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 websites listed in Selected Internet Resources on page 15 of the 2018 Observer’s Handbook.
- Access all the websites listed in the 2018 Observer’s Handbook, listed by page.
Selected Internet Resources
From Page 15 of the 2018 Observer's Handbook
| www.aavso.org | American Association of Variable Star Observers (p. 298) |
| www.alpo-astronomy.org | Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (p. 221) |
| www.astrosociety.org | Astronomical Society of the Pacific (p. 18) |
| www.astronomy.com | Astronomy magazine (p. 10) |
| www.asc-csa.gc.ca | Canadian Space Agency |
| www.cleardarksky.com/csk | Clear Sky Chart, by Attilla Danko (p. 78) |
| astronomerswithoutborders.org | Astronomers Without Borders |
| www.MrEclipse.com | Eclipse photography and safety (p. 143) |
| heritage.stsci.edu | Hubble Heritage Site, access to HST images |
| www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/index.html | International Astronomical Union Central Bureau (p. 7); see also www.iau.org |
| darksky.org | International Dark-Sky Association (p. 79) |
| www.imo.net | International Meteor Organization (p. 254) |
| www.lunar-occultations.com/iota | International Occultation Timing Association (p. 163) |
| www.jpl.nasa.gov | Jet Propulsion Laboratory, activities for adults and kids |
| www.uqac.ca/miac | Meteorites and Impacts Advisory Committee, Canadian Space Agency (p. 256) |
| cdsads.u-strasbg.fr | NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS); bibliographic database, access to millions of articles |
| eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html | NASA eclipse site (p. 143) |
| ned.ipac.caltech.edu | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (p. 334) |
| spaceflight.nasa.gov | NASA space flight site giving current information on Space Shuttle missions and ISS activities |
| www.rasc.ca/handbook | Observer's Handbook Web site (ifc) |
| planetary.org | Planetary Society—contains over 2000 pages of information about space exploration |
| www.rasc.ca | The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (p. 7) |
| saguaroastro.org | Saguaro Astronomy Club, includes observing list database (p. 87) |
| www.heavens-above.com | Satellite tracking information, including International Space Station |
| simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad | SIMBAD astronomical database |
| skyandtelescope.com | Sky & Telescope and Sky Publishing (p. 10) |
| www.skynews.ca | SkyNews-Canada's astronomy magazine published by the RASC (p. 10) |
| www.stsci.edu | Space Telescope Science Institute; access to Digitized Sky Survey |
| www.seds.org | Students for the Exploration and Development of Space |
| vizier.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieR | VizieR service; access to most astronomical catalogues |
Web Resources
Page-by-Page Listing of Web Resources, other than page 15 of the 2018 Observer's Handbook
| http://wis-tns.weizmann.ac.il//user/register | p. 7 | Transient Name Server |
| www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/info/TechInfo.html | p. 7 | Minor Planet Reports |
| iopscience.iop.org | p. 10 | Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific |
| www.apple.com/itunes | p. 10 | Apple iTunes |
| appworld.blackberry.com/webstore | p. 10 | Blackberry Apps World |
| www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-apps | p. 10 | Windows Store |
| market.android.com | p. 10 | Android Market |
| portico.org/stable?au=pgg3ztf87mt | p. 10 | Andrew Fraknoi’s article in Astronomy Education Review |
| www.aao.gov.au | p. 11 | Anglo-Australian Observatory—Siding Spring, Australia |
| rsaa.anu.edu.au/observatories |
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Mount Stromlo Observatory—Canberra, Australia
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Perth Observatory—Bickley, Australia
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www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/effelsberg
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Effelsberg Radio Telescope—Effelsberg, Germany
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Greenwich Observatory—Greenwich, England
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Lovell Radio Telescope—Jodrell Bank, England
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Armagh Observatory—Armagh, Northern Ireland
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birrcastle.com/telescope-astronomy
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“Leviathan” Great Telescope—Birr, Ireland
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www.ing.iac.es/Astronomy/
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Isaac Newton Telescope—La Palma, Canary Islands
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www.stjohnsrasc.ca/star-party.shtml
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Butterpot Star Party—Butter Pot Prov. Park, Newfoundland
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smu.ca/academics/departments/astronomy-physics-burke-gaffney-observatory.html
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Burke-Gaffney Observatory—Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Nova East—Smileys Provincial Park, Nova Scotia
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St. Croix Observatory—St. Croix, Nova Scotia
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Deep Sky Eye Observatory—Quinan, Nova Scotia
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Arecibo Observatory—Arecibo, Puerto Rico
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www.eso.org/paranal/site/
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Paranal Observatory (ESO)—Cerro Paranal, Chile
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Las Campanas Observatory—Cerro Las Campanas, Chile
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Gemini South Observatory—Cerro Pachon, Chile
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www.eso.org/sci/facilities/lasilla.html
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La Silla Observatory—Cerro La Silla, Chile
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Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory—Cerro Tololo, Chile
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Mont Mégantic Observatory—Mont Mégantic, Quebec
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p. 11
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Stellafane—Springfield, Vermont
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astrosurf.com/cdadfs/
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CAFTA—St-Timothée, Québec
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rascmontreal.org/moon/
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Bellevue Observatory—Montréal, Québec
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www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca
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Helen Sawyer Hogg Observatory—Ottawa, Ontario
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science.nrao.edu/facilities/gbt
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Green Bank Telescope—Green Bank, West Virginia
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www.hamiltonrasc.ca/club-observatory/
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Hamilton Centre Observatory—Waterdown, Ontario
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Allegheny Observatory—Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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rascto.ca/content/
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Carr Astronomical Observatory—Collingwood, Ontario
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Starfest—Mount Forest, Ontario
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p. 12
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Sudbury Neutrino Observatory—Creighton, Ontario
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www.scas.org/Home/winterStarParty
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Winter Star Party—Camp Wesumkee, Florida
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https://www.gordonspark.com/astronomynights/
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Manitoulin Star Party—Gordon's Park, Ontario
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www.rascwindsor.com/pages/
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Hallam Observatory—Comber, Ontario
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Prairie Skies Star Party—Bourbonnais, Illinois
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Yerkes Observatory—Williams Bay, Wisconsin
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Texas Star Party—Fort Davis, Texas
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www.as.utexas.edu/mcdonald/mcdonald.html
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McDonald Observatory—Fort Davis, Texas
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regina.rasc.ca/observatory-tours
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Kalium Observatory—Regina, Saskatchewan
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Apache Point Observatory—Sunspot, New Mexico
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www.usask.ca/rasc/sleaford.html
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Sleaford Observatory—Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
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Very Large Array—Socorro, New Mexico
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www.usask.ca/rasc/starparty.html
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Saskatchewan Summer Star Party—Cypress Hills Park, SK
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Steward Observatory—Tucson, Arizona
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www.sao.arizona.edu/FLWO/whipple.html
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Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory—Amado, Arizona
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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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calgary.rasc.ca/tourrequest.htm
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Wilson Coulee Observatory—Okotoks, Alberta
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Alberta Star Party—Caroline, Alberta
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Riverside Telescope Makers Conference—Camp Oakes, California
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Palomar Observatory—San Diego, California
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Mt. Wilson Observatory—Pasadena, California
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www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/solutions/
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Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory—Penticton, B.C.
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Mount Kobau Star Party—Osoyoos, B.C.
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Oregon Star Party—Ochoco National Forest, Oregon
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Fall Star Quest—Loon Lake, British Columbia
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Table Mountain Star Party—Ellensburg, Washington
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www.parks.wa.gov/512/Goldendale-Observatory
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Goldendale Observatory—Goldendale, Washington
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Pine Mountain Observatory—Pine Mountain, Oregon
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Lick Observatory—San Jose, California
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Prince George Centre Observatory—Prince George, British Columbia
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https://www.spacecentre.ca/gordon-southam-observatory
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Gordon Southam Observatory—Vancouver, British Columbia
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www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/
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Dominion Astrophysical Observatory—Victoria, British Columbia
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https://victoria.rasc.ca/search/rascals
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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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Fiske Planetarium—Boulder, Colorado
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TELUS Spark—Calgary, Alberta
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Adler Planetarium—Chicago, Illinois
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www.starhop.com/plan-your-visit
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McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center—Concord, New Hampshire
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http://telusworldofscienceedmonton.ca/rasc-observatory
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TELUS World of Science—Edmonton, Alberta
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Halifax Planetarium—Halifax, Nova Scotia
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www.physics.mcmaster.ca/planetarium
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W.J. McCallion Planetarium—Hamilton, Ontario
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Burke Baker Planetarium—Houston
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www.griffithobservatory.org/programs/
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Samuel Oschin Planetarium—Los Angeles
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www.astrolab-parc-national-mont-megantic.org
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ASTROLab du Mont Mégantic—Mont Mégantic, Québec
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espacepourlavie.ca/planetarium
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Planétarium de Montréal—Montréal, Québec
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Mystic Seaport Planetarium—Mystic
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https://www.amnh.org/our-research/
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Hayden Planetarium—New York
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Harry C. Kendall Planetarium—Portland
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James S. McDonnell Planetarium—St. Louis
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http://www.ontariosciencecentre.ca/
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Ontario Science Centre—Toronto
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MacMillan Planetarium—Vancouver
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airandspace.si.edu/theater-type/
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Albert Einstein Planetarium—Washington
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Northern Lights—Watson Lake, Yukon
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Aldrin Planetarium—West Palm Beach
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manitobamuseum.ca/main/blogs/science
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Manitoba Planetarium—Winnipeg
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www.rasc.ca/education-public-outreach
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RASC Education and Public Outreach
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www.learner.org/teacherslab/pup
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Private Universe Project; Seasons, scale of the Universe, Moon phases
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www.sundials.co.uk/projects.htm
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Building a Sundial
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Daily images of Sun
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www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/solar_system
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Build a scale model of the Solar System
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education.microsoft.com/skype-in-the-classroom/overview
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Communicating around the world
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www.dibonsmith.com/constel.htm
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Maps of the Constellations
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https://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/docs/
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Build a Planisphere
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www.astrosociety.org/edu/publications/tnl/44/lightpoll.html
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Light Pollution
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www.nthelp.com/eer/HOAtpss.html
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The Toilet-Paper Solar System
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www.noao.edu/education/peppercorn/pcmain.html
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The Peppercorn Earth
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www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/solar_system
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Build your own Solar System
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lco.global/education/activity/
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Simulate meteorite impacts
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www.noao.edu/education/crecipe.html
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"Creating a Comet"
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Age and Weight calculators for other planets
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Galileoscope
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www.astrosociety.org/edu/astro/
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Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) Project ASTRO
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www.astrosociety.org/publication/
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ASP teachers' newsletter
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Project STAR
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SkyNews magazine
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www.astrosociety.org/education/
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teaching activities
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Greek letters spelling variations
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Minor planet orbital and physical elements
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Satellite orbital and physical elements
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planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Page/Planets
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names of the satellites
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https://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/
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Martian moons locator
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CODATA physical constants
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physics.nist.gov/cuu/Constants
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CODATA physical constants
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Heavens Above satellite finder
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maia.usno.navy.mil/search/search.html
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Radio time signals
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International Earth Rotation And Reference Systems Service
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www.webexhibits.org/daylightsaving
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Daylight Saving Time information
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www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/services/time/
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Canadian time zones
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U.S. time zones
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Internet time service
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www.nist.gov/pml/time-and-frequency-division/
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Internet time service
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_day
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Julian Date
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p. 57
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Visual Astronomy
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www.bbastrodesigns.com/visual.html
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Visual Astronomy
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www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-resources/
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Spectacles for astro-viewing
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p. 59
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Night Myopia Diagnostic Flippers
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www.rasc.ca/lpa/sky-quality-measurement-project
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Sky Quality Measurement Project
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www.bogan.ca/astro/optics/maglimit.html
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LTM - LVM relationship
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www.backyardastronomy.com/Backyard_Astronomy/
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Polar alignment
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Weather forecasts and maps
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weather.unisys.com/satellite/infrared.php
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Infrared satellite images
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RADAR loops
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Interactive weather maps
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www.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/astro/
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Cloud forecast
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Aerosol envelope forecasts
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www.nrlmry.navy.mil/aerosol/
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Aerosol envelope forecasts
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weather.gc.ca/astro/
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Transparency forecasts
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weather.gc.ca/astro/seeing_e.html
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Seeing forecast
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www.philhart.com/content/cloud-forecasts-astronomers
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Australian forecast-xxx
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| http://www.accuweather.com | p. 78 | USA forecasts |
| www.ies.org | p. 80 | Illuminating Engineering Society of North America |
| www.twanight.org | p. 81 | The World at Night |
| www.rasc.ca/committees/lp | p. 81 | RASC Light-Pollution Abatement Committee |
| www.rasc.ca/lpa/guidelines | p. 84 | DSP and USP lighting guidelines |
| www.rasc.ca/lpa | p. 84 | RASC Light-Pollution Abatement |
| www.rasc.ca/technology | p. 84 | Technical information |
| www.rasc.ca/sites/default/files/LPA_Special_Issue.pdf | p. 84 | RASC Light-Pollution Abatement Special Issue |
| www.rasc.ca/sites/default/files/obsform.pdf | p. 86 | Sample observing form |
| www.rasc.ca/astrosketchers-group | p. 88 | RASC Astrosketchers Group |
| www.perezmedia.net/beltofvenus | p. 90 | Sketching techniques |
| www.rasc.ca/lakomiak-lunar | p. 90 | Carol Lakomiak’s lunar tutorial |
| www.rasc.ca/lakomiak-sundso | p. 90 | Carol Lakomiak’s solar tutorial |
| www.asod.info | p. 90 | Astronomy Sketch of the Day (ASOD) |
| www.cloudynights.com | p. 90 | Cloudy Nights Sketching Forums |
| groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/RASCAG/info | p. 93 | RASC astrophotography online forum |
| www.cloudynights.com | p. 93 | Cloudy Nights online imaging forums |
| www.astronomie.be/registax | p. 93 | RegiStax image-stacking and processing freeware |
| deepskystacker.free.fr | p. 93 | DeepSkyStacker image-stacking and registration freeware |
| www.astropix.com | p. 93 | Catching the Light, astrophotography page |
| www.lex.sk.ca/astro/ | p. 93 | Tenho Tuomi’s Observatory |
| lunarcal.shawwebspace.ca | p. 95 | Lunar Calculator program |
| ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/?horizons | p. 95 | JPL Horizons ephemerides |
| eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html | p. 123 | Solar eclipse figures |
| eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEatlas/SEatlas.html | p. 123 | Eclipse figure atlas |
| www.eclipsewise.com/solar/SEsaros/SEsaros120.html | p. 129 | Saros 120 details |
| www.eclipsewise.com/lunar/LEsaros/LEsaros132.html | p. 132 | Saros 132 details |
| www.eclipsewise.com/solar/SEsaros/SEsaros125.html | p. 134 | Saros 125 details |
| www.eclipsewise.com/solar/JSEX/JSEX-index.html | p. 134 | Javascript Solar Eclipse Explorer |
| eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/JLEX/JLEX-index.html | p. 142 | Javascript Lunar Eclipse Explorer |
| eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html | p. 143 | NASA eclipse home page |
| www.eclipsewise.com/lunar/LEsaros/LEsaros137.html | p. 136 | Saros 137 details |
| eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html | p. 143 | NASA eclipse home page |
| www.eclipsewise.com/eclipse.html | p. 143 | EclipseWise Web site |
| www.mreclipse.com/MrEclipse.html | p. 143 | Eclipse photography and observing tips |
| eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/OH2015.html | p. 143 | Eclipse additional information and updates |
| the-moon.wikispaces.com/Rükl+Index+Map | p. 149 | Photographic views of the lunar surface |
| wms.lroc.asu.edu/LROC | p. 149 | Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mosaic |
| aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneYear.php | p. 151 | USNO online rise/set calculator |
| aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneYear.php | p. 151 | Online rise/set calculator |
| www.rasc.ca/observing/williamson-lunar-observing-certificate | p. 161 | Lunar-observing certificate program |
| https://www2.lpod.org/wiki/Main_Page | p. 161 | Lunar Picture of the Day |
| www.poyntsource.com/IOTAmanual/Preview.htm | p. 162 | IOTA's online observing manual |
| www.occultations.org | p. 163 | International Occultation Timing Association |
| www.lunar-occultations.com/iota | p. 163 | occultation information |
| www.rasnz.org.nz | p. 163 | Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand occultation data |
| www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/geography/topographic-information/maps/9783 | p. 163 | Canadian topographical maps |
| https://www.usgs.gov/core-science-systems/national-geospatial-program/us-topo-maps-america?qt-science_support_page_related_con=0/ | p. 163 | USGS maps |
| maps.google.ca | p. 170 | maps |
| www.timerson.net/IOTA | p. 170 | IOTA overlays |
| www.tides.gc.ca/eng/data/predictions/2015 | p. 183 | Canadian tide tables |
| www.tides.gc.ca/eng/data#s1 | p. 183 | Canadian tide tables |
| www.aavso.org/solar | p. 188 | AAVSO solar programs |
| www.alpo-astronomy.org/solarblog/ | p. 188 | ALPO solar astronomy site |
| science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2014/10jun_solarminimax | p. 188 | Cycle 24 Sunspot Count |
| www.atoptics.co.uk/tiltsun.htm | p. 188 | Solar-tilt software site |
| www.noaa.org | p. 188 | NOAA solar observing |
| www.petermeadows.com/html/stonyhurst.html | p. 188 | Stonyhurst disks |
| britastro.org/baa/index.php | p. 188 | BAA solar site |
| sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov | p. 188 | Solar Dynamics Observatory |
| sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov | p. 188 | Solar and Heliospheric Observatory |
| www.swpc.noaa.gov | p. 188 | Space Weather Prediction Center |
| radiojove.gsfc.nasa.gov | p. 188 | Solar and Planetary Astronomy for Schools |
| www.solarham.net | p. 188 | Solar page for Ham Radio VE3EN |
| www.atoptics.co.uk/rainbows/ord34.htm | p. 197 | Higher-ordered rainbows |
| www.meteoros.de/haloe.htm | p. 204 | All about halos |
| www.philiplaven.com/index1.html | p. 204 | Water-drop optics |
| www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-equipment/equipment-diy/ | p. 212 | Cleaning optics S&T article |
| http://www.astromax.org/activities/2003/mars2003/sketching.htm | p. 213 | Sketching Mars |
| jupos.privat.t-online.de | p. 225 | Great Red Spot positions |
| www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/celestial-objects-to-watch/planets | p. 225 | GRS transit calculator |
| www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/secret-documents-rewrite-the-discovery-of-neptune/ | p. 229 | Discovery of Neptune article |
| http://www.imcce.fr/phemu | p. 237 | Galilean satellites observing campaign |
| www.stellarium.org | p. 237 | Saturn's satellites (MacOS, Linux, and Windows) |
| www.iau.org/public/themes/pluto/ | p. 241 | Dwarf and Minor Planets |
| www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/MPEph/MPEph.html | p. 244 | Asteroid orbital elements |
| www.minorplanet.info | p. 247 | Lunar occultation information |
| www.asteroidoccultation.com/observations | p. 248 | Asteroidal occultation report forms |
| www.poyntsource.com/New/RASC_Events.htm | p. 248 | Interactive maps, star lists |
| www.poyntsource.com/New/Global.htm | p. 248 | Interactive maps, star lists |
| www.hristopavlov.net/OccultWatcher/publish.htm | p. 248 | Asteroidal occultation finder |
| www.ta3.sk/IAUC22DB/MDC2007/Dokumenty /shower_nomenclature.php |
p. 252 | Meteor shower naming conventions |
| meteor.uwo.ca | p. 255 | Fireball observations |
| www.allsky.ca | p. 255 | All-sky camera network |
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fireball.amsmeteors.org/members/imo/report_intro/
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p. 256
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Fireball reports (global)
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fireball.amsmeteors.org/members/imo/report_intro/
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p. 256
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Smartphone fireball reporting app
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https://meteoritical.org/?page_id=59
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p. 257
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Meteoritical Society nomenclature guidelines
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https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/
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p. 257
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Meteoritical Bulletin database
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curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/lmc/index.cfm
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p. 258
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Lunar meteorites
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www.meteorites.wustl.edu/lunar/moon_meteorites.htm
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p. 258
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Lunar meteorites
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curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/index.cfm
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p. 258
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Martian meteorites
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www.imca.cc/mars/martian-meteorites.htm
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p. 258
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Martian meteorites
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www.passc.net/EarthImpactDatabase
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p. 260
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Meteorite crater database
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minorplanetcenter.net/iau/Ephemerides/Comets
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p. 264
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Comet ephemerides
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www.icq.eps.harvard.edu/CometMags.html
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p. 264
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Comet magnitudes
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www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/MPEph/MPEph.html
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p. 264
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Comet orbital elements
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www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/lists/CometResolution.html
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p. 267
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Comet designation convention
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www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/cometnameg.html
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p. 267
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Comet naming convention
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vizier.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieR?-source=B%2Fgcvs
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p. 275
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Catalogue of variable stars
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pendientedemigracion.ucm.es/info/
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p. 284
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Spectra classification
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ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Gray/frames.html
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p. 284
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Richard Gray’s Digital Spectral Classification Atlas
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www.appstate.edu/~grayro/MK/winmk.htm
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p. 284
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Digital Spectral Comparisons (Windows)
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www.appstate.edu/~grayro/spectrum/ftp/download.html
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p. 284
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Digital Spectral Comparisons (Linux)
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www.rspec-astro.com/star-analyser/
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p. 284
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Star Analyser
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p. 284
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Slitless spectroscopy
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www.rspec-astro.com/sample-projects/
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p. 284
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Spectroscopy examples
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www.rspec-astro.com/sample-projects/
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p. 284
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Spectroscopy examples
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p. 284
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Spectroscopy examples
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www.menkescientific.com/johnspage.html
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p. 284
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Spectroscopy examples
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www.aavso.org/observing-campaigns#current
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p. 284
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AAVSO Observing Campaigns
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p. 287
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RECONS database
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https://www.rasc.ca/jrasc-1998-october
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p. 290
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Solar neighbourhood
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p. 291
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Electronic journal for double-star observing
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tdc-www.harvard.edu/catalogs/sao.html
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p. 296
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SAO Star Catalog
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p. 299
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Eclipsing binaries database
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http://rr-lyr.irap.omp.eu/dbrr/index.php
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p. 299
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RR Lyr Database
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www.aavso.org/visual-observing-manual
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p. 303
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Visual observing manual
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p. 303
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Variable-star observations
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p. 309
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Star size and surface brightness
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www.univie.ac.at/webda/navigation.html
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p. 311
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Open Clusters lists
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physwww.mcmaster.ca/~harris/WEHarris.html
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p. 312
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Globular cluster data
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www.rasc.ca/handbook/supplements
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p. 321
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Dark nebulae information
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nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/level5
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p. 334
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NED compilation
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p. 338
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Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers
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p. 338
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UK Amateur Radio Astronomy Network
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okanagan-radio-astronomy.org/index.html
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p. 338
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RASC Okanagan Centre Radio Astronomy
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