Astronomy Information
check the current sidereal time (Longitude = 70 W) - what is this
nasa's picture of the day
ASTRONOMY APPLETS
moon's phases
Copernicus
parallax
binary stars
MOON
collection of applets:
http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/anisamples/astronomy/astronomy.html
http://www.astro.ubc.ca/~scharein/a311/Sim.html
INTERACTIVE STUFF
control the universe!
starry sky #1
awesome interactive applet (click on "Start AstroViewer" on the upper left)
starry sky #2
same stuff you'll see out the window
starry sky #3
another interactive star map
the Milky Way
an awesome interactive 3D applet
the universe
slightly less awesome 3D tour
your solar system
see what's going on in the neighborhood
find a planet
where are those wanderers now?
see how our solar system works
what is the moon telling us
interactive websites
lots of fun stuff to explore
thinkquest
tons of great virtual tours
Earth and Moon
What is the connection?
INFORMATION
now that you've taken the tour, find out more
constellation info
everything you want to know (I hope)
constellation stories
everything else you want to know
some constellation pictures
not too artistic, but helpful
find and know constellations
this middle school’s website rocks
solar system
take a virtual tour
planet info
planets are places, but I like it here on Earth
Milky Way info
learn about our home
galaxy info
learn about the atoms of the universe
cosmology info
find out cool stuff about the universe
history
same stars (mostly) but different theories
space weather
"up there" meets "down here"
earth - moon viewer
what does the Earth look like now?
analemma
this is really hard stuff
Wolfram
astronomy info unlimited
CURRENT INVESTIGATIONS
the search for knowledge continues!
These professionals want YOU to understand what they're doing
Click on the "education" links to find interesting background information.
WMAP
real live scientists studying the universe
CHANDRA
real live scientists taking cool pictures
HAYSTACK
real live scientists real close by
NASA
they put humans on the moon; then they put up this website
HUBBLE
it's big and it's up there
OTHER COOL STUFF
check it out:
one ; two
astronomy links
Weather
will there be any stars tonight?
Clouds
no stars? clouds are cool too
books
a list of some astronomy books
bad astronomy
just what it says
