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Individuals with Astronomy sites
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| Adrian Berry |
Author and journalist. Writes 'Sky at Night' column for the Telegraph and 'Berry's Viewpoint' in Astronomy Now. He has written 15 books on popular science, including 2 SF novels and 2 spy novels |
| Russell's Astronomy Site |
Photographs of Aurora, Comets, 1999 & 2001 Eclipses, Transit of Venus, an excellent 'Beginners Guide to Astrophotography' and lots more |
| Bill Ward |
Bills Page, interesting page from somebody whose interests are optical instruments and radio astronomy |
| Neil Grubb |
New site from Neil dealing with CCD photography. How to do it! |
| Richard Pearce |
Lots of images taken from the Moray Firth area of Scotland |
| Tom McEwan |
Noctilucent Cloud observers home page. Comprehensive site for NCL observers |
| David Ryle |
Some nice images of the sky over Texas. David gives lots of info on the when, how and where of his photographs. He also says nice things about the AFA web |
| Educational Sites
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| Final Frontier |
Good Open University site, lots of information and links to courses. |
| PPARC |
Particle Physics and Astronomy Council. The UK Government strategic science investment agency. Publishes information on a variety of topics to increase public awareness of the UK's achievements in science and technology. |
| The Virtual Sun |
A tour of our nearest star. Takes about 20 minutes! |
| Astronomy Course |
An interesting site, lots of information and explanations. |
| Heavens-Above Main Page |
Great site for satellite observing, times and direction. |
| A Practical Guide to Astronomy |
Does exactly what the title describes. |
| The Solar System - Pictures of the planets |
Really good educational site with quizzes and lots of images. |
| Birr Castle |
The historic 72" reflector at Birr Castle in Ireland, this you must visit. |
| Astronomy Notes |
An on-line course in, would you believe, astronomy. Good site for all. |
| Stephen Hawking's Universe |
Everything you wanted to know, from Black Holes to Wimps. |
| Bad Astronomy |
Misconceptions and Misuses revealed, from Astrology to the Moon Landing 'Hoax' |
| Photographing Satellites |
Photographing artificial earth satellites is a challenging facet of astrophotography that requires only simple equipment, a dark sky, a good technique, and a measure of luck, this site by Brian Webb will show you how to achieve all this. |
| NASA and Space Science
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| Nasa Space Calendar |
All the dates you'll ever want or need to know. |
| Space Weather Bureau |
All the latest space weather news. Get e-mailed when aurora are predicted |
| Starchaser |
Starchaser Industries are a world leading company committed to developing reusable, affordable and safe space vehicles for the purpose of space tourism. |
| Hubble Telescope Pictures |
What more do you need for armchair observing? |
| SpaceScience |
Space science news from NASA. |
| NASA Kids Club |
Join here, it's free. They collect virtual trading cards, trade them online, have their own e-mail account, and participate in great learning activities for extra club points. |
| NASA Earth Observatory |
Images of the Earth taken mainly from the ISS. |
| Publications
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| Astronomy Now |
Britain's best-selling monthly astronomy magazine |
| Sky and Telescope |
A USA monthly magazine, been going 60 years but still sells well in UK. |
| Astronomy |
Another USA astronomy magazine, good but not as popular as S & T. |
| The Astronomer Magazine |
An on-line magazine for the more advanced astronomer |
| Sky at Night Magazine |
An off-shoot of the popular BBC TV programme. Excellent magazine that could rival the other UK astronomy magazine but I prefer to think they compliment each other. |
