Links

This selection of links in not meant to be a complete listing of the astronomy resources available on the net. It is provided as a quick guide to local astronomy links of the Tucson area and a few other links to provide a starting place on the road to the vast resources available on the web.

What's Up

Sky and Telescopes weekly guide "This Week's Sky at a Glance" You can even get on a mailing list to keep you updated.

Current moon phase from the US Naval Observatory

Jack Horkheimer's Star Gazer page, with his current weekly segment and cartoon's.

Satellite Visibility for Tucson from Heavens Above (Formerly GSOC)

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Current satellite images from National Weather Service, Tucson

Space Telescope Digitized Sky Survey

Hubble Space Telescope Pictures

Local & Affiliated

Students for the Exploration and Development of Space

International Dark Sky Association An organization devoted to educating the public about light pollution and it's many negative effects. Or for local issues you can go to the Southern Arizona Section of IDA (SA-IDA)

Astronomical League The Astronomical League is a Nonprofit Federation of Astronomical Societies that promotes the science of astronomy through education and incentives for astronomical observation and research

Flandaru Science Center A planetarium and science museum located at the U of A.

Night Sky Network Nationwide coalition of amateur astronomy clubs bringing the science, technology and inspiration of NASA's missions to the general public. Sponsored and supported by NASA/JPL-Caltech and the Astronomical Society of the Pacific

East Valley Astronomy Club our neighbors to the north in Phoenix

Saguaro Astronomy Club, also a Phoenix Club, they have excellent databases online for download

Observatories

Steward Observatory Part of the University of Arizona with facilities on Kitt Peak, Mt. Bigelow, Mt. Lemmon, and Mt. Graham.

NOAO The National Optical Astronomical Observatories operates the facilities on Kitt Peak and is funded by the National Science Foundation

Lunar and Planetary Laboratory of the UofA LPL is dedicated to the goal of understanding and teaching about the formation and evolution of the planetary system

Whipple Observatory The observatory arm of the Smithsonian Institution located on Mt. Hopkins.

Member Web Sites

Vega-Bray Observatory Offering bed and breakfast accomodations and use of the many telescopes on site under clear Arizona skies.

Grasslands Observatory A local private observatory run by a club member. Also the website of Three Towers Observatory

Goodricke-Pigott Observatory Roy Tucker's asteroid search facility, home to some very innovative equipment for this task, including his "three-shooter".

Galaxies.com Website of Dean Salman, a member and accomplished astrophotographer

Silicon Owl Andrew Cooper's website. Webmaster for this site, amateur telescope maker and astrophotographer. Drawings and observing notes of all Messier objects and many Herschel 400 objects

Sam's Astonomy Page Amateur Sam Rua's home page with astrophotos, both CCD and digital camera and equipment.

Vedeler Observatory An amateur observatory located near Oracle north of Tucson with photos of the observatory's construction.

Three Buttes Observatory and website of astrophotographer Gil Jones. Good photos of the construction of the observatory.

CBA West A private observatory and our local station of the Center for Backyard Astrophysics

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Magazines

			Sky and Telescope or Astronomy Magazines, both a good source for general astronomy news and articles, equipment reviews, and how to information.

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Directories

		The Astronomy Net a comprehensive guide to web astronomy resources