Astronomy Internet Sites

Astronomy Internet Sites

Aerospace Database, this site, produced by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, is "the best source of aerospace bibliographic information."
AstroEd - Astronomy Education Resources, includes links to sites arranged under curriculum materials and online courses, newsletters and articles, and more.
Astronomy Picture of the Day, links to astronomical images with detailed explanations.
Bradford Robotic Telescope,
The Constellations,
The Deep Photographic Guide to the Constellations, constellation images with stars down to the 13th magnitude.
Documents of Astronomical History, documents concerning astronomy from Plato, Aristotle, Ptolemy, Copernicus, and Galileo.
Earth and Moon Viewer, views of the Earth and Moon from several vantage points.
The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia
Galileo Project, information about Galileo and his time.
Gazetteer of Planetary Language, a contemporary searchable database of names that have been used in our planetary system, especially for people wishing to assign new names (from Choice, Supplement 37)
Handbook of Space Astronomy and Astrophysics, full-text of this reference book online.
Hubble Space Telescope News, large index of links to press releases and images from the space telescope.
Messier Catalog, images and information about this early catalog of nebula, star clusters, and galaxies.
NASA Astrophysics Data System, contains thousands of abstracts of papers on astronomy and astrophysics, instrumentation, and physics and geophysics.
NASA Planetary Science Research Discoveries, a site with full-length articles on subjects of interest to amateur astronomers, educators and general readers
National Space Science Data Center, data from NASA space flights and other sources.
Nine Planets--the encyclopedia of the solar system
NIX - NASA Image eXchange, searchable library of 300,000 images from NASA.
Obliquity, links to sites that provide the positions of the sun, moon, and planets, time of sunrise and sunset, and more.
Planetary Fact Sheets, data concerning the planets, moons, and asteroids of the solar system.
Planetary Society, contains over 550 pages of space exploration information with 480 images.
Project Galileo: Bringing Jupiter to Earth, includes data, photos, and news releases from NASA.
SEDS _ Students for the Exploration and Development of Space,
SOHO, Exploring the Sun, information about the sun from a spacecraft developed and launched by NASA and the European Space Agency
Solar System Live, views of the solar system or inner planets for any given time, date, viewpoint, and other variables.
Solar System Simulator, provides views of the planets, including moons for any given date, time, and viewpoint.
A Space Library, includes a solar system simulator, maps, artwork, and spacecraft models.
STScI Digitized Sky Survey, given an object name or coordinates this database will produce a photograph of that region of the sky.
StarDate Online, includes tips on stargazing, an astronomical almanac, telescope guide, astronomical events, and more.
U.S. Naval Observatory - Astronomical Applications Department - Data Services, includes sun and moon data, moon phases, eclipse information, and more.
World Lecture Hall - Astronomy,

Last updated June 11, 2001