Description of Web Site

Web Site Address

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Official IYA 2009 home page

http://www.astronomy2009.org/

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IYA 2009 site - UK node http://www.astronomy2009.org.uk/  

Hubble telescope home page

http://hubblesite.org/                     

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NASA Picture of the Day

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

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Astronomy for kids (Junior and  early Senior )

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/

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Astronomy Now  magazine 

http://www.astronomynow.com/ 

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NASA Home page ( Start here for any NASA related information)

http://www.nasa.gov/                  

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Janus educational web site (Astronomy Workshops with interactive demos)

http://janus.astro.umd.edu/     

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Astroweb home page (Massive  list of  sites for experienced to follow)

http://cdsweb.u-strasbg.fr/astroWeb/astroweb.html 

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Society for  popular astronomy

http://www.popastro.com/         

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Federation of Astronomical societies (Locate your nearest club)

http://www.fedastro.org.uk/fas/  

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British astronomical association (For serious astronomers)

http://www.britastro.org/baa/     

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BBC Sky at  night Home page (Backs up TV and magazine)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/skyatnight/ 

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Stellarium download page (Excellent downloadable  free planetarium)

http://www.stellarium.org/     

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Astronomy by distance  learning (Shows details of those Universities offering distance learning. Some knowledge is advisable)

http://www.astronomy.ac.uk/ 

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Astronomical equipment  buy and Sell (Brit based swap .buy site)

http://www.astrobuysell.com/uk/

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Space weather Home page (Aurora, satellites, Sun etc)

http://www.spaceweather.com/ 

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Small telescope buying advice for the beginner (Check for advice here to understand the  issues before purchase)

http://www.larrydsmith.com/astro/ 

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Cosmology starter home page (Good starting point for string theory, black holes , dark matter etc)

http://www.superstringtheory.com/index.html 

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Astronomical Interactive demonstrations ( Demos for the more  knowledgeable  )

http://www.physics.sjsu.edu/Tomley/Demos.htm 

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Heavens Above web site (Space  and Astronomy information)

http://www.heavens-above.com/?Loc=Solihull&Lat=52.413&Lng=-1.772&Alt=102&TZ=GMT  

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Note : Difficulty : 1- Beginners ,  2- Moderate experience OK with jargon  , 3 – Experienced knowledge of  general science and astronomy