Astronomy & Space
390 sites
https://mo-www.cfa.harvard.edu/OWN/about.html
MicroObservatory is an internet-controlled robotic telescope network developed by scientists and educators at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, designed to let students across the country capture real deep-sky images from their classrooms. Visitors can control telescopes remotely, analyze astronomical images, and access educational projects tied to NASA's educational mission.
https://joshworth.com/dev/pixelspace/pixelspace_solarsystem.html
Created by Josh Worth, this site presents a scale model of the solar system where the Moon is reduced to a single pixel, requiring visitors to scroll endlessly through vast empty space to appreciate the true distances between planets. The experience is both humbling and educational, with witty commentary along the way and the ability to toggle between kilometers, miles, AU, and other quirky units of measurement.
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http://ap-i.net/avl/en/start
Virtual Moon Atlas (VMA) is a free, feature-rich lunar observation and study program for Windows and Linux, now in its ninth major version after over two decades of development. Downloaded nearly 2 million times worldwide, it has been used by the European Space Agency, CNRS research professors, and even to help prepare the Chandrayaan 1 lunar mission.
https://chinalakeastro.org/
The China Lake Astronomical Society (CLAS) is a community astronomy club based in Ridgecrest, California, taking advantage of some of the darkest skies in the United States near Death Valley. The site offers information on monthly meetings, star parties at their dark sky site on Brown Road, newsletters, and membership for skywatchers in the Indian Wells Valley.
http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/spectra.html
Jim Kaler's comprehensive guide to stellar spectra covers everything from absorption and emission lines to the Doppler effect and spectral classification, all richly illustrated with images of rainbows, nebulae, and spectrograms. Part of Kaler's broader STARS educational project hosted at the University of Illinois, this deep-dive reference explains how astronomers decode the physical and chemical nature of stars through the light they emit.
https://skymarvels.com/
SkyMarvels is an astronomy education site that guides visitors through the night sky and solar system using interactive animations, videos, and the free 3-D simulation software Celestia. Covering everything from individual planets and moons to deep-sky objects and the scale of the cosmos, the site offers a genuinely immersive experience suitable for beginners and enthusiasts alike.
https://c2a.astrosurf.com/english/information.htm
C2A is a feature-rich planetarium software created by Philippe Deverchere, designed for both amateur and professional astronomers who need precise astrometric and photometric capabilities. The site documents the software's extensive support for star catalogues including Hipparcos, Tycho-2, and UCAC4, as well as deep sky object catalogues, asteroid and comet tracking, and tools for predicting occultations and sunrise/sunset times.
https://starinabox.net/
Star in a Box is an interactive educational tool from Las Cumbres Observatory that lets you animate and explore the full lifecycle of stars across a range of solar masses using the famous Hertzsprung-Russell diagram. Visitors can watch how a star's brightness, size, surface temperature, and mass evolve over billions of years, with downloadable data tables for independent investigation.
https://softkittypa.ws/
Lexi's personal homepage blends astrophotography, programming projects, and game corruption experiments into a vibrant, technically impressive old-web-style showcase. Visitors can browse her astrophotography gallery, explore open-source tools she built, and see wild ROM corruption screenshots from titles like Mario Kart Wii and Celeste.
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.