Other Favorite Astronomy Websites
Abrams current skywatcher's diary
Ames Area Amateur Astronomers
- Ames, Iowa
Astronomy Magazine
Carnegie Science Center
Comet ephemerides
- Harvard
Puckett Observatory
Sky & Telescope Magazine
Digitized Palomar Sky Survey
- searchable archive of the premier photographic atlas of the cosmos
U.S. Naval Observatory time calculator
- calculate the sunrise, sunset, twilight, moonrise,moonset, and phase times for your U.S. location
SatPasses
- predictions of satellite passes for 63 cities in US and Canada
Comets and Meteor Showers
Earth Viewer
- view the Earth's current day and night regions
Lunar phases
- excellent tutorial applet, quiz - U. of Iowa
Moon Phase Pictures for any date and time [1800-2199]
Solar System Live
- interactive orrery
Stars and Constellations
Constellation Quiz
from Mt. Wilson Observatory
Telescopes & Binoculars
from SKY Online
The Weather Channel
Real-Time Weather Satellite Images
from
GOES-8
(Geosynchronous Operational Environmental Satellite) showing continental US
Last update: August 8, 2003