Astronomy & Space
396 sites
http://cometography.com/lcomets/2006p1.html
Gary W. Kronk's Cometography provides a detailed scientific profile of Comet C/2006 P1 (McNaught), covering its discovery, orbital calculations, and observer reports from around the world. The page includes historical highlights of the comet's brightness predictions, perihelion data, and observation logs with magnitudes and coma measurements, along with photographs taken at Paranal Observatory.
http://talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-solar.html
Written by Sverker Johansson, this detailed FAQ explores the science of solar neutrinos, nuclear fusion in the sun, helioseismology, and the famous solar neutrino problem with rigorous depth and extensive references. It also addresses creationist arguments about the sun, making it a uniquely thorough resource for both scientific education and skeptical inquiry.
https://reflector.org/
The Springfield STARS is an amateur astronomy club based in Western Massachusetts, holding monthly meetings at the Springfield Science Museum from September through May. Visitors can find astronomy articles, outreach events, and club meeting details, making it a welcoming hub for stargazers in the region.
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://gaac.us/
The Gloucester Area Astronomy Club (GAAC) is a casual, no-dues astronomy group founded in 2003 that meets monthly at the Lanesville Community Center in Gloucester, Massachusetts. The site features member photo galleries, ephemerides, aurora alerts, object rise/set times, and a calendar of events for anyone curious about the night sky.
http://icstars.com/HTML/SolarSection/HAlpha/OBSERVINGTHESUNHAlpha1.html
David Knisely's comprehensive H-Alpha handbook covers solar observation in remarkable technical depth, with dedicated sections on prominences, sunspot group classification, solar flares, and a full glossary of H-Alpha terminology. Part of the larger ICSTARS Astronomy site, this resource is a serious reference for amateur astronomers interested in observing the sun through hydrogen-alpha solar filters.
http://server1.wikisky.org/?locale=EN
WikiSky.org is an interactive online sky map that lets users explore stars, galaxies, nebulae, and constellations through a browser-based virtual telescope interface. The site supports over 15 languages and includes community features like astro photography, forums, blogs, and user-contributed star annotations.
http://calendarzone.com/
The Calendar Zone, created by Janice McLean, is a comprehensive categorized directory of calendar-related links covering art, celestial, cultural, religious, historical, and reform topics. With over 7 million visitors since 1999, it serves as a one-stop hub for anyone curious about calendar systems, moon phases, lunar cycles, and the history of timekeeping across cultures.
http://spaceshipone.airshowjournal.com/2004
Fred Bruenjes documents his firsthand experience photographing the historic June 21, 2004 launch of SpaceShipOne, the first privately funded spacecraft to reach space, at Mojave Airport. The site is part of a larger airshow journal covering dozens of air shows across California and beyond, featuring hundreds of original photos from events ranging from Miramar to Oshkosh.
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.