Astronomy Links
University of Nebraska
Astronomy Animations: These are REALLY good!
Spaceweather.com: Go here to find out about the solar wind and the Aurora Borealis.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL): Go here to find out what they're doing right up the street from us!
Mars Exploration Rover Mission: Go here to see what Spirit
and
Science@NASA.gov: Go here for the latest stories in Astronomy and Earth Science.
Sky and Telescope Magazine: Go here for the most recent observational schedules for stars, planets, comets, etc.
NASA Solar System Exploration: A Fantastic site showing solar system missions.
Planet Quest: Go here to learn more about solar system bodies found outside of our solar system!
Planetary Photojournal:
What do the other planets look like? Go here to see.
Windows to the Universe: Find out more about the solar system and planet Earth!
The Nine Planets: Go here for a detailed journey of the Planets and Moons within our Solar System.
Planetary Body Names and Discoverers: Go here to find out where the planets and their moons got their names.
Solar System Simulator: Go here to find out what our planet, or any other planet, looks like from anywhere in the solar system!
Old Town Sidewalk
Astronomers: Go here to find out more about observations
in Old Town Pasadena and
Astrophotography by Gary Stevens: Go
here to see some phenomenal amateur astronomer images of deep sky objects!
Reasons for Seasons:
Contrary to popular belief, our seasons are not caused by changing distance
from the Earth to the Sun!
Earth's Seasons: Go here to find out when that next equinox or solstice will occur!
Animation of the Changing Seasons: Go here to see an animation of our planet in action as it makes its way around the sun!
Hubble Space Telescope: Go here to find out what this amazing instrument is and what it does.
Hubble Space Telescope Public Pictures: See what the Hubble Telescope can see that we cannot!
Spitzer Space Infrared Telescope: Go here for some phenomenal views of our Universe!
Emission Spectroscopy: Go here for a cool interactive on what colors are emitted from stars of differing chemistry.
Heavens Above: Go here to find out where in the sky to look for satellites, the space shuttle, and the International Space Station!
Satellite Tracking from NASA: Go
here to track the many satellites orbiting the Earth right now!
Light Pollution: Good Article in National Geographic about how we have lost our connection to the heavens because of light pollution.