Astronomy & Space
396 sites
https://handprint.com/ASTRO/bortle.html
A detailed reference page explaining the Bortle Dark Sky Scale, which measures night sky light pollution across nine categories from inner-city skies to pristine darkness. The site includes an adapted table of Bortle's indicators with color codes used in light pollution maps, plus five star charts covering key sky areas visible from the continental United States.
https://macastro.org.au/
The Macarthur Astronomical Society serves amateur astronomers in Sydney's south west, offering field nights at multiple observation sites, astro imaging workshops, citizen science projects, and a Deep Space Hunt program. With resources like the Messier and Caldwell lists, ISS tracking, sky conditions, and a 2028 Solar Eclipse planning page, this is a well-rounded hub for a genuinely active local astronomy club.
http://gazers.org/
The Penobscot Valley Star Gazers (PVSG) is a Maine-based astronomy club hosting monthly meetings both in-person at John Bapst High School in Bangor and via Zoom. The site offers a calendar of upcoming events, a gallery, an archive, and real-time comet tracking resources for members and stargazing enthusiasts in the region.
https://sidewalkastronomers.us/
The Sidewalk Astronomers are a public service amateur astronomy association founded in the tradition of John Dobson, dedicated to bringing telescopes directly to the public in parks, street corners, and busy public spaces. The site features event schedules, telescope plans, newsletters, international projects, and resources for local chapters around the world.
http://jgiesen.de/welcomeEnglish.htm
A rich hobbyist resource by J. Giesen featuring an extensive collection of Java and JavaScript applets covering astronomy topics like sun and moon phases, planet positions, sundials, Venus transits, and satellite observation. Visitors will also find physics quizzes, chaos and fractal simulations, color theory tools, and links to books and software, making it a deep interactive playground for science enthusiasts.
http://arc.iki.rssi.ru/eng/index.htm
The Space Research Institute (IKI) of the Russian Academy of Sciences is Russia's principal organization for robotic space research, designing scientific instruments and leading missions such as Spektr-RG, ExoMars, and the Luna lunar program. Founded in 1965, this archived English-language site offers institutional history, department structure, mission summaries, and links to international conferences spanning decades of Soviet and Russian space science.
https://rdelsol.com/
Rancho Del Sol Observatory is a personal astronomy site featuring articles and updates about space exploration, including NASA's Mars rover Perseverance and planetary science topics like Uranus. The site blends historical context about astronomy's milestones with news-style posts covering recent developments in space exploration.
https://www.aosny.org/AOSLinksIndex.htm
The Amateur Observers' Society of New York maintains this comprehensive links directory covering astronomical magazines, podcasts, space agencies, comet and meteor shower resources, astronomy apps, dealers, and member websites. A well-organized gateway for amateur astronomers in the New York area, the page also highlights member-exclusive discounts on publications like Sky and Telescope and Astronomy Magazine.
https://theastronomycafe.net/
An archived recreation of Dr. Sten Odenwald's legendary 'Astronomy Cafe' website from circa 2001, once a destination where a professional astronomer answered thousands of public questions about space, the universe, and infrared astronomy. The site preserves a nostalgic snapshot of early web science outreach, featuring Dr. Odenwald's books, his 'Ask the Astronomer' feature, and philosophical explorations of concepts like 'nothing' and the Big Bang.
https://astronomy-links.com/
Clark M. Thomas of Roanoke, VA has assembled a free, non-commercial collection of astronomy links organized to help stargazers at all experience levels discover resources, from deep sky databases and space telescope galleries to star party listings and homework help. Highlights include curated 'Best of the Best' picks, a newest-links section for returning visitors, and a broad sweep of resources covering Mars missions, the Messier catalog, observing clubs, and more.