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Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids

Asteroids - includes basic information on asteroids, pictures, and links to astronomy sites.

Bernhard's Comet Project - images and analysis of comets provided by amateur comet photographers worldwide.

Bill Bottke's Asteroid Research

Comet Observation

Comets and Meteor Showers

Comets and Meteors Workshop

Comets, The - learn about comets.

CPANEO - Citizen's Protection Against Near Earth Objects - keeping watch for the world.

Impacts Into Asteroids - Erik Asphaug's simulations of asteroid disruption; natural collisions in the asteroid belt, and human endeavors to disrupt or deflect a collision.

International Comet Quarterly

Meteorite Central - collection of new articles, chat and bulletin board areas, postcards, book reviews, and more.

Meteorites and Their Properties - information to help determine if suspected samples are really meteorites. Includes hunting for and reporting meteorites, and a glossary.

Meteors and the Native Americans - a look at beliefs and stories of various tribes.

Minor Planet Center - operates at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, under the auspices of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union (IAU).

Minor Planets and Comets

NEAR Challenge - test of exploded planet hypothesis (EPH) at Eros that confronts mainstream astronomy.

Notebook of a Comet Hunter - logs and notes of an amateur astronomer's search for undiscovered comets.

NOVA: Doomsday Asteroid

Quadrantids Meteor Shower - how to observe and what to expect from the annual Quadrantids meteor storm, from NASA.

Radio Meteor Data - displays the results of radio meteor observations in Japan, using the various radio sources such as HRO, MURO, and FRO.

Rock & Roll Minor Planets - actual minor planets names after actual classic rock stars.

SKY Online's Comet Page

SKY Online's Meteor Page

University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory Spacewatch Project - studies statistics of comets and asteroids in order to investigate the collisional evolution of the solar system.

Welcome to Wombat - dedicated to the most lovely marsupial, the wombat and to amateur astronomy and especially comets.

World Book Encyclopedia: When the Sky Really IS Falling - explore meteors, meteorites, asteroids, and comets, and the possible catastrophe that they might cause in the future.

Deep Sky

Astronomical Sketches - collection of sketches of Deep Sky Objects.
Darrens Deep Sky Sketches - amateur astronomer observing the Deep Sky.
Deep Sky - astronomy links and pictures of galaxies and nebula.
Deep Sky Pages - amateur astronomers' deep sky information, observations, pictures and links to resources for the amateur astronomer, especially deep-sky observers.
Globular Cluster Page, The - dynamics, Messier catalogue, observations and more.
Visual Deep-Sky Astronomy Pages - drawings and observation-reports of all kind of deep-sky objects, observed with a 6 inch newton-telescope.

Galaxies

Arp's Catalog of Peculiar Galaxies - Comprehensive tabulation of Dr. Halton C. Arp's list of peculiar galaxies with supporting material for amateur astronomers.

Classifying Galaxies - interactive lesson on the Hubble system of classifying galaxies for grades 5-9.

Direct Project - determining the distances to nearby galaxies.

Galaxy Catalog, The - a collection of digital images of nearby galaxies.

Scientific American: Galaxies Behind the Milky Way - over a fifth of the universe is hidden from view, blocked by dust and stars in the disk of our galaxy. But over the past few years, astronomers have found ways to peek through the murk.

Solar System

Views Of The Solar System - solar system learning guide for people of all ages.
3-D Interactive Solar System - Java applet which shows the orbits and positions of the planets right now. The view can be tilted, rotated, and zoomed in and out.
Astronomy for the Masses - view planets, comets and UFO's.
From Stargazers to Starships - deals with the world of gravity: of massive planets and stars, and the way spaceflight is achieved despite their strong pull. Topics include astronomy of the Earth's motion in space and Newtonian mechanics.
J-2 Space
Jessica's Solar System Page - resource for teachers and students containing information on the planets, sun, comets, and meteors.
Kepler's Laws - the laws, which describe the motion of planets around the sun, are explained with animation. Plus a brief history of Johannes Kepler and Tycho Brahe.
Kepler's Laws and Newton's - contains geometric proofs without calculus.
Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) - Center for Advanced Space Studies (CASS)@
NASA Discovery Program@
NASA Ice and Fire Missions - the Outer Planets/Solar Probe Project consists of the Europa Orbiter, the Pluto-Kuiper Express, and the Solar Probe.
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Solar System Dynamics Group - generates accurate position and velocity histories (ephemerides) for the bodies of the solar system including the planets, natural satellites, comets, and asteroids.
NASA Solar System Exploration - launching pad to learning about the programmes and people of this NASA space science theme.
NASA's Planetary Photojournal - provides easy access to the publicly released images from various Solar System exploration programmes.
Night Shadow Astronomy - pictures and information on our solar system and its surroundings.
Our Solar System - an introduction to our solar system and its planets.
Planetary Image Atlas - search for, display, and download science data from many planetary missions. By NASA's Planetary Data System.
Solar System - intro to the sun, planets and solar system.
Solar System 3D - stereo atlas of the Solar System.
Solar System Astronomy: Our Solar System - the sun, moon, planets and asteroids.
Solar System Live
Solar System Simulator - simulated view of any body in the solar system from any location and time in full-colour graphics. A NASA/JPL space site.
Solar System's Dynamic Stability Revised
Solar System, The - the historical development of our modern picture of the solar system; the planets and their moons; and comets, asteroids, and meteors.
Spaced Out - guide the nine planets and their moons, along with the Sun and asteroid belt.
Titius-Bode Number Sequence Deciphered - a rethinking of the Titius-Bode Law of planetary distances that seeks to explain the number sequence involved.
Virtual Solar System - take a fly-by tour of the sun and each planet in its orbit.
Virtual Solar System UK - learn about the nine planets through images, facts and quiz questions in this interactive tour.
Web Directory: AstroNet Solar System Links
Welcome to the Planets - a collection of many of the best images from NASA's planetary exploration programme.
Your Weight On Other Worlds - ever wonder what you might weigh on Mars or the Moon? Here's your chance to find out.

News and Media

Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia (PASA) - refereed international journal for new and significant research in all areas of astronomy and astrophysics, including instrumentation.

Icarus - international journal of solar system exploration.

Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer - weekly PBS astronomy show providing a fun and educational look at the current night sky. Formerly known as "Star Hustler".

NASA Marshall Space Flight Center News Center

Science@NASA - research news from NASA.

Sky at Night, The - BBC television show about astronomy.

Starstuff.org - offers astronomy news provided by public contributors.

Magazines

Amateur Astronomy Magazine - news by, for and about amateur astronomers around the world.
Astronomer, The - British magazine for advanced amateur astronomers.
Astronomy and Space - general interest Astronomy club and magazine with a distinctly Irish flavour.
Astronomy Magazine
Astronomy Now - British astronomy magazine.
CCD Astronomy - devoted to the applications of digital imaging in astronomy.Contains material of interest to both amateur and professional astronomers.
Cosmology Review - magazine of recent discoveries and ideas in the field of astronomy and astrophysics.
Dave's Astronomy Magazine - Monthly updates include reviews, photography and ccd images.
Irish Astronomical Journal - independent journal of astronomy and astrophysics catering for both professionals and amateurs.
Journal of the British Astronomical Association - founded in 1890. Look here for the track of the 1999 solar eclipse in Cornwall!
Look at the Universe Around Us - weekely articles by Jim Maynard about comets, eclipses, and astronomical events.
Mercury Magazine - a publication of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.
New Mars - a Journal of the Martian Frontier, offering news and perspectives.
Observatory Techniques Magazine - quarterly magazine about observatories, fantastic astronomy projects, CCDs & imaging. Published by amateur astronomers.
Sky & Telescope - monthly magazine containing sky maps, astrophotos, and observation tips for sky-gazers of all levels.
Sky Online - excerpts from Sky & Telescope and CCD Astronomy magazines, tips for backyard stargazers, reviews of telescopes and accessories, a weekly astronomy news bulletin.
StarDate Online - non-technical, current, astronomy information, news, and photographs. Night sky maps and viewing tips. Daily StarDate radio scripts (English and Spanish).
Woman Astronomer, The - quarterly magazine promoting the quickly changing science and hobby of astronomy, and its women role-models, both historical and current.