Astro Links

Astro Calendars & Event Date – Time Info

#1 Astronomical and Space Calendar – CalSKY
Night Sky Info
USNO Astronomical Applications Department 

Astronomy ~ General

AstronomyDaily.com – Preview
Backyard Astronomy.com ~ from the authors of The Backyard As
space.com
SkyMaps Monthly Observing lists and chart
The Belmont Society for Beginning Amateur Astronomy
Todd Gross’ Weather and Astronomy Site 

Books

Amazon.com–Earth’s Biggest Selection
Leading Topographic Map Software and Topographical Map Books
Willmann-Bell World Scientific 

CCD Imaging

Choosing and matching a CCD camera to a telescope
The Astronomy CCD camera comparison calculator 

Clubs & Amateur Astronomy Organizations

AAVSO American Association of Variable Star Observers
American Lunar Society Astronomical League Home Page
Astronomical Society of Nevada, Las Vegas (ASN LV)
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Center for Backyard Astrophysics
International Astronomical Union
Lake County Astronomical Society
The American Meteor Society
The Light Pollution Authority – www.darksky.org
Western Observer’s Website 

CVA Personal Home Pages

Dr. Ringwald’s page 

Fresno State

California State University, Fresno
CSUF – Engineering Downing Planetarium at California State University, Fresno
Dr. Ringwald’s page 

Hewlett-Packard Calculators

Hewlett-Packard ~ Calculators
HP Museum ~ MOHPC
HP Virtual Museum Personal Systems
hpcalc.org – HP48 Software Archive 

Palm Pilot

Palm.com Products, Services & Company Information
Planetarium for the Palm Computing Platform 

Slide Rules

Eric’s Slide Rule Site
Sphere Research’s Slide Rule Universe 

Hardware Manufacturers

Astro-Physics
Celestron International
MAG 1 Instruments
Meade Instruments Corporation
Olympus Global Home Page
Pelican Products Rigel Systems
SAC
SBIG Santa Barbara Instrument Group
SkyPointer Software Bisque
Starsplitter Telescopes
Tele Vue Optics
Todd Gross’ Weather and Astronomy Site
www.scopereviews.com — The Telescope Review Web Site 

Hardware Vendors

Absolute Astronomy
Adorama
Anacortes Telescope And Wild Bird
Analytical Scientific
Astronomics
Astronomy-Mall.com Home
Astroshops Astrotec
B&H Photo
Berger Bros. Camera
Camera Bug
Edmund Scientifics
Focus Camera
Hardin Optical Company
Jim’s Mobile, Inc. (JMI)
KEH Camera Brokers
Oceanside Photo & Telescsope
Orion Telescopes and Binoculars
Rivers Photography & Astronomy
Scope City
ScopeStuff
ScopeTronix Quality Astronomy Products
STARIZONA
Surplus Shed
The Observatory
University Optics
Woodland Hills Camera & Telescopes 

Images

CCD images.net 

Magazines

Amateur Astronomy Magazine
Astronomy Magazine
Astronomy Now
Sky and Telescope 

Maps & Geographic Information

Color Landform Atlas of the United States
Kim’s Notes for USAPhotoMaps
Magnetic Declination ~ Geomagnetic Field Synthesis Program I
MapQuest Home
TerraServer V5.0 Homepage
TOPO! Home Page @nationalgeographic.com
TopoZone – The Web’s Topographic Map
US State Topography Images 

NASA

Kennedy Space Center Home Page
Mars Exploration Homepage
NASA – Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA Ames Research Center
NASA Headquarters
NASA Home Page
NASA Human Space Flight
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA Quest Main page
NASA Spacelink – An Aeronautics & Space Resource for Educati
NASA-Johnson Space Center – Houston, Texas Science @ NASA
VLFradio 

Observatories

Chandra X-ray Observatory News – the NASA Marshall Space Fli
Lowell Observatory
Mauna Kea Observatory
Mount Wilson Observatory
National Optical Astronomy Observatory
SkyView Virtual Observatory
USNO Astronomical Applications Department
White Mountain Observatory 

Observing Locations

Dark Sky California 

Binary Stars

Orbital Elements
Orbits of Visual Binaries 

Deep Sky

Impressions of the Deep Sky Sketches + Observations 

Solar System

CONSOLIDATED LUNAR ATLAS 

On-Line Communities

Astrofieds Free Astronomy Classifieds
ASTROMART
Astronomy Discussion Pages – Home
M57 The Ring News And Views for Amateur Astronomers 

Planetariums

Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum
Downing Planetarium at California State University, Fresno
The Hayden Planetarium American Museum of Natural History
Welcome to Fiske Planetarium 

Science ~ Astronomy & Astrophysics

California & Carnegie Planet Search 

Science ~ General

INDUSTORIOUS CLOCK MONOCRAFTS3.0
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program ~ Northern California 

Search Engines & Research Sites

Altavista
Google
LibrarySpot.com Encyclopedias, etc.
Yahoo 

Sky & Weather Conditions

Clear Sky Clock ~ Fresno
Clear Sky Clock ~ Glacier Point
Clear Sky Clocks ~ Homepage
Clear Sky Clocks ~ California
Intellicast ~ Fresno Forecast
Interactive Weather Information Network
National Weather Service ~ Hanford
NOAA ~ Home Page
NOAA ~ National Weather Service
Space Weather Now
Weather Underground ~ Fresno Forecast
Western Regional Climate Center 

Software

Starry Night
Andromeda Software
Cartes du Ciel ~ Sky Charts
Celestia A 3D Space Simulator
Deepsky 2003
Lunar Map Pro ~ RITI (Reading Information Technology Inc.)
Mathcad Software Bisque 

Space Flight

Mars Exploration Homepage
NASA Human Space Flight
Spaceflight Now

Complied by: Fred Lusk