Tag: astronomy

Stellarium: a great open source exploration tool

by David Walen on Nov.16, 2009, under Blog

We have a great time using stellarium in the Dome!  It is always nice to be able to point at a planet, or a nebula, and say, would you like to see more?
We encourage all our visitors to go to their web site and download it as well.
They can be found at http://www.stellarium.org/

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Astronomy Links

by Ian Downie on Sep.07, 2009, under Blog

http://astronomylinks.com/index.htm

Astronomy Links .net

Stargazing for Beginners (article with advice on how to begin stargazing)
Celestron’s Sky Scout (site for personal handheld planetarium)
www.skymaps.com (skymaps)
Heavens Above (real-time satellite, ISS, and Space Shuttle orbital pass information, sky charts, and more)
Astronomy Picture of the Day (images with explanation)
NASA’s Planetary Photojournal (images and information from various missions and instruments)
Starchild (a learning center for young astronomers)
Space Telescope Science Institute (resources and programs)
SpaceWeather.com (information about the Sun-Earth environment)
Space Weather Now (real-time space weather)
Sky & Telescope Magazine (magazine of astronomy)
SOHO: The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (sun, corona, and solar wind site)
Astronomical Society of the Pacific (astronomy society with a lot of information)Ast

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