Astronomical Time Keeping Time keeping and construction of calendars are among the oldest branches of
astronomy. Up until very recently, no earth-bound method of time keeping could
match the accuracy of time determinations derived from observations of the sun
and the planets...
Belmont Society For beginning & intermediate Amateur Astronomers
Dr. Richard Pogge's home page Dr. Pogge's astronomy classes, Astro 161 & 162 are a good way to come up to
speed on the basics of the science of astronomy. You can subscribe through
iTunes easily. You can also click on "Astrronomy 161" or "Previous Courses" and
find the MP3 files there
Eric Weisstein's World of Astronomy Eric Weisstein's World of Science contains budding encyclopedias of astronomy,
scientific biography, chemistry, and physics. This resource has been assembled
over more than a decade by internet encyclopedist Eric W. Weisstein with
assistance from the inte
Fermilab Colloquia Click on "Streaming Video Archive" button to get to a list. Hundreds of
scientific colloquia hosted by Fermilab. There are astrophysics presentations
as well as particle physics talks. Unique presentation, with video in one
window and graphics in another.
Griffith Observatory Star Awards The Griffith Observatory Star Awards were established to recognize excellence in
web sites that promote public awareness of astronomy. This list of past winners
of the award is therefore comprised of links to the best astronomy Websites on
the Internet.
Peoria Astronomical Society - The Constellations PAS has an excellent web site. This section on contellations gives historical
information on the constellations and exhaustive lists of interesting objects
within them.
Planetarium Software Links SEDS catalog of links to planetarium programs and astronomical data for all
operating systems.
Pronunciation Guide The Belmont SocietyŽ Presents: Pronunciation and Genitive forms, How to
pronounce the constellations. Haven't you always wondered...!
Science at NASA Great site for the general public provided by NASA.
Space and Astronomy Lesson Plan Ideas This is a great resource for educators making lesson plans for space & astronomy
classes. There are 30 links here for you to choose from!
Telescope Optics 101 Mostly Refractors - from End to End. A Presentation by CAS Member Bill
Phillips.