Sky Watch
Sky Watcher’s Guide [U of A Flandrau Science Center]
USNO Moon Phase Calculator Calculate date & time, 1800-2199 A.D.
ClearDarkSky Charts [for Tucson area dark sites]
This Week’s Sky at a Glance [Sky and Telescope]
Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)
Spaceweather.com
Charting the Heavens
Messier’s Catalog of Nebulae and Star Clusters
William Herschel’s Catalog of Deep Sky objects
Cartes du Ciel (Free ‘Sky Charts’ Software)
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Moon
Virtual Moon Atlas
All Splendors, No Fuzzies Observing List
Astronomical Data
Astronomical League
Digitized Sky Survey (DSS)
SIMBAD Astronomical Database
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScl) Astronomy Resources
Astro-Imaging
Beginning Astrophotography [by Dean Ketelsen]
“Barn Door” Tracking Mount for Astrophotography [by Dean Ketelsen]
Other / Miscellaneous
Backyard Pier [by Andrew Cooper & William Lofquist]
Jeremy Perez’s Log Sheets [PDF]
Andrew Johnson’s Mag 7 Star Charts [PDF]
A young student, Pierce, has done a bit of research after recently receiving a telescope from his parents. Inspired by astronomy resources found on the internet, including TucsonAstronomy.org, he assembled a number of other useful links we are sharing here.
Tips and Activities for Young Beginners
- Tips for Beginning (and Not So Beginning) Astronomers
- Backyard Astronomers for Beginners
- Getting Started in Astronomy
- A Beginner’s Guide to Reading the Stars
- The Beginner’s Sky
- NASA Kids’ Club
- The Size and Distance of the Planets
- Astronomical Society of the Pacific: Educational Activities
- Stargazing Diary
- Ten Steps to Rewarding Stargazing
How to Choose a Telescope
How Do Telescopes Work?
- Q&A: How Do Telescopes Work?
- How Telescopes Work
- The Optics of Telescopes
- How a Telescope Works
- Telescopes and Astronomy
Astronomy Resources
- What Can You See in Tonight’s Sky?
- Constellations and Yearly “Skylights”
- An Introduction to Our Galaxy
- Observing the Moon
- Does the Moon Rotate?
- Outdoor Lighting to Preserve Dark Skies
- Tour the Solar System
- Meteor Showers
- Photos From the Hubble Space Telescope
- Astronomy Timeline
- Astronomy for Beginners: Learning to Explore the Night Sky
- Understanding the Moon Phases
- Astronomy Facts
- History of Astronomy