Anything Cool & Astronomy Related

*  Atlas of the Universe. The Virgo Supercluster Breakdown.  This is one of my favorite sites on the internet, because it helps explain the cosmic web of galaxies, groups, clusters, and superclusters and how they define our true space in the Universe. This will give you a good idea of how enormous the Universe really is - and to think that this sneak peak is just a small point compared to the rest of the visible Universe. 

*  Stargazing AccuWeather Forecast. Cool weather site that puts a focus on astronomy. Nice links, cool place to hang out even if its raining. Tip: Select "Browse By State" in the drop down box to find your location for astronomy related weather.

*  Complete Sun and Moon Data.  Want to know when the sun sets and the moon rises in your town?  Here ya' go.

*  Find Moonrise, moonset for a location.  This is a nice website because it also includes the % phase of the moon.

*  Ask an Astronomer! Cool questions and answers about Astronomy.

*  Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive.  Very cool pics posted daily.  Paste the link to your desktop and have something to wake up to!

*  GRIN: Great Images in NASA. Great browse and search tool.  Intended for the media, publishers and general public. Free Pics!

*  The American Meteor Society.  Do you like to watch Meteor Showers or have an interest in meteors, then this is the place for you!

*  The Spectacular Leonid Meteor Showers.  Recommended Site.  This is a nice site dedicated to the Leonid showers.  However, the links will take you deeper into many wonderful aspects of astronomy surrounding the Leonids.  Check it out.

*  A Tribute Article about the life of Astronomy Author, Robert Burnham, Jr.  Often times we read books and don't know anything about the writer.  This is a captivating story with multiple web pages about the trying times of one of the best Astronomy writers of all time.  A sad but uplifting story. His 3 book series, Celestial Handbook, can be found here for a good price.  CLICK.

*  2 Micron All Sky Survey (UMASS).  Some incredible images of the milky way galactic center.

*  All-Sky Milky Way Panorama 2.0.  Spectacular full high resolution view of our galaxy.

*  Astronomy Posters/Wall Murals.  Great site with hundreds of Astronomy posters and even very large wall murals.  Need to redecorate your home or observatory?  This would be a good start for your walls.

*  Everything Cassini, Saturn Orbiter:  Voyager 1&2 were the only other space craft that came in contact with Saturn's gravity.  But, Cassini is a very unique orbiter and has outdone itself and mystified scientists, by revealing all that we did not know about Saturn.

*  Space Weather. Interested in how our sun affects weather on Earth?  This is the place to be. Really interesting and full of pictures and examples.

*  The History of Astronomy.  Studying the history of Astronomy, or just curious? Check out this site.

*  SpaceRef.  A good source for a multitude of astronomy resources.  Lot's to look at.  Great topics.

*  The American Meteor Society.  Do you like to watch Meteor Showers or have an interest in meteors, then this is the place for you!

*  WMAP: Wilkinson Microvave Anisotropy Probe.  Interested in the Big Bang or cosmic microwave background?  This is NASA's site for WMAP.

*  Constellations and their Stars.  Nice overview of the stars that make up constellations.

*  National Geographic Interactive Solar System.  This is a cool site for classrooms and interactive teaching; or for anyone interested in learning more about the solar system.  Just click on the object.

*  Near Earth Object Program. Over 1000 potentially hazardous asteroids.  Yikes!  Each asteroid has its own 3D moveable orbit path applet, which is very useful in helping understand exactly where the asteroid is located in reference to the Earth.

*  NASA Near Earth Orbit Program.  Updates of recent or soon to happen close fly-bys of asteroids and news.

*  The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia.  Have an interest in planets beyond our solar system?  This is an up-to-date reference to all extrasolar planets that have been detected to date through multiple detection methods (radial velocity, astrometry, microlensing, imaging, and timing).  There are also great links to other sites that record exoplanet detection.

*  The Woman Astronomer.  A great site for women in astronomy, history, current, and many great links.

*  Top Astronomer. Nice website for interactive sky charts and constellation exploring, calendars.

*  MySpace Astronomy.  A great community to join for networking, sharing images, Internet promotion, news, tutorials and deep sky search.

*  The Road to Endeavor.  Got 3D glasses?  Awesome 3D pictures of the Mars Rover "Opportunity" on her ride to the great Endeavor crater.

*  Astronomy Course for Students on the Web.  A good resource for teachers looking for ideas on teaching Astronomy via the web.

*  Astronomy Activities for learning Astronomy, for Teachers.  Great ideas for teachers wishing to come up with ideas for creatively learning basic Astronomy (for children first learning about Astronomy).

*  Educational Resources CERES Project. Really cool lesson plans for Astronomy and Astrobiology. Check out the Educational Activities section.

*  Galaxies and Clusters, Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes Page.  This is a nice list of galaxies with a few groups as well.

*  View of the Solar System.  Very thorough description of the solar system and other cool stuff.

*  The Night Sky in the World.   This site is focused on light pollution around the world.  Very interesting how much light pollution affects our view of the night sky.  See what your city/town is like compared to the rest of the world.

*  The Constellations.  This is a very descriptive text of the stars and Deep Space Objects located in each constellation.  No pictures, but lots of valuable text.  A must see for observers and imagers.

*  International Dark Sky Association.  A great organization for preservation of dark skies.

*  Auroras, Paintings in the Sky.  A site dedicated to auroras with information and links.

*  Beyond, International Year of Astronomy. Great site for the cause of Astronomy around the world.

*  IAU Minor Planet Center.  Comets!  Everything you ever need to know about the current status of comets in our area.

*  Satellite Sighting Information, NASA. This is a good resource if you are into sighting satellites either by eye, binos, or with a tracking telescope and camera setup.

*  The Top 10 Views of Earth from far far away. Ever heard the Carl Sagan term: Pale Blue Dot?  Here you go.

*  Andromeda and Milky Way Galaxy Collision Simulation.  Based on trajectories and mass, here is what our collision with Andromeda galaxy will look like in 3 billion years.  I would not worry about it too much.

*  Atlas and Catalogue of Interacting Galaxies.  Although there are not many seen from the northern hemisphere, this is a nice master list of interacting galaxies.

*  Amazing Space. Great site for teachers and and students, capture the cosmos, homework help, and star witness news.

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