WVAS Links to Astronomy related Web Pages

Links to Astronomy related Web Pages

• Project Astro - Teaching Astronomy
• Culture and Lore
• Planetariums
• Educational Sites
• NASA
• Fun Sites
• College Level
• Outreach Pages
• Magazine and News Home Pages
• Clubs and Societies
• Star Naming Information
• Radio Astronomy
• Video Astronomy
• Commercial sites
• Astronomy related web sites
• Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI)

Project Astro - Teaching Astronomy

• Project Astro

Culture and Lore

• Archeoastronomy
• Hawaiian Astronomical Society - Deepsky Atlas - The constellation listings include references and descriptions about the classical (Greek) constellations.
• Greek Mythology - More details about the Greek gods and their influences on the constellations.
• Astronomy in Japan - Fairly detailed Japanesse mythology.
• Solar Folklore - Myths and folklore about the sun.

Planetariums

• Chicago's Adler Planetarium
• Heavens Above satellite visibility prediction. Determine when the International Space Station is overhead in addition to the 'Iridium flare' times. Iridium is the name of a set of Motorola communication satellites. The flares (sunlight reflecting off the solar panels) are extremely bright and easy to see. Many of them are brighter than Venus!
• Turkey Run Nature Center Planetarium
is open year round. (Open daily Memorial Day through Labor Day. Open Thursday through Monday the rest of the year.) Use the link above to the Interpretive Programs links to find time and dates of presentations at Turkey Run.

Educational Sites

• Night Sky This Week An interesting site by Emil Neata in Romania giving a good summary of this weeks sights in the night sky.
• The Sun: An Overview. A well written introduction to solar observing. (Note: Only view the Sun through proper filters. It can easily blind you without propery filters.)
• Astronomy For Kids - Simple, quick explanations for kids.
• Mysteries of Deep Space - PBS classroom lesson to go with the PBS series.
• National Geopraphic's Virtual Solar System - An interactive view to our solar system.
• SpaceWander Virtual Space Trip! - Great reference site

NASA

• The Challenger Center for Space Science Education
• Night Sky Network

College Level

• Optical Astronomy at Purdue University (West Lafayette Observatory)
• Internet astronomy course for students using the internet
• Project CLEA - High school and college level exercises in astronomy. Plenty of links to other sites.

Outreach Pages

• Space Telescope Science Institute (Hubble) home page. Also available at this site are the Amazing Science activities for home and school.
• The Planetary Society - Planet exploration site. Links to 'Red Rover' and other things for teachers.
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory - Telescopes operate at more than just optical wavelengths.

Magazine and News Home Pages

• Monthly sky maps available for download
• Astronomy Magazine - Astronomy magazine
• SKY Online - Sky and Telescope magazine
• Sky Insight AstroPhoto Insight? Online Magazine
• StarDate Online Magazine from The University of Texas at Austin McDonald Observatory
• AstroWeb - Web ring of astronomy sites. Mostly advanced information. Probably needs an education category.
• Yahoo! Astronomy Reference Page
• Practical Astronomy Magazine. An online magazine with articles for and by amateurs.
• AmSky - White pages of astronomy club contacts and a few astronomy articles.

Clubs and Societies

• The Astronomical Society of the Pacific
• International Dark Sky Association (IDA) - Information about how we are polluting our skies with improper lighting.
• American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) - Very advanced site. Work with real data for real research.
• The Astronomical League - Advanced information.
• Indiana Council on Outdoor Lighting Education (ICOLE)
• Prarie Grass Observatory - Great new observatory located just 20 minutes from Lafayette
• Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers (ALPO)
• Miami Valley Astronomical Society, Dayton, OH


Clubs in Indiana

• Stonebelt Stargazers in Bedford
• Evansville Astronomical Society Inc. in Evansville
• Muncie Astronomy Club in Farmland
• Fort Wayne Astronomical Society Inc. in Fort Wayne
• Calumet Astronomical Society in Griffith
• Kokomo Astronomy Club in Kokomo
• Indiana Astronomical Society Inc. in Mooresville
• Michiana Astronomical Society in South Bend
• Kids Astro Camp South Bend in South Bend
• Rose-Hulman Astronomical Society in Terre Haute
• Wabash County Astronomical Society Inc. in Wabash
• Wabash Valley Astronomical Society in West Lafayette
• Warsaw Astronomical Society in Winona Lake

Radio Astronomy

• Radio Astronomy Publishing - Source of books and information
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory
• Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers

Video Astronomy

•  Video Astronomy E-Mail discussion group

Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI)

• Amateur SETI Home Page
• SETI Institute - Funded project about searching for life in the Universe.

Astronomy related web sites

• Groovy Adventures - Various adventures listings including astronomy club contacts.

Commercial Sites

Rather than doing a terrible job of who to include and why, we recommend first showing up to a club meeting and asking questions of the members. (Ours or any other clubs meeting. We astronomers tend to be a really friendly bunch!) Addtionally, the internet has many great list available. Below are just a few of those lists.

• Astronomy magazine shopper's guide.
• Sky and Telescope magazine advertiser directory
• Sky Insight astronomy dealer\vendor location map

Star Naming

• The International Astronomical Union

Last modified August 14, 2011