Astronomy & Space
396 sites
https://britastro.org/useful-links
The British Astronomical Association, supporting amateur astronomers since 1890, maintains this curated directory of useful links covering UK astronomy societies, observing resources, and related organizations. Visitors will find connections to groups like the Society for Popular Astronomy, the Federation of Astronomical Societies, and many more resources spanning the full breadth of amateur astronomy.
https://reflector.org/
The Springfield STARS is an amateur astronomy club based in Western Massachusetts, holding monthly meetings at the Springfield Science Museum from September through May. Visitors can find astronomy articles, outreach events, and club meeting details, making it a welcoming hub for stargazers in the region.
https://cosmotography.com/images/rc.html
R. Jay GaBany's Blackbird Observatory page details the technical setup behind his acclaimed astrophotography work, including a half-meter Ritchey-Chretien telescope, professional CCD cameras, and two remote observatory locations in New Mexico and the California Sierra Nevada. The site is a fascinating window into serious amateur deep-sky imaging, covering instrumentation, elevation advantages, and the evolution of the observatory from 2005 through 2014.
https://umbra.nascom.nasa.gov/eclipse/980226/text/filter-sources.html
Part of NASA Reference Publication 1383, this page provides a curated list of U.S. vendors selling mylar and glass solar filters safe for eclipse and solar viewing with or without a telescope. It includes contact details for well-known optics companies like Celestron, Meade, and Orion, making it a practical companion resource for amateur astronomers preparing for solar observation.
https://delmarvastargazers.org/
The Delmarva Stargazer Society was an amateur astronomy club founded in 1993 on the Delmarva Peninsula that ran star parties at three dedicated dark sky sites until disbanding in 2019. This archived site preserves the club's history, newsletters, by-laws, and meeting minutes, and is maintained by member Michael Lecuyer who still brings telescopes out for public viewing in Wyoming, Delaware.
https://astronomy.ie/AIRS
Astronomy Ireland Radio Show (AIRS) is the podcast and live broadcast archive for Ireland's dedicated astronomy radio program, transmitted every Tuesday on 103.2 Dublin City FM. Visitors can stream or download episodes featuring guests like Sir Patrick Moore, with archives spanning back through 2017 and a team including presenter Ben Emmett and sky notes by David Moore.
http://collectspace.com/news/news-061209a.html
CollectSPACE covers space history news and milestones, including this detailed article tracking which astronaut became the 500th person to fly into space during the STS-127 shuttle mission in 2009. The site provides a comprehensive numbered list of all 500 spacefarers up to that point, mission by mission, making it a valuable reference for space history enthusiasts.
https://astronomyclub.org/share/links.htm
A curated links directory from an astronomy club, organizing resources into categories covering amateur astronomy groups across the southern US, national organizations, NASA resources, observatories, and telescoping guides. It serves as a handy launchpad for stargazers at any level, connecting visitors to everything from local star parties to Hubble gallery images.
http://spider.seds.org/spider/Misc/naming.html
A detailed reference page from SEDS (Students for the Exploration and Development of Space) explaining how stars are named, from ancient cultural traditions to modern systematic schemes like the Bayer designation system introduced in 1603. Created by Hartmut Frommert and Christine Kronberg, the page covers Greek letter designations, star catalogs, IAU nomenclature standards, and debunks commercial 'name a star' schemes.
https://izw1.caltech.edu/ACE
The official homepage for NASA's Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) spacecraft, hosted at Caltech, providing mission data, instrument specifications, and real-time solar wind readings. Visitors can access browse plots, science publications, press releases about cosmic ray research, and data from nine onboard instruments measuring solar and galactic particle composition.