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Elevation,Balmer Series,Black Body Radiation,Black Hole,Bradley's Aberration,Chromosphere,Cherenkov
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Anomaly,Orbital Period,Parallax,Perhelion,Perigee,Perturbation,PHA,Photosphere,Plane Of The
Ecliptic,Precession,Precession Cycle,Primary,Primordial Microwaves,Prominence,Retrograde Motion,Right Ascension And
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Energetic Particles,Solar Flare,Solar Wind,Spectral Line,Stellar Evolution,Supernova,Synodic,Synodic Period,Synodic
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And Multi Mirror Optics,Huygenian Eyepiece,Ramsden Eyepiece,Kellner Eyepiece,Orthoscopic Eyepiece,Plossl Eyepiece,Wide
Field Eyepieces,Erfle Eyepiece,Konig Eyepiece,Nagler Eyepiece
Timelines & Famous Astronomers
Pre-Recorded History to the end of 1682
Newton's "Principia" to 16 July, 1968
20 July, 1969 to the 31 December 2000
1 January 2001 to the 31 December 2007
1 January 2008 to the 31 December 2008
1 January 2009 to the 31 December 2009
Ancient Times to the Renaissance
The Renaissance to the Nineteenth Century
The Nineteenth Century Onwards...
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Explanatory Pages
Short explanations of astronomical terms
Longer explanations of less well understood matters
Measurements, Laws, Constants & Definitions
What to look for in a telescope
Exo-Planets so far discovered, as of 31 March 2008
Astronomical satellites (Not up to date)
Explanation of the differences between stars
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Outside Audo-Visual Resources
ESA
Over 400 Video clips on all aspects of astronomy
NASA TV



All four of these television feeds need Real Player
You will also need a good, clean broadband, ISDN or T1/E1 connection in order for them to be played for comfortable
viewing. Without one of these type of connections you will be unutterably frustrated. The first three channels run
more or less twenty-four hours per day; however, not infrequently, Media shows exactly the same program as Public.
Miscellaneous Items
A short history of space exploration from NASA
A Google crawler that searches thirteen major astronomical repositories
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Daily, Weekly & Monthly Newsletters
- Astronomy Expert
- Astronomy.com
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- Daily Galaxy
- European Southern Obsevatory
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- Moon Daily
- National Optical Astronomy Observatory
- Nature
- Physics World
- Planet Quest
- Planetary Science Research Discoveries
- Planetary.org
- Saturn Daily
- Science at NASA
- Space Daily
- Space Ref
- Space Telescope Science Institute
- Space Travel
- Spitzer
- Space Weather
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Major Space-based Astronomical Telescopes
•Chandra X-Ray Telescope: Home•Gallery
•Hubble Optical Telescope: Home•Gallery
•Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO): Home • Gallery
•Spitzer Infra-Red Telescope: Home•Gallery
•Fermi Gamma-ray Large Area Telescope (GLAST): Home
•On its way...
James Webb Telescope - 2013
Professional Astronomy Sites
•Astronomical Images - List of World Wide Web Servers specialising in astronomical image archives.
•Astronomy Expert - Site concerned with the study of Stars, Planets and Outer Space Phenomena with a high quality monthly newsletter.
•AstroWeb Listing of ground-based Telescopes.
•AstroWeb Listing of spaceborne Telescopes.
•BBC Space Science page Including Sir Patrick Moore's "Sky At Night"
•British Astronomical Association
•British National Space Centre
•Encyclopaedia Astronautica
•ESA European Space Agency
•ESO European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere
•Telescope Data Center at The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
•Harvard List Of Observable Comets
•Harvard List Of Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
•NASA "Picture Of The Day" Calendar
•Space Weather Prediction Centre Solar And Geophysical Events
•Virtual Observatories Virtual Tours of 30-odd major Observatories
Other astronomy related websites
•Solar Views - Probably the best site for information concerning
all the Solar System bodies, the statistics are very impressive
•Video Jug Astronomy - Seven, astronomical question and answer sessions videos
by Sir Patrick Moore and Chris Lintott
•Heavens Above - If you are into artificial satellite watching,
this is probably the best site for predicting satellites and space stations. It also covers comets, etc.
•Satscape - Excellent program to track all earth-orbit satellites, on your PC
•SpaceWeather - Best site for up-to-date information on solar weather,
auroras and potentially hazardous asteroids (PHAs)
•Atmospheric Optics - A host of visual spectacles - rainbows, halos, glories, coronas and many more
•Green Flashes and Mirages
Introductions to these two phenomena from San Diego State University
Amateur Astronomy Sites
•The Society For Popular Astronomy - Great informative site for amateur astronomers
•The 8 Planets - a tour
round the Solar System
Miscellaneous
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Telescope theory and science...
- Telescope optics in detail - Degree level maths and optics, but definitely worth a read. Good descriptions of every conceivable type of
telescope except sadly, Ritchey-Chrétien (as at August 2007)
- A brief Tutorial Guide - Astrophotography and Telescope Basics
BUILD your own telescope...
BUY your own telescope...
Free Auto-Mailers on Astronomy and Associated Matters
•News at ESO - European Southern Observatory Newsletter
•News at ESA - European Space Agency Newsletter. Loads of subject options and available in any of 20-odd languages!
•Science at NASA - Weekly Newsletter of everything important
•SpaceDaily - Eight diferent newsletters, ranging from Astronomy to Space Wars
• - About evenly
split between Astronomy and other matters
Astronomy Magazines
•Sky At Night Magazine - UK The world's first astronomy magazine
•Amateur Astronomy Magazine - USA
•Astronomy And Space - Ireland
•Astronomy Magazine - USA
•Astronomy Now - UK
•Sky News - Canada
Ancient Places Purportedly Related to Astronomy
- Newgrange, Ireland
- Stonehenge, England
- Woodhenge, England
- Goseck Circle, Germany
- Karnak Temple, Egypt
- Chankillo, Peru
- Machu Picchu, Peru
- Chichen Itza, Mexico
- The Miami Circle, USA
- Chaco Canyon, USA
- Fajata Butte, USA
- Cahokia Mounds, USA
- Big Horn Medicine Wheel, USA
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