Astronomy & Space
390 sites
http://schursastrophotography.com/index.html
Schur's Web Portal is a personal site showcasing the creator's passion for nighttime astrophotography alongside interests in running and paleontology. The astrophotography section appears to be the dominant focus, making this a compelling destination for amateur astronomers and stargazers.
The Meteorite Market
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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.
https://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/
SETI@home is the legendary UC Berkeley distributed computing project that enlisted millions of volunteers worldwide to analyze radio telescope data in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. Though now in hibernation and no longer distributing tasks, the site preserves its community message boards, user statistics, and ongoing back-end data analysis efforts that continue to this day.
https://sas-sky.org/
The Sangamon Astronomical Society is an astronomy club based in Springfield, Illinois, hosting monthly member meetings and an annual Illinois Dark Skies Star Party at Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area. The site offers membership information, a photo gallery, sky charts, maps, and links to resources like the Astronomical League and Night Sky Network.
http://currentsky.com/
Bob Riddle's 'Qué tal in the Current Skies' is a long-running amateur astronomy site that began in the late 1980s as posts to the Big Sky Telegraph BBS and evolved over 30+ years into a web resource covering Earth and Space topics. The site now serves as a transitional landing page pointing visitors to his continuing work on Substack, with archived daytime and nighttime sky photos, calendar data, and astronomical observations.
http://solstation.com/life.htm
SolStation.com hosts detailed information about nearby star systems and the search for extraterrestrial life, making it a rich reference for amateur astronomers and space enthusiasts. The site explores the habitability of star systems within our cosmic neighborhood, combining scientific data with accessible writing.
https://astronomy.ie/AIRS
Astronomy Ireland Radio Show (AIRS) is the podcast and live broadcast archive for Ireland's dedicated astronomy radio program, transmitted every Tuesday on 103.2 Dublin City FM. Visitors can stream or download episodes featuring guests like Sir Patrick Moore, with archives spanning back through 2017 and a team including presenter Ben Emmett and sky notes by David Moore.
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.
http://asnh.org/
The Astronomical Society of New Haven (ASNH) has been connecting Connecticut stargazers for over 80 years, offering public star parties, observing events, astrophotography resources, and a radio show called Cosmic Perspective. Visitors can browse an event calendar, access sky charts, meteorite information, NASA content, and even a book by ASNH member Ruben Kier titled 'The 100 Best Targets for Astrophotography.'
https://lynkeos.sourceforge.io/
Lynkeos is a SourceForge-hosted software project dedicated to processing planetary images captured with webcams, aimed at amateur astronomers looking to enhance their astrophotography. The tool focuses on stacking and refining low-quality frames to produce sharper planetary images, making it a niche but valuable resource for hobbyist planetary imagers.