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This article is from the Astronomy
FAQ, by Joseph Lazio (jlazio@patriot.net) with numerous
contributions by others.
08 What are good Net sites for astronomy info and images?
By many
This list is an attempt to compile the locations of the biggest sites and
those with extensive cross-references. Please let me know other sites
*that fall into these categories* or *categories not included*. The FAQ
can't list everybody's favorite site, but it should list sites that
cross-reference most people's favorites.
Indices
* AstroWeb: Astronomy/Astrophysics on the Internet [multiple mirror sites]
- _NRAO, US East_, <URL:http://fits.cv.nrao.edu/www/astronomy.html>,
- _STScI, US East_, <URL:http://www.stsci.edu/net-resources.html>,
- _CDS, France_, <URL:http://cdsweb.u-strasbg.fr/astroweb.html>,
- _ESO_, <URL:http://ecf.hq.eso.org/astroweb/yp_astro_resources.html>,
- _ESA, Spain_, <URL:http://www.vilspa.esa.es/astroweb/astronomy.html>,
- _ANU, Australia_, <URL:http://www.mso.anu.edu.au/%7Eanton/astroweb/>,
* _Students for the Exploration and Development of Space_,
<URL:http://www.seds.org/>, (SEDS) (Images, Info, and Software Archive)
- _anonymous ftp_, <URL:ftp://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/pub/>,
- _astroftp (text)_,
<URL:ftp://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/pub/faq/astroftp.txt>, list
- _astroftp (HTML)_,
<URL:ftp://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/pub/faq/astroftp.html>, list
* _Galaxy_, <URL:http://galaxy.einet.net/galaxy/Science/Astronomy.html>,
* _Google Groups_, <URL:http://groups.google.com/>,
Data Archives and Catalogs
* _JPL Solar System Dynamics_, <URL:http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/>,
("information [about] all known bodies in orbit around the Sun.")
* _Centre de Donnees astronomiques de Strasbourg_,
<URL:http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/>, (in English and includes SIMBAD)
* _NSSDC Astrophysics Data_, <URL:http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/astro/>,
(space missions and catalog data)
* _Astronomical Data System_, <URL:http://adswww.harvard.edu/>,
(professional journals, conference proceedings, data)
* APS _Catalog of the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey_,
<URL:http://isis.spa.umn.edu/>,
Images & Simulations
* _Astronomy Picture of the Day_,
<URL:http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html>,
* _SkyView_, <URL:http://skyview.gsfc.nasa.gov>, (digitized images of any
sky coordinates, multi-wavelength)
* _Jet Propulsion Laboratory_, <URL:http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/>, (JPL)
* The Nine Planet _Planetary Picture List_,
<URL:http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/billa/tnp/picturelist.html>,
* _NASA JSC Digital Image Collection_, <URL:http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/>,
(mostly Earth and spacecraft)
* _U.S. Geological Survey_,
<URL:http://www-pdsimage.wr.usgs.gov/PDS/public/mapmaker/mapmkr.htm>,
* _The Web Nebulae_, <URL:http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/billa/twn/>,
* _Messier Database_, <URL:http://www.seds.org/messier/>,
* _Solar System Live_, <URL:http://www.fourmilab.ch/solar/solar.html>,
Societies, Institutions, Publishers
* _American Astronomical Society_, <URL:http://www.aas.org/>,
* _Royal Astronomical Society_, <URL:http://www.ras.org.uk/>,
* _American Association of Variable Star Observers_,
<URL:http://www.aavso.org/>,
* _NASA_, <URL:http://www.nasa.gov/>,
* _Space Telescope Electronic Information Service_,
<URL:http://www.stsci.edu/resources/>,
* _Sky and Telescope_, <URL:http://www.skyandtelescope.com/>,
* USGS _Astrogeology Research Program_,
<URL:http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/>,
Related Usenet newsgroups (see also A.01)
* _*sci.physics*_, <URL:news:sci.physics>,: Physical laws, properties, etc.
* _*sci.physics.particle*_, <URL:news:sci.physics.particle>,: Particle
physics discussions
* *sci.space.**: Discussions of space policy, travel, technology, etc.
* *talk.origins*: Discussions of creationism vs. evolution, the Big Bang,
and other science topics
Related FAQs
Many related newsgroups have FAQ's. Most can be obtained by anonymous ftp
from _rtfm.mit.edu_, <URL:ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-hierarchy/sci/>.
FAQ for *sci.physics*
available via _anonymous ftp_,
<URL:ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-hierarchy/sci/physics>, and on the
Web from various mirrors including _US West Coast mirror_,
<URL:http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/>, _European mirror_,
<URL:http://www.desy.de/user/projects/Physics/>, and _Australia mirror_,
<URL:http://hermes.physics.adelaide.edu.au/%7Edkoks/Faq/>.
FAQ for *sci.space*
available via _anonymous ftp_,
<URL:ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-hierarchy/sci/space/science>,
Astro/Space Frequently Seen Acronyms
available via _anonymous ftp_,
<URL:ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-hierarchy/sci/space/science>,
FAQ for *sci.astro.planetarium*
available via the _Web_,
<URL:http://www.lochness.com/pltref/sapfaq.html>,
FAQ for *sci.skeptic*
available via _anonymous ftp_,
<URL:ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-hierarchy/sci/skeptic>,
FAQ for *talk.origins*
available from the _talkorigins_,
<URL:http://www.talkorigins.org/origins/faqs-qa.html>, Web site
FAQ for relativity
_Usenet Relativity FAQ_,
<URL:http://www.weburbia.com/physics/relativity.html>,
FAQ for black holes
_Black Holes FAQ_,
<URL:http://cosmology.berkeley.edu/Education/BHfaq.html>,
FAQ for calendars
_Calendar FAQ_, <URL:http://www.tondering.dk/claus/calendar.html>,
FAQ for supernovae and supernova remnants
_Supernovae and Supernova Remnants FAQ_,
<URL:http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/supernova/>,
Lecture notes, essays, compilations, etc.
* _The Nine Planets_, <URL:http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/billa/tnp/>,
* Nick Strobel's _Astronomy Notes_, <URL:http://www.astronomynotes.com/>,
* _The Constellations and Their Stars_,
<URL:http://www.astro.wisc.edu/%7Edolan/constellations/>,
* John Baez's _General Relativity Tutorial_,
<URL:http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/gr/gr.html>,
* _The Astronomy Cafe_, <URL:http://www.astronomycafe.net/>,
* _Virtual Trips_, <URL:http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/rjn_bht.html>,
to black holes and neutron stars
* _Bad Astronomy_, <URL:http://www.badastronomy.com/>,
* _Powers of 10_,
<URL:http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/>,---The
Size of the Universe (interactive Java tutorial)
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