Central Valley Astronomers
Welcome
Calendar
2024
2025
Membership
Activities
Types
Star Party Etiquette
Maps & Directions
Weather and Light pollution
Young Astronomer Program
Astrophotography
Downloads
Links & Resources
Club Newsletter
List of useful links:
Magazines
Sky & Telecope
Astronomy
Tools, altases, and software
Telescope equations - to learn about the main principles of telescopes
Astronomy tools
Telescope simulator
Stellarium (free open source planetarium)
Mega Star 5 (free)
Virtual Moon Atlas (free Moon Atlas)
SkyChart
Forums and reviews
Cloudy Nights
Telescope reviews
Light pollution and weather
Weather forecast
Sunrise and Sunset for Fresno in 2024
Light pollution map
Dark Sky Association
Catalogs and atlases
The NGC/IC project
Faint fuzzies (deep sky objects catalogs)
Atlas by Toshimi Taki
Mag_7_Star_Atlas by Andrew L. Johnson
Deep Sky Watch by Michael Vlasov
Atlas by Allan Hall
100 Astronomical objects using binoculars
Astrophotography
Astrobackyard
Astroimagery
Beginners guide to astrophotography
Misc
Astronomy picture of the day
Telescope buying guide
Sierra Remote Observatories (SRO)
Astronomy at Fresno State with Prof. Fred Ringwald