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Astronomy Index

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2001 Leonid Meteor Shower Photos

2007 Aurigid Meteor Shower Radio Echoes

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Image Archives

• Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive - Super images from out of this world!
• Lunar Picture of the Day
• Lunar Image Gallery
• Apollo Lunar Surface Journal
• SpaceWeather.com
• High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment
• Video of Aurora from Iceland by NortherLightLive.com - Click here to view VIDEO trailers
• FOTOSEARCH Astronomy Photos and Images
• Northern Light Live from Iceland
• November 2004 Aurora from Mike Hollingshead and May 2005
• November 2004 Aurora by Melanie Metz
• NASA's Planetary Photojournal
• NASA Planetary Photojournal site 2
• NASA JSC Digital Image Collection
• NASA Dryden Aircraft Photo Archive
• Charlotte's Web Server
• GOES-8 Image Catalog
• Space Imaging

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The Sun

• Information on our Sun
• Solar Terrestrial Indices from WWV - Info on WWV
• Solar Terrestrial Physics - FAQ - More info
• Solar Data Services
• Solar Terrestrial Indices from WWV
• Current Solar Activity, with graph of recent history
• Solar Terrestrial Indices and HF Radio Propagation
• Solar Activity and HF Propagation
• Glossary of Solar Terrestrial Terms
• ARRL Propagation Bulletins
• ESA Page of Solar and Solar-Terrestrial Missions
• NW7US HF Radio Propagation Report
• Solar Terrestrial Dispatch Homepage!
• Space Weather
• Greyline Map
• Use of Greyline on the "top band"
• SOHO - Solar and Heliospheric Observatory - Current Visible Image of the Sun (to observe sunspots)
• A Graphical Comparison of Solar Cycles 21, 22 and 23
• The Geometry of Solar Eclipses
• The Proton Monitor
• Sunrise and Sunset data

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Introduction to the Nine Planets

The Solar System

The Planetary Data System

Planetary Fact Sheet

Lunar and Planetary Science

Mercury

• Facts about Mercury
• Mercury Fact Sheet
• Images of Mercury

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Venus

• Facts about Venus
• Venus Fact Sheet
• Image of Venus

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Earth

• Earth Planetary Profile
• Earth Fact Sheet
• The Earth's Rotation
• The Earth's Orbit
• Office of Earth Sciences
• Earth Sciences Digital Archive
• Mission to Planet Earth
• Structure of the Earth
• Earth and Space Sciences (ESS) Project
• Galileo Fly-bys of the Earth and Moon
• Earth as seen by the Galileo spacecraft
• GOES-8 Image Catalog
• Earth Sciences Picture
• Global Change Master Directory
• Global Warming - Accuracy of Space Based Surface Temperature Measurements
• Global Warming - More debate
• Earth Observing System
• Earth System Science Office (ESSO
• NASA Marshall - Earth Sciences
• Near Earth Objects
• How many Earths would it take to fill up the Sun?
• The Sun-Earth Connection
• Earth Observing System AM-1
• Earth Landscape Images from Space
• Earth-Human Interactions as seen from Space
• Earth-Solar Wind Interaction
• Today from Space - Images of Earth's Weather
• Lightning Imaging Sensor - GHCC

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Mars

Facts about Mars Mars Fact Sheet Mars Orbiter Camera Mars Polar Lander Mars News JPL Mars Missions Mars Global Surveyor MGS Images Mars Education Program Mars' Orbit

The Asteroid Belt

• Is Earth in Danger of Being Hit by an Asteroid?
• Asteroid Comet Impact Hazards for the Earth
• The Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) Project
• October 26, 2028 Close Approach

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Jupiter

• Facts about Jupiter
• Jupiter Fact Sheet
• Galileo - Bringing Jupiter to Earth
• Jupiter's satellite Ganymede

Saturn

• Facts about Saturn
• Saturn Fact Sheet
• Saturn Planet Profile
• Saturn - What we know (from JPL)
• Hubble Images of Saturn

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Uranus

• Facts about Uranus
• Uranus Fact Sheet
• Uranus Planet Profile
• Composition of Uranus' Interior
• Uranus' Moons and Rings

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Neptune

• Facts about Neptune
• Neptune Planet Profile
• Neptune Fact Sheet

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Pluto

• Pluto Fact Sheet
• Facts about Pluto

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Comets

• NASA's Comet Observation Home Page
• Sky and Telescope Magazine's SKY Online Observations Page
• Why Study Comets?
• Fred Whipple Obituary
• Comets by Arizona State University
• Observing Comets by The American Meteor Society
• Comets currently visible from StarDate
• A case for cosmic ancestry

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Experimental Air and Space Craft

• NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
• LINEAR AEROSPIKE SR-71 EXPERIMENT (LASRE)
• NASA Hyper-X experimental vehicle - SITE 1 - SITE 2
• NASA Dryden Flight Research Center Photo Gallery
• TOPEX
• Satellite Orbital Prediction

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Lunar Information

• Moon Fact Sheet
• Lunar News Network
• Exploring the Earth's moon
• NASA - Info on the Lunar Prospector
• Earth Microbes on the Moon!
• Phases of the Moon
• Moon Phases and Crime Rate

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Aurora

• An Aurora photo gallery

• Hourly Auroral activity report

• POES

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Radio Telescopes

• Small Radio Telescope
• A Commercial Small Radio Telescope from CASSI
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory
• Very Large Array - - - - - Another Page
• The Big Ear
• The University of Calgary Radio Telescope Link Page

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SETI - The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence

• SETI @ Home - How you can help!

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Space Missions

• Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) Project Page
• Ulysses/NASA home page!
• Galileo
• Current JPL Missions

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The Hubble Space Telescope

• Latest Hubble Images from NASA
• The Best of the Hubble Space Telescope Images

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NASA Divisions

• NASA Homepage
• National Space Science Data Center
• Ames Research Center - Computational Sciences Division
• Dryden Flight Research Center
• Goddard Space Flight Center
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory
• Johnson Space Center
• Kennedy Space Center
• Langley Research Center
• Glenn Research Center
• Marshall Space Flight Center
• Software Independent Verification and Validation Facility
• Wallops Island Flight Facility
• Stennis Space Flight Center - Rocket propulsion testing and commercial remote sensing
• White Sands Test Facility - testing and evaluating potentially Hazardous Materials, Components, and Rocket Propulsion Systems
• White Sands Space Harbor

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Astronomy Clubs and Organizations

1. The American Astronomical Society (AAS)
2. The Astronomical League
3. Member Societies of the Astronomical League
4. Astronomical Society of Edinburgh - Scotland
5. European Astronomical Society (EAS)
6. Texas Astronomical Society  of Dallas - Texas
7. Big Bend Astronomical Society - Texas
8. Fort Worth Astronomical Society   -Texas
9. San Angelo Amateur Astronomy Association - Texas
10. San Antonio Astronomical Association - Texas
11. SOUTH PLAINS ASTRONOMY CLUB - Texas
12. The Houston Astronomical Society - Texas
13. The Albuquerque Astronomical Society - Albuquerque, New Mexico
14. NORTHERN COLORADO ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY - Colorado
15. Astronomical Society of the Pacific - San Francisco, California
16. ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF THE DESERT - Palm Springs, California
17. Mountain Skies Astronomical Society - California
18. Los Angeles Astronomical Society - Los Angeles, California
19. Baltimore Astronomical Society (BAS) - Maryland
20. THE MINNESOTA ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY (MAS) - Minnesota
21. Calumet Astronomical Society (CAS) - Indiana
22. Madison Astronomical Society - Wisconsin
23. Peoria Astronomical Society - Illinois
24. Spokane Astronomical Society - Washington State
25. Birmingham Astronomical Society - Alabama
26. Southern Cross Astronomical Society - Miami, Florida
27. Miami Valley Astronomical Society - Dayton, Ohio
28. Cleveland and Darlington Astronomical Society
29. Lehigh Valley Amateur Astronomical Society - Allentown PA
30. Michiana Astronomical Society - Michigan
31. Smoky Mountain Astronomical Society
32. Astronomical Society of Harrisburg - Pennsylvania
33. The Oil Region Astronomical Society - Pennsylvania
34. Astronomical Society of Long Island - New York
35. The Astronomical Society of South Australia
36. South East Queensland Astronomical Society - Australia
37. COCKERMOUTH ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY CUMBRIA, UK
38. Cotswold Astronomical Society - England
39. Manchester Astronomical Society - England
40. Swansea Astronomical Society
41. Hellenic Astronomical Society - Greece
42. Dogpile List of Astronomical Societies

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Amateur Astronomy

• Jason Ware - Galaxy Photography
• Mark, The Amateur Telescope Maker
• Patrick Maloney - Deep Sky Pages
• Ron Muir's Deep Sky Guide
• Steve Henderson
• Tom Lorenzin
• WHITNEY'S STAR FINDER
• Amateur Astronomers Association of NY
• Galaxy.com
• Cookbook CCD Camera
• VastBeyond
• IOSTARS Link Page
• Yahoo Astrophotography List
• Yahoo Astronomy Index

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The European Space Agency

• ESA Home Page
• European Space Operations Centre
• Near Earth Navigation and Geodesy at ESOC
• The Directorate of Manned Spaceflight and Microgravity
• European Astronaut Center
• Infrared Space Observatory
• Huygens
• ESA Leonid Animation

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Observatories

• Canada France Hawaii Telescope
• McDonald Observatory
• Yahoo List

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Astro Publications

• Universe Today - Space Exploration News from Around the Internet
• Sky and Telescope
• Astronomy Magazine
• The Great Beyond

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Astro Link Pages

• Universe Today Space Links
• Global Explorer
• Aerospaceguide.net and the Space Shop

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Last revised: November 30, 2008