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Astronomy Links

 

 

Member Web Sites

bulletKeith Payea's Web Site - Scroll down to the Amateur Science section
bulletBurt Katzung's Web Site

Astronomy

bulletAndy's Shot Glass (Great site, lots of video articles)
bulletArkansas Sky Observatory  (nice observing guides, videos. lots to see)
bullet AstronomyCast Hear fascinating audio programming on many astronomical topics. This is a great site!
bulletAstronomy Picture of the Day
bulletAstroPlace List of California Astronomy Clubs
bulletAurora Sentry
bulletClear Dark Skies Clock for Santa Rosa, CA
bulletHeavens Above
bulletSeeing in the Dark (PBS)
bulletSpaceweather.com
bulletSwedish Institute for Solar Physics

Space-Based Astronomy

bullet Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer Satellite
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Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST)

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Hubble Heritage Project

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Swift - Video on how Swift's mission and operation

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XMM-Newton  

Buying/Selling Used Equipment

bulletAstromart

General Science and Science Entertainment!

If you didn't think science can be musical (and fun), check out  Lynda William's website Science Entertainment.!  Also check out Lynda's site on Space Ecology

Also Check out Prof. Timothy Ferris website to learn more about his books, films. interviews, and great science links. 

bulletBill Beatty's Science Links
bulletHow Stuff Works
bulletNational Geographic Society
bulletSociety of Amateur Scientists

Magazines

bulletAmateur Astronomy (These folks make the Tectron collimation tools)
bulletAstronomy
bulletAstronomy Now (United Kingdom)
bulletSky and Telescope
bulletStar Date
bulletNight Sky ("Sky and Telescope" for beginners)
bulletNight Sky Observer
bulletSkyNews

Optics and Raytracing

bulletArticles About Optics from InternetPhysics
bulletApplets for Optical Calculations (toward bottom of page)
bulletDownloadable Optics Software from Lambda Research
bulletThe Optics Project
bulletSoftware for Optical Design and Analysis from Telescopes.ru

Reviews

bulletAstromart Review
bulletCloudy Nights Telescope Reviews
bulletEd Ting's Scope Reviews
bulletExcelsis

Software

bulletAstronomy Software Reviews
bulletSky Charts Software (Cartes du Ciel)

Spectroscopy

bulletAbsorbtion Spectra - Physics 2000 Project
bulletDemonstration of Absorbtion and Emission of Radiation by an Atom
bulletEmission and Absorbtion Lines
bulletUV and Visual Absorption Spectroscopy

Telescopes, Telescope Making, DIY

bulletHistoric Dearborn Telescope
bulletLow "Pollution" Lighting SCAS member Tom Burrows (now residing in Colorado) provides some great advice on home lighting that reduces light pollution. Check it out by clicking HERE
bulletMcCormick Observatory's 26" Clark Refractor
bulletRoger Ceragioli's Refractor Construction Page
bulletRonchi Testing by MM Research

User Groups

bulletBinoviewers
bulletOrion Telescopes
bulletMeade Advanced Products User Group (MAPUG)
bulletMead "Uncensored" (no opinion squashed)
bulletRefractor Telescope Group
bulletStellarvue Telescopes
bulletTelescopes (general)
bulletTelescope Eyepieces

Vendors

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Anacortes

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Antares

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Apogee

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Astro-Physics

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BES Optics Inc.

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Celestron

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Coronado

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Denkmeier Binoviewers

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Hands On Optics

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Helix (University Optics Orthos, Konigs, etc.)

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Meade

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Oceanside Photo and Telescope (OPT)

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Orion Telescopes and Binoculars

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Thor Labs

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Scope City

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Scope Stuff

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Stellarvue

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Surplus Shed

 

Web Based Astronomy Education

bulletElectromagnetic Waves by David P. Stern and Mauricio Peredo
bulletList of Simple Physic Demonstrations
bulletPhysics Demonstration Resources Online for Science Educators

 

 

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