Index

Note this is not meant to be a complete directory of everything astronomical available on the Internet - please use a search engine such as Google, Yahoo or MSN Search.

FOR KIDS

• NASA Kids: learn about space travel and astronomy (for kids under 13)
  kids.msfc.nasa.gov/
  
• Astronomy Picture of the Day:
  antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
  
• Galaxies: learn about galaxies and their shapes
  www.seds.org/messier/galaxy.html
  
• StarChild: get a variety of astronomy information (also in Spanish & Portugese)
  starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html
  
• Space Coloring Book: print this out and color!
  www.jsc.nasa.gov/er/seh/color.html
  
• What is the Sun?: We see it almost every day, but what is it?
  www.hao.ucar.edu/public/education/education.html
  
• Amazing Space - Space Telescope for Kids
  amazing-space.stsci.edu
  
• Check out your local Planetarium:
  www.newarkmuseum.org/planetarium/pages/skywatch.html

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FOR TEACHERS 

• Dreyfuss Planetarium: the SkyWatch page features the night sky
  www.newarkmuseum.org
• Amazing Space - Space Telescope for Teachers:
  amazing-space.stsci.edu/eds
  
• NASA Spacelink: information about the space program, as well as astronomy resources
  spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov
  
• Universe in the Classroom: back issues of this excellent science educator's newsletter
  www.astrosociety.org/education/publications/tnl/tnl.html
  

LOCAL ASTRONOMY CLUBS

• North Jersey Astronomical Group:
  njagweb.tripod.com
  
• Amateur Astronomers Inc.:
  www.asterism.org
  
• Rockland Astronomy Club:
  www.rocklandastronomy.com
  
• Morris Museum Astronomical Society:
  members.tripod.com/mmastrosociety
• For a more extensive list of NJ Astronomy Clubs see:
  United Astronomy Clubs of New Jersey
  www.uacnj.org

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IMAGES

• Latest Images of the Sun:www.bbso.njit.edu
• National Optical Astronomy Observatory:www.noao.edu/image_gallery
• European Southern Observatory:www.eso.org/outreach/gallery/astro
• Astronomy Picture of the Day:antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
• Hubble Space Telescope:hubblesite.org
• Astrophotography by David Malin:www.aao.gov.au/images
• NASA Photo Gallery:www.nasa.gov/gallery/photo
• NASA's Planetary Photojournal:photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov
• NASA Image Exchange:nix.nasa.gov

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CALENDARS, ALMANACS, SUN & MOON

• Frequently Asked Questions About Calendars:www.tondering.dk/claus/calendar.html
• For rise and set times of the Sun and Moon, visit the U.S. Naval Observatory at:aa.usno.navy.mil/aa/data/docs/RS_OneDay.html
• Phases of the Moon:aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/MoonPhase.html
• Equinoxes, Solstices, Aphelion, Perihelion:aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/EarthSeasons.html
• For Moon Phases see:aa.usno.navy.mil/AA/data/docs/MoonPhase.html
• Positions of the Sun & Moon:aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/AltAz.html

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PLANETS & THE SOLAR SYSTEM

• Solar System Live: get a drawing of what the Solar System looks like right now!
  www.fourmilab.ch/solar/solar.html
• Positions of the Planets:www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/Planetsand www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/uncgi/Solar

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ECLIPSES

• NASA Eclipse Page:
  sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/eclipse.html

METEORS & METEORITES

• Meteorite Central:www.meteoritecentral.com
• Meteorites and their Properties:meteorites.lpl.arizona.edu(also available in Spanish)

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SETI

• SETI Institute:www.seti.org
• SETI League:www.setileague.org
• SETI@Home:setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu

• Cassini (Saturn):saturn.jpl.nasa.gov
• Mars Rovers:marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov
• Messenger (Mercury):messenger.jhuapl.edu
• SOHO (Sun):sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov
• STEREO (Sun):stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov
• New Horizons (Pluto):pluto.jhuapl.edu
• Dawn (Ceres & Vesta):dawn.jpl.nasa.gov 
• Other Solar System Missions: solarsystem.nasa.gov 
• International Space Station (ISS):spaceflight.nasa.gov/station
• Find out when the Space Station is visible!
  www.heavens-above.com
• CBS News Space Place: www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space 

CONSTELLATIONS & STAR MAPS

• Your Sky: Make your own sky map!
  www.fourmilab.to/yoursky
• Constellations and their Stars:www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations
• Portrait of Stars and their Constellations:www.astro.uiuc.edu/~kaler/sow/sowlist.html
• Windows to the Universe - Constellations:
  www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/the_universe/Constellations/constnavi.html

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