Astronomy & Space
396 sites
http://ccas.us/
The Chester County Astronomical Society (CCAS) is a Pennsylvania-based non-profit bringing together amateur astronomers through monthly meetings, observing sessions, and public star parties for schools and civic groups. The site features an events calendar, member photography, planetarium show schedules at West Chester University, and resources for anyone interested in exploring the night sky.
https://deepskyorg.tripod.com/deepsky_quiz.html
Deep-Sky.Org hosts an interactive quiz testing visitors' knowledge of deep-sky objects such as nebulae, galaxies, and star clusters. The multiple-choice format makes it a handy study tool for amateur astronomers looking to sharpen their observational knowledge.
http://astrosurf.com/benoit/ngc.html
A comprehensive index of the entire New General Catalogue (NGC), organized into batches of 100 objects spanning all 7,840 entries, created by an amateur astronomer named Benoit. This deep-sky reference resource gives stargazers and astronomy enthusiasts a structured way to browse every NGC object from galaxies and nebulae to star clusters.
http://pasnola.org/
The Pontchartrain Astronomy Society, established in 1959, is a non-professional astronomy club serving Southeast Louisiana with events, observing sites, forums, and newsletters. Members gather to discuss celestial objects, attend star parties, and access resources like Clear Sky Charts and ISS sighting schedules for the New Orleans area.
http://rvasclub.org/
The Roanoke Valley Astronomical Society (RVAS) is a Virginia-based astronomy club offering monthly meetings, observing sessions, newsletters, and astrophotography resources for members. The site includes clear sky charts, a DSO of the month feature, member pages, and meeting announcements with guest speakers covering topics like astrophotography techniques.
https://openphdguiding.org/phd2-log-viewer
PHD2 Guiding is the home of PHD2, a free and open-source autoguiding software used by astrophotographers to keep telescopes precisely locked on celestial targets. This page highlights a log file viewer tool developed by Andy Galasso, which helps users visualize guiding performance and diagnose tracking issues from their PHD2 guide logs.
http://meteoritemarket.com/
The Meteorite Market has been one of the web's oldest meteorite dealers since 1995, offering over 100 scientifically significant varieties including Martian, Lunar, Pallasite, and Carbonaceous Chondrite specimens with detailed photos and pricing. Visitors can browse an extensive alphabetical catalog while learning about meteorite types through dozens of informational pages, making it both a shopping destination and an educational resource for collectors and enthusiasts alike.
http://c14isawesome.blogspot.com/
Stephen Saber, an amateur astronomer, shares deep-sky observing lists, lunar phenomena like Saber's Beads, and stargazing tips on this enthusiast blog. Catalogued targets from the Messier, Caldwell, RASC, and Herschel 400 lists make it a practical resource for marathon observers hunting NGC objects.
http://cometography.com/
Cometography.com is a scholarly reference site originally built by Gary W. Kronk, companion to his six-volume Cambridge University Press book series, offering in-depth historical data on periodic and notable comets throughout history. Now maintained by José J. Chambó, the site preserves and expands Kronk's decades of comet research for astronomers and enthusiasts alike.
https://pierplates.com/
Dan's Pier Top Plates is a small business site selling custom mounting hardware for backyard telescopes, including pier top plate systems, DIY telescope enclosures, and adapters for metal piers. Hobbyist astronomers looking to build a permanent concrete or metal telescope pier for a home observatory will find products, FAQs, and installation guides here.