Education, Activities

NESSIE -- New England Space Science Initiative in Education

The Thousand-yard model

The History of Women in Astronomy

Essays from The Astronomy and Astrophysics Encyclopedia

More terrific essays: Brian Tung's Astronomical Games

Getting Started in Astronomy:

Ed Ting's Advice

S&T's How to Choose Telescopes and Binoculars

Astronomy Boy's Page of Beginners' Links

The dancing chicken

Telescope Reviews:

Ed Ting's Telescope Review Site

Cloudy Nights Telescope Reviews

Dark Skies:

International Dark Sky Association

Sky & Telescope's Dark Skies Page

Dark Skies Locator

Friendly lighting (commercial site)

Other Local Clubs:

American Association of Variable Star Observers

North Shore Amateur Astronomy Club

Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston

Astronomical Society of Southern New England

New Hampshire Astronomical Society

Keene Amateur Astronomers Inc

South Shore Astronomical Society

Publications:

Sky & Telescope Magazine

Astronomy Magazine

Lists, Maps & Charts

The Best Binocular Objects

Messier Telrad Charts from Astro Tom

Messier Object Telrad Charts (PDFs), from ATMOB

More Messier Telrad Charts, from the Omaha Astronomical Society

Messier Objects by Constellation, from SEDS

More Messier Info than you can Shake a Stick at, from SEDS

Monthly Observing Challenges, from RASC

Telrad Charts for Caldwell Objects

Castle Point Astronomy Club   See The Planets, a free Jupiter event application!

Sloan Digital Sky Survey

An Atlas of the Universe

Lunar & Solar Observing

Solar Activity

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Moon

Meteors & Satellites

Gary Kronk's Comets & Meteor Showers Page

Comet page from Skyhound

Meteors in General

Satellite Tracking from Heavens-Above.com

Weather

Clear Sky Clocks

The Boston Channel

Current Jet Stream Location

National Weather Service Forecast for Gloucester

NOAA Geostationary Satellite Server

Channel Five Weather, Local Forecast

Entertainment

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Astronomy Talk (web)Radio, with David Levy

 

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