StarGazing 101 - Extras
Links - Software - Articles
- Multi-Media - Charts - RASC
Certificates - Maps
This page is dedicated to providing some of the information
that has been presented at our meetings. It includes links to
interesting internet sites and relevant pdf articles.
If you would like to contribute to this page please contact
the Webmaster on the Contacts
page.
Links
www.kwtelescsope.com
(KW's Astronomy Equipment and Resource Store)
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Your
Sky (Sky Charts)
Hawaiian Astronomical Society (Sky
Charts)
SkyMaps:
Free Skymaps for each month
Chabot Space & Science Centre
Virtual Planetarium Sky Calendar
David Paul Green's Free Astronomy
Software Site
An overview about the
History and Science of Telescopes
Software
Sky Charts Program - Full version
is a 15MB file.
HNSKY
Planetarium program Planetarium program to magnitude 13 for
Windows.
Stellarium A realistic sky in 3D - all platforms.
Jupiter A Program for Jupiter's Moons and Red spot position.
StarTrails A free image processing program.
Articles
August Star Hop
Contsellation Ophiuchus
Leo Galaxies
(Sky and Telescope)
Constellation Ursa
Major (Big Dipper) - Doug Bulgin
Constellation Lyra
- Richard Derks
Messier
Marathon Check List
Messier
Sequence List
Planning
Your First Deep Sky Session
Multi-media Sites
Patrick Moore - BBC's "The Sky At Night"
On-line Astronomy TV
Podcasting - On-line Radio/Video broadcasting:
Recommended
Podcasting Client:
Sky Charts &
Logs
Coma/Virgo
Galaxies (287K) Observing Guide & Charts
Early Spring
Charts (375K)
Spring Objects
(442K) - B/W Pictures of Objects
Virgo Galaxy Hop
(166K) - Intro Chart for Locating Virgo Galaxies
The TRIATLAS Project - Three deep sky atlases up to 9, 10, 13 magnitude
RASC
Certificates
RASC
Observing
Certificate Program
Explore
the
Universe
Messier
Certificate
Finest
NGC Certificate
Isabel
Williamson Lunar Certificate
Maps
Local
Observing Sites (Google Map)
Map to Laurentian Zehrs
(Meeting Location)
