ASTRONOMY RESOURCES ON THE WEB
Clear Sky Chart – predicts seeing conditions for Taylor Observatory.
Sun and Moon Data– includes twilight times for Santa Rosa Ca.
This Week’s Sky at a Glance – from Sky and Telescope magazine.
Evening Sky Maps – Sky map downloads in several languages. Be sure to choose Northern Hemisphere if you live in the USA and Canada.
Night Sky Network – Jet Propulsion Laboratory site Astronomy Club resources
Space.com – A site devoted to all things astronomy
Space Telescope Science Institute – STScI provides data archive and distribution for all of NASA’s optical/UV missions, including HST.
Space Station Sighting – Dates and times for ISS and other satellites sightings in Ukiah area
ASTRONOMY/SCIENCE LESSONS ON THE WEB
Welcome to the Planets – from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NasaKid’s Club – Nasa games and quizes designed to excite children about outer space.
Space Elevators – the science behind space elevators and hands on lesson plan
Neil Armstrong – excellent reference to Neil Armstrong’s career
DARK SKY INITIATIVE
International Dark Sky Association – The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) is the recognized authority on light pollution and is the leading organization combating light pollution worldwide.
The Globe at Night – The Globe at Night program is an international citizen-science campaign to raise public awareness of the impact of light pollution by inviting citizen-scientists to measure their night sky brightness and submit their observations from a computer or smart phone.
The Anza Borrego Dark Sky Coalition – Borrego Springs is currently the only certified Dark Sky Community in California.
ASTRONOMY IMAGES
Astronomy Picture of the Day– Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
Hubble Heritage Project – Some of the best images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.
Spitzer Space Telescope – Images from the most sensitive infrared telescope today.
TELESCOPE RESOURCES
Astronomics– an online reseller of telescopes and accessories
Celstron – an online supplier of telescopes with a knowledgebase for support on all telescopes
Orion Telescopes – an online reseller of telescopes and accessories