Astronomy & Space
396 sites
https://stellafane.org/
Stellafane is the historic home of the Springfield Telescope Makers of Vermont, hosting one of the oldest and most celebrated amateur telescope making conventions in the world. The site offers comprehensive guides on building Dobsonian telescopes and grinding mirrors, a rich archive of convention history, an astrophoto gallery, and resources for beginners getting started in amateur astronomy.
https://shallowsky.com/jupiter.html
Akkana Peck's Juplet page offers a Java applet and JavaScript tool for tracking the positions of Jupiter's four Galilean moons, their shadows, and the Great Red Spot in real time. A labor of love rooted in real astronomical calculations from Jean Meeus' algorithms, the page also includes telescope sketches, links to Jupiter observation resources, and satellite event data.
https://exameter.neocities.org/
A personal site titled '105.7 Light Years' on Neocities, offering desktop and mobile versions of its content with accompanying photos. The light-year themed title and structure suggest an astronomy or space-related focus, though the site is currently partially broken.
https://astronomy.org/StarWatch/April/index-4-19.html
StarWatch is a weekly astronomy column produced by Moravian College covering night sky events, star maps, moon phases, and detailed guides to constellations and celestial phenomena visible from the Lehigh Valley region. Written by Dr. Terry Pundiak, each installment combines accessible storytelling with genuine astronomical depth, covering topics from the imaging of the M87 black hole to the mechanics of Easter dating and the effects of precession on telescope alignment.
https://planetary.chem.tufts.edu/Phoenix/index.html
A page dedicated to NASA's Phoenix Mars Scout Mission, hosted on a Tufts University chemistry server, featuring launch videos including a close-up NASA recording and a team footage from Cocoa Beach in August 2007. It offers a glimpse into the excitement surrounding the Phoenix lander's launch, which went on to study the Martian arctic soil.
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.
http://jgiesen.de/astro/english.htm
Created by J. Giesen, this rich astronomy resource features interactive Java applets for computing solar and lunar positions, planetary visibility, eclipses, sunrise/sunset tables, and much more. Standout features include a top-rated GeoAstro Applet Collection, detailed coverage of the Venus transits and Mars oppositions, and tutorials on astrophysics topics like stellar formation and the Saros cycle.
https://cbastro.org/
The Center for Backyard Astrophysics (CBA) is a global citizen-science network of amateur astronomers using small telescopes to conduct photometric studies of cataclysmic variable stars. The site hosts science results, publications, data submission guidelines, observer resources, and a worldwide station map connecting contributors from Belgium to Indiana.
https://princetonastronomy.org/
The Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton (AAAP) is the official web presence for a New Jersey-based astronomy club bringing together hobbyists and enthusiasts to observe and explore the night sky together. Visitors can expect to find club meeting information, observing events, and resources for amateur stargazers of all experience levels.
https://kasonline.org/astroweb.html
The Kalamazoo Astronomical Society's curated astronomy link directory groups hundreds of carefully selected web resources into subject categories, from amateur telescope making and astrophotography to planetary exploration and dark-sky parks. Organized like a yellow pages phone book, this extensive collection makes it easy for both beginners and seasoned stargazers to find the best astronomy sites on the web.