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Astronomical Links
Astronomical Links
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Amateur Astronomical Societies
Amateur Astronomical Societies
Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
New South Wales
Astronomical Society of Coonabarabran Inc.
Astronomical Society of New South Wales
Macarthur Astronomical Society Inc.
Newcastle Astronomical Society
Northern Sydney Astronomical Society
Sutherland Astronomical Society
Wollongong Amateur Astronomy Club
Western Sydney Amateur Astronomy Group (WSAAG) - This Site
South Australia
South Australia
Astronomical Society of South Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia
Astronomical Society of Western Australia
Tasmania
Tasmania
Professional Astronomy Organisations
Professional Astronomy Organisations
Commercial Organisations
Commercial Organisations
Equipment Suppliers
Equipment Suppliers
A listing on this page does not imply any endorsement of the supplier by WSAAG. The list is simply a service to the users of this site. The order of listing is alphabetical to remove any implied ranking from the list.
Advanced Telescope Supplies - NSW
Andrews Communications - NSW
Astro Shop - NSW
Astronomy Alive - VIC
Astronomy and Electronics Centre - SA
Bintel - NSW, VIC
Frontier Optics - NSW
OpticsCentral - VIC
OZScopes - VIC
SDM Telescopes - VIC
Sidereal Trading - VIC
Sirius Optics - QLD
Testar - NSW
Publications
Publications
Astronomy Now - UK Astronomy Magazine
Astronomy Magazine - An online astronomy magazine.
Sky & Telescope - US based astronomy magazine.
BBC Sky at Night Magazine - UK based astronomy magazine.
Information Resources
Information Resources
Discussion Forums
Discussion Forums
IceInSpace - Very active Australian forum.
Cloudy Nights - A well respected US based forum.
Buy and Sell
Buy and Sell
Astronomy Buy, Sell and Wanted (Facebook)
Australia Astronomy Buy and Sell
Education
Education
SAO - Swinburne Astronomy Online - Postgraduate Degree Programs In Astronomy.
Astronomy & Physics Courses - Continuing education courses designed to introduce Astronomy without mathematics.
Sydney Observatory - A museum about astronomy with night viewings.
Western Sydney University Observatory - Public lectures and observing programs (currently closed)
General information
General information
Heavens Above - Site providing tracking information for satellites and sky maps for your location.
Space.com - Information on Space and Astronomy
Universe Today - Space and astronomy news
Time and Date - Time measurement, time zones and astronomical phenomena
Stars and Stars of the Week - Site containing comprehensive details for many stars.
Sixty Symbols - Youtubr channel containing many short astronomy and physics videos (by Brady Haran)
Deep Sky Videos - Site containing many short astronomy videos (by Brady Haran)
Astronomy Images
Astronomy Images
Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) - A different picture each day with an explanation.
Sloan Digital Sky Survey Image Galleries - A wide field survey of the sky
Astrobin - Site for archiving astro images
Practical Astronomy
Practical Astronomy
Observing Reference Material
Observing Reference Material
Limiting Magnitude Charts - A page on estimating the limiting magnitude of your observing site (via Saguaro Astronomy Club)
Deep Sky Hunter Star Atlas - Site containing a printable atlas for deep sky observers.
Using Telescopes
Using Telescopes
Telescope Setup Calculator - Calculate Field of View etc. for your Telescope/Camera (via Byron Bay Observatory)
Parallelogram Binocular Mount - Parallelogram binocular mount constructed with rectangular hollow section tubing.
Collimating a Newtonian Reflector - Article on collimating a Newtonian reflector.
Drift Alignment - Site containing a step by step guide to using the drift method for polar alignment.
Amateur Telescope Making (ATM)
Amateur Telescope Making (ATM)
BAstroDesigns - Site containing useful information on telescope design.
Stellafane - Site containing ideas and designs for telescopes.
Software
Software
Sky Safari - Planetarium Software for iOS
Starry Night - Planetarium Software for PC and Mac
Deep Sky Stacker (free)
Autostackkert - Stacking for Planetary Imaging
PixInsight - Astrophotography stacking and processing
Siril - Astrophotography stacking and processing (free)
RTGUI - Windows application that produces observing lists and can control some Goto telescopes.
Virtual Moon Atlas - Windows application that provides information on the features of the moon.
Cartes du Ciel - Planetarium software for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X.
Stellarium - A planetarium package for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X.
Keith's Image Stacker - Image processing software for the Macintosh system.
AstroPlanner - Software for observation planning, visualisation and logging.
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Jim's Cosmos - UK based amateur site with many resources
Astronomy Citizen Science
Astronomy Citizen Science
Zooniverse - Home to many astronomy and non-astronomy interactive projects.
NASA Citizen Science Projects - Links to many Citizen Science Projects
American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
Object Lists and Data
Object Lists and Data
Observing Lists
Observing Lists
Herschel 400 - A list of deep sky objects that are a natural extension of the Messier list (via Go Astronomy)
Astro-Tom - Site containing a list of deep sky objects and tips on their observation.
Lunar 100 - List of 100 features to abserve on the moon by Charles Wood
NGC / IC Project - The NGC/IC Project is an attempt to correctly identify all of the original NGC and IC objects.
Deep Space Catalogues and Surveys
Deep Space Catalogues and Surveys
Hubble's Messier Catalog - Images of Messier Objects by Hubble
Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) - Whole Sky Wide-Field Sky Survey
STScI Digitized Sky Survey - Site containing images of astronomical objects selected by name or coordinates.
Vizier - Searchable Library of Published Astronomical Catalogues
Simbad - Astronomical Objects Database
Aladin - Interactive Sky Atlas
Solar System
Solar System
Minor Planet Center - The official body that deals with astrometric observations and orbits of minor planets (asteroids) and comets.
JPL Small Body Database - Data on asteroids and dwarf planets
The Nine Planets - Site with information on just about every object in the solar system.
The Asteroid Belt - Site containing basic information on the asteroid belt and other solar system objects (via space.com)
ICQ Comet Information - Site containing information on comets and tips on observing comets.
International Meteor Organization - Site containing observing methods, results and news on meteors.
Visual Satellite Observer's Home Page - Site containing information on satellites and satellite observing techniques.
Royal Observatory of Belgium - Solar Physics and Space Weather
Space Weather Advisory Outlook - Website of the NOAA / Space Weather Prediction Center.
Lunar and Planetary Institute - Site containing photos and maps of the moon and planets.
Lunar 100 Map - Links to a map and descriptions of the Lunar 100 observing list (via The HighLands Astronomical Society - UK)
Shoestring Astronomy Lunar 100 - Site containing the Lunar 100 observing list and images.
Google Moon - This site has detailed images of the lunar surface with information on the lunar landings.
Space Missions
Space Missions
NASA Crewed Missions
NASA Crewed Missions
Mercury Missions (1961-1963)
Gemini Missions (1964-1966)
Apollo Moon Missions (1968-1972)
Skylab (1973-1974)
Apollo Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) (1975)
Space Shuttle (1981-2011)
International Space Station (2002-Present)
Artemis II Moon Mission (2026?)
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