astronomy links

The following links are provided as references only and do not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by the Cedar Amateur Astronomers, Inc.

ORGANIZATIONS

• The American Association of Variable Star Observers
• Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers
• The Astronomical League
• North Central Region of the Astronomical League
• The Astronomical Society of the Pacific
• The Dark Sky Initiative
• International Dark Sky Association
• Linn County Conservation Department
• NASA's Night Sky Network
• Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers
• American Meteor Society

PUBLICATIONS AND RESOURCES

• Astronomy Picture of the Day
• Auroral Activity Report
• Clear Sky Clock for Palisades-Dows Observatory
• Current Weather at Palisades-Dows Observatory
• Heavens-Above Satellite Tracking Website
• International Comet Quarterly
• Orion Telescope & Binoculars
• Telescopes.com
• Satellite Images of the MidWest
• Science@NASA
• Sky & Telescope magazine
• Solar Monitor at NASA's Goddard Spaceflight Center
• Spaceweather.com
• StarDate online
• Night Sky Info Weekly news about the night sky and articles on selected astronomical topics
• Outdoor Lighting Education - Lighting and Light Pollution Basics
• Cloudy Nights Classified
• Messier Catalog listing in seasonal order
  

PHOTO GALLERIES, OBSERVATORIES AND STAR PARTIES

• Australian Astronomical Observatory Image Gallery
• Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn and Titan
• Chandra X-ray Observatory
• The Hubble Space Telescope Science Institute
• The Jet Propulsion Laboratory
• JPL Solar System Missions Home Page
• NASA Image Gallery
• Mount Wilson Observatory
• Spitzer Space Telescope
• US Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications Department
• Planck- WMAP Follow on

FEATURED PUBLICATION

Keeping Starwatch by Norma Cutsforth
The wonder and science of astronomy meld with the life and thoughts of a working mother in this contemplative and delightful collection of essays.
Available from PublishAmerica and barnesandnoble.com.

CAA MEMBER SITES

Gary Clinch's Prairie Hill Farm website

Doug Slauson's Owl Ridge Observatory website