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Useful References
General Astronomy
Books- Astronomy : from the Earth to the Universe by Jay Pasachoff
- Destiny or chance : our solar system and its place in the cosmos by Stuart Ross Taylor
- Brilliant stars by Patrick Moore
- Moons and planets by William K. Hartmann
- Dictionary of minor planet names by Lutz D. Schmadel
- The astronomy cafe : 365 questions and answers from "Ask the Astronomer" by Sten Odenwald
Practical Astronomy
Books
- The sky : a user's guide by David Levy
- Norton's star atlas and reference handbook edited by Ian Ridpath
- Seeing stars: the night sky through small telescopes by Chris Kitchin and Robert W. Forrest
- Telescopes and techniques : an introduction to practical astronomy by Chris Kitchin and Chris Robert
- Challenges of astronomy : hands-on experiments for the sky and laboratory by W. Schlosser, T. Schmidt-Kaler and E.F. Milone
- S & T - Sky at a Glance
- Current Sky Chart for Durham from Heavens-Above
- Satellite Visibility for Durham including ISS and Iridium Flares
- Auroral Activity Sighting Reports including a map
- Nick Strobel's Astronomy Without a Telescope
- Hawaiian Astronomical Society's Constellation List
- Chris Dolan's The Constellations and their Stars
- Virginia Tech's page on Observational Astrophysics
Spherical Astronomy and Orbits
Books- Fundamentals of celestial mechanics by J.M.A. Danby
- Spherical astronomy by Robin Green
- Text-book on spherical astronomy by William Smart
- Computational spherical astronomy by Laurence Taff
Astronomy/Astrophysics Journals, etc
astro-ph, ADS ( UK mirror, Harvard, Strasbourg, ESO), VizieR, ApJ, AJ, PASP, MNRAS, A&A Supp, A&A, Annual Reviews of Astronomy and Astrophysics, New Astronomy, IBVSS&T , Astronomy Magazine, Astronomy Now, The Astronomer
Observatories etc
2MASS, AAO, ALMA, CADC, Calar Alto, Cambridge, CFHT, CTIO, ESO (Garching), GALILEO, GEMINI, GRANTECAN, (EMIR), IAC, ING, JCMT, Keck, KPNO (incl WIYN), La Silla (incl NTT), LBT, Magellan, MMT, NOAO, NOT, Palomar, ROE/ATC, STScI, Subaru, Teide, UKIRT, VATT (Vatican Advanced Tech Tel), VLA, VLBA, VLT
Other Recommended Sites
Layman's Guide to Naming Stars
Daniel Golombek article on Optical and UV Astronomy in the Internet Age
NASA/JPL's solar system simulator - a spyglass on the cosmos
Scientific American - Ask the Experts :
Astronomy
Sten Odenwald's "The Astronomy Cafe"
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