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EDUCATION - - Great Links for Astronomy and Space

For the Young Astronomer - updated 5/27/12

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AMATEUR ASTRONOMY

Ohio Turnpike Astronomer's Association - OTAA
Tips and Trickes for Amateur Astronomy Beginners - - from Backyard Astronomer
American Association of Amateur Astronomers
Amateur Astronomy Clubs --From the ASP's list of amateur clubs

ORGANIZATIONS

International Astronomical Union - IAU
IAU: Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
American Association of Variable Star Observers - AAVSO
American Astronomical Society - AAS
Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers - ALPO
Astronomical League - AL
Astronomical Society of the Pacific - ASP
The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Home Page - RASC
The British Astronomical Association - BAA
International Occulatation Timing Association - IOTA
National Deep Sky Observers Society
SETI Institute - Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

TELESCOPES

Astra's Telescope Making Page
Optical Astronomy - - This list is generated by Astro Web
Radio Astronomy - - Beam out to these links from Astro Web
Hubble Space Telescope - - Space Telescope Science Inst
Yahoo! Science:Astronomy:Telescopes:Amateur

MAGAZINES AND ONLINE JOURNALS

International Comet Quarterly
AstroNet
Astronomy Magazine
Astronomy Now Online
Sky & Telescope Magazine - - Sky Online
Astronomy Web Resources collected by S & T
Startimes Magazine - - Edited by Brian Halbrook
Universe Today - Space Exploration News from Around the Internet
Astronomy Digest - On-line astronomy newsletter offers free email (keep informed and more!)

SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES

Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope (HUT) - at Johns Hopkins University
Spitzer Space Telescope - formerly SIRTF
Chandra Telescope Center Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF) - From TRW
Astro-2 and the Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope
Cosmic Background Explorer
Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer
Infrared Astronomical Satellite
Infrared Space Observatory
Solar and Heliospheric Observatory satellite
Space Very Long Baseline Interferometry
Ulysses Solar Mission

IMAGES ONLINE

AAO Colour Photographs - The fabulous work of David Malin
Hubble's Greatest Hits
Astrophotography @ Yahoo! - Personal Exhibits
Deep Sky Image Sites - from SEDS
Astronomical Images - from Jerry Lodriguss.
Mr. Eclipse.com - Resource for Eclipse Photography
CCD Tour of the Universe - Deep Sky CCD Imaging - from Jan Wisniewski
Galaxy Stock Photos and Images - Browse a Massive Collection of Astro-Images for Sale

Also See the Starlinks page for Astrophotgraphy, tips and hints

CCD Imaging - this section is new and growing!

Jan's site above also contains imaging tutorials!
Richard Berry and the CCD Camera Cookbook Home Page - from
From Film to CCD - from Pedro Ré

MISCELLANEOUS

Astronomy Lecture Notes - - by Nick Strobel
Views of the Solar System - - Home Page
Calendars, Time & Chronology - from the History of Astronomy page
Need the Time? Synchronize your Watch with the Naval Observatory

For more Astronomy Links, check out Astra's Starlinks Page

Check Out Dawn's Personal Page - for Additional Links

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