AAQ Links Page

A selection of hyperlinks to external websites are provided below. Please send your suggestions for astronomy related website links to the . You are responsible for obtaining permission to link to the suggested website and for notifying any changes to the website address.

Astronomical Societies Astronomy Software
Astrophotography Deep Sky
Education Equipment Suppliers

Observatories

Occultations
Solar System Variable Stars
   

 


Astronomical Societies

Australian Austronomy

The Astronomical Society Of Australia

Brisbane Astronomical Society

South-East Queensland Astronomical Society

Southern Astronomical Society (Queensland)

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Astronomy Software

Stellarium - Stellarium is a free GPL software which renders realistic skies in real time with
openGL. It is available for Linux/Unix, Windows and MacOSX.

Cartes du Ciel - Freeware for the drawing of sky charts including the position of planets, asteroids, and comets, and the electronic lunar atlas Virtual Moon.

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Astrophotography

Robert Gendler Astrophotgraphs - The Universe In Colour - Astroimaging by Robert Gendler

Russell Croman Astrophotography - Fine Photographs Of Celestial Wonders

Astronomy Picture Of The Day - The largest collection of annotated astronomical images on the internet. Site maintained by NASA.

Misti Mountain Observatory - Astrophotgraphy by Jim Misti

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Deep Sky

NASA - Home page of the National Aeronautics And Space Administration

HubbleSite - The Hubble Space Telescope home page

SEDS Messier Catalog - Students for the Exploration and Development of Space online catalog of Messier objects

SEDS NGC Catalog - Students for the Exploration and Development of Space online catalog of NGC objects

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Education

Paul Floyd's Astronomy & Space Website - Provides a range of student activities in astronomy and rocketry, the site is maintained by ACT science teacher Paul Floyd.

Bad Astronomy - USA astronomer Philip Plait gives you the science to debunk all those space related myths, misconceptions and conspiracy theories.

Queensland Science Teachers’ Association Inc. - The Science Teachers Association of Queensland is the professional association of teachers of science in Queensland at the primary, secondary and tertiary level. STAQ is a non-profit organisation which co-ordinates activities to support science education, teachers of science and students. STAQ is a member association of the Australian Science Teachers' Association (ASTA) which represents science education nationally.

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Equipment Suppliers

Sirius Optics - Brisbane based retail supplier of telescopes and accessories.

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Observatories

Taylor Range Observatory - Peter Anderson's astonomy homepage

Twinstar Guesthouse Observatory - Eiji Kato's observatory at Ballandean

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Occultations

International Occultation Timing Association - How to undertaken occultation timings.

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Solar System

General

The Nine Planets - A multimedia tour of the Solar System by Bill Arnett

Solar Views - Views of the Solar System by Calvin J Hamilton

Solar System Exploration - Exploration of the Solar System by NASA

JPL Solar System - Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s information on the Solar System

Sun

SOHO - The Solar And Heliospheric Observatory by NASA and ESA

Spaceweather - Information on solar activity by Spaceweather.com

National Solar Observatory - The solar observatory at Kitt Peak

Observing The Sun For Yourself - Information on solar observing techniques by Stanford University

Eclipse Home Page - Information on solar eclipses by Fred Espenak

Observing The Sun In Hydrogen Alpha Light - Information on solar features that can be observed in Hydrogen Alpha

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Variable Stars

American Association Of Variable Star Observers

An extensive site dedicated to the science of variable stars. Submit your observations online, obtain variable star charts, produce light curves and read articles on various stars.

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