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• Astronomy Education and Outreach - General astronomy tutorial education links web courses documents at the UCSD Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences
• Astronomy Today - Information and articles on astronomy space and related topics Also features a friendly forum and a telescope buyer s FAQ page
• Astronomy Online - Gives overview of the solar system the Milky Way galaxy extrasolar planets cosmology and astrophotography Includes images additional resources and forums
• An Atlas of the Universe - Contains 3D maps of the universe zooming out from the nearest stars to the scale of the galaxy and out to the surrounding superclusters and finally to the scale of the known universe
• Astronomical Applications Department U S Naval Observatory - Computes the position brightness and other observable characteristics of celestial bodies as well as the circumstances of astronomical phenomena Includes information on calendars and related topics
• Absolute Astronomy - Facts and statistical information about planets moons constellations stars galaxies and Messier objects
• Astronomy Net - Resources searchable forums and searchable lists of organizations providing astronomy services
• Logarithmic Maps of the Universe - Show universe in terms of distance from Earth center Includes such things as satellites planets stars nebulae and galaxies out to cosmic microwave background radiation from the Big Bang
• Stars and Planets - Information about interesting stars and planets in our galaxy as well as astral bodies outside the Milky Way Includes photos
• Astronomy Facts and Trivia - Fun facts and trivia relating to astronomy space science fiction movies Most trivia items are submitted by users
• Infrared Astronomy - All about infrared astronomy from NASA s infrared astronomy center Discovery of infrared what is infrared and infrared astronomy history the infrared universe gallery activities discoveries missions and a lot of links to IR astronomy sites
• Eric Weisstein s World of Astronomy - A web encyclopedia Over 500 entries ranging from definitions to full articles
• The Naming of Stars - Leaflet from Royal Greenwich Observatory
• Astronomical Pseudo-Science A Skeptic s Resource List - List of links for those who want to examine theories that are on the fringe of accepted scientific thought that are related connected to astronomy A few examples are astrology UFO s the " Face" on Mars and ancient astronaut theory
• AOL Space - Get space and astronomy news photos and videos
• Space com - The Greatest Myths Hoaxes & Mysteries in Astronomy and Space Science - Article briefly discussing 21 topics
• Astronomy for All - Index with graphics and illustrations about stars the Solar System cosmology and Galileo
• AstroWeb - Astronomical internet resources from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory
• Beyond Earth - Everything Not on Earth - Provides information about the beginning of universe and solar system About the planets quasars the Milky Way black holes Life of a star Travel in space and extra terrestrial beings
• Astronomical Optical Interferometry - The use of multiple telescopes to produce high resolution images - commonly used at most modern observatories A literature review article
• Astronomy Forum - Message board