Cool Astronomy Pages on the Web
- Astronomy Picture of the Day
- A site that highlights a new cool astronomy picture each day, either
because it's a particularly pretty picture, or because it says something
about recent research. A great source for background screens!
- Sky & Telescope
- Sky & Telescope is a popular astronomy magazine, sporting
news for amateur astronomers and reports on the latest in astronomical
research. The website has a lot of background information about looking
at the sky, and also features news notes about what the planets are
doing and other recent announcements in astronomy.
- StarStuff
- An astronomy news site, written for the general public.
- Bad Astronomy
- A site which debunks a lot of misconceptions and myths about
astronomy; it also reviews science fiction movies, pointing out just how
wrong they were....
- An Atlas of the Universe
- A site which has 3d maps of the stars near the Sun, the local
galaxy, the galaxies near the Milky Way, local clusters, etc. A great
way to visualize how far away things are and where things are in the
Universe.
- SkyView Virtual Observatory
- Download images from sky surveys performed by Astronomers over the
years. A very useful site for professionals and curious individuals
alike.
- Extrasolar Planet Websites
- http://exoplanets.org: California & Carnegie Planet Search
- http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/planets/: The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia