LINKS for Backyard Astronomy

Astrophotography

Sky & Telescope
Advice for backyard astronomers (see "tips"!).
This Weeks Sky at a Glance

Astronomy: What's Up this Month
Features rise, set and transit times, constellation of the month, meteor showers and more.
Skymaps.com This might be my favorite site. Lots of information that is very easy to access. Also provides podcasts!
Silicon Mapping
Finds your latitude and longitude from a street address!
CalSky
Configure your own celestial calendar of events! Get a log in name and enter your coord. from Silicon Mapping.
The Astronomical League List of Observing Clubs here!
Your Sky
Customize and print out your own star chart.
About Universal Time
Alternate Starmap Service
Heavens Above
Object transit times for your location, planetary, sun and moon data and more. Excellent!
  Griffith Observatory by Heavens Above Track satellites and the ISS
National Geographic's Star Journey
Very cool site showing you what's up there.
The Constellations
Everything you need to know about locating and identifying const.
   
Guides
Guides to tracking comets and planets.
Find that Comet
Find that Planet
Educator's Guide to Spotting Satellites
JPL Guide to tracking satellites.
  WikiSky Information on celestial objects and where to find them
International Astronomical Union   Astrophotography Links    
Wunderground Interactive Star Charts Chandra Space Telescope    
Hubble Site Want to see what the Hubble Space Telescope can see? Also visit the Hubble Heritage Site   Spitzer Space Telescope Site    
 

SpaceWeather News and information about the Sun-Earth environment

  Choose your first telescope from Sky and Telescope magazine    
Gemini Observatory Dunn Solar Telescope    
  Space.com Night Sky Calendar   Sky News Magazine    
  Astronomy Magazine   This Month's Sky    
NASA Enough said        
  Earth and Sky Skywatching Center   Astronomical A List    


MSN Tech/Science Slide Show January 27, 2006

Space Shuttle Processing

Everything you ever wanted to know about the Space Shuttle