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https://astronomy-links.net/SETI_Battleship.html
Clark M. Thomas offers a witty essay examining the movie Battleship through the lens of real SETI science, exploring the plausibility and implications of contact with extraterrestrial civilizations. The piece weaves together astronomy, pop culture criticism, and philosophical musings about what our radio and TV signals might reveal to any alien observers.
https://live.som.ou.edu/
A workshop series on tornado forecasting presented by Rich Thompson of the Storm Prediction Center, hosted by the University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology. The archive offers session-by-session PowerPoint downloads covering topics like supercell models, severe storm ingredients, synoptic patterns, and real-time forecasting exercises.
http://nationalcurvebank.org/
The National Curve Bank is a mathematical archive dedicated to cataloging and exploring curves, offering detailed information on their properties, equations, and historical significance. A sister site to the Witch of Agnesi page, this project serves as an educational reference for students, educators, and math enthusiasts interested in the geometry of curves.
https://n7uzg.tripod.com/
Mike Di Ross (N7UZG) runs this sprawling personal homepage covering his ham radio license renewal, travels across the US and abroad, run-ins with police, and miscellaneous life experiences. The site is a raw, unfiltered chronicle of one person's wandering life, with sections on cities he has lived in, engineering jobs, and even Perl cookie scripting.
https://johnefarley.com/wx.htm
John E. Farley has been chasing and documenting severe weather across the Midwest, Plains, and West since 1996, with detailed field reports spanning nearly three decades. The site features storm observation logs organized by year, photo galleries of tornadoes, supercells, lightning, and other phenomena, plus a thoughtful essay on safe storm chasing practices.
https://www.astronomy.org/
Gary A. Becker's astronomy hub at Moravian University offers original astrophotography, weekly starwatch articles, and curated links to astronomy, weather, and science resources. Highlights include stunning lunar eclipse photos and decades of accumulated observational content dating back to 1996.
https://k-state.edu/w0qqq?utm_source=ksuarc&utm_medium=redirect&utm_campaign=pulled-down
The Kansas State University Amateur Radio Club (WØQQQ) has served K-State and the Manhattan, Kansas community for over a century, offering licensing workshops, emergency weather services, and participation in major ARRL contests. Membership is open to students, faculty, staff, and the general public, with no prior license required, making it a welcoming entry point for new ham radio operators.
http://selarc.org/
SELARC is the Southeast Louisiana Amateur Radio Club, serving the Hammond and Tangipahoa area with repeater listings, hamfest event info, ARES emergency communications resources, and monthly newsletters. The site covers everything from FCC licensing and packet radio to amateur radio satellites, making it a solid hub for local hams in the region.
https://nzastronomy.co.nz/directory
The New Zealand Astronomy Directory is a comprehensive curated guide to stargazing operators, observatories, and dark sky experiences across New Zealand, from Qualmark-approved planetariums to guided night sky tours on Stewart Island. Visitors can browse listings by region to find observatories, astrophotography tours, and dark sky places throughout both the North and South Islands.
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.