Astronomy & Space
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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://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.
https://eaae-astronomy.org/blog
The European Association for Astronomy Education (EAAE) maintains this blog to share the latest astronomical discoveries and news, covering topics like black holes, supernovae, and planetary science. It also promotes educational initiatives such as the annual 'Catch a Star' contest, which encourages young students across Europe to engage with astronomy research.
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.
http://bbastrodesigns.com/
Mel Bartels runs this personal hub covering amateur telescope making alongside his BBAstroDesigns venture and beekeeping with top bar hives. The site blends hands-on astronomical craftsmanship with natural observations like ice spikes, sun rainbows, and sun pillars.
https://www.saao.ac.za/~wpk/astron.html
A comprehensive curated directory of astronomy links collected from mailing lists like ASTRO and HASTRO-L, covering everything from beginner stargazing tips to telescope making, satellite tracking, and the history of ancient calendars. Hosted on the South African Astronomical Observatory domain, this resource spans hundreds of links organized into detailed categories for amateur and serious astronomers alike.
http://yearinspace.com/the-week-in-space
The Year In Space is a weekly online calendar that highlights space history, sky events, and astronomical milestones, pairing each entry with detailed write-ups and NASA imagery. Each week features a featured topic such as the discovery of Ceres or the Cassini mission, alongside a day-by-day calendar of notable birthdays, launches, and celestial events.
https://astropix.com/
Jerry Lodriguss has spent nearly 50 years photographing the night sky, and AstroPix collects his expertise into a comprehensive resource covering everything from smartphone star trails to deep-sky nebulas and total solar eclipses. Visitors will find equipment reviews, image processing tutorials, observing guides, and stunning astrophotos of planets, comets, galaxies, and celestial events spanning decades of film and digital work.
https://astronomyclub.org/share/links.htm
A curated links directory from an astronomy club, organizing resources into categories covering amateur astronomy groups across the southern US, national organizations, NASA resources, observatories, and telescoping guides. It serves as a handy launchpad for stargazers at any level, connecting visitors to everything from local star parties to Hubble gallery images.
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.