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Astronomy, Space and Stars...

General Astronomy and Guides

Tonight's Sky - Daily sky items
Astronomy Resources for Kids - Thanks Corrine!
Qué tal? in the Current Skies - Good monthly "what's up" site
StarDate - Nice site for beginners
astronomyLINKS - Lots of info
SpaceWeather.com - News about the Sun-Earth environment
Skyhound Observer's Pages
Shadow & Substance - Animations and graphics
Atmospheric Optics
Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) - Very good source
Sky & Telescope Magazine / Current Sky At A Glance
Windows to the Universe - Heaps of info on planets and astro mythology
Good S&T articles on buying telescopes and binoculars
So You Wanna Buy a Telescope - Advice for telescope buyers
The Amateur Astronomers' Field Guide to Deep Sky Observing
Sky Insight - Astronomy news, forums and search tools
Binocular Viewing Accessories - Easy to build things for binocular users
Astromart - Astronomy Classifieds & Auctions
Cloudy Nights Telescope Reviews

Charts and Planetariums

Stellarium
Skymaps.com - Free Monthly Printable Star Charts
Sky View Cafe - Lots of info from a Java applet
Your Sky - Interactive Planetarium
- What my sky looks like now
Solar System Live
MyStarsLive - Interactive star chart
An Atlas of the Universe

Images and Catalogs

Solar System

Planets of the Solar System
The Nine Planets - A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System
SOHO (Solar & Heliospheric Observatory)
Big Bear Solar Observatory
Owens Valley Solar Array
Mt. Wilson Solar Tower
NASA Earth Observatory
International Dark-Sky Association
The US at Night
Planetary Photojournal
Earth View - Current day/night on planet Earth
World Sunlight Map - With current cloud cover
Moon Phase
Skyhound comet page
Comet elements and ephemerides
Asteroid/Comet orbit diagrams
Comet Charts
Weekly Information about Bright Comets - Good site with a weird color scheme

Satellites and Space Exploration

Heavens Above - Very good satellite site
- International Space Station current location
Visual Satellite Observer's Home Page
NASA TV
CelesTrak Two-Line Element (TLE) Sets
National Space Science Data Center

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