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http://stormchaser.ca/Stormchaser.html
George Kourounis is a globe-trotting storm chaser, explorer, and TV presenter whose site showcases breathtaking photographs and videos of tornadoes, hurricanes, volcanoes, lightning, and other extreme natural phenomena from all 7 continents. Best known for hosting the 'Angry Planet' TV series broadcast in over 100 countries, his online home is a stunning archive of close encounters with Earth's most violent forces.
https://vcas.org/
The Ventura County Astronomical Society (VCAS) brings together stargazers of all ages in the Thousand Oaks, California area through monthly lectures, star parties, Messier marathons, and community outreach events. Members enjoy access to loaned telescopes, remote viewing field trips, and a quarterly astronomy magazine, making this a rich hub for both beginner and experienced amateur astronomers.
https://electronbunker.ca/eb/Links.html
A curated links page from the Electron Bunker site, gathering forums, personal pages, and resources dedicated to crystal radios, homebrew radio building, and vintage vacuum tube electronics. Regularly maintained and updated, it helpfully flags disappeared sites with Wayback Machine archives so enthusiasts can still access classic content.
https://kb8vsr.tripod.com/index.html
Shane Worth, callsign KB8VSR, runs this General Class amateur radio personal site featuring sections on SSTV (slow-scan television), a logbook, ham radio links, and an introduction to what ham radio is. A classic old-web ham shack homepage with multiple navigation sections that give a solid overview of one operator's on-air activities.
https://arpgalaxy.com/
A comprehensive amateur astronomy resource dedicated to Halton C. Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies, cataloging all 338 peculiar and interacting galaxy entries with supporting data, imagery, and observing guidance. Built by and for amateur observers, the site bridges professional archival photography from the Palomar 200-inch telescope with modern amateur CCD imaging to show that anyone with a backyard telescope can observe these remarkable objects.
https://kk4das.blogspot.com/
KK4DAS is a ham radio blog by an enthusiastic homebrew builder documenting the construction of transceivers, antennas, and test equipment from scratch. Posts dive deep into technical details like crystal ladder filters, diode ring mixers, and VFO modules, making it a treasure trove for QRP and homebrew radio enthusiasts.
https://astronomy.org/StarWatch/April/index-4-19.html
StarWatch is a weekly astronomy column produced by Moravian College covering night sky events, star maps, moon phases, and detailed guides to constellations and celestial phenomena visible from the Lehigh Valley region. Written by Dr. Terry Pundiak, each installment combines accessible storytelling with genuine astronomical depth, covering topics from the imaging of the M87 black hole to the mechanics of Easter dating and the effects of precession on telescope alignment.
https://stormgasm.com/
Stormgasm is the storm chasing hub of Jim Bishop, Juston Drake, and Simon Brewer, featuring tornado videos, hurricane footage, supercell photography, and storm chase journals from across the Great Plains and beyond. Visitors can browse a stock footage library, explore photo galleries, and follow the team's active storm chasing adventures in real time.
https://izw1.caltech.edu/ACE
The official homepage for NASA's Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) spacecraft, hosted at Caltech, providing mission data, instrument specifications, and real-time solar wind readings. Visitors can access browse plots, science publications, press releases about cosmic ray research, and data from nine onboard instruments measuring solar and galactic particle composition.
https://stormeffects.com/
Brian Morganti's StormEffects is a personal site dedicated to storm chasing, featuring an extensive collection of storm and landscape photos, chase videos, and chase summaries from real weather events. The site also touches on astrophotography, making it a rich visual record of one enthusiast's pursuit of dramatic natural phenomena.