Astronomical Links
Amateur Astronomer Clubs
Orange County Astronomers - OCA
- Orange County, CA. The OCA is the club that helped to nuture my interest in
Astronomy. After 50 years I can still find an enthusiastic crowd of young and older astromers.
Ames Area Amateur Astronomers, Inc. - Ames, Iowa
Atlanta Astronomy Club - Atlanta, Georgia
RASC Edmonton Centre - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Houston Astronomical Society - Houston, Texas
Hawaiian Astronomical Society - HAS - Honolulu, Hawaii
Los Angeles Astronomical Society - LAAS - Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, California - This is the club that helped seed by interst in astronomy.
Salt Lake Astrronomical Society - Salt Lake City, Utah
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - RASC - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Seattle Astronomical Society - Seattle, Washington
Westminster Astronomical Society - Carrol County, Maryland
Planetariums and Science Centers
Adler Planetarium in Chicago, Illinois
Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, California
Hayden Planetarium in New York, New York
Maryland Science Center in Baltimore, Maryland
Charts and Catalogs
Some are professional and some are more usefule to the amateur
The Messier Catalog 110 deep sky objects that are easily seen with binoculors or small telescope.
The STScI Digitized Sky Survey
Other Professional WWW Projects
Astronomical Data Center
Medium Deep Survey
NSSDC CD-ROM CATALOG-April 1996
Astronomical Periodicals
Science Jounals of all specialties
including journals Like "The Astronomical Journal" or the "The Astrophysical Journal"
Science Online
The home of Sky and Telescope
Some international resources
Euopean Space Agency
A Planning and advisory network for European Astronomy
Observatories, Spacecraft and Organizations
International Dark Sky Association
STScI/HST Public Information - Hubble related information and pictures.
Lowell Observatory - Flagstaff, Arizona - Where Pluto was found!
Mauna Kea Observatory - Hawaii
Mt. Wilson Observatory - Los Angeles, California
Lick Observatory - Mt. Hamilton,abt. 25 miles East of San Jose, California
Royal Greenwich Observatory - London, England
U.S. Navel Observatory
Vera C. Rubin Observatory Chile, South America
The "American Astronomical Society"
University Astronomy Departments
CalTech - California Institute of Technology
University of Hawaii, Institute for Astronomy
Univerity of Washington - My Alma Mater
Harvard University
University of TorontoDavid A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Educational Resources in Astronomy
Navigating the Stars: A Young Learners Guide to Astronomy
Project CLEA - Astronomical Software by Gettysburg College, PA
CLEA Software
Astronomical Software
Software BisqueThe Sky & RealSky software and telescope control software for the serious amateur
Amateur Resources
ASTROMART
Astro Archeology
Mayan Astronomy
Miscellaneous Astronomical Links
How to refer to a source or
designate a new one.
IAU Recommendations for Nomenclature.
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Last updated 13 June 2025