)
  • Herschel II Observing Program
  • High Energy Astrophysics and Steve's Astonomy Site
  • Index of Closest Approach Minor Planets
  • Index of Closest Approach Comets
  • Kronk"s Current Comets
  • Lunar Web Site
  • Mars Orbital Pathfinder (software)
  • NASA's SpacePlace (an educational site for children)
  • National Center for Science Education
  • Night Sky Info (Weekly information about the night sky, astronomy articles and observations.)
  • The Night Sky (Simplified Learning),
  • Northwestern Univ Emerging Technologies Group (Astronomy)
  • Observable Comets
  • Observing Lists
  • Other Worlds - Distant Suns
  • The Physics Forum
  • Physics Link
  • Planetary Nebulae Observer's Home Page
  • Qozi astronomy: astronomy related news, books and web resources
  • Registax
  • Reviews of Telescope Equipment
  • Satellite Visibility
  • Science Daily - Space and Time
  • Scope View
  • SETI at home
  • The Sky Guide
  • SkyInSight
  • Sky Router
  • SkyWatch - Your Astronomical Alarm Clock
  • Solar System News Corner Stand
  • Solar System Tourist
  • SpaceBuffs
  • Star Gazers Online
  • Star Gazer (prev: Star Hustler)
  • StarStruck
  • Star Times
  • Star Ware
  • Swinburne Astronomy Online
  • Terry's Hunt of the Month
  • The Amateur Sky Survey
  • The Official U.S. Time
  • The Astronomical Unit (Tonkin's Amateur Telescope Making)
  • Tom's Asteroid Flybys Webpage
  • Visual Satellite Observer's Home Page
  • Why Not to buy a Telescope!
  • Why Not to buy a Telescope! (an update)
  • WikiSky
  • Yohkoh Public Outreach Project: Views of the Sun
    
    
• Professional
  • The American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
  • Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers
  • Astronomy Picture of the Day
  • Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
  • Cosmology Tutorial
  • Digitized Sky Survey
  • European Southern Observatory
  • European Space Agency
  • Extrasolar Planet Search
  • Fermilab (and the Sloan Digital Sky Survey)
  • The Galaxy Zoo
  • Hubble Heritage Project
  • Hubble Picture Album
  • International Dark-Sky Association
  • STSCI Master Web Site List
  • NASA
    • Cassini mission update
    • Current Comets
    • Current image of the Sun
    • Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX)
    • James Webb Space Telescope
    • JPL Mars Global Surveyor
    • Launch Schedule
    • Liftoff to Space Exploration
    • Lunar Prospector
    • Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG)
    • Near Earth Object Program
    • SkyView Virtual Telescope
    • Space Science Missions (contains links to all NASA mission sites)
    • Where is the International Space Station?
    • World Wind 3-D landscape viewer (Earth, Moon, and Mars)
    • YouTube NASA videos
  • National Radio Astronomy Observatory (incl. the VLA)
  • National Solar Observatory
  • NOAA
  • Northwestern University Astronomy
  • Occultations
  • The Planetary Society
  • Satellite Viewing
  • A Review of the Universe
  • Richard B. Dunn Solar Telescope
  • Solar Monitor
  • Sky Charts
  • Space & Earth Science News
  • Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS)
  • Universe Today
  • U.S. Naval Observatory
  • U.S. Space Walk Hall of Fame
    
    
• Newsgroups
  • sci.astro
  • sci.astro.amateur
  • sci.astro.fits
  • sci.astro.hubble
  • sci.astro.planetarium
  • sci.astro.research
  • sci.image.processing
  • sci.optics
  • sci.physics.plasma
  • sci.space.news
  • sci.space.policy
  • sci.space.shuttle
  • sci.space.tech
  • alt.astronomy.solar
    
    

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Clear skies!

This page last updated April 12, 2008

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