Astronomy & Space
396 sites
http://assabfn.co.za/
The ASSA Bloemfontein Centre is a non-profit astronomy club based in Bloemfontein, South Africa, welcoming enthusiasts of all experience levels with interests ranging from astrophotography to telescope making. The site chronicles their annual Free State Star Party events spanning over a decade, shares resources including radio segments on stars and planets, and preserves local astronomical history such as the historic Lamont-Hussey Observatory.
https://whatcomastronomy.org/
The Whatcom Association of Celestial Observers (W.A.C.O.) is a community astronomy club founded in 1988 in Bellingham, Washington, dedicated to making amateur astronomy accessible and enjoyable. The site offers a calendar of meetings, member resources, observing programs, photos, and local astronomy links for the Pacific Northwest region.
https://mistal2.tripod.com/CAS
The Cumberland Astronomical Society is an amateur astronomy club based in Gallatin, Tennessee, dedicated to bringing astronomy to the general public. The club hosts monthly events at local schools, libraries, and parks, though this Tripod page now redirects visitors to their updated website at CumberlandAstronomicalSociety.org.
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://soho.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime/realtime-update.html
NASA's SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) mission serves up the very latest real-time solar images captured by instruments including EIT, LASCO, and SDO/HMI, updated continuously from the spacecraft. Visitors can explore the sun in multiple wavelengths and coronagraph views, making this an invaluable resource for solar observers, space weather enthusiasts, and researchers alike.
http://parallaxinstruments.com/
Parallax Instruments, Inc. is a small business founded in 1991 that manufactures precision astronomical telescopes, German equatorial mounts, rotating tube rings, aluminum tubing, and observatory piers. Their product lineup includes large-aperture Newtonians, Dall-Kirkham Cassegrains, and custom-built instruments crafted in a fully equipped machine shop for serious amateur and professional astronomers.
https://astronomyedinburgh.org/
The Astronomical Society of Edinburgh has been sharing a love of astronomy since 1924, hosting hybrid in-person and online meetings, observing group sessions, and public talks several times a month. Visitors can explore sky diaries, knowledge articles, beginner observing lists, meteor camera data, and a Messier/Caldwell project archive alongside a live interactive solar system map.
http://astronom.de/
Sebastian Voltmer's personal astrophotography site showcases stunning images of deep-sky objects, galaxies, nebulae, and planets captured through his telescope. The site blends scientific passion with artistic vision, featuring photos and videos of the cosmos from locations including the French Alps.
http://sguisard.astrosurf.com/
Stéphane Guisard's personal astrophotography showcase, 'Los Cielos de América,' features stunning celestial imagery captured from the Americas and beyond. The image-heavy site is a visual feast for astronomy enthusiasts, presenting the night skies through the lens of a dedicated and skilled astrophotographer.
http://jouscout.com/astro/belmont/belmontd.htm
A detailed double star catalog organized by constellation, compiled by the Belmont Society, listing star pairs with their right ascension, declination, separation, and color descriptions. The catalog is notable for its emphasis on the visible colors of stars, with evocative notes on hues like yellow, blue, orange, and even elusive green, making it a useful observing reference for amateur astronomers.