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Archaeoastronomy 
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Earth and Moon 
Solar System 
Comets
Meteors/ites/Asteroids 
Aurorae 
Sun/Stars/Evolution 
Milky Way/Galaxies/Cosmology
Observing/Constellations 
Telescopes/Observatories 
Astronomical Imaging/Robotic Telescopes
Light Pollution 
Space Exploration/Satellites 
Professional Research
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Planetariums/Space Theaters/Museums 
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Magazines...
  
 Sky and Telescope magazine
 Astronomy magazine
 Astronomy Technology Today
Astronomy Search...
 The Star's Family of Astronomy and Related Resources
 Astronomical WWW Resources 
 Yahoo Astronomy
 Mike Boschat's Astronomy Page 
 The Galaxy Page
 Astronomy-links.net
 Astronomy Cafe
Databases...
SIMBAD: Set of Identifications, Measurements Bibliography for Astronomical Data
  
from the CDS, Centre de Donnees Astronomiques de Strasbourg
 
 SIMBAD:  Database for stars and nonstellar objects, except galaxies
 VizieR
 Aladin 
 CDS tutorials
NED: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database--galaxies, quasars, and other objects beyond the Milky Way
        
 NED
 NED Overview
 NED Level 5
ADS:  Astrophysical Data System
 ADS abstracts
 ADS articles
                        
Local...
 StarWatch for the Greater Lehigh Valley
National...
 StarDate Online
 Earth and Sky
 Abrams Planetarium Night Sky Notes
 Jack Horkheimer, Star Gazer--updated weekly
 This Week's "Sky at a Glance"
Time...
 The Analemma
 Daylight Savings Time
 End Daylight Savings Time
Other Information of Interest...
 Astronomy students say the strangest things!
 
 Theories from Omni Magazine Readers
 Slacker Astronomy
 
Introduction...
 
 In Search of Ancient Astronomies, Chapter 1
 Center for Archaeoastronomy
Megalithic Astronomy... 
United States/Ancestral Puebloan Connection... 
Other Parks of Interest in the Four Corners Region... 
Other... 
 Megalithic Mysteries:  Photos of Megalithic Sites in the UK
 Stone Pages
 Stonehenge
 Druid History: Halloween, etc.
 Halloween:  Myths, Monsters, and Devils
 US National Parks by Name
 Aztec Ruins National Monument
 Bandelier National Monument
 Canyon de Chelly National Monument
 Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
 Chaco Culture National Historical Park | Traditions of the Sun:  Chaco | Chaco Astronomy Off-Line
 El Malpais National Monument
 El Morro National Monument
 Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
 Hovenweep National Monument
 Mesa Verde National Park
 Montezuma Castle National Monument
 Navajo National Monument
 Pecos National Monument
 Petroglyph National Monument
 Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
 Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
 Tuzigoot National Monument
 Wupatki National Monument
 How the Shaman Stole the Moon
 Arches National Park
 Big Bend National Park
 Bryce Canyon National Park 
 Bryce Canyon Bed and Breakfasts
 Canyonlands National Park
 Capulin Volcano National Monument
 Carlsbad Caverns National Park
 Fort Union National Monument
 Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
 Grand Canyon National Park
 Great Sand Dunes National Monument and Preserve
 Natural Bridges National Monument
 White Sands National Monument
 Maya Astronomy Page
 Mesoamercia Stone Ring
 Teotihuacan
https://eclipsophile.com/
Google Interactive Central Solar Eclipse Maps
 1970-March 7-Total
 1972-July 10-Total
 1973-June 30-Total
 1984-May 30-Annular
 1994-May 10-Annular
 1998-February 26-Total
 2012-May 20-Annular
 2017-August 21-Total
 2023-April 20-Hybred
 2023-October 14-Annular
 2024-April 8-Total
 2026-August 12-Total
 2027-August 2-Total
 2028-July 22-Total
 2033-March 30-Total
 2044-August 23-Total
 2045-August 12-Total
April 20, 2023 Australian Eclipse
 
 Australian Hybrid Eclipse-2023 Trip Photos
 Magnetic Declinations in Australia
 Hybrid Eclipse:  April 20, 2023
 Photographing a Solar Eclipse
 View a Solar Eclipse Safely
 Sky During Totality
October 14, 2023 Southwestern Annular (US) Eclipse
 StarFest/Hawk Mountain Eclipse Programs
 2023 Eclipse Road Atlas
 Interactive Google Maps-2023 Eclipse
April 8, 2024 Great American Eclipse II
   
 Interactive Google Maps-2024 Eclipse
 Photographing a Solar Eclipse
 View a Solar Eclipse Safely
 Eclipse 2023/2024
 Solar Eclipse Guide-Orion Telescopes
 Excarta AI Generated Forecast
 Washington Post Forecast-update to current date in brower
 New York Times EclipsevForecast
 Weather Channel Eclipse Forecast
 AccuWeather Eclipse Forecast
July 22, 2028 Great Australian Total Solar Eclipse
 2028-July 22-Total
 Australian Bureau of Meteorology
Other Eclipses, Weather, and Fun Stuff
  
 Eclipseophile.com:  Weather and Eclipses
 MrEclipse.com:  Fred Espenak
 EclipseWise:  Eclipse publications by Fred Espenak
 Solar Eclipse Timer: Gordon Telepun
 Solar Eclipse YouTube Page:  Gordon Telepun
 Fred Espenak (Mr. Eclipse) Talks About Solar Eclipses
 Photographing a total solar eclipse-Alan Dryer
 YouTube:  Photographing a total solar eclipse-Alan Dryer
 Amazing Sky:  Top 10 tips for photographing an eclipse
 Amazing Sky:  Top 10 Tips for Practicing for the Eclipse
 Giralia Station-Outback
 Eclipse 2026 to Iceland/Greenland
  
 2017, August 21 Total Solar Eclipse
 
 Solar-Lunar Eclipses visible from Philadelphia
 
 Shadow and Substance:  Eclipses Animated
 
 MrEclipse.com
 
 Currently Inactive-Solar eclipses visible from the Lehigh Valley thru 2055
 
 Currently Inactive-World Eclipse Map
 Eclipse Home Page
 The Eclipse Chaser Home Page
 Upcoming & Recent Eclipses of the Sun and Moon
Lunar...
  
 Lunar Eclipses-NASA
 
 Lunar-Solar Eclipses visible from Philadelphia
 
 Shadow and Substance:  Eclipses Animated
 
 MrEclipse.com
 
 Currently Inactive-Lunar eclipses visible from the Lehigh Valley thru 2015
 Five Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses:  -1999 to +3000
 Lunar Eclipse Photometric Modeling and Imagery
Occultations...
 IOTA:  The International Occultation Timing Association HomePage
Moon...
     
 Moon Calculator 
 The Moon Home Page
 The Moon 
 The Moon Home Page
 Full Moon Atlas
 Moon Phase Generator 
 Moon Phase Calculator
 Current/Past/Future Phases of the Moon
 Interactive Lunar Atlas
 Lunar Exploration
 Apollo Image Gallery: High Quality Images
 The Apollo Program:  NASM
 Find times of Moonrise, Moonset, and the Phase of the Moon
 The Woman in the Moon
 Robert CAZILHAC PIXIEL Lunar Videos
Specific Missions...
   
 Sun         SOHO:  SOlar and Heliospheric Observatory 
 Genesis:  Solar Wind 
 STEREO 
 Moon     Clementine 
 Lunar Prospector
 Mercury Mariner 10 
 MESSENGER
 Venus     Magellan 
 ESA:  Venus Express
 Mars      NASA:  Mars Exploration Program 
 Mars Pathfinder
                   Mars Global Surveyor 
 Mars Odessey 
 ESA:  Mars Express 
                   Mars Exploration Rover Mission 
 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter 
 Phoenix
 Jupiter    Galileo
   
 Saturn    Cassini
 Pluto      New Horizons/Pluto Kuiper Belt Mission
 Asteroids NEAR-Eros 
 DAWN: Ceres and Vesta
 
 Comets    Stardust:  Comet Wild 
 Deep Impact:  Comet Tempel 1 
 Stardust NExT
 ESA       Hipparcos
 LAMBDA Legacy Archive for Microwave Background Data Analysis
 SETI      Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
 Voyager Voyager Missions to Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
 General  NASA's Planetary Photojournal
Specific Planets...
 Mercury
 Venus 
 Venus:  The Face of Venus
 Earth
 Mars 
 Current Martian Weather 
 The Mars Society
 Jupiter
 Saturn
 Uranus
 Neptune
Miscellaneous Solar System...
 Pluto 
 Pluto
 Planetary Ring Systems
 Giant Planet Satellite Page
 Kuiper Belt
 Small Bodies
 The Exoplanet Encyclopaedia 
Specific Comets...
 Hale-Bopp Home Page
 Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9:  Collision with Jupiter
Comet Discoveries...
 So You Think You've Discovered a Comet!
Meteorites...
   
 Meteoritical Bulletin Database
 Care of Meteorites
 Meteorite locations in the United States
 Meteors, Meteorites, and Impacts
 Meteorite Classification
 Meteorite Classification through Photography
 Meteorite Identification Home Page
 Meteor Crater:  The world's best preserved meteorite crater, Winslow, AZ
 About Meteorites
 Meteorite Magazine
Buying and Selling Meteorites...
 Meteorite Dealers
 Meteorite Dealers
 Blaine Reed Meteorites
 ELKK Meteorites (Millbillille)
 Excalibur Mineral:  Meteorites
 Robert Haag Meteorites
 Hammer Meteorites:  They hit something!
 Labenne Meteorites:  Lunar, Martian, and more
 New England Meteoritical
 Midwest Meteorites:  Tim Heitz
 Meteorite Exchange
 The Meteorite Market
 Nakhla Dog Meteorites for Sale (all types)
 R.A. Langheinrich Meteorites
 Schoolers Meteorites
 Sikhote-Alin Meteorites:  Avatar Meteorites
 International Meteorite Collectors Association (IMCA Inc.)
Asteroids...
  
 Information about Minor Planets or Asteroids
 Missions to Asteroids:  Dawn:  Ceres and Vesta
 IAU:  Minor Planet Center
 Minor Planets:  Plots and Lists
 The Small Bodies Node
 How Minor Planets are Named
 Asteroid and Comet Impact Hazards
 Impact Hazards Report-pdf file
 SENTRY:  An Automatic Near-Earth Asteroid Collision Monitoring System
Stars...
 Stars and Star of the Week by Prof. Jim Kaler
 NASA:  Stars and Galaxies
 Blackbody Radiation Calculator
 Hipparcos Mission
 150 closest stars
 300 brightest stars
 The most luminous stars
 Spectral Type Characteristics
 AAVSO: Variable Stars
 The Double Star Library
 Latest Supernovae
 International Supernovae Network
Evolution of Stars...
 Stellar Evolution
 Planetary Nebula Observer's Home Page
 Planetary Nebulae
 White Dwarfs
  Black Holes and Neutron Stars
 Jillian's Guide to Black Holes
Extrasolar Planets...
 The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia
 
 Other Worlds, Distant Suns--Catalog of Extrasolar Planets
 Extrasolar Visions
 
Observing...
 Stellarium Interactive Star Map
 Magnetic Declination Computer
 Magnetic Declination Map of the United States
 Sun Calulations and Observations
 The Orrey:  Interactive Solar System
 My Stars Live:  Make your own Star Charts and More
 Sky View Cafe:  Make Your Own Star Charts and More
 Geographical Features Identified
 Find Your Latitude and Longitude
 JavaScript Sun Table Calculator
 Compute Local Apparent Sidereal Time
 Sunrise/set, Moonrise/set, Twilight, Moon Illumination, and much more
 The Messier Catalog 
 Messier45.com
 Arp Catalog of Pecular Galaxies Compiled by Observers
                                                 
 Arp Catalog of Pecular Galaxies
                                                 
 Digitized Palomar Sky Survey
                                                 
Constellations...
 Follow the Drinking Gourd:  A Cultural History
 Constellations and their Stars
 Constellations
 Mythology of the Constellations
Telescopes...
 Amateur Telescpe Making Journal
 Stellafane Home Page:  Springfield (VT) Telescope Makers
 Antique Telescope Society
 Weird Telescopes
 Hubble Space Telescope
Polar Aligning your Telescope
 Clay's Kochab Clock
 Aligning Your Telescope in the Day
Observatory lists...
 Mt. Wilson Observatory:  Telescopes in Education (TIE)
 Mt. Wilson Observatory
Robotic Observatories for amateur use...
 Bradford Robotic Telescope, Bradford University, England
 
 Student Telescope Network
National Observatories...
 Kitt Peak National Observatory
 Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory
 National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Imaging Sites
     
 Astronomy Picture of the Day 
 Archive of past APD's
 Astronomy Sketch of the Day
 Russell Croman Astrophotography
 Planetary Data Center Imaging Node
 Sungazer:  Solar Photography by Greg Piepol
 Astrophotography:  The Chanctonbury Observatory  
 The 'Bahtinov' Mask
 Mike Hankey's Astrophotos
 Pixheaven.net
 Celestial Wonders by Frank Barrett
 Digital Images of the Sky
 Astrophotography by Gary A. Becker
 Astronomical Images by St phane Guisard, Chile
 Polar Image
 David Hanon's Astronomical Imaging Page
 Galactic Images
 Weltraum
 Ed Morana: Videos of ISS transits, occultations Iridium Flares, etc.
 Registax V4
 Registax Tutorial
Musk Observatory:  Mars Desert Research Station
 MDRS:  Mars Desert Research Station
 Musk Observatory
 
 MDRS Google Group
  
Mt. Evans Observatory: Denver University
 Inside Cam
 Outside Cam
Skynet
 Skynet
Muhlenberg Robotic Telescope
 Night Sky Live
 NIGHT CONDITIONS: Live from Siding Spring
 DAY CONDITIONS: Live from Siding Spring
 Coonabarabran Weather, NSW
 Satellite Images: "X" equals Siding Spring
 Astronomer's Control Panel
 Automated Patrol Telescope
 
General...
 NASA
 www.SPACE.com
 Mission and Spacecraft Library
 National Space Society
 Zero G:  Parabolic Plane Rides
Human...
 See Kennedy Space Center above...
 Apollo Image Gallery: High Quality Images
 The Apollo Program
 NASA Astronaut Biographies
 Where is the International Space Station/Space Shuttle now?
Specific Missions...
   
 Sun         SOHO:  SOlar and Heliospheric Observatory 
 Genesis:  Solar Wind
 Moon     Clementine 
 Lunar Prospector
 Mercury Mariner 10 
 MESSENGER
 Venus     Magellan
 Mars      NASA:  Mars Exploration Program 
 Mars Pathfinder
                   Mars Global Surveyor 
 Mars Odessey 
 ESA:  Mars Express 
                   Mars Exploration Rover Mission 
 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
 Jupiter    Galileo
   
 Saturn    Cassini
 Pluto      New Horizons/Pluto Kuiper Belt Mission
 Asteroids NEAR-Eros 
 DAWN: Ceres and Vesta
 
 Comets    Stardust:  Comet Wild
 Deep Impact:  Comet Tempel 1
 ESA       Hipparcos
 LAMBDA Legacy Archive for Microwave Background Data Analysis
 SETI      Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
 Voyager Voyager Missions to Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
 General  NASA's Planetary Photojournal
Hubble Space Telescope...
 Hubble Space Telescope
 Latest HST Observations
 HTS's Greatest Hits
 Hubble Space Telescope--Best Images
 HTS Archives
Astronomy Clubs in the Region...
 Berks County Amateur Astronomical Society, Reading, PA
 Bucks-Mont Astronomical Association
 Central Pennsylvania Observers 
 Black Forest Star Party
 Chesmont Astronomical Society, Philadelphia, PA
 Deleware Valley Amateur Astronomers, Philadelphia, PA
 Lackawanna Astronomical Society, Scranton, PA
 United Astronomy Clubs of New Jersey, Inc.
 
National Amateur Organizations...
  
 NEAF:  Northeast Astronomy Forum
 Astronomical League Home Page
 Antique Telescope Society
 Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers
 American Association of Variable Star Observers
 International Dark Sky Association
 IOTA:  The International Occultation Timing Association HomePage
Careers in Astronomy...
 So You Want to Become an Astronomer?  Read This!
Travel...
 Black Forest Star Party
 Cherry Springs State Park
 Frosty Hollow B & B
 New Mexico Skies
 Chiefland (FL) Astronomy Village
 
 Arizona Sky Village
 Hykos Astro-Guest-Farm, Namibia
 Oceanside Meadows:  Prospect Harbor, Maine--Dark Skies 
 Astronomy Under Schoodic Skies
 Mauna Kea:  Visitor Information Station
 Astronomical Adventures
 TravelQuest International
 Vacation Rentals
 Chile:  Observe the Atacama sky
 Bureau of Consular Affairs 
 Travel Warnings
 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 Celebrity Cruises
 Azamara Cruises
 Princess Cruises
Regional...
 American Museum of Natural History, New York City
 Hayden Planetarium, New York City
 Fels Planetarium, Franklin Institute, Philadelphia | Franklin Institute
 Tuttleman Omniverse Theater, Franklin Institute, Philadelphia
 Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia (very near the Franklin Institute)
 National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC
 Albert Einstein Planetarium, NASM, Washington, DC
 Liberty Science Center, Newark, New Jersey
 Davis Planetarium, Maryland Science Center, Baltimore
 Reading (PA) Planetarium
General Listings...
 Planetariums on the Net--probably the most complete listing
 International Planetarium Society 
 Planetarian
Antique Telescopes/ATM Supplies/Used Scopes and Accessories/Telescope Reviews...
  
 Antique Telescope Society
 Telescope Bluebook
 Astronomy Forum
 Astromart:  The Global Astronomy Market Place
 Astronomy Mall
 Got Grit:  ATM Supplies
 Astro Parts Outlet
 The Astro Review-eyepieces
Binoculars...
  
 BBR-Best Binoculars Reviews
Telescopes and Accessories...
  
 ADM Accessories PO Box 491, Elma, NY 14059, Phone:  716-830-0413
 Agena AstroProducts: Bolt plastic eyepiece cases
 AMAINA SYSTEMS S.L.
 Anacortes
  
 Astronomics (Astro-Tech)
 Astronomik:  Filters for Astrophotogrpahy
 Astronomy Shoppe, NH-Telescope Repair Service
 Astro Parts Outlet Used Telescopes
 Astro-Physics Mounts and Telescopes
 Astronomy Technologies (Astro-Tech)
 AstroTrac
 Baader Planetarium:  High Quality Scopes and Accessories
 Bob's Knobs 6976 Kempton Rd., Centerville, IN 47330
 Borg-Hutech
 Celestron
 Davro Optical-Quantum-4 repair service
 Deep Sky Products, Edward Thomas
 Explore Scientific
 Howie Glatter's Collimator
 Hand On Optics
 iOptron Corporation (telescope mounts)
    
  Jim's Mobile
 Kendrickastro.com
 Ken's Custom Rings and Things
 Losmandy Astronomical Products
 Lumicon Filters and Accessories
 Majestic Optical Coatings--NJ
 Meade Instruments
 OPT:  Oceanside Photo and Telescope
 Optical Instruments (surplus optics)
 Orion Telescope Center
 Parallax Instruments--Rotating Rings
 PlaneWave Instruments
 Polemaster
 Precise Parts:  Adaptors for Astronomy
 Questar Corporation | Company Seven: Questar
 Robin Casady:  Counterweights and much more
 ScopeStuff:  All types of astronomical accessories
 Skies Unlimited, Pottstown, PA
 Starizona (Hyperstar system and much more)
 Starlight Express (autoguiders, micro focusers, and more)
 Stellarvue:  Telescopes and Accessories
 Takahashi America
 Tech2000 Astronomy:  Counterweights and much more
 Telegizmos Covers for Telescopes
 Telescope Warehouse e-Bay Store:  Bill Vorce, Owner
 Telescope Express-German site: Counterweights and much more
 Tele Vue Optics
 VERNONscope & Company
 Vixen Optical
 Wilcox Rotating Rings
 Williams Optics
 Woodland Hills Camera and Telescope (RAYOX Saddle Plate)
 
Observatories...
     
 Ash-Dome
 Astrohaven:  Clamshell Observatories
 Sky Gaze Optics
 Backyard Observatories
 Observatory Systems:  Consultant Paul Gardner
 Optical Guidance Systems
 Pier Plates
 Telescope Piers and Observatories
 Pier Tech, Inc.-fencing
 Software Bisque, Home of THE SKY, your stargate to the universe
 SkyShed: Observatories and Piers 
Imaging...
 SBIG Online:  CCD imaging
 Astrovid Video Imaging
 Stellar Technologies:  Precision Focusers for Film and Digital Imaging
 SYRP Motion Control Products
  
Solar Observing...
   
 Coronado Filters and Telescopes
 Thousand Oaks:  Solar Observing Systems | Thousand Oaks:  Solar Filters
 Lunt Solar Systems
 Sources for Solar Filters
 Rainbow Symphony, Inc.:  Eclipse Shades
Software...
     
 Software Bisque, Home of THE SKY, your stargate to the universe
 Software Bisque, SkyX Serious Astronomer Edition
 Starry Night:  Astronomy Software
 Deepsky 2000--Database, Observing, and Planning software for Observer's
 Zephyr Services--software
Freeware...
 CyberSky
 The Tush Push
 Letterman:  Top Ten
 Erik Wernquist:  Wanderers
 The Bizarre Behavior of Rotating Bodies
 Modern Family:  Leap Day, Season 3, Episode 17
 Elvis Presley:  Blue Moon
 Plasma Balls
 Stephen Hawkin:  A Brief History of Time
 Stephen Hawkin:  My Brief History of Mine
 Doppler Effect:  Big Bang Theory
 The Doppler Shift
 Schrodinger's Cat:  Big Bang Theory
 End of the Universe
 Pluto Demoted Skit
 Is the Universe a Computer Simulation
 Isaac Azimov:  The Last Question
 Event Horizon Telescope Animated Movie
 Chang'e-4 spacecraft's farside lunar landing
 Educational Revolution
 Thailand's Space Festival
 
 Astrology Horoscopes--Jonathan Crane's Zodiac Forecasts
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