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Astronomy
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50
Interesting Facts about Mars
- Astronomical Almanac Online -- "is a joint publication of the U.
S. Nautical Almanac Office, United States Naval Observatory (USNO), in
the United States and Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office (HMNAO),
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO), in the United Kingdom. The
printed version contains precise ephemerides of the Sun, Moon, planets,
and satellites, data for eclipses and other astronomical phenomena for a
given year, and serves as a world-wide standard for such information.
The online version extends the printed version by providing data best
presented in machine-readable form."
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Astronomy Media Player
-- "A selection of the best astronomy podcasts from around the
world." Includes astronomy courses, observations of the night sky, "ask
an astronomer" podcasts, and podcasts from observatories and space
agencies.
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Astronomy
Picture of the Day: complete with a brief explanation by an
astronomer.
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AstroWeb:
searchable astronomy, astrophysics database.
- Bradford
Robotic Telescope
- Great
Images in Nasa --over a thousand high-quality photos, keyword
or browse searchable.
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High
Redshift Supernova -- images too.
- HubbleSite--the Space Telescope Science Institute's images from the Hubble
spacecraft.
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Imagine
the Universe Dictionary-- a dictionary of astronomy and astrophysics
from NASA's astronomy education page
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Infrared
Astronomy--from NASA's Infrared Processing and Analysis Center,
history, backgrounds, images, and current projects in infrared
astronomy.
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Mars
Images -- from the famed rover
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N-Body
Shop -- movie files of astronomical events.
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NASA
Planetary Science Research Discoveries--is a site devoted to
discoveries being made in planetary and space sciences through
NASA-sponsored research. It contains feature stories, news links, a
comprehensive archive of articles, glossary, search engine, subscription
service, and comments page.
- The
Nine Planets : A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System
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Official
String Theory Web Page
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Peoria
Astronomical Society--info on star names, black holes,
constellations, and a good set of links to other astronomy sites.
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Physics and
Astronomy reference -- "a
comprehensive physics and astronomy online education, research and
reference web site."
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Planetary
Photojournal -- from the folks at JPL
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Skylab
Project -- includes the history, goals, images, and facts
about the first 100 manned space flights.
- Sky
Online--Sky-at-a-Glance tells you what astronomical events to be on
the lookout for with your telescope. (And if you don't have a telescope,
the "Backyard Astronomer" section will help you choose one).
- Sloan
Digital Sky Survey -- the most ambitious astronomical survey
project undertaken. This project will map in detail one-quarter
of the entire sky, determining positions of more than 100 million
celestial objects.
- U.S.
Naval Observatory -- sunrise/sunset calculations, the
"Sky This Week", links to their library and other resources.
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World Wide Telescope
-- with input from Microsoft, the site requires adobe flash player and
that Java be enabled, but it is worth it! "sets a new standard in
three-dimensional representation of vast amounts data plucked from space
telescopes, the ease of navigation, the visual experience and features
like guided tours narrated by experts."
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