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Websites to use in
Studying Astronomy
 

The Constellations and Their Stars

http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/

This site offers, in a simple outline form, the basics on constellations. They are listed alphabetically and also by the month in which they are visible.


KidsAstronomy.com

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/

This web site is chalk full of astronomy fun, including: authoritative and accurate articles, lots of beautiful astronomy pictures, games, jokes, home experiments and crafts, observation tips, sky calendar, and much more.

NASA

http://www.nasa.gov

This official site offers an almost overwhelming amount of information. Contained in this huge site is the history of NASA, space shuttle and launch data, pictures of the space station and various locations in outer space, in addition to a multitude of other resources.

NASA Image Exchange

http://nix.nasa.gov/nix.cgi

This site retrieves photos and drawings from multiple NASA Web sites. You can browse or do a search, limiting where the pictures are taken from if you would like.

The Nine Planets

http://www.seds.org/nineplanets/nineplanets/

The Nine Planets is an overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system. Each page has text and images, some have sounds and movies, and most provide references to additional related information.

Space.com

http://www.space.com

This site is an independent space exploration magazine, containing coverage of current space events around the world and linking to space news in a vast array of other publications.

Windows to the Universe

http://www.windows.umich.edu

As one of the best astronomy sites available, it provides a wealth of information on everything from planets, stars, galaxies, comets, rockets, and astronauts. The information on the site can be viewed at 3 different levels-beginner, intermediate, and advanced.




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