More Interesting Astronomy Links

May 2000 Planetary Alignment - Why wasn't the Earth ripped to shreds by the combined planetary alignment of May 2000? The NOAO explains why you shouldn't have lost sleep over this planetary alignment.

Total Solar Eclipse of 2001 - NASA guide to the first total solar eclipse of the millenium

Upcoming solar and lunar eclipses - guides to the next few solar and lunar eclipses.

Stanford SOLAR Center - Information about the sun, including resources for educators current pictures of the sun (watch it change over the course of a few days!) and an "Ask a Solar Astronomer" webpage.

The Dome of the Sky - an online planetarium where you can see what the sky will look like from anywhere on the earth at any time, run by State Cloud State University in Minnesota.

Satellite Observing - See a satellite and want to know what it was? When does the space telescope / space station / space shuttle pass overhead? When can I see an Iridium sattelite flash? This website will tell you!

Bad Astronomy - This excellent site is dedicated to dispelling rumors about astronomy and pointing out errors made in the mass media.

Asteroid and Comet Impacts - Is the sky falling? Is there an asteroid about to crash into the Earth? Recently, rumors have been flying about the dangers of a comet or asteroid impacting the Earth. Read here to learn the truth about asteroid/cometary impacts and their dangers.

Students for the Exploration and Development of Space - tour of the Solar System; Messier clusters, galaxies and nebulae; best of Space Telescope.

Hubble Space Telescope Public Photo Archives - This gallery contains photographs from the space telescope organized by subject or date. Also check out the Hubble Heritage Project, which strives to create the most compelling photos from scientific data.

Chandra X-ray Observatory Center - Visit NASA's newest Great Observatory! Site includes pictures, press releases, and educational activities.

StarChild: A Learning Center for Young Astronomers - a NASA page designed by elementary and middle-school teachers for young students interested in learning about astronomy.

Imagine The Universe! - an astronomy site designed for students age 14 and up by NASA's High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center. The site not only discusses our ideas about the Universe and our relationship to it, but also why scientists believe these ideas to be true.

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Last updated 11 January 2000