Astronomy Links

Neat astronomy links recommended by the Keeble Observatory

Check these out!

• For a check on sky conditions in the Ashland area, check out the sky forecast  at http://www.cleardarksky.com/c/KbblObVAkey.html

• The Richmond Astronomical Society maintains a web site at http://www.richastro.org
• For the young and young at heart (and mind!), this link is recommended by Ms. Ward's class in Delaware, and is endorsed particularly by her student, Ashley: "A Kid's Guide to Astronomy" http://www.jmacsupply.com/astronomy-guide-for-kids-a/316.htm

• For a monthly sky map, with extensive descriptions of what to look for, and where to look (you can download and print a single copy for personal use) check out http://www.skymaps.com

• SR Education Group has just published an article on Guide to Online Schools highlighting the coolest astronomy websites they could find. There are many great pictures, games, and activities that students and teachers can take advantage of.  The link is http://www.guidetoonlineschools.com/scholarships.

• The entire Jet Propulsion Laboratory site is at http://www.jpl.nasa.gov
• New link for Mars Exploration Rovers (Spirit and Opportunity) at http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html
• Project Galileo (Jupiter Orbiter) is at http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/galileo/
• JPL's Mars Exploration pages are found at http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/
• The latest from Hubble Space Telescope is available at http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/
• The Chandra X-Ray Observatory site is http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/chandra/main/index.html
• To see the Earth From Space site, click on http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/
• To figure out Earth satellite visibility, check the satellite tracker at http://www.heavens-above.com/
• The US Naval Observatory maintains an astronomical applications site at http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/astronomical-applications
• NASA's main astrobiology link is located at https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/
• The private Astrobiology Web link is located at https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/
• Astronomer and curmudgeon Phil Plait maintains a site, which offers clear explanations for a wide variety of goofs, gaffes, and just plain bad astronomy - the URL for the Bad Astronomy web site is http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/ Note: this link was not working for a while in December and January - it seems to be fine, now!
• The European Space Agency is cooperating with a group of students and professionals to design, build, and launch a lunar micro-satellite. The web-site for this project can be found at http://www.esa.int/Education/SSETI_Express/About_SSETI_Express
• Originally set up by German astronomers' Working Group on the History of Astronomy, and now maintained under the auspices of the International Astronomical Union by Wolfgang Dick at the University of Bonn, the History of Astronomy page can be found at http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~pbrosche/astoria.html
• Andrew Hamilton, astronomer at the University of Colorado, has created a series of animations which allow you to see what would happen as you approach, orbit, and eventually fall into a black hole. The images are complemented by a step-by-step explanation of what you are seeing. Check it out at http://casa.colorado.edu/~ajsh/schw.shtml

• The Northern Virginia Astronomy Club maintains a web site with a number of interesting links. You can check it out at http://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/club-view.cfm?Club_ID=402