Starrylady * Links

Astronomical Events
2009 International Year of Astronomy (IYA)  http://www.astronomy2009.org/
Spaceweather - solar activity, auroae and more  http://www.spaceweather.com/
Satellite Information (ISS, HST, etc.)  http://www.heavens-above.com/
NASA's Eclipse Website  http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html
Moon Phase Calendar  http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/?year=2012&country=29
Will Earth pass through the Galactice Plane on December 21, 2012?  http://www.idialstars.com/egp.htm
Various Fact Sheets from Australian Astronomy
 http://www.astronomy.org.au/ngn/engine.php?SID=1000011


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Movies and Images
The Gateway to Astronaut Photograpy of Earth  http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/sseop/clickmap/
Astronomy Picture of the Day  http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/
Apollo Mission Gallery  http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/apollo/index.html
Jim Deneval Land Art with Hyundai i40 on Lake Rebecca  http://www.youtube.com/user/ChannelHyundai
Sun's Orbit about Common Centre of Gravity of the Solar System
  http://www.webalice.it/alvitagl/Figures/DanzFig1.gif


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Optics
Diffraction Patterns of Obstructed Telescopes  http://www.beugungsbild.de/diffraction/diffraction.html
Coherence  http://skullsinthestars.com/2008/09/03/optics-basics-coherence/


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Telescopes and Observing Stuff
Using Setting Circles
 http://www.celestron.com/c3/support3/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&nav=0&kbarticleid=2246
Skymaps.com - Free sky maps for the current month for all parts of the world
 http://www.skymaps.com


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Observatories
Koolang Observatory  http://www.koolang.com.au/
Sydney Observatory  http://www.sydneyobservatory.com.au/
Mount Stromlo Observatory  http://www.mso.anu.edu.au/
Parkes Observatory  http://www.parkes.atnf.csiro.au/
Australia Telescope Compact Array  http://www.narrabri.atnf.csiro.au/
Australian Astronomical Observatory (AAO)  http://www.aao.gov.au/
Macquarie Astronomy, Astrophysics and Astrophotonics
 http://www.astronomy.mq.edu.au/


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Telescope Vendors and Suppliers of Astronomical Resources
Quasar Publishing  http://www.quasarastronomy.com.au/
Astrovisuals Australia  http://www.astrovisuals.com.au/
Bintel  https://www.bintelshop.com.au/
Astro Optical Supplies  http://www.astro-optical.com.au/
OZScopes
 http://www.ozscopes.com.au/


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Educational Sites, Teaching Resources and Online Tutorials
SAO/NASA Abstract Data Service (ADS) - access to most professional astronomy papers without a subsrciption  http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html
Australian Gemini High School Astronomy Imaging Contest  http://ausgo.aao.gov.au/IYAcontest/
Jeff Stanger's Science Teaching Website  http://www.jeffstanger.net/
Sydney Observatory's Transit of Venus Interactive  http://www.sydneyobservatory.com.au/transit-of-venus-interactive/
Kinesthetic Astronomy  http://www.spacescience.org/education/extra/kinesthetic_astronomy/index.html
Goddard Institute for Space Studies Education Modules  http://icp.giss.nasa.gov/education/
Calculating Distances from Parallax Angles  http://cas.sdss.org/dr3/en/proj/advanced/hr/hipparcos2.asp
Simultaneous Displays of Graphs and Spectra, including Tutorials  http://www1.assumption.edu/users/bniece/Spectra/Contents.html
Ned Wright's Cosmology Tutorial  http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/cosmolog.htm
Cosmological Physics
 http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Peacock/Peacock_contents.html


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The Nile Delta seen from space

Last Updated: 23 January 2012