The Observer's Handbook contains a number of recommended links to additional astronomy resources. This page includes live hyperlinks that will allow you to access these resources more easily. Happy exploring!
- Access the Web sites listed in Selected Internet Resources on page 16 of the 2012 Observer’s Handbook.
- Access all the Web sites listed in the 2012 Observer’s Handbook, listed by page.
Selected Internet Resources
From Page 16 of the 2012 Observer's Handbook
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American Association of Variable Star Observers (p. 300) |
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Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (p. 226) |
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Astronomical Society of the Pacific (p. 19) |
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Astronomy magazine (p. 11) |
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Canadian Astronomical Society's education Web site (p. 17) |
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Canadian Space Agency |
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Clear Sky Chart, by Attilla Danko (p. 75) |
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Eclipse photography and safety (p. 136) |
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Hubble Heritage Site, access to HST images |
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International Astronomical Union Central Bureau (p. 10); see also www.iau.org |
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International Dark-Sky Association (p. 81) |
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International Meteor Organization (p. 258) |
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International Occultation Timing Association (p. 170) |
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory, activities for adults and kids |
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Meteorites and Impacts Advisory Committee, Canadian Space Agency (p. 258) |
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NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS); bibliographic database, access to millions of articles |
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NASA eclipse site (p. 136) |
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NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (p. 334) |
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NASA space flight site giving current information on Space Shuttle missions and ISS activities |
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Observer's Handbook Web site (p. 7) |
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Planetary Society-contains over 2000 pages of information about space exploration |
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The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (p. 10) |
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Saguaro Astronomy Club, includes observing list database (p. 87) |
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Satellite tracking information, including International Space Station |
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SIMBAD astronomical database |
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Sky & Telescope and Sky Publishing (p. 11) |
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SkyNews-Canada's astronomy magazine (p. 11) |
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Space Telescope Science Institute; access to Digitized Sky Survey |
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Students for the Exploration and Development of Space |
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VizieR service; access to most astronomical catalogues |
Web Resources
Page-by-Page Listing of Web Resources, other than page 16 of the 2012 Observer's Handbook
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p. 10 |
astronomical discovery reports |
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p. 10 |
minor planet reports |
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p. 12 |
Anglo-Australian Observatory—Siding Spring, Australia |
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p. 12 |
Mount Stromlo Observatory—Canberra, Australia |
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p. 12 |
Perth Observatory—Bickley, Australia |
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p. 12 |
Effelsberg Radio Telescope—Effelsberg, Germany |
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p. 12 |
Greenwich Observatory—Greenwich, England |
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p. 12 |
Lovell Radio Telescope—Jodrell Bank, England |
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p. 12 |
Armagh Observatory—Armagh, Northern Ireland |
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p. 12 |
“Leviathan” Great Telescope—Birr, Ireland |
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p. 12 |
Isaac Newton Telescope—La Palma, Canary Islands |
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p. 12 |
Burke-Gaffney Observatory—Halifax, Nova Scotia |
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p. 12 |
Butterpot Star Party—Butter Pot Prov. Park, Newfoundland |
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p. 12 |
Nova East—Smileys Provincial Park, Nova Scotia |
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p. 12 |
St. Croix Observatory—St. Croix, Nova Scotia |
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p. 12 |
Arecibo Observatory—Arecibo, Puerto Rico |
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p. 12 |
Paranal Observatory (ESO)—Cerro Paranal, Chile |
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p. 12 |
Las Campanas Observatory—Cerro Las Campanas, Chile |
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p. 12 |
Gemini South Observatory—Cerro Pachon, Chile |
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p. 12 |
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory—Cerro Tololo, Chile |
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p. 12 |
Mont Mégantic Observatory-Mont Mégantic, Quebec |
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p. 12 |
Stellafane—Springfield, Vermont |
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p. 12 |
Van Vleck Observatory—Middletown, Connecticut |
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p. 12 |
CAFTA—St-Timothée, Québec |
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p. 13 |
Helen Sawyer Hogg Observatory—Ottawa, Ontario |
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p. 13 |
SMARTScope—Ottawa, Ontario |
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p. 13 |
Algonquin Adventure—Algonquin Park, Ontario |
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p. 13 |
David Dunlap Observatory—Toronto, Ontario |
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p. 13 |
Green Bank Telescope—Green Bank, West Virginia |
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p. 13 |
Hamilton Centre Observatory—Waterdown, Ontario |
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p. 13 |
Allegheny Observatory—Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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p. 13 |
Carr Astronomical Observatory—Collingwood, Ontario |
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p. 13 |
Starfest—Mount Forest, Ontario |
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p. 13 |
Winter Star Party—Camp Wesumkee, Florida |
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p. 13 |
Sudbury Neutrino Observatory—Creighton, Ontario |
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p. 13 |
Manitoulin Star Party—Gordon's Park, Ontario |
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p. 13 |
Hallam Observatory—Comber, Ontario |
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p. 13 |
Astrofest—Kankakee, Illinois |
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p. 13 |
Yerkes Observatory—Williams Bay, Wisconsin |
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p. 13 |
Texas Star Party—Fort Davis, Texas |
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p. 13 |
McDonald Observatory—Fort Davis, Texas |
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p. 13 |
Kalium Observatory—Regina, Saskatchewan |
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p. 13 |
Apache Point Observatory—Sunspot, New Mexico |
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p. 13 |
Sleaford Observatory—Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
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p. 13 |
Very Large Array—Socorro, New Mexico |
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p. 13 |
Saskatchewan Summer Star Party—Cypress Hills Park, SK |
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p. 13 |
Steward Observatory—Tucson, Arizona |
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p. 13 |
Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory—Amado, Arizona |
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p. 13 |
Kitt Peak National Observatory—Tucson, Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory—Flagstaff, Arizona |
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U.S. Naval Observatory—Flagstaff, Arizona |
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Wilson Coulee Observatory—Okotoks, Alberta |
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Alberta Star Party—Caroline, Alberta |
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p. 14 |
Riverside Telescope Makers Conference—Camp Oakes, California |
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p. 14 |
Palomar Observatory—San Diego, California |
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p. 14 |
Mt. Wilson Observatory—Pasadena, California |
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p. 14 |
Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory—Penticton, B.C. |
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p. 14 |
Mount Kobau Star Party—Osoyoos, B.C. |
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p. 14 |
Oregon Star Party—Ochoco National Forest, Oregon |
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p. 14 |
Fall Star Quest—Loon Lake, British Columbia |
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p. 14 |
Table Mountain Star Party—Ellensburg, Washington |
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p. 14 |
Goldendale Observatory—Goldendale, Washington |
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p. 14 |
Pine Mountain Observatory—Pine Mountain, Oregon |
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p. 14 |
Lick Observatory—San Jose, California |
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Prince George Centre Observatory—Prince George, B.C. |
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Gordon Southam Observatory—Vancouver, British Columbia |
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p. 14 |
Dominion Astrophysical Observatory—Victoria, B.C. |
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RASCALS Star Party—Malahat, British Columbia |
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James Clerk Maxwell Telescope—Mauna Kea, Hawaii |
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Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope—Mauna Kea, Hawaii |
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Gemini North—Mauna Kea, Hawaii |
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Lodestar Astronomy Center—Albuquerque, New Mexico |
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Fiske Planetarium—Boulder, Colorado |
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Telus World of Science—Calgary, Alberta |
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Adler Planetarium—Chicago, Illinois |
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p. 15 |
Christa McAuliffe Planetarium—Concord, New Hampshire |
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p. 15 |
Telus World of Science—Edmonton, Alberta |
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www.hmns.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=202&Itemid=7 |
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Burke Baker Planetarium—Houston, Texas |
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Samuel Oschin Planetarium—Los Angeles, California |
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p. 15 |
ASTROLab du Mont Mégantic—Mont Mégantic, Québec |
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p. 15 |
Planétarium de Montréal—Montréal, Québec |
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p. 15 |
Mystic Seaport Planetarium—Mystic, Connecticut |
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p. 15 |
Hayden Planetarium—New York, New York |
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p. 15 |
Harry C. Kendall Planetarium—Portland, Oregon |
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p. 15 |
James S. McDonnell Planetarium—St. Louis, Missouri |
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p. 15 |
Ontario Science Centre—Toronto, Ontario |
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p. 15 |
MacMillan Planetarium—Vancouver, B.C. |
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p. 15 |
Centre of the Universe—Victoria, B.C. |
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p. 15 |
Albert Einstein Planetarium—Washington, D.C. |
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p. 15 |
Northern Lights—Watson Lake, Yukon |
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p. 15 |
Aldrin Planetarium—West Palm Beach, Florida |
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p. 15 |
Manitoba Planetarium—Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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p. 17 |
CASCA Outreach Paper |
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p. 17 |
Private Universe Project; Seasons, scale of the Universe, Moon phases |
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p. 17 |
CASCA Solar Observing |
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p. 17 |
Building a Sundial |
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p. 17 |
Daily images of Sun |
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p. 18 |
Build a scale model of the Solar System |
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p. 18 |
Maps of the Constellations |
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www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/education/astronomy/constellations/planisphere-2.html |
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Build a Planisphere |
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www.astrosociety.org/ |
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Light Pollution |
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The Toilet-Paper Solar System |
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p. 18 |
The Peppercorn Earth |
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p. 19 |
Build your own Solar System |
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p. 19 |
Crazy Craters simulation |
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p. 19 |
"Creating a Comet" |
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p. 19 |
Age and Weight calculators for other planets |
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p. 19 |
Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) Project ASTRO |
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p. 19 |
ASP teachers' newsletter |
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p. 19 |
Project STAR |
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p. 19 |
SkyNews magazine |
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p. 19 |
teaching activities |
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p. 24 |
satellite orbital and physical elements |
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p. 29 |
CODATA physical constants |
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p. 44 |
radio time signals |
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p. 45 |
Daylight Saving Time information |
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p. 45 |
Canadian time zones |
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p. 45 |
U.S. time zones |
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p. 47 |
Internet time service |
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p. 47 |
Internet time service |
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p. 59 |
Spectacles for astro-viewing |
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p. 59 |
Night Myopia Diagnostic Flippers |
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p. 68 |
LTM - LVM relationship |
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p. 71 |
polar alignment |
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p. 73 |
star-party weather forecasts |
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p. 74 |
infrared satellite images |
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p. 75 |
RADAR loops |
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p. 75 |
interactive weather maps |
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p. 75 |
Cloud forecast |
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p. 76 |
Aerosol envelope forecasts |
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p. 76 |
Aerosol envelope forecasts |
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p. 76 |
Transparency forecasts |
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p. 77 |
seeing forecast |
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p. 78 |
Astronomical weather maps at Environment Canada |
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p. 78 |
Clear Sky Chart |
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p. 78 |
UK Weather forecast |
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p. 78 |
Australian forecast |
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p. 78 |
Worldwide forecasts |
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p. 80 |
Illuminating Engineering Society of North America |
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p. 81 |
The World at Night |
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p. 81 |
RASC Light-Pollution Abatement Committee |
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p. 84 |
DSP and USP lighting guidelines |
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p. 86 |
sample observing form |
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p. 89 |
Lunar Calculator program |
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p. 117 |
solar eclipse figures |
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p. 124 |
Saros 128 details |
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p. 126 |
2012 annular solar eclipse |
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p. 126 |
Saros 140 details |
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p. 129 |
Saros 133 details |
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p. 129 |
2012 total solar eclipse details |
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p. 131 |
Saros 145 details |
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p. 136 |
Javascript Solar Eclipse Explorer |
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p. 136 |
Javascript Lunar Eclipse Explorer |
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p. 134 |
Saros 135 details |
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p. 136 |
NASA eclipse home page |
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p. 136 |
eclipse photography and observing tips |
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p. 137 |
eclipse additional information and updates |
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p. 146 |
ALPO Transit of Venus page |
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p. 147 |
NASA Transit of Venus page |
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p. 148 |
NASA catalogue of Venus transits 2000 BC to AD 4000 |
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p. 148 |
NASA transits of Mercury and Venus information |
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p. 157 |
photographic views of the lunar surface |
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p. 157 |
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mosaic |
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p. 159 |
USNO online rise/set calculator |
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p. 159 |
Keith Burnett online rise/set calculator |
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www.rasc.ca/observing/williamson-lunar-observing-certificate |
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lunar-observing certificate program |
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IOTA's online observing manual |
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p. 170 |
International Occultation Timing Association |
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p. 171 |
occultation information |
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p. 171 |
Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand |
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p. 171 |
Canadian topographical maps |
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p. 171 |
USGS maps |
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p. 173 |
IOTA overlays |
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p. 187 |
Canadian tide tables |
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p. 191 |
AAVSO solar observing |
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p. 191 |
use of a Stonyhurst disk |
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p. 192 |
ALPO solar observing & Carrington numbers |
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www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/sun/123844859.html |
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is sunspot activity on the wane? |
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p. 192 |
Stonyhurst disk animation |
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p. 192 |
Solar and planetary radio astronomy |
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p. 192 |
real-time solar images |
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p. 192 |
AAVSO solar programs |
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www.alpineastro.com/Solar_Observation/Solar_Obser vation.htm |
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solar observation and imaging products |
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p. 192 |
ALPO solar astronomy site |
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p. 192 |
solar-tilt software site |
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p. 192 |
NOAA solar observing |
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p. 192 |
Solar Dynamics Observatory |
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p. 192 |
Stonyhurst disks |
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p. 192 |
site devoted to solar cycle 24 |
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p. 208 |
atmospheric optics |
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p. 208 |
all about halos |
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p. 208 |
water-drop optics |
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p. 244 |
Java platform "The Planets" |
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p. 244 |
Saturn's satellites (MacOS, Linux, and Windows) |
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p. 244 |
Saturn's satellites |
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p. 248 |
asteroid orbital elements |
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p. 252 |
lunar occultation information |
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p. 252 |
asteroidal occultation report forms |
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p. 252 |
asteroidal occultation information |
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p. 252 |
interactive maps, star lists |
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p. 252 |
interactive maps, star lists |
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p. 252 |
asteroidal occultation finder |
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www.ta3.sk/IAUC22DB/MDC2007/Dokumenty |
p. 256 |
meteor shower naming conventions |
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p. 258 |
International Meteor Organization |
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p. 259 |
radio detection of meteors |
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p. 259 |
radio detection of meteors |
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p. 260 |
fireball reports (Canada) |
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p. 260 |
fireball reports (US) |
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p. 260 |
fireball reports (global) |
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p. 260 |
North American Meteor Network (visual fireballs) |
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p. 261 |
Meteoritical Society |
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p. 261 |
Meteoritical Bulletin database |
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p. 262 |
lunar meteorites |
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p. 262 |
lunar meteorites |
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p. 262 |
Martian meteorites |
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p. 262 |
Martian meteorites |
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p. 263 |
Astromaterials Discipline Working Group |
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p. 264 |
meteorite crater database |
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p. 268 |
comet ephemerides |
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p. 268 |
comet orbital elements |
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p. 271 |
comet designation convention |
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p. 271 |
comet naming convention |
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p. 289 |
RECONS database |
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p. 293 |
electronic journal for double-star observing |
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p. 301 |
Cepheid maximum predictions |
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p. 301 |
eclipsing binaries data |
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p. 301 |
RR Lyrae database |
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p. 305 |
Citizen Sky tutorial |
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p. 307 |
open clusters lists |
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p. 308 |
globular cluster data |
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p. 314 |
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams |
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p. 311 |
AAVSO supernova discovery award |
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p. 311 |
supernova discovery reporting instructions |
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p. 311 |
recent supernova discoveries |
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p. 311 |
possible supernova discoveries |
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p. 316 |
observing certificate programme |
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p. 331 |
dark nebulae information |
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p. 334 |
NED compilation |
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p. 338 |
UK Amateur Radio Astronomy Network |
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p. 338 |
Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers |
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