BAS  QI Web Sites

 

   
The (almost) definitive list of useful websites with thanks to Rob Trevan. Please submit any additions or broken links to webmaster@basingstokeas.org.uk

 

 

 

http://www.basingstokeas.org.uk/

BAS Web Site

http://www.theastronomer.org/

The Astronomer Magazine

 

 

Spectacular Astrophotography

 

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

Astronomy Picture of the Day

http://www.johnastro.info/

John Murphy’s Home page

http://www.astrophoto.fr/index.html

Thierry Legault’s home page

http://www.astrosurf.com/buil/

Christian Buil – Spectroscopy, CCD & Astronomy

http://astropics.co.uk

Eddie Guscott

http://www.astrocruise.com/

Philip Perkins

http://astrosurf.com/re/

Pedro Re

http://www.ccdland.com/

Nik Szymanek

http://astropix.com

Astrophotography by Jerry Lodriguss

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ 

NASA Photo of the day

Societies

 

http://www.britastro.org

British Astronomical Association

http://www.fedastro.org.uk

The Federation of Astronomical Societies

http://www.farnham-as.co.uk/

Farnham Astronomical Society

http://www.guildfordas.org/

Guildford Astronomical Society

http://www.newburyas.org.uk

Newbury Astronomical Society

http://www.readingastro.org.uk/

Reading Astronomical Society

http://www.andoverastronomy.org.uk

Andover Astronomical Society

http://www.sagas.org.uk.

SAGAS

 

 

Observatories

 

http://www.ing.iac.es/

Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes

http://faulkes-telescope.com/

The Faulkes Telescope Project

http://www.keckobservatory.org/

W.M. Keck Observatory

http://www.eso.org/paranal/

ESO – Paranal Observatory

http://www.eso.org/projects/owl/

ESO Overwhelmingly Large Telescope

http://astro.uchicago.edu/yerkes/

Largest Refractor

http://www.astro.caltech.edu/palomarnew/sot.html

Found the ‘tenth’ planet

http://www.astro.caltech.edu/observatories/

Caltech Astronomy

http://www.aao.gov.au/AAO/overview.html

Anglo-Australian Observatory

 

 

Radio Telescopes

 

http://www.jb.man.ac.uk/

Jodrell Bank Observatory

http://www.parkes.atnf.csiro.au/

Parkes Observatory

http://www.naic.edu/

Arecibo

http://www.vla.nrao.edu/

National Radio Astronomy Observatory -  New Mexico

 

 

Weather

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather

Cloud predictions for the UK

http://www.metcheck.com/

Weather Report

http://www.ecmwf.int/

European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forcasts

 

 

Info

 

http://www.heavens-above.com/

Visible Satellite predictions

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/

Space News

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomy

Wikipedia – Astronomy

http://www.qcuiag.co.uk/

QuickCam and Unconventional Imaging Astronomy Group

http://www.nasa.gov

NASA

http://hubblesite.org

Hubble Site

http://hubble.nasa.gov/index.php

The Hubble Space Telescope

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

http://www.esa.int

ESA Portal

http://ww.eso.org

ESO – The European Southern Observatory homepage

http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov

SOHO – Solar and Heliospheric Observatory

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/stereo/main/index.html

The Sun in 3D

http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/spitzer/index.shtml

Spitzer Space Telescope

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mgs/

Mars Global Surveyor

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/express/

Mars Express

http://www.marsnews.com/missions/express/

MarsNews.com

http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/

Voyager

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/newhorizons/main/index.html

New Horizons

http://www.mailbag.com/users/ragreiner/

Doc G’s Info Site

http://www.astronomy-uk.co.uk/

UK Astro Ads

http://www.wvi.com/~rberry/index.html

Richard Berry – Digital Imaging and CCD Cookbook Camera

http://www.badastronomy.com

Bad Astronomy – Hoaxes and common myths debunked

http://www.nineplanets.org

The Nine Planets

http://www.solarviews.com

Views of the Solar System

http://www.dustbunny.com/afk/

Astronomy for Kids!

http://www.space.com

Space.com

http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/jsr.html

Jonathans’s Space Report

http://astro.nineplanets.org/bigeyes.html

The World’s Largest Optical Telescopes

 

 

Catalogues & Maps

 

http://www.shatters.net/celestia

Celestia

http://www.ap-i.net/skychart/index.php

Cartes du Ciel

http://www.stellarium.org/

Stellarium – free planetarium software

 

 

Magazines

 

http://www.astronomynow.com

Astronomy Now

http://www.adrianberry.net/

Adrian Berry – Science author and columnist

http://www.skyatnightmagazine.com

BBC Sky at Night Magazine

http://skytonight.com

Sky & Telescope

http://www.astronomy.com/

Astronomy

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

Nature

http://www.newscientist.com

NewScientist

http://www.sciam.com/

Scientific American.com

 

 

Software

 

http://astrosurf.com/buil

IRIS – Christian Buil’s homepage

http://www.asronomie.be/registax

Registax

http://www.pk3.org/Astro/

K3CCD Tools

http://www.dslrfocus.com/

DSLR Focus

http://www.ccdware.com/products/pempro/

PEMPro (Periodic error correction)

http://ascom-standards.org/index.html

ASCOM Standards for Astronomy

http://www.barkosoftware.com/GuideDog/

GuideDog (Standalone Autoguiding for Webcams)

http://www.msb-astroart.com/

AstroArt – Image processing Software

http://www.cyanogen.com/

MaximDL, MaxDSLR

http://www.bisque.com

TheSky6, CCDSoft, TPoint

http://www.skymap.com

Skymap Pro

http://www.starrynight.com/

Starry Night

http://www.maris.com

Redshift

ftp://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/pub/software/

FTP directory /pub/software/ at seds.lpl.arizona.edu

http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/

GNU Octave is a high-level language, primarily intended for numerical computations

http://www.mathworks.com/

Matlab – The language of Technical Computing

 

 

Specialized

 

http://www.astroman.fsnet.co.uk/

Maurice Gavin – Spectroscopy

http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/time.html

Department of the Navy – Time Service Department

http://www.space-track.org/perl/login.pl

Space Track – TLE database

http://radiosky.com

Radio Astronomy for Scientists Teachers and Students

http://www.astropix.com/HTML/I_ASTROP/FILM/HYPERING.HTM

Hypering Film

 

 

ATM

 

http://www.atmsite.org/

Resources and Techniques for the Amateur Telescope Maker

http://www.universityoptics.com/

University Optics

http://www.edmundoptics.com/

Edmund Optics

 

 

Publishers

 

http://www.physlink.com/Directories/Publishers.cfm

Physics and Astronomy Publishers

http:///www.springer.co.uk

Springer Verlag London Ltd

http://www.willbell.com

Willmann-Bell Inc

http://www.cambridge.org/

Cambridge University Press

http://www.whfreeman.com/

W.H.Freeman

 

 

Books

 

http://www.covingtoninnovations.com/astro/

Astrophotography for the Amateur – Michael A. Covington

 

 

Suppliers

 

http://www.uk-telescopes.co.uk
http://www.trutek-uk.com/

Telescopes and telescope accessories for beginners and advanced astronomers
True Technology

http://www.optique-unterlinden.net/sastro/index.php

Optique Unterlinden

http://www.astrovid.com/

Adirondack Astronomy – Stella Cam

http://www.telescopehouse.co.uk

Telescope House - BC&F (Broadhurst Clarkson and Fuller)

http://www.dhinds.co.uk

David Hinds

http://www.skywatchertelescope.net

Skywatcher

http://www.scsastro.co.uk

SCS Astro

http://www.greenwich-observatory.co.uk/index.html

Green Witch

http://www.televue.co.uk/

Venturescope

http://www.handsonoptics.com

Hands on Optics

http://takahashiamerica.com

Texas Nautical Repair

http://www.sciencecenter.net/hutech/

Hutech Astonomical Products

 

 

Manufacturers

 

http://www.meade.com

Meade

http://www.celestron.com/c2/index.php

Celestron

http://www.starlight-xpress.co.uk

Starlight Xpress

http://www.lumicon.com

Astronomical Accessories

http://www.astro-physics.com

Astro-physics Telescopes