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Looking Up

National Schools’ Observatory (Liverpool John Moores University)

https://www.schoolsobservatory.org/

Get access to the world's largest fully-robotic telescope, Liverpool Telescope.

2021 Celestial Calendar PDF

https://bit.ly/3mmSUUS

John Flannerys 2021 Calendar of the Night Sky

Time and Date

https://www.timeanddate.com

Gives rise and set times for the Sun and Moon, along with other astronomical data such as eclipses,

Sky and Telescope

https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-information/

Essential information on how to get started in astronomy.)

Stellarium

http://stellarium.org/

Free planetarium software to display the sky at any time

Top 25 US Public Observatories

https://www.publicrecordsreviews.com/education-center/top-25-public-observatories

Here is a list of the top 25 public observatories in the United States, organized by state.

Sky Maps

http://www.skymaps.com

Superb charts you can download.

Earth Sky

http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials

Absolutely essential reading for what's up.

Space Weather

http://www.spaceweather.com

Details of transitory events during the month as well as aurora alerts.

Heavens Above

http://www.heavens-above.com

Space station predictions.

Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics

http://www.jb.man.ac.uk/astronomy/nightsky/

The Guardian

http://www.theguardian.com/science/series/starwatch

Jod Cast

http://www.jodcast.net

Monthly night sky tour for MP3 players.

Atopics

http://www.atopics.co.uk

The world of atmospheric optics.

Blogs

Astro Bob

http://astrobob.areavoices.com/

Excellent guide to what’s up as well as astronomy news.

Snapshots from Space

http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/

Blog on space missons to the planets.

Starts with a Bang!

https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/

Ethan Siegel’s blog on cosmology and more.

Bad Astronomy

https://www.syfy.com/tags/bad-astronomy

Phil Platt rights astro-wrongs.

Cloudy Nights

http://www.cloudynights.com

Global forum for amateur astronomers.

Sites of Irish Interest

Night Sky Hunter

http://www.nightskyhunter.com/

Stunning photography by Martin McKenna, storm chaser and amateur astronomer in Northern Ireland.

Dublin City FM – Astronomy Show

https://www.dublincityfm.ie/shows/the-astronomy-show/

Astronomy radio show on Dublin City FM

Science.ie

http://www.science.ie

Details of talks and science events in Ireland.

Irish Federation of Astronomical Societies

http://www.irishastronomy.org

The forum for Irish amateur astronomers.

The Irish Astronomy Trail

http://www.astronomytrail.ie

Links historical and modern astronomical sites around Ireland.

MET Eireann

http://www.met.ie

Check if it will be cloudy tonight.

Science Foundation Ireland

http://www.sfi.ie/

Science Foundation Ireland

The Sacred Island

http://www.carrowkeel.com/index.html

Standing stones and astronomical alignments.

Mythical Ireland

http://www.mythicalireland.com

Irish megalithic sites.

Ingenious Ireland

http://ingeniousireland.ie/

Mary Mulvihill’s Ingenious Ireland site.

Sundials in Ireland

https://www.sundials-ireland.com/index.html

Sundials around Ireland.

Spaceflight

ESA

http://www.esa.int

European Space Agency

NASA

http://www.nasa.gov

NASA

List of Government Space Agencies

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_government_space_agencies

World space programs.

Gunter’s Space Page

http://space.skyrocket.de

Future space missions.

Spaceflight Now

http://spaceflightnow.com

Mission launches and other news (click “Launch Schedule” too).

Space and Astronomy News

Universe Today

http://www.universetoday.com/

Astronomy and space news.

Space and NASA News

http://www.space.com

Astronomy and space news.

Night Sky Observer

http://www.nightskyobserver.com/the-sky-this-month/

Gary Nugent’s astronomy and space news.

Sun, Moon and Planets

Keith’s Moon Page

http://home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/

Facts and folklore about the moon

Solar Views

https://solarviews.com/

Multi-media tour of the solar system in different languages.

Solar Physics

http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/

The science of the sun.

Suntrek

http://www.suntrek.org/

Exploring the sun and spaceweather.

SolarHam

http://www.solarham.net/

Detailed information on spaceweather and aurora potential.

Moon Connection

http://www.moonconnection.com/

Site on the moon.

Nine Planets

http://nineplanets.org/

Lots of info on the solar system.

Solar System Exploration

https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/index.cfm

NASA page on the solar system.

NASA Science

http://science.nasa.gov/

NASA page on science.

Comets, Meteors and Asteroids

British Astronomical Association

https://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/~jds/

Comet section of the British Astronomical Association.

Weekly Information about Bright Comets

http://www.aerith.net/comet/weekly/current.html

Details of comets currently visible.

IMO

http://www.imo.net/

The International Meteor Organisation.

Asteroid Occultation Updates

http://www.asteroidoccultation.com/

Predictions of asteroid occultations.

Stars and Star Lore

Stars

http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/sowlist.html

James Kaler’s star of the week web site.

Star Tales

http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/contents.htm

Myths about the stars and constellations.

History

Encyclopedia of Science

http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/ETEmain.html

Astronomy encyclopedia.

Magazines

Astronomy Now

http://www.astronomynow.com/

UK based.

Sky at Night Magazine

http://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/

UK based.

Astronomy Magazine

http://www.astronomy.com/

US based.

Sky & Telescope

http://www.skyandtelescope.com

US based.

Education and Outreach

Astronomical Society of the Pacific

http://www.astrosociety.org/education/

Astronomical Society of the Pacific

EU Universe Awareness

http://www.unawe.org/

Universe Awareness.

Paper Plate Education

http://analyzer.depaul.edu/paperplate/

Paper plate astronomy.

AstroMediaShop

http://www.astromediashop.co.uk/

Interesting kits for exploring astronomy.

Equipment and Astrophotography

Night Sky Pix

https://nightskypix.com/

How to photograph the night sky and select equipment to do so.)

Photographing Space

https://photographingspace.com

Astrophotography tips and tutorials.

The Binocular Sky

http://binocularsky.com/

Lots of information about binoculars and a monthly newsletter

RASC Calgary Centre – Downloadable Files Index

http://www.calgary.rasc.ca/downloads/

Buying a telescope or binoculars.

TWAN

http://www.twanight.org/newTWAN/index.asp

The World At Night astrophotography.

Astropix

http://www.astropix.com/

Excellent primer on astrophtography by Jerry Lodriguss.

Miscellaneous

Index to HyperPhysics

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hframe.html

Excellent site on all branches of physics.

Curious About Astronomy?

http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/index.php

Ask an Astronomer Q & A.

Astronomy Picture of the Day

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

Astronomy Picture of the Day.

BookFinder

http://www.bookfinder.com

Search multiple booksellers for hard to find books.

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