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Hilal (Crescent Moon), Islam, Astronomy, and Cyberspace: This website provides Monthly Crescent Moon Sighting information for many locations around the world. This provides the basis for a lunar calendar.

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Armenian Astronomical Society ( ArAS )
Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory ( Armenia )
Yerevan Physics Institute - Cosmic Ray Division

ar (Argentina)

Observatorio Astronomico de La Plata ( OALP ): Faculty of Astronomical and Geophysical Sciences. The Observatory was established in November 1883. Its principal tasks are research and teaching in Astronomy and Geophysics.
Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomia ( IAR ): Información sobre las características del Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomía, sus facilidades instrumentales, tareas de investigación y desarrollo en curso, personal científico y técnico y actividades de extensión.
El Leoncito Astronomical Complex ( CASLEO ): The Complejo Astronómico El Leoncito is an astronomical facility operated under agreement between the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas de la República Argentina and the Universities of La Plata, Córdoba and San Juan.
Its main telescope is a 2.15 meter reflector, equipped with direct CCD camera, spectrographs, a photopolarimeter and other instruments. It is located at 2552 meters above the sea level, in a high quality astronomical site in the mountains of Calingasta, 240 km away from the city of San Juan (Argentina).
The use of this facility is open to the national and international astronomical community. [also in Spanish]
Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales ( CONAE, Argentina ): Information on the Centro Regional de Datos Satelitales (CREDAS) and on Argentina's National Space Plan
Estacion Astronomica Rio Grande ( EARG )
Instituto de Astronomia y Fisica del Espacio ( IAFE ): IAFE is an Institute devoted to the research in the areas of Astronomy, Solar Physics, Astrophysical Plasmas, Atomic Collisions and Relativistic Quantum Field Theories and Gravitation. Besides the Institute takes part in international interinstitutional instrumental projects. The objective of the Institute of Astronomy and Space Physics in Buenos-Aires, Argentina, is to constitute a multidisciplinary group of astronomers, physicists and engineers, whose work be centered on astrophysical problems not covered by other national institutions. Besides, through the requirements imposed by the non classical astronomical experiments, to carry on technological developements, mainly in the area of electronics, transferable to other sectors of the scientific-technological system of the country.
The Investigation Projects are: Astronomy, Solar Physics, Astrophysical Plasmas, Relativistic Quantum Field Theories and Gravitation, and Atomic Collisions.

at (Austria)

Graz Univ. - Geophysics, Astrophysics, and Meteorology Institute ( IGAM )

[also in German]

Kanzelhoehe Solar Observatory

The Kanzelhoehe Solar Observatory is operated by the Institute of Geophysics, Astrophysics and Meteorology (IGAM) of the University of Graz, Austria. It is located near Villach, close to the Italian and Slovenian border. Operated continuously and devoted also to Solar surveillance since its foundation in 1943 it houses a rich archive of observations.

Innsbruck University - Institute for Astronomy

This server offers information on:

Staff and scientific fields of interest
Galactic PNe Data Base
Link to general Austrian University Library Index

KIMESWENGER, Stefan ( AI Innsbruck )

Delta Scuti Star Network ( DSN )

The Delta Scuti Star Network for Observation and Investigation of Delta Scuti, Gamma Doradus and SX Phe Stars is a collaboration of astronomers all around the world, who observe and study short period variable stars.

Ada in Astrophysics

Object-oriented astrophysical software components written in Ada95, including two complete parallelised codes for spectral line synthesis in polarised and unpolarised light respectively.

STIFT, Martin J. ( Vienna )

Vienna University - Institute for Astronomy

The WWW server of the Institute for Astronomy, at the University of Vienna in Austria, provides information about the Institute and an electronic version of the Delta Scuti Star Newsletter.

A Computational Research Enterprise ( ACORE )

Herbert J. Muthsam and his collaborators: ACORE (A COmputational Research Enterprise) at the University of Vienna, Austria: Scientific Computing, numerical hydrodynamics and MHD, stellar hydrodynamics, convection.

Vienna Radiation Hydrodynamics Group ( TAG )

Austrian Space Agency ( ASA )

Gerald's Astrophoto Gallery

Amateur Astrophotos from Austria, Europe. [partly in German]

Kuffner Observatory Society ( VKS )

Astronomical Events and Astronomical News. Schedule and Information about the Activities, Guided Tours, Public Observations, and Meetings of the Kuffner Observatory Society (Verein Kuffner Sternwarte). Description of the 19th century Observatory in Vienna, Austria and its instruments. Historical and modern photographs of the facilities including the world's largest Heliometer. The VKS is an organisation of people interested in the night sky and historical instruments and observatories with a strong fraction of professional and amateur astronomers. It represants the Austria section of the International Dark Sky Association (IDA). [in German]

Österreichische Gesellschaft für Astronomie und Astrophysik ( OeGAA )

The WWW pages of the Austrian Astronomical Society, ''Österreichische Gesellschaft für Astronomie und Astrophysik`` contain basic information on the activities of this organization of Austria astronomers.

au (Australia)

Interactive raytracing for optical design or education ( Raytrace ): Raytrace allows you to set up and trace rays through arbitrarily complex optical systems. Rays may be one of three colours (wavelengths). Both real and idealised optical elements are supported. A scripting facility allows student tasks or demos or complex design tasks to be set up and played at the click of the mouse button. Ray diagrams can be animated by dragging with the mouse or under script control and ray paths are updated automatically as you drag. Protractor and tape measure tools allow accurate measurements which update automatically as diagrams are dragged or modified.
Astronomical Illustrations, Russell Kightley Media: Illustrations of accretion disks, classic T Tauri star, white dwarfs, magnetic phenomena.
STAR Atlas:Pro - Deep Sky Star Charts & Telescope Control ( SKY:Lab Series Astronomy Software ): STAR Atlas:PRO is a powerful Deep Sky Star Atlas and Telescope Control application for Windows. Produce precision star charts to 21st magnitude. Controls robotic telescopes and supports Digital Setting Circles.
Karma ( ATNF@CSIRO-RP ): The Karma package is a library and applications for Signal and Image Processing written by Richard Gooch.
ATNF - Australia Telescope Compact Array ( ATCA, Narrabri ): The Paul Wild Observatory, near Narrabri, is part of the Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF), and operated by the CSIRO; the Officer-in-Charge is Dr Graham Nelson. The Narrabri site contains the Australia Telescope Compact Array, which consists of five antennas located along a 3-km railtrack, and a 6th antenna 3 km further to the west.
ATNF - Mopra Observatory ( ATNF Mopra ): The Mopra 22-m antenna is part of the Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF), operated by the CSIRO. It is intended for use in conjunction with other AT antennas (the six 22-m dishes at Narrabri, and the 64-m Parkes dish) to form the Long Baseline Array. Like the Parkes antenna, it is also used for single-dish operation; mm-wavelength receivers are to be installed soon.
ATNF - Parkes Observatory ( ATNF Parkes ): The CSIRO Australia Telescope National Facility operates a group of radio telescopes collectively known as the Australia Telescope. The ATNF Parkes Observatory consists of a 64m telescope which is used as an independent instrument, and networked with other Australian and international radio telescopes for VLBI.
Radio Surveys of the Southern and Northern Sky: This page attempts to list some of the survey work at radio wavelengths in both the southern and northern hemispheres. Links to the data from these surveys are included, where available.
ATNF - Australia Telescope National Facility ( CSIRO ): CSIRO's Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF) is an organisation that supports and undertakes research in radio astronomy. It operates the Australia Telescope, the collective name for a set of radio telescopes in New South Wales. These telescopes are used, individually or together, to study objects in the Universe ranging from the remains of dead stars to entire galaxies.
Square Kilometre Array ( SKA - Australian contribution ): A web resource covering SKA scientific and engineering developments. Contains access to reports, meetings announcements, discussions of SKA issues, links to SKA related research.
International Interference Mitigation (for Radio Astronomy): This Web site is a meeting place for anyone interested in the technical problems of making radio astronomical measurements in the presence of other radio signals. Postings on this site are from scientists and engineers around the world on subjects such as suppression of RFI from electronic devices, measurement of the electromagnetic environment, and techniques for separating weak cosmic signals from other radiation in the radio spectrum.
Astronomical Society of Australia ( ASA ): The Astronomical Society of Australia (ASA) is the society of professional astronomers in Australia. This link points to the ASA Home Page, listing a variety of information on the Society and its activities, including " Instructions to Authors" for its journal and email addresses of members.
Miriad Interferometric Data Reduction Package ( Miriad ): Miriad is a radio-interferometry data reduction package, going from raw visibility data through calibration, imaging, analysis and publication quality output.
Australia Telescope National Facility - Positions vacant ( ATNF, CSIRO )
Australia Telescope Compact Array, Parkes, MOPRA - Schedules ( ATNF ): Observing Schedules for all ATNF Telescopes.
MANCHESTER, R. N. ( ATNF )
KORIBALSKI, Bärbel ( ATNF )
TSAREVSKY, Gregory ( ATNF / ASC )
SAULT, Bob ( ATNF )
NORRIS, Ray P. ( ATNF )
CHAPMAN, Jessica ( ATNF/AAO )
MORGANTI, Raffaella ( ATNF / Bologna )
ATNF Parkes 21cm Multibeam Survey: The Parkes 64-m telescope is commencing an HI Southern Sky and Zone of Avoidance survey in 1996. The survey will cover redshifts up to 0.04, and be sensitive to objects with HI mass between 10^6 and 10^10 solar masses, depending on distance. This will be the first extensive "blind" survey of the 21cm extragalactic sky.
Australian Journal of Physics - electronic archive ( AJP ): The Australian Journal of Physics published new and significant research in all fields of physics, ranging from elementary particles to astrophysics. It ceased publication after April 2001 and is no longer receiving papers.
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia: The Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia (PASA) is a refereed international journal for new and significant research in all areas of astronomy and astrophysics, including instrumentation and software development.
CSIRO - Telecommunications & Industrial Physics ( CSIRO - TIP ): This server is operated by the CSIRO Australia Telescope National Facility and CSIRO Division of Radiophysics, located in Sydney, Australia. The Parkes Radio Observatory is also operated by ATNF. The top-level menu contains: ATNF Site Guides and General Information, The ATNF FTP Server - Documentation (See the README file first), The ATNF FTP Server - Parkes Catalogue '90, The ATNF FTP Server - Parkes, MIT, NRAO Survey, The ATNF FTP Server - COMRAD database.
There is also an FTP server , with contents: Various AIPS tasks and support routines for the processing of Australia Telescope data; Observing proposals and documentation related to the use and operation of the Australia Telescope, including vistors guides to all the ATNF sites; The Karma package (library and applications for Signal and Image Processing; A spectral line reduction package which can read a number of formats including those used by the Parkes 64m telescope; Another spectral line reduction package specifically for the reduction of spectral line data from the Parkes 64m telescope; - README
University of Adelaide - Astrophysics Group
High Resolution Fly's Eye Cosmic Ray Detector ( HiRes ): The HiRes detector - an atmospheric fluorescence detector: HiRes currently consists of two sites on top of two mountains separated by 13km in western Utah.
Collaboration between Australia and Nippon for a Gamma Ray Observatory in the Outback ( CANGAROO ): The project uses two gamma ray telescopes at a dark site 15 km from Woomera, a small town 500 km north of Adelaide.
University of Adelaide - Astrophysics Group: Preprints
McGEE, Paddy ( Adelaide ): CCD photometry of cataclysmic variables (CVs), teaching of astronomy.
Australian Defence Force Academy - Astronomy and Astrophysic Research Groups ( ADFA ): Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Group of the School of Physical, Environmental and Mathematical Sciences, University College, Australian Defence Force Academy, The University of New South Wales. Containing information on research interests and personnel.
2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey ( 2dF )
MSSSO colour imaging project: Astro-pictures from Siding Spring Observatory (SSO), Australia, created by the MSSSO colour imaging project. Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories (MSSSO) are operated by the Australian National University's (ANU's) Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics (RSAA).
Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories - Schedules ( MSSSO )
DRAKE, Andrew ( Mount Stromlo Observatory )
Mount Stromlo & Siding Spring Observatories - Australian National University ( MSSSO ): Includes the Australian AstroWeb site, and an Anonymous ftp server.
Astronomy Thesaurus: A multilingual web interface to "The Astronomy Thesaurus", compiled by R.M. Shobbrook & R.R. Shobbrook.
Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories - Observing facilities ( MSSSO ): The Australian National University runs the following telescopes: 2.3m at Siding Springs ; 74in at Mount Stromlo ; 50in at Mount Stromlo ; 40in at Siding Springs ; 24in at Siding Springs.
Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories Library ( RSAA Library Resources )
Astronomy/Astrophysics on the Internet ( at MSSSO )
ROBERTS, Bill ( MSSSO )
SEBO, Kim ( MSSSO )
PETERSON, Bruce A. ( MSSSO )
FRANCIS, Paul ( Melbourne )
Role playing games for teaching undergraduate astronomy ( roleplay ): This page describes the use of role-playing games to teach undergraduate astronomy and physics, and contains several ready-to-use examples, as well as papers describing the technique.
MACHO project: The MACHO project is searching for dark matter in the form of Massive Compact Halo Objects (MACHOs) using gravitational microlensing. We search for these events by monitoring over 10 million stars every night in the LMC and Galactic bulge, using the dedicated 50-inch telescope at Mt. Stromlo.
Monash University - Applied Mathematics Department
WARDLE, Mark ( SRCfTA, U. Sydney )
Swinburne Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing: The Swinburne Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing is hosted by the School of Biophysical Sciences and Electrical Engineering at the Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia.
MACKIE, Glen ( Swinburne Univ. of Technology )
Swinburne Astronomy Online: Starting in 1999, Swinburne Astronomy Online, an online Graduate Certificate in Astronomy will contain both general-interest and more specialist units. The course content will be rich in multimedia animations and simulations and incorporate newsgroup communications nd discussion of up-to-date astronomy and space news.
Multiwavelength Atlas of Galaxies: A Multiwavelength Atlas of Galaxies is presented as an educational tool for high school students. Optical, X-ray, Far-Infrared and Radio images are shown for a variety of nearby galaxies. Text describing the physical mechanisms of the different types of radiation, and their astronomical sources is supplied.
MAZZOLINI, Margaret ( Swinburne )
University of Melbourne - School of Physics: Astrophysics Group
HOLMAN, Brett ( Melbourne )
BROWN, Michael ( Melbourne )
University of New South Wales - Department of Astrophysics and Optics
Joint Australian Centre for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica ( JACARA ): This page is a resource for Antarctic astronomy, providing information of interest to anyone considering the Antarctic plateau as the site for a future major international observatory. It contains papers, images, details of meetings and lists of people involved with Antarctic astrononomy.
BURTON, Michael ( UNSW )
University of New South Wales - School of Physics ( UNSW )
Automated Patrol Telescope ( APT ): The Automated Patrol Telescope (APT) is a wide-field CCD imaging telescope, which is operated by the University of New South Wales at Siding Spring Observatory, Australia.
WHITING, Matthew ( Sydney )
University of Queensland - Astrophysics Group
Sydney University Molonglo Sky Survey ( SUMSS ): SUMSS is a deep radio survey of the entire sky south of declination -30 degrees, made using the Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope, operating at 843MHz and recording right-circular polarization.
SUMSS matches (approximately) the resolution and depth of the NRAO-VLA Sky Survey (NVSS). The principal data products are mosaics which cover a 4x4 degree square on the sky. The centres of the mosaics mirror the NVSS centres in the north. The resolution is 45" x 45"/sin(dec), and the rms noise limit varies from 1.3 to 2mJy/beam (lower toward the south celestial pole).
The survey began in March 1997 and will take eight years to complete. SUMSS is suported by funding from the Australian Research Council.
The primary reference for a description of the survey is: Bock, D., Large, M. and Sadler, E.
University of Sydney - School of Physics
Fundamental Stellar Properties: The Interaction Between Observation and Theory ( IAU Symposium 189 ): Table of Contents of proceedings, conference in Sydney, Australia, 13-17 January 1997.
University of Sydney: Astrophysics Department ( Sydney )
Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope ( MOST ): The MOST consists of two cylindrical paraboloids, 778m x 12m, separated by 15m and aligned East-West. A line feed system of 7744 circular dipoles collects the signal and feeds 176 preamplifiers and 88 IF amplifiers. The telescope is steered by mechanical rotation of the cylindrical paraboloids about their long axis, and by phasing the feed elements along the arms. The resulting `alt-alt' system can follow a field for +/- 6 hours (necessary for a complete synthesis with an East-West array) only if the field is south of declination -30 degrees. For fields near this limit the signal-to-noise ratio is considerably lower for the first and last hour or so due to the lower gain of the system at large `meridian distance' angles.
Research Centre for Theoretical Astrophysics ( RCfTA ): ts members undertake research in theoretical astrophysics with special emphasis on the fundamental physics of stars and on the physics of non-thermal phenomena.
University of Tasmania - Radioastronomy Group
Ceduna Radio Observatory ( South Australia ): Ceduna 1 Satellite Earth Station in South Australia: 30 metre diameter antenna.
Mount Pleasant Radio Observatory ( Tasmania ): The Mount Pleasant Radio Observatory is run by the Physics Department of the University of Tasmania and is located 20 km East of Hobart, the capital of Tasmania. The Observatory is equipped with two antennas, a 26 m and a 14 m which are both prime focus instruments. The 26 m telescope is at latitude 42 48' 18'' S, longitude 147 26' 21'' (east of Greenwich) and is 43 m above sea level.
Tasmania Univ. - Astrophysics ( UTAS ): University of Tasmania - School of Mathematics and Physics - Discipline of Physics - Research in Astrophysics: Cosmic ray astronomy; Optical & X-Ray astronomy; Radio-Astronomy.
Canopus 1 m telescope ( Tasmania )
SETI Australia Centre ( UWS ): The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Australia Center supports SETI-related high school and university science education, SETI research and public outreach programs from the University of Western Sydney Macarthur. Its research project, Southern SERENDIP, is an eight million channel spectrum analyzer piggy-backing onto conventional radio astronomy observations for the next five years at the Parkes 64 metre radio telescope in NSW,Australia.
Anglo-Australian Observatory ( AAO ): The Anglo-Australian Observatory operates the Anglo-Australian and UK Schmidt Telescopes at Siding Spring, Australia, and a laboratory on the same campus as the ATNF in the Sydney Suburb of Epping.
Anglo-Australian Telescope - Schedules ( AAT )
FIGARO Data reduction system ( AAO )
Astronomical Images from the AAO: The images available here are low resolution scanned derivatives of over 100 AAO photographs.
Anglo-Australian Observatory Library ( AAO Library )
Anglo-Australian Planet Search Program: R. Paul Butler, Chris Tinney, Geoff Marcy, Hugh Jones, Alan Penny, Brendan Byrne.
The AAT Planet Search aims to target 200 nearby stars brighter than V=7.5 and south of 0 degrees.
COLLESS, Matthew ( AAO ): Scientific interests include galaxy evolution and formation, large-scale structure of the universe, redshift surveys, clusters of galaxies, peculiar motions of galaxies, astronomical instrumentation for large telescopes.
AAO Job Vacancies ( Anglo-Australian Observatory )
RYDER, Stuart ( Anglo-Australian Observatory )
UK Schmidt Telescope - Anglo-Australian Observatory ( UKST / AAO )
Grove Creek Observatory, Australia ( GCO ): Grove Creek Observatory in NSW Australia, specializes in CCD imaging and research. Accomodation is available for visiting amateur astronomers.
Southern Astronomical Society Home Page: One of the first WWW sites of an amateur astronomical in Australia. Set up for the Southern Astronomical Society, Inc. by the administrator, Zac Pujic. The site contains general information about astronomy as well as information about the society.
IPS Radio & Space Services ( IPS ): IPS is a unit of the Australian Government Department of Administrative Services and provides the Australian radio propagation and space environment services. Includes: Sydney Regional Warning Centre; Culgoora Solar Observatory; Learmonth Solar Observatory; Prediction Services; Consultancy Services

be (Belgium)

LEMAITRE, Anne ( FUNDP, Namur )
Institute of Astronomy K.U.Leuven (Belgium): The research performed at the Institute of Astronomy at the K.U.Leuven is situated in the domain of stellar astrophysics, with special emphasis on asteroseismology and late stages of stellar evolution. The instrumentation group is involved in instruments for several space missions (ISO-SWS, Herschel-PACS, MONS/Roemer, COROT, ...) and the institute operates the Mercator Telescope, at the Roque de los Muchachos observatory (La Palma, Spain).
DEJONGHE, Herwig
Universite Libre de Bruxelles - Institut d'Astronomie et d'Astrophysique ( ULB-IAA ): The Institut d'Astronomie of the Université Libre de Bruxelles has a long tradition of research in the field of nuclear astrophysics. It hosts the NACRE (Nuclear Astrophysics Compilation of Reaction Rates) and NetGen (Network Generator) web interfaces to generate nuclear reaction rates for use with stellar-evolution codes.
International Liquid Mirror Telescope Project ( ILMT )
Institut d'Astrophysique et de Geophysique de Liege ( IAGL ): [in French]
Societe Astronomique de Liege ( SAL ): This site of the Astronomical Society of Liege (Belgium) is completely in French.
La Société Astronomique de Liège vous propose: prochaines activités; actualité astronomique; images d'amateurs; liens astronomiques; informations sur la SAL, etc...
Journal of Astronomical Data: The Journal of Astronomical Data accepts raw and reduced data from observations as well as from theoretical research, reduction software, complete descriptions of new instruments, PhD theses with extensive data tables, catalogues, graphs, computer code, and also lengthy articles, or regular articles accompanied by the data on which it is based.
Contributions describe in short the astrophysical background and motive for the scientific work done, a complete description of the data-collecting process, an assessment of the accuracy of the data, next to the data themselves.
All data are published on CD-ROM.
Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Astrofysisch Instituut ( Belgium )
Belgian Federal Science Policy: The missions of the Belgian Federal Science Policy office are exercised on three levels: scientific activities, technical activities and cultural activities. The Department of Space Research and Applications of the Belgian Federal Science Policy office is in charge of managing the Belgian (public) participation in R&D activities carried out by industry and Belgian scientists in space-related matters. These activities are conducted primarily within the framework of the international organisations to which Belgium belongs (e.g.: the European Space Agency (ESA), the European organisation for the exploitation of meteorological satellites (EUMETSAT), or within the framework of bilateral agreements (e.g. with France on SPOT). [also in Dutch and French]
Mira Public Observatory, Grimbergen, Belgium ( Volkssterrenwacht Mira, Grimbergen, Belgium ): The Mira Public Observatory is located north of Brussels, Belgium.
Its main goal is to introduce people to the wonders and beauty of the night sky. The homepage also includes a virtual tour of the observatory.
Royal Observatory of Belgium ( KSB-ORB ): The Royal Observatory of Belgium was founded in 1834 and moved to its present location (Uccle) in 1890. The site offers a large overview of the research activities in astronomy and geophysics
Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy ( BIRA-IASB ): Created in 1964, the main tasks of the BIRA-IASB are public service and research in the field of the space aeronomy, i.e. tasks that require data knowledge, gathered using ground-based, balloon, rockets and satellites observations within the framework of physics and chemistry of the atmosphere and outer space. That implies the following specific tasks: to collect and place at the disposal of interested parties information on the terrestrial space environment; to develop experimental programs and theories which explain the observations; to implement calculations, measurements and observations allowing control and extension of the existing knowledge. [also in Dutch and French]
Societe Royale Belge d'Astronomie, de Meteorologie et de Physique du Globe ( SRBA ): The "Société Royale Belge d'Astronomie, de Météorologie et de Physique du Globe" was founded in Brussels in 1894. It is a non-profit organization for french speaking people interested in astronomy, meteorology, geophysics and space sciences. The Society publishes the bimonthly journal "Ciel et Terre", organizes conferences, seminars, course of lectures and visits to professional astronomical sites. One of its most famous president was the cosmologist Georges Lemaître.
Groupe Astronomie de Spa ( GAS ): Euro Space Center - La tete dans les etoiles. [in French]
Astronomie: Reis door het heelal ( news, planets, universe ): Maandelijks astro-nieuws, inclusief een educatieve reis door het heelal. Maandelijkse afdrukbare sterrenkaart en bespreking sterrenbeeld. [in Dutch]
Vigilia Youth Association for Astronomy ( JVS Vigilia ): Jongeren Vereniging voor Sterrenkunde Vigilia. Features information and pictures on our youth association. Authentic astronomical pictures taken by our members can also be found here. Organises an astronomical youth course. [in Dutch]

bg (Bulgaria)

Bulgaria Institute of Astronomy ( IABG ): The Institute of Astronomy, Bulgaria (IABG) has two observatories: National Astronomical Observatory "Rozhen" and Belogradtchik observatory.
Bulgaria National Astronomical Observatory "Rozhen" ( NAO-Rozhen ): The National Astronomical Observatory (NAO) - Rozhen (the Rhodopes), operated by the Institute of Astronomy (IA), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences disposes with a 2-meter Ritchey-Chretien-Coude (RCC) telescope, a 50/70 cm Schmidt, and a 60 cm Cassegrain telescope. On the 2-m telescope, in the RC mode, direct images of extended astronomical objects are obtained on astronomical photographic plates with size up to 30x30 cm2, covering a field 1° x 1°. The three cameras of the Coude spectrograph allow the obtaining of spectra of astronomical objects with dispersions ranging from 2 Å mm-1 to 36Å mm-1.
Belogradchik Astronomical observatory
PETROV, Georgy ( Sofia ): Active Galactic Nuclei, Emission Line Galaxies, Spectrophotometry, Surface photometry and Photometry, Open clusters - U, B, V, R, I CCD photometry, Surface photometry of BOX / PEANUT galaxies, Emission nebulae.
Bulgarian Academy of Science, Space research institute

br (Brazil)

De Aquino, Fran ( Maranhao State University ): Selected papers on Gravitation & Cosmology.
Santa Cruz Astrophysical Group ( Theoretical and Observational Astrophysics Lab ): The Astrophysical Group of the Laboratório de Astrofísica Teórica e Observacional was created in April 2001 at University Estadual de Santa Cruz - Ilheus in the state of Bahia in Brazil. The group's researchers teach classes mainly for undergraduate students in Physics. We also develop training programs in astrophysics with the students (in order to provide them the necessary skills to follow a graduate program in astrophysics). This page intends to show our research work, as well as our goals and projects. [also in Portuguese]
Brazil National Institute of Space Research - Astrophysics Division ( INPE - DAS ): The Divisão de Astrofísica is part of the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (Brazil). In our department we have researchers working on the following topics: High Energy Astrophysics, Optical Astronomy, Radioastronomy, and Gravitational Waves. [in Portuguese]
Northeastern Space Radio Observatory - VLBI antenna ( ROEN ): VLBI Antenna at Radio-Observatorio Espacial do Nordeste, site of Fortaleza, Brazil.
Brasil National Institute for Space Research ( INPE ): [also in Portuguese]
Brazil National Laboratory for Astrophysics ( LNA ): The Laboratório Nacional de Astrofísica is an Institute of the Brazil National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). At present, LNA supports 3 telescopes: the 1.6-m Ritchey-Chretien and coudé, the 0.6-m Cassegrain and the 0.6-m telescope of the University of São Paulo. [also in Portuguese]
Pico dos Dias Observatory ( OPD ): The Observatório do Pico dos Dias (1864 m, LNA) has three telescopes: 1.6 m, and two 0.6 m.
Brazil National Observatory ( ON ): The Observatório Nacional of Brazil, located in Rio de Janeiro, was founded in 1827. [in Portuguese]
Brasilian Astronomical Society ( SAB ): Home page of the Sociedade Astronômica Brasileira with information on the Society, meeting schedules, members directory. [in Portuguese]
Antares Astronomical Observatory ( OAA-UEFS ): The Observatório Astronômico Antares of the Universidade de Feira de Santana (Brazil) was founded in 1971. [in Portuguese]
Observatorio Astronomico da Serra da Piedade ( OAP, Mainas Gerais, Brazil ): The Serra da Piedade observatory belongs to the Federal University of Minas Gerais state, Brazil. It is opened to the general public every first Saturday of each month for observations. Tutorials and workshops are also part of the program, presented by astronomers and undergraduate students of the university.
The observatory is equipped with one Zeiss 0.6 meter reflector and one Zeiss 15cm Coudè refractor. The observatory is located 50km east of Belo Horizonte-MG, Brazil.
Minas Gerais Federal Univ. - Astrophysics group ( DF-UFMG ): [in Portuguese]
Rio Grande do Sul - Physics Institute ( IF-UFRGS ): The Instituto de Fisica of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul includes an Astronomy Department and an Astronomical Observatory. [in Portuguese]
Valongo Observatory and Astronomy Department ( OV-UFRJ ): The Observatório do Valongo and the Departamento de Astronomiaare of the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro are located in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). [in Portuguese]
Santa Catarina Federal Univ. - Astrophysics Group ( GAS-UFSC ): Grupo de Astrofisica of the Departamento de Física Centro de Ciências Físicas e Matemáticas of the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (Brazil). [in Portuguese]
Sao Paulo Univ. - Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics and Atmospheric Sciences - Astronomy Department ( IAG-USP ): The Departamento de Astronomia is part of the Instituto de Astronomia, Geofísica e Ciências Atmosféricas of the Universidade de São Paulo. [also in Portuguese]
LIMA NETO, G. B. ( Universidade de Sao Paulo ): Extra-galactic astrophysics and positional astronomy.
MACIEL, Walter J. ( IAG/USP )
COSTA, Roberto D.D. ( USP )

ca (Canada)

HARRIS, William E. ( McMaster University )

Big Sky Astronomical Society ( Alberta, Canada )

The astronomical society for kids, their parents, and teachers. Lots of fun and educational web pages to explore, online projects, Adopt-A-Star, and more! (Vulcan, Alberta, Canada)

Prince George Centre - Royal Astronomical Society of Canada

The Prince George Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada is a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of astronomy and science in Prince George and the neighboring Northern Canadian communities.

Centre for Research in Earth and Space Technology ( CRESTech )

SIMARD, Luc ( HIA, Victoria )

STEINBRING, Eric ( HIA )

Dominion Astrophysical Observatory ( DAO )

The DAO is operated by the National Research Council of Canada's Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics (NRC-HIA) as a national centre for astronomical research within Canada, with emphasis on UV, optical and IR astronomy. The Canadian Astronomy Data Centre (CADC) is a group within the DAO which is responsible for the Canadian archive of data from the Hubble Space Telescope as well the archive of data from the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope. DAO's Facility Manual is now online.

JUSTICE, Gerald ( HIA-NRC )

Canadian Space Agency ( CSA - ASC - Agence Spatiale Canadienne )

McGill University - Earth and Planetary Science

The Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences of McGill University have available an interactive Atlas of impact craters and coronae structures of Venus. The Face of Venus, enables browsers to interactively access a geographical database of these features. Craters or coronae can be selected by size, type, and name status to create user-generated maps of the selected features, as well as a text listing. A dynamic ISMAP is created with clickable areas where users can obtain more information about any feature viewed on the map, or directly from the text list. Users may also elect to examine the distribution of their selected features by using hierarchical cluster analysis to generate a dendrogram of any groupings.

KASPI, Vicky ( McGill )

McMaster University - Astronomy and Astrophysics

Contains information about their faculty, research, facilities and graduate programme.

McMaster Cepheid Photometry and Radial Velocity Archive

This site contains ASCII data tables of photometry and radial velocities for Galactic and Extragalactic Cepheids (both Classical and Type II). Data is presented as published and full citations to the original work are given. Currently, data are sorted according to star name.

PUDRITZ, Ralph E. ( McMaster University )

SUTHERLAND, Peter G. ( McMaster University )

WILSON, Christine D. ( McMaster University )

Canadian Astronomy Data Centre ( CADC )

The CADC was established in 1986 as one of three world-wide distribution centres for data from the Hubble Space Telescope and is part of the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory in Victoria, B.C. The CADC mandate has recently expanded and we are now archiving data from the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope located on the Big Island of Hawaii. CADC has hosted ADASS'93 (Oct 13-15, 1993).

Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems 93 ( ADASS III )

The electronic version of the Proceedings for the ADASS III Conference, held in Victoria, October 13-15, 1993, is available on-line. A printed volume, A.S.P. Conference Series Volume 61 (Dennis R. Crabtree, R. J. Hanisch, and Jeannette Barnes, Editors), is also available, which can be ordered from the A.S.P. office in San Francisco through the WWW pages or by sending a FAX inquiry to them directly at 415-337-5205. Comments about the electronic proceedings can be sent to the editors at adass-eds@dao.nrc.ca. Electronic Editors: Daniel Durand, Jeannette Barnes, Dennis R. Crabtree.

Canada France Hawaii Telescope - Archive at CADC ( CFHT )

All the CFHT data are now being archived since September 18, 1992 and the proprietary period is 2 years. After that time, they become public and are available world wide.

International Astronomy Conferences and Meetings

This list of astronomy meetings is compiled by Liz Bryson of the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope. This version of the meeting list has been updated to provide links to those meetings which are providing information electronically. If you find this list useful please send e-mail to bryson@cfht.hawaii.edu (Bryson's plain text version of the file is available via FTP; the HTML is easier to read, and includes links).

CADC Services

The CADC tools package includes: starcat - STARCAT is a tool for accessing the HST Archive, CFHT and ESO archives. xhot - X tool which displays the planned activities of the Hubble Space Telescope. It allows you to find out what the telescope is currently observing simbad - The new SIMBAD tool now runs on your workstation. xmgr - This very nice interactive plotting package is now used for the Preview system whitin STARCAT. You will be amazed by its capabilities. Data display could be FFT'd, fitted, zoomed, printed, etc...

DURAND, Daniel ( CADC )

GAUDET, Severin ( CADC )

HILL, Norman ( CADC )

Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory [English] ( DRAO )

DRAO is a national facility operated by the Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics of the National Research Council of Canada. The synthesis telescope is particularly suited to comprehensive studies of the interstellar medium, extended Galactic nebulae and star-forming regions, and of nearby galaxies. The other instruments are a 26-m paraboloid and a solar flux monitoring system. Observing proposals are welcome from all interested astronomers.

KNEE, Lewis B.G. ( DRAO )

Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems 2001 ( ADASS XI )

The ADASS XI conference, hosted by CADC, was held in Victoria, BC, Canada from 30 Sept. - 3 Oct., 2001.

Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics ( HIA )

The Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics (HIA)is the scientific institute within the National Research Council of Canada which is responsible for operating Canadian observatories. Subdivisions and related facilities of HIA include: the DAO, DRAO, JCMT, CFHT, CADC, Gemini, and Solar Terrestrial Physics.

Mike Boschat's Astronomy Page

This is a web page with many astronomical sites and some weather sites for use by amateur astronmers and others with an interest in Astronomy.

Ottawa Valley Astronomy and Observers Group ( OAOG )

We are the Ottawa Valley Astronomy and Observers Group -- Observateurs astronomes d'Ottawa-Gatineau (OAOG) : a very casual group of amateur astronomers who do sidewalk astronomy, star parties and just like to observe together. Observers of all levels are welcome. The OAOG is the original informal group for Ottawa, Ontario founded in 1994.

Queen's University - Astronomy Group

Canadian Astronomical society ( CASCA )

Dark Matter Tutorial

This is a tutorial about Dark Matter and cosmology, written by a researcher in the field, with optional Java experiments.

Sudbury Neutrino Observatory ( SNO at Queen's University )

SNO is an astronomical neutrino observatory that is being built below ground in the deepest section of INCO Limited's Creighton Mine near Sudbury, Ontario. SNO is an international collaboration of scientists from Canada, USA and UK. Information services are available at

Royal Astronomical Society of Canada ( RASC )

The beginnings of "The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada" (RASC) go back to the middle of the nineteenth century. The Society was incorporated within the province of Ontario in 1890, received its Royal Charter from King Edward VII in 1903, and was federally incorporated in 1968. The National Office of the Society is located at 136 Dupont Street, Toronto, ON, M5R 1V2, telephone (416) 924-7973, e-mail rasc@vela.astro.utoronto.edu. The business office and library are housed there. You may link to RASC Centres across Canada from this page and join the one nearest you.

Canadian Automatic Small Telescope for Orbital Research ( CASTOR Satellite Tracking Project )

The Canadian Automatic Small Telescopes for Orbital Research project, based at the Royal Military College of Canada, uses small optical telescopes to track medium to high earth orbit satellites such as Russian, Molniya satellites.

Aerospace Engineering Resources

A compilation of resources targeted specifically toward Aerospace Engineering students; however, the site also includes several more general resources that would appeal to other students. In addition, the site links to news sources whose focus is space-related, as well as a few forums in which people can interact.

Saint Mary's University - Department of Astronomy and Physics ( SMU )

Center for Subatomic Research ( CSR )

University of British Columbia - Department of Physics and Astronomy ( Astro@UBC )

These are the pages for the astronomy group in the larger Physics and Astronomy Department at UBC located in Vancouver, Canada. Information on both research and educational activities is available.

Microvariability and Oscillations of STars ( MOST )

MOST is Canada's first space science microsatellite and its first optical space telescope project, aiming for launch in late 2001. MOST is designed to measure (as its acronym implies) Microvariability & Oscillations of STars in broadband light with a precision of a few micromagnitudes over timescales from minutes to days. The resulting eigenfrequency data will be used primarily for stellar seismology, to probe the structure and ages of Sun-like stars, magnetic stars, Wolf-Rayet stars and halo subdwarfs. The subdwarfs are expected to yield age estimates which would place a meaningful lower limit on the age of the Universe. MOST should also be capable of confirming the presence of giant extrasolar planets identified in Doppler surveys.

Planetary Surfaces ( PlaNet )

An online lab used in the lab section of the Astronomy 101 course at the University of British Columbia

RICHER, Harvey B. ( University of British Columbia )

Physics and Astronomy Department, HST and Research Papers.

Rothney Astrophysical Observatory ( RAO )

The Rothney Astrophysical Observatory is the principal astrophysical teaching and research facility of the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Calgary.

University of Calgary - Department of Physics and Astronomy

University of Calgary Radio Astronomy Laboratory

Canadian Galactic Plane Survey ( CGPS )

The CGPS is an international effort to map the interstellar matter in a large swath of our own Milky Way Galaxy at high resolution (atomic hydrogen and radio continuum emission).

Rothney Astrophysical Observatory ( RAO )

The RAO has a 1.8-m alt-alt mounted telescope equipped with infrared and optical photometers. The latter inludes a Photometrics 1024x1024 Photometrics CCD camera and the Rapid Alternate Detection System photoelectric photometer. Other, newly refurbished telescopes are a 0.5-m modified Baker-Nunn satellite tracking camera, now an equatorially mounted Patrol Camera with 3Kx3K FLI CCD camera, and a 0.4-m English Cross-axis mounted equatorial telescope with optimized Newtonian focus and FLI 1024x1024 CCD camera. Open House evemts are held monthly from late Spring to early Fall. A new Visitors' Centre is expected to be open in late summer, 2004.

Universite Laval - Groupe de recherche en astrophysique

Group of Research in Astrophysics of the Université Laval. Description of research projects. Science with HST. Picture gallery. Individual members. Recent publications. Links with other Astronomy/Astrophysics groups. Member of the Centre de recherche Observatoire du Mont Mégantic (OMM). [in French]

BEAULIEU, Sylvie F. ( U. Laval, Quebec, Canada )

Liquid Mirrors at Université Laval ( LM )

Liquid Mirror (LM) technology is being developed at Université Laval. A f/1.2, 2.5 meter diameter, mercury mirror is being extensively tested in our testing tower. We are also exploring the use of gallium eutectics as reflecting liquids. The design of novel optical correctors to increase the accessible field of view of liquid mirrors up to 45 degrees is also addressed.

Solar, Auroral, Ionospheric, ... Information ( Univ. Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada )

Solar Imagery (mirrored from SELSIS/BBSO)-updated once every three hours; Daily Reports of Ionospheric Data containing M(3000), foF2, MUF(3000), and TEC; East-West Solar Interferometer Scan Images from the Algonquin Radio Observatory 32-Element Interferometer; Weekly Solar Terrestrial Forecast and Review Reports; Daily GOES-6 and 7 X-ray Plots as well as special high-resolution xray plots of major flares; Daily NSO solar coronal line emission plots; Daily Pseudo-Full-Disk solar coronal maps of the coronal Fe XIV and Ca XV ion lines from the NSO; and more... - README

Manitoba Univ. - Physics & Astronomy Department

Physics and Astronomy is part of the Faculty of Science and is located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

LEBLANC, Francis ( Université de Moncton )

Observatoire du Mont Megantic ( OMM )

The Centre de recherche Observatoire du mont Mégantic (OMM) is an inter-university collaborative organisation which brings together researchers from Université de Montréal, Université Laval, with axis centred on the télescope du mont Mégantic (TMM).
The Centre unites most of the professional researchers working in astronomy and astrophysics in Québec.

BASTIEN, Pierre ( Montréal )

CARIGNAN, Claude ( Montréal )

DEMERS, Serge ( Montréal )

FONTAINE, Gilles ( Montréal )

MOFFAT, Anthony F.J. ( Montréal )

NADEAU, Daniel ( Montréal )

RACINE, René ( Montréal )

SAINT-LOUIS, Nicole ( Montréal )

WESEMAEL, François ( Montréal )

Universite de Montreal - Groupe d'Astrophysique

[English] Observatoire du Mont Mégantic ( OMM )

A Ritchey-Chretien telescope with a mirror of 1.6m, located at about 250 km east of Montreal, at an altitude of 1111m. [in French]

Canadian Space Geodesy Forum ( CANSPACE )

The Canadian Space Geodesy Forum (CANSPACE) is a computer-communications-based information dissemination and discussion group that was established several years ago as an aid to improving communication among scientists and engineers working with the techniques of space geodesy. Among topics discussed are the Navstar Global Positioning System (GPS), Glonass, Transit, very long baseline interferometry, satellite laser ranging, satellite altimetry, etc. Daily postings of information bulletins include GPS satellite constellation status reports (Department of Defense Notice Advisories to Navstar Users) and reports of solar and geomagnetic field activity. Information concerning satellite launches and orbital elements is posted regularly. Although initially intended to link Canadian geodesists and geophysicists together, CANSPACE now has a wide international subscriber list and is open to all. Questions are particularly encouraged.

Association des Astronomes Amateurs de l'Abitibi-Temiscamingue ( AAAAT )

This is an amateur organization located in the western part of the Province of Quebec, Canada, far away from major centers. [in French]

VALLEE, Jacques P. ( Nat. Res. Council Canada, Victoria, BC )

Magnetic Fields in all astronomical objects: cosmological, clusters of galaxies, galactic, interstellar, protostellar, stellar, planetary, meteoritic, etc.

Institute for Space and Atmospheric Studies ( ISAS )

Gord Sarty's Amateur Astronomy ( Variable stars... )

Canadian amateur astronomer's personal home page with information and links on Variable Stars (including Millennium Star Atlas Errors), Fireballs, Comets, Eclipses, Telescope Making, and Warp Drive Starship Engines.

BARKHOUSE, Wayne ( Toronto )

Las Campanas Redshift Survey ( LCRS )

Las Campanas Redshift Survey data and publications

University of Toronto - Department of Astronomy

Encompasses the David Dunlap Observatory and the library and provides links to other UofT and Canadian servers.

Selected astronomy and astrophysics book and software reviews ( UofT )

These files are updated quarterly. They contain citations for reviews in the main astronomy journals and magazines, of books closely related to astronomy and astrophysics.

David Dunlap Observatory, University of Toronto ( DDO )

The David Dunlap Observatory is located in Richmond Hill, Canada. As part of the University of Toronto's Department of Astronomy it operates optical telescopes for research, the largest being a 1.88m telescope. DDO is also a centre for student training and public education.

Galactic Classical Cepheid Database ( DDO )

The Database of Galactic Classical Cepheids is a project of J. Donald Fernie that lists all known Population I cepheids. It consists of four tables listing data on 505 cepheids in the Galaxy. Information includes positional data, color excess determinations, periods, amplitudes and means of V, B and B-V derived by Fourier fits to magnitude and intensity light curves, radial velocities, distances, Z values, etc. Simple string searches of the database are possible using WWW client software such as NCSA Mosaic. The tables can be viewed in PostScript format or retrieved in either ascii or dBase IV versions.

BARKHOUSE, Wayne ( University of Toronto )

Research interests: Galaxy clusters, luminosity functions, dwarf galaxies, and globular clusters.

GARRISON, Robert F. ( Toronto )

HALL, Patrick Brian ( University of Toronto )

Contains the Astronomy Job Rumor Page, Astronomy Graduate Student Resource page, and info on my personal research, etc.

Astronomy Job Rumor Central

LILLY, Simon J. ( Toronto )

VAN KERKWIJK, Marten H. ( Utrecht University )

The formation and evolution of binary stars, and the use of binaries to infer fundamental properties of stars, especially of compact objects.

RUCINSKI, Slavek ( Toronto )

University of Toronto Southern Observatory ( UTSO )

UTSO operates the 60cm Helen Sawyer Hogg Telescope located on Cerro Las Campanas in north-central Chile. This homepage provides information useful to potential users and others interested in our facility.

Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics ( CITA )

The Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics is a national research centre for studies in theoretical astronomy and related subjects; it is hosted by the University of Toronto. CITA has two primary missions: a Canadian one - to foster interaction in the Canadian theoretical astrophysics community, and also between theorists and observational astronomers; the other is an international one - to be a world-class centre of excellence for theoretical studies in astrophysics.

Research Resources for the Ambitious Undergraduate or Beginning Graduate Researcher in Astrophysics ( Resources for Starting Research )

A succinct introduction to tools, techniques, strategies, and Web resources for beginning researchers. Contains: advice on choosing topics and advisors; good research habits; tools for literature research; software tools and programming languages; advice on writing up and presenting research; and advice for advancement in the research job market.

Victoria Univ. - Astronomy Group ( UVic )

Astronomy Group at the University of Victoria (Physics & Astronomy Department). Information on faculty, graduate students and research associates. Research activities and facilities are described. In addition, a selection of electronic preprints written by members of the Group is also available.

Climenhaga Observatory ( Canada )

Photometric redshifts ( including HDF and HDFS )

Includes a view of the Hubble Deep Fields with access to photometric redshifts of individual galaxies.

WIRTH, Gregory D. ( University of Victoria )

Evolution of galaxy clusters, Observational cosmology, Fundamental properties of early-type galaxies

LABRIE, Kathleen ( Univ. of Victoria )

Supernovae and supernova remnants: Rate, Impact on ISM, Role in galaxy evolution.

ELLISON, Sara ( Victoria Univ. )

Quasar absorption lines.

Publications of the Astronomical Society ofthe Pacific ( PASP )

PASP is the technical journal of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific produced monthly by The University of Chicago Press.

Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific - Instructions for Electronic Manuscript Submission

University of Victoria - Physics and Astronomy Department

Gopher

University of Waterloo - Astronomy Group

HUDSON, Mike ( University of Waterloo )

University of Western Ontario - Astronomy

BASU, Shantanu ( University of Western Ontario )

GRAY, David F. ( UWO )

Everyday Physics ( FAQ & Answers )

Answers to the Frequently Asked Questions in Everyday Physics and Astronomy. With links to: How Things Work, The Last Word (New Scientist), Dear Lou (Physics Central), Physlink, The Physics Of..., & The Ask A Scientist - Astronomy Questions.

BLAKE, Melvin ( St Mary's University )

York University - Department of Physics and Astronomy

ch (Switzerland)

Swiss Space Office ( SSO ): The SSO is the unit of the Swiss Governement dealing with Space affairs. We are located in the Ministery of Interior. Our mission is to propose and implement, after approval by the Federal Council, the Swiss space policy. In our daily business we have coordination tasks and we work closely with our national scientists and industries. [also in French, German and Italian]
Sternfreunde Oberaargau ( SFO ): Informationen über Verein, Astronomie allgemein, Fotos, Linksammlung [in German].
CERN Hybrid Oscillation Research apparatUS ( CHORUS )
ALEPH Experiment ( CERN )
High-Energy Physics Web Sites ( a resource list from CERN )
CERN Preprint Server
Centre Européen pour la Recherche Nucláaire (1) ( CERN )
DELPHI experiment ( CERN )
Sternwarte Sursee: The Sursee Observatory (Switzerland) [in german].
ETH Institute of Astronomy ( ETH Zurich ): The Institute of Astronomy at ETH Zurich includes the three following research groups: Solar Physics; Stellar and Interstellar Physics; Computer Simulations and Data Processing.
Zurich Solar Radio Spectrometer: The Radio Astronomy Group (RAG) of ETH in Zurich, Switzerland, recorded solar radio spectrograms with an analog spectrometer called Daedalus (1974-1993) in the range of 100-1000 MHz. Its observation list can be accessed directly. Two digital spectrometers, Ikarus (1978--1985) and PHOENIX (1988--1994), cover a range from 100--1000 MHz and 0.1--3 GHz, respectively. And since 1998 the new and improved Phoenix-2 Spectrometer covers a range from 0.1 -4 GHz. These data can be accessed by the ASPECTimage retrieval system. Their observation list contains references to frequency programs that indicate which frequencies were observed. More information can be obtained from RAG members.
Mont-Soleil Astronomical Observatory ( Switzerland ): Since Summer 2002, the Astronomical Observatory of Mont-Soleil is open to the visitors, at 1300 meters high in the Heart of Jura bernois, near Saint-Imier in Switzerland. [in French]
Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Observatory ( OFXB, Switzerland ): The François-Xavier Bagnoud Observatory, located above the village of St-Luc in the Swiss Alps, stands at an altitude of 2200 metres. It is intended not only for the experienced amateur wishing to produce work of a quasi-professional quality, but also for the use of schools and for simple visitors. curious.
Equipped with numerous instruments (60 cm reflecting telescope with CCD camera, 20 cm refracting telescope, coelostat, 16 cm coronagraph) it may be used day or night. [in French]
Societe d'Astronomie de St-Imier - Les Pleiades ( Pléiades ): A society of amateur astronomers in Switzerland.
La Société d'Astronomie de St-Imier offre aux amateurs une porte ouverte sur l'Univers... Elle veut donner aux amateurs les possibilités de construction de télescopes, d'observation du ciel, d'utilisation de logiciels, d'astro-photographie, etc. [in French].
Basel University Astronomical Institute
GREBEL, Eva K. ( Basel Univ. ): Fields of research: Stellar populations and galaxy evolution Dwarf galaxies Galactic structure and Near-field cosmology Star formation and star clusters
Basel Theoretical Nuclear/Particle Physics and Astrophysics Group ( tNPA Uni Basel ): This is Quasar, the server of the theoretical Nuclear/Particle Physics and Astrophysics groups at the Dept. of Physics of the University of Basel, Switzerland. The server offers information on people, research topics, publications, and teaching as well as personal home pages and preprints. Research topics in astrophysics include nucleosynthesis, type I and II supernovae, nuclear astrophysics, nuclear physics far from stability, neutrino physics; other research interests are atomic physics and chaos. (For a full list, take a look at the server)!
Astronomical Institute, University of Berne ( AIUB )
International Space Science Institute ( ISSI ): ISSI is an Institute in Switzerland at which scientists from different countries can work together. Its main task is to contribute to the achievement of a deeper understanding of the results from space-research missions, adding value to those results through multi-disciplinary research in an atmosphere of international cooperation.
Franz Niklaus König: Celestial atlas (1826)
High Accuracy Radial velocity Planetary Search ( HARPS )
Lausanne - General Catalogue of Photometric Data ( GCPD ): The General Catalogue of Photometric Data (GCPD) built at the Institute of Astronomy of the University of Lausanne contains photometric data for about 200000 stars from some 75 different systems, taken from about 3300 papers. The WWW server allows to query the database ad retrieve any data from any photometric system. Searching the references by authors' names and keywords from the titles offers a possibility to retrieve the data from each of the 3300 papers directly.
INTEGRAL Science Data Centre: The INTErnational Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory (INTEGRAL) is a medium size mission of the European Space Agency dedicated to gamma-ray astronomy. The INTEGRAL Science Data Center (ISDC) located in Geneva is the link between the astronomical community at large and the INTEGRAL spacecraft.
Open Cluster Database ( WEBDA ): WEBDA is a site devoted to observations and data on stars in open clusters. The database collects information on more than 100,000 stars in some 500 open clusters. Various facilities are offered to perform selections on star clusters and access the available data for each cluster. The database query through cluster maps is a main feature of the interface. A place where anybody should be able to get the desired data and contribute his or her own observations.
Extrasolar Planet Search Programmes ( Geneva Observatory )
Geneva Observatory: This server presents the activities of the Observatoire de Geneve (Geneva Observatory) and of the Institut d'Astronomie, Universite de Lausanne (Astronomical Institute, Lausanne).
Geneva Observatory Library: [in French]

cl (Chile)

Concepcion University, Astronomy Group ( Chile ): The Astronomy Group of the Universidad of Concepcion (Chile) studies Cepheids, Be Stars, Cataclysmic Variables, Dwarf Novae, Cluster distance, Globular Clusters.
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile - Astronomy and Astrophysics Department ( PUC Chile ): Departamento de Astronomía y Astrofísica, Facultad de Física, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Center for Space Studies - Universidad de Chile ( CEE ): The Center for Space Studies (CEE) of the Universidad de Chile offers ground support services to space missions since 1959. National leader in the development of applications related to space technology, the CEE offer solutions in territorial management and studies of electromagnetic compatibilities.
The Center for Space Studies offers its support to space missions that require coverage in this region of the world. Other related services are the hosting of automatic control stations and satellite gateways, as well as the implementation of laboratories, sensors and equipment for scientific research. In addition to the Satellite Tracking Station, the CEE has offices in the city of Santiago and facilities at Easter Island, for services related to the space activity.
Facultad de Ciencias Fisicas y Matematicas. Departamento de Astronomía ( Universidad de Chile ): Department of Astronomy of the University of Chile. [in Spanish]
MARDONES, Diego ( U. Chile )

cn ()

Beijing astronomical Observatory ( BAO ): The Beijing Astronomical Observatory (BAO) is a comprehensive institute primarily engaged in astrophysics research. The observatory, with its headquarters located in Beijing, has five observing sites: the Xinglong, Miyun, Huairou, Shahe and Tianjin stations. The main research programs include stellar physics, extragalactic studies, solar physics, radio astronomy, atomic time and frequency service, solar activity prediction, artificial satellite observation and history of astronomy, as well as astronomical techniques.
China National Astronomical Observatories ( NAOC ): The NAOC-Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) were officially founded on April 25, 2001 through the bringing together of four CAS observatories, three CAS observing stations and one CAS research centre. The Headquarters of the NAOC are situated in the northern suburbs of Beijing on the site of the former Beijing Astronomical Observatory (BAO), and take responsibility for all matters relating to the former BAO. [also in Chinese]
Nanjing Astronomical Instruments Research Centre ( NAIRC ): Nanjing Astronomical Intruments Research Centre (NAIRC), China, was founded by Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1958 for developing mainly the large and medium astronomical instruments and also other instruments by integrated optical, mechanical, electronical and computer techniques. There are about 520 staff members working in NAIRC, including one China Academician, 17 senior researchers and professors, 60 senior engineers and 150 technicians. They compose a technical team to study and design the overall astronomical instruments including optical system, precise mechanics, automatic and computer controls. NAIRC is equipped with precise mechanical machines,electronic testing instruments, large and medium optical fabricating machines, of which some are very rare in China. NAIRC is specialized in optical process technology for aspheric surface, birefringent crystal, etc. Its off axis aspheric technique is in the domestic lead position. The technology of antenna panel for millimetre wavelength radio telescope is also being advanced in China. NAIRC adopts astronomical technique and methods research as its subject direction. Its main developing areas are the instruments for stellar,solar and satellite observations,astrometric and radio astronomical instruments and other instruments by comprehensive techniques.The great achievements have been obtained in basic research field such as the active optics and astronomical optical interferometry, which have been placed as the major research projects of Chinese Academy of Sciences. Especially,after finishing the pre-research in NAIRC, the Large Sky Area Multi-objects Fibre Spectroscopy Telescope (LAMOST) has been rated as one of the major national scientific projects.
NAIRC is an authorized unit for training M.Sc and Ph.D students with the subject of "Astronomical Instruments and Methods". NAIRC is having wide international contacts with more than 20 countries. The multilevel academic exchange and technical-trade collaboration have been set up with overseas scientists, institutes and specialized corporations.
Shanghai Astronomical Observatory ( SHAO )
Chinese Academy of Sciences ( CAS )
Astronomical Books Online: This site contents a list of links to on-line books in various formats, concerning astronomy, archeoastronomy, space explorations and skylore.
Beijing Astrophysics Center ( BAC ): Jointly sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Peking University.
Peking University (Department of Astronomy) ( PKU ): The Department of Astronomy at Peking University was formally established in June 2000. It used to be an Astronomy Section in the Department of Geophysics for more than 40 years. After the year 2000, the Department has entered a rapidly developing era and is currently co-supported by the Peking University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
The Department of Astronomy is offering both undergraduate and graduate programs to students who wish to study astronomy and astrophysics, as well as postdoctoral positions to young scientists.
There are 10 faculty members in the department, including 6 full professors and 4 associate professors. The main research programs currently ongoing are: cosmology and physics of galaxies; active galactic nuclei and accretion physics, high energy astrophysics; radio astronomy; molecular clouds and star formation; gas nebulae physics; astrophysical methods.

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Astronomy - 123 World

Astronomy, Web sites on Point observatory, Astronomical society, Space, NASA, Universe, Stars, Planets, Planetarium, Space Science, Aeronautics.

Video Astronomy by Craig Zerbe

Astroimaging using an Astrovid 2000 video camera. Examples and techniques for high resolution lunar and planetary images.

Video Astronomy by Craig Zerbe

Astrovid, Astroimaging Moon and Planets.

Astronomical Adventures

Guided geologic tours to northern Arizona by day and stargazing through large telescopes at night.

Kids Astronomy.com

Origin ( data analysis )

Origin is a data analysis and technical graphics software in Windows for scientists and researchers. Free full working model is available at our website.

Personal MicroCosms

Download Astronomy Lab and Astronomy Clock from Personal MicroCosms' web site. These programs are available in Windows 3.1 and Windows 95, 98, and NT versions.

PhysicsJobs.com ( Physics Jobs )

Job and career discussion site for physics professionals on PhysicsJobs.com and PhysicsChat.com.

Tria Image Processing ( Tria )

Tria Image Processing provides fast and effective blind deconvolution (de-blurring) of optical and non-optical images. The software opens 14 image types, including FITS, provides image math, conventional deconvolution, point spread cleaning, and SeDDaRA blind deconvolution functions. (Available Sept. 2005)

SciTech Astronomical Research ( Telescope Manufacturer )

Design and manufacture high performance automated telescope systems, software, and related instrumentation for research and education. Emphasis on delivering turn-key operations to the customer.

Science Master - Space and Astronomy Pages

ScienceMaster's Space and Astronomy Home Page is a portal for space science and education resources.

Science Oxygen - mining of science knowledge ( Science Oxygen )

Information on astronomy, math, physics, chemistry, and biology for students to study science.

Starlight Images ( astro photos )

Posters of spectacular astro photos for sale. Free images for personal use. Time-lapse pictures of the Northern Lights (Aurora), Polaris and star trails over Sedona, Arizona by Michele Breedlove

Space About.com

A guide for space and space exploration.

Associazione Friulana di Astronomia e Meteorologia ( AFAM )

AFAM is an Italian amateur astronomical society in 1970, and devoted to the popularization of astronomy and amatorial research. The activity is conducted in its observatory, located in Remanzacco (about 150Km E-NE of Venice). Main fields of interest are: Solar System radioastronomy (Sun, meteors, Jupiter), and photometry of cataclismic variables. AFAM is deeply involved with professional and amateur astronomers conducting international studies in selected topics.

Digital Images of the Sky

A collection of astronomical images taken with the instruments of the Astronomical Institutes of the University of Bonn (AIUB) by Till Credner and Sven Kohle et al.

Analemma

A descriptive view of the analemma using computer animations and graphics.

Astronomical Society Ivan Stefek, Kutina, Croatia

Astronomical society dedicated to school astronomy, in Croatia.

Antedo, Inc.

Technical Support and Program Management services to Schwartz-Hautmont for two 34-meter diameter Beam Waveguide Wheel and Track-type antenna systems, contracted from JPL for NASA Deep Space Nine Network. One installed in Australia and another in Spain. Technical Consulting and Program Management services to Schwartz-Hautmont for a 6.5-Meter Optical Telescope Enclosure and Buildings, contracted from Carnegie Institute of Washington.

Anys Llum ( Amateur astronomical observations )

Amateur astronomical observations done by Xavier Bros. Variable stars, double stars, galaxies, quasars, nebula, globular clusters, open clusters, moon, planets, sun. Astrophotos and sketches. [also in Catalan and Spanish]

PJM's Astronomy Gallery

A CCD astrophotography gallery of 200 mm f/4 Schmidt Newtonian reflector and 75 mm f/16 refractor images of comets, nebulae, star clusters, galaxies and our solar planets. The images and text provide a simple introduction to astronomy, stargazing and astrophotography.

Odyssey Astronomy Club - Ten Acre Observatory

Martz Observatory & Martz Astronomical Assn., Inc.

The Web Site for the Martz Observatory & Astronomical Association. The Martz Observatory has served western New York state since 1965. The Martz Astronomical Association, Inc. (501c3) conducts public education programming at the observatory and other locations that give over 15,000 people access to the stars every year.

Black Sun Eclipse website ( Eric Flescher )

This website contains information about eclipses, accounts and photographs, eclipses links, online presentation (10 myths of Eclipses), and other information and news about asteroids, comets, etc.

Astrofreaks - Astronomie Homepage der Nienburger Astrofreaks

Astronomie for teachers, students and pupils [in German].
Astronomie für Schüler, Einsteiger, Lehrer und Unterricht. Anregungen zu eigenen Beobachtungen mit eigenen Mitteln. Kaufberatung für Teleskope und Buchtipps.

Armagh Planetarium

An astronomical resource for educators and Planetarium workers which contains images obtained through our telescopes and a variety of other material.

Astronomy French Portal ( Astronomie et Sciences de l'Espace )

Astronomy French portal : News, Articles, Gallery, Downloads, Forums. [in French].

AstroExpo.com ( Space Industry Virtual Exhibit Hall )

Online databases of Space qualified hardware, software, services, companies, and news.

Lebanon Astronomy club ( astroleb )

AstroLeb association gathers many amateur astronomers and engineers from Lebanon. Its aim is to help advanced amateur astronomers to collaborate with professional astronomers working in Lebanon and abroad and help people work in a scientific atmosphere.

AstroMB: Computer Aided Astronomy ( MBCAA )

The AstroMB software package provides a PC-based database, image viewer and planetarium to handle astronomical images and catalogs. Astronomical objects on images can be identified from catalogs. Observations at different energy range (e.g. X-ray and visible light) or at different times may be matched together. Astrometry and photometry can be performed automatically, with pattern recognition. The database holds the descriptions of many catalogs, such as radio sources, X-ray objets, minor planets, etc. It also holds the descriptions of more than 10,000 images, mainly from the ROSAT and Einstein Observatory satellites, and can be enriched with the user own data. The program is ASCOM compliant and can drive a telescope.

AstroMía ( AETSSU )

Educational Astronomy: Earth, Solar System and Universe. [in Spanish]

AstronNewsNetwork.com

Astronomy, educational, industry, robotic exploration, human space flight.

Introduction to Astronomy

An introduction to astronomy and astrophysics. [in French and partly in Malay]

ASTRONOMY magazine

Astronomy.com is produced by the publishers of the world's best selling English magazine of the same name. Like its sister publication, Astronomy magazine, Astronomy.com offers visitors a wide variety of information for both hobbyist and armchair astronomers alike.

Astronomy In Your Hands

Hands-on astronomy activities for classroom and home. Activities and lesson plans that enable teachers to deliver hands-on astronomy lessons without needing a science background. Featuring a downloadable star wheel or planisphere available for all latitudes.

astronomylinks.com - journey through your universe

Astronomy and space links from around the world, broken down into an intuitive index for beginners, intermediate or advanced stargazers.

Astronomy Notes

These documents were created by Nick Strobel for the introductory astronomy courses he teaches. They are copyrighted by Nick Strobel. This web site is offered to the net as a resource in astronomy education.

Astronomy Now

Britain's leading astronomy magazine.

AstronomyTeacher.com ( Astronomy site for educators )

Astronomyteacher.com collects links to resources, lesson plans, interactive projects, and links of interest to astronomy educators in K-12 schools.

Astronomy Today ( astrononomy, cosmology and space exploration )

Astronomy Today has articles on astronomy, cosmology and space exploration, with a regularly updated sky guide plus the latest space news.

Amateur Astronomy Web Guide

Astronomy Web Guide provides links to amateur and professional Internet resources for amateur astronomers or anyone looking for Astronomy information (students, teachers, parents...). Each web site listed includes a brief description.

AstroNotes ( Free and commercial tool for recording and planning observations )

AstroNotes is a tool for recording observations and planning future observing sessions.
The goal of AstroNotes is to provide a database application for amateur astronomers at a low price.

Astronoticias

Spanish news about astronomy, astronautics and space sciences [in Spanish].

The Astrophysics Spectator ( TAS )

The Astrophysics Spectator is an online publication that presents to a general audience our current understanding of astrophysics and the current research efforts to broaden that understanding. The web site includes Java simulations of various astrophysical phenomena. The web site is updated weekly.

AstroSnap ( Amateur Astronomical Imaging software for webcams )

Astro-Snap is a multi purpose amateur astronomical imaging software especially designed for webcams. Many features from focusing assistant to off-chip frame integration and image stabilization, polar align assistant, relative go-to for non goto equatorial mounts, powerful scripting language for automatic frame capture, mosaic capture feature, etc. [also in French]

Astronomical Ring for Access to Spectroscopy ( ARAS )

ARAS is an informal group of volunteers who aim to promote cooperation between professional and amateur astronomers in the field of spectroscopy. The purpose of ARAS in fostering the participation of amateur astronomers in scientific projects in the field of spectroscopy is not to implement and coordinate observing campaigns. This is the role of astronomy research scientists, laboratories or international consortiums. ARAS will however attempt to consolidate the acquired data into a web database and will ensure that the quality of its data is compatible with scientific processing methods. ARAS was held from 6 to 11 May 2003 by the 8th "Ecole d'Astrophysique d'Oléron, France" and organized by Jean-Pierre Rozelot ("Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur", France), under the aegis of the "Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique" (CNRS). This session essentially focused on the theme "Astrophysics Tools for Cooperation between Amateur and Professional Astronomers", with special emphasis on spectrography. It demonstrated that amateurs can make a useful contribution to observation in a broad range of fields. [also in French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish]

Soissonnais Astronomical Association ( Amateur AAS-France )

Association Astronomique du Soissonnais. [in French]

Astrobel ( Astronomy at Belfort, France )

French amateur organization. CCD photos and images processing, Moon, planetary with modified quickcam, Solar eclipse of the 08/11/99, Celestron C8 telescope, Amateur meeting. [Site in English / French]

Northern lights chaser ( D. Cantin )

About 300 photos of the northern lights taken about 100km around Quebec city, Canada. [also in French]

CcdBazar ( CCD Amateurs )

This site carries information about usage of CCD by amateurs for astronomical photography. [mostly in French]

Ciel d'Anjou ( ACA )

[in French]

NITSCHELM, Christian ( Antwerp University )

High resolution spectroscopy, Spectroscopic binaries, Photometry, beta Pictoris stars, Total solar eclipses, Solar corona, History of Astronomy. [also in French]

Astronomical CCD Imaging

Includes a section with a CCD Galaxy Atlas.

Astronomical CCD Imaging

Includes a section with a CCD Galaxy Atlas.

Observation of the Sun with a spectroheliograph

Description of an amateur realization: a spectroheliograph with linear CCD, by Phil Rousselle. Archives: full disk images of the Sun (H-alpha an ionized calcium lines), synoptic maps of sunspots and filaments, etc. [French and english pages].

AstroViewer - quick orientation in the night sky

AstroViewer is a Java applet, that helps you to find your way in the night sky quickly and easily.
AstroViewer allows you to:

display a sky map
- for any time,
- for any position on Earth,
find out the names and other information about the celestial bodies (stars, planets, etc.) on the display,
find celestial bodies,
find constellations,
display a map of the solar system.

Atlas Coelestis ( Felice Stoppa )

History of sky mapping directed by Felice Stoppa. [in Italian]

WARNOCK, Archibald ( A/WWW Enterprises )

Bad Astronomy

Discusses common misconceptions about astronomy in the media and other sources. Includes narrative, sometimes humorous descriptions of misconceptions in astronomy with an explanation of what the correct idea is.

Bentec Multiplexed Hyperaspheric Optical Surfaces

Polymer Optics Manufacturing and free optical software illustrating Multiplexed Hyperaspheric Optical Surfaces.

Planetary Nebulae Observer's Home Page

The web site for almost everything related to observations of Planetary Nebulae. Hundreds of images and over 1000 observing reports in addition to many special articles. Links to other PN related sites and databases.

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ( MNRAS )

The Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society is published for the Society by Blackwell Science Limited. The Journal publishes the results of original research in the positional and dynamical astronomy, astrophysics, radio astronomy, cosmology, space research and the design of astronomical instruments.

Astronomy & Geophysics ( Royal Astronomical Society )

Astronomy & Geophysics is a journal for the publication of serious scientific papers on a range of subjects within the remit of the Royal Astronomical Society: astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, planetary science, solar-terrestrial physics, global and regional geophysics and the history of these topics. Astronomy & Geophysics also focuses on topical items, reports of meetings, science in the news and acts as a forum for discussion of all matters of interest to professional astronomers and geophysicists. Astronomy & Geophysics is the House Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society and as such records the business of the Society and informs Fellows of Council matters.

Brightsurf.com

A resource for science information, studies, research and discoveries.

Asociacion Colombiana De estudios Astronomicos ( ACDA )

ACDA is a non profit amateur association devoted to the research and popularization of Astronmy in Colombia. [in Spanish]

britelitesout

Light pollution education.

Brooks/Cole Astronomy Resource Center

Description of Wadsworth Astronomy Resource Center Links which are useful to teachers and students of astronomy.Also, an Online Studyguide for the Wadsworth text: Foudations of Astronomy, Fourth edition, by Michael Seeds.

Astronomy Chat Room Listings

Xephem: An Interactive Ephemeris for X Windows/Motif ( XEPHEM )

Xephem is an interactive astronomical ephemeris program for X Windows systems. It computes heliocentric, geocentric and topocentric information for celestial objects. Xephem has built-in support for all planets; the moons of Jupiter, Saturn and Earth and Mars' central meridian longitude. Xephem supports objects in heliocentric or Earth orbit given the appropriate elements. Sample databases of over 16000 objects are included in the release kit. Xephem generates data in configurable tabular forms and in several detailed graphical formats. Xephem can plot and list all data fields and can be programmed to search for arbitrary circumstances. Xephem can serve as the control point for automated telescopes and can connect to auxiliary database servers in real-time via named streams pipes (UNIX fifos).

Closer To Truth

Closer To Truth television series and Web site brings together leading scientists and scholars to debate how the Universe began, and how it may possibly end.

Coelum, Mensile di Astronomia Scienza e Telescopi

European astronomical monthly magazine [in Italian].

Puckett Observatory

Company Seven Astro-Optics Division

Company Seven Astro-Optics Division is a firm that is involved in the design, manufacture, resale, and service of astronomical telescopes and related systems. Credentials include support of mission critical aspects of the NASA International Comet Halley Watch, the Hubble Space Telescope Repair Mission, and a variety of Defense and Law Enforcement projects.
The Company sponsors a showroom and museum displaying rare new and antique telescopes, binoculars, and optics in Laurel, Maryland, U.S.A.

Links to Relativistic Starflight ( RFS )

This is a list of links to all known relativistic flight simulators. There are a variety of technologies in use.

American Association of Amateur Astronomers ( AAAA )

The American Association of Amateur Astronomers. welcomes all individuals interested in astronomy of any level of expertise, from novice to nationally recognized expert. Interests range from observing and astrophotography to CCD imaging and armchair astronomy.

Astro-Kosmos

Informationen über Sonne, Mond, Finsternisse für beliebige Orte in Graphiken und Tabellen. Hilfetexte in deutsch. [in German].

Galileo astrologer

Special issue of the journal 'Cosmos and Culture' published from Bath Spa University (UK). It is a source-book containing all relevant primary and secondary-source material, including much translated from the Italian and Latin into English for the first time.

CyberSky

CyberSky is an educational astronomy program that transforms a personal computer into a personal planetarium. CyberSky provides an excellent way to learn about astronomy and to explore the wonders of the sky visible in the distant past, the present, and the far-off future.

Cyprus Astronomical Society

Cyprus Astronomical Society was established in 1990 by a group of professional and amateur astronomers living in Cyprus.

IRIS ( CyTeg )

IRIS is a program complex for processing and analysis of large arrays of research data (in particular, images). It is a researcher's toolbox to decide a lot of concrete problems. IRIS is oriented towards the researchers: scientists, engineers, graduate students, students, etc.
Main features of IRIS are simplicity of use, flexibility, possibility of integration with other applications (advanced OLE and DLL-interface).
Native formats processed by IRIS, are FITS, SBIG, BMP. There is the possibility to include support of additional data formats without recompiling IRIS.

Great Astronomers ( brief biographies )

General information about some famous astronomers.

Internet Tools Summary

DFM Engineering, Inc. of All Astronomy Products and Instrumentation

DFM Engineering, Inc.: Dealer and Sales Support Specialists of All Astronomy Products and Instrumentation Including: Telescopes, Lidar Scanners, Computer Control Systems, Telescope Retrofit Control Systems, Custom Products and Optics.

Astronomical Society of Rowan County

Astronomy club located in Salisbury North Carolina. Founded June 1981 to encourage the public to explore science, with a focus on teaching astronomy fundamentals to children, club members, and the interested public.

Gov Aker Observatory at Discovery Park

Gov Aker Observatory-Offers a variety of educational programs, interactive astronomy exhibits, a working 20-inch optical reflecting telescope.

Astronomy for Kids

Solar Terrestrial Activity Report

The Solar Terrestrial Activity Report has an overview of current solar activity as well as this activity's effect on Earth's geomagnetic field. The report is primarily aimed at radio listeners. Solar cycle and solar wind information is part of the report.

Hypermedia Issues And Applications

State of the Art Review on Hypermedia Issues And Applications, by V. Balasubramanian, Graduate School of Management, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey (bala@e-papyrus.com). Chapter 1: Hypertext - An Introduction, Chapter 2: Implementation Issues, Chapter 3: Database Issues, Chapter 4: User Interface Issues, Chapter 5: Information Retrieval Issues, Chapter 6: Integration Issues, Chapter 7: Applications, Chapter 8: A Systematic Approach To User Interface Design For A Hypertext Framework. Postscript version available (tar'ed and compressed)

Earth and Sky

This is a weekly on-line publication for the public to learn more about Earth science and astronomy. It consists of transcripts of radio programs aired daily on the Earth & Sky Radio Series, which is hosted by Deborah Byrd and Joel Block. The series broadcasts on more than 500 stations in the United States and on a variety of other stations across the globe.

EARTHWORKS

EARTHWORKS is a world leading on-line database of career opportunities for: space/planetary scientists, remote sensing/GIS staff, geocomputing specialists, climate/atmospheric scientists, oceanographers, geophysicists, seismologists, environmental scientists, geoscientists, geotechnical engineers, petroleum scientists/engineers and hydrologists/hydrogeologists in the academic, space, water, upstream oil and gas, civil and mining sectors with particular focus on North America, the UK, Europe, the Pacific Rim and Africa.

The European Incoherent SCATter Scientific Association ( EISCAT )

The EISCAT Scientific Association is an international research organisation operating three incoherent scatter radar systems, at UHF (931 MHz), VHF (224 MHz) and 500 MHz, in Northern Scandinavia. It is funded and operated by the research councils of Norway, Sweden, Finland, Japan, France, the United Kingdom and Germany.

Elsevier Science publishers

General Information from Elsevier Science: The Elsevier Science Internet Journal and Book Catalogue, Information on TULIP - The University Licensing Program, About Elsevier Science. Electronic Journals: Computer Networks and ISDN Systems: WWW '94 Conference Proceedings. Current Awareness and Archival Services: ECONbase, Nuclear Physics Electronic. Other Services: Elsevier Science Gopher Server, Elsevier Science FTP Server.

New Astronomy Reviews ( Former title: Vistas in Astronomy )

New Astronomy Reviews publishes review articles in all fields of astronomy and astrophysics: theoretical, observational and instrumental. This international review journal is written for a broad audience of professional astronomers and astrophysicists.
The journal covers solar physics, planetary systems, stellar, galactic and extra-galactic astronomy and astrophysics, as well as cosmology. New Astronomy Reviews reviews research in all wavelength bands, ranging from radio to gamma-ray, as well as computational and laboratory astrophysics.

New Astronomy ( Elsevier )

New Astronomy is fully electronic, available on the World Wide Web. A traditional paper edition is also published. The electronic version is linked to major scientific data centers, such as CDS, ADS, and NED.
New Astronomy aims to publish only the best articles in this field, without page charges, and with a very short publication time. Each field is represented by a specialist Editor who is directly responsible for the review process.

Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies - School of Cosmic Physics

Free online ephemeris and software library

Online Solar System ephemeris. Free software library to read, write, and interpolate the NASA/JPL ephemeris files, written in C for Linux. Released under the Lesser Gnu Public License v2.1. The site also has educational information on the Solar System.

Europhysics News ( European Physical Society )

ExoScience NEWS ( exoScience Space News )

exoScience provides daily astronomy news in addition to more comprehensive features on major astronomy events.

Bernez's Homepage ( Astro )

Warning: contains some obsolete or mispelled links.

Endless Boundaries

Detailed and easy-to-understand information on the Sun, the nine planets, and several of the planets' moons.

Astronomy Stock Photography ( Stock Pictures related to astronomy and space )

Foto Search Image Library offers over 1 million images in its extensive online archive. It is the digital, online equivalent of a conventional art museum.

Polaris Observatory Association ( POA )

Polaris Observatory Association is a scientific not-for-profit organization with a private observatory in Lockwood Valley, California.

Leicester Astronomical Society ( LAS )

Leicester Astronomical Society meets twice a month at National Space Centre, Leicester UK. Talks, visits, observing session, social events.

FreeTechBooks ( Online computer science books and lecture notes )

This site lists free online computer science books and lecture notes, all of which are freely and legally available over the Internet. All the books listed here are available for free, as they are hosted on websites that belong to the authors or the publishers. Visitors are most welcome to view, download and print the books for private use at no charge.

Orrery: The Solar System in Action ( Orrery )

This site grew as a support resource for Spacetech's Orrery application for RISC OS workstations. It is now replete with educational resources for all platforms, and is kept up to date. The site contains the kind of information that teachers often want to have at their finger tips, because it was written by a teacher who looked for information, and failed to find it.

Astroteam Mariazellerland

Homepage of astronomical club situated in Mariazell, Stmk, Austria.
Instruments : 16" Meade LX200, observation dome 5m in diameter. [also in German]

Bucks-Mont Astronomical Association ( BMAA )

Bucks-Mont Astronomical Association is an active astronomy organization of Bucks and Montgomery County colleagues in Pennsylvania. BMAA sponsors Stella-Della-Valley, the annual weekend convention held in October at a dark-sky observing site in upper Bucks County (Ottsville, Pennsylvania, about 40 miles north of PHiladelphia). BMAA numbers about 80 members.

FTP Software Inc

Innovative developer of TCP/IP transports and applications for DOS, Windows and OS/2

HANSON, Gene ( AAVSO )

Variable Star Observing.

Grupo Astronomico Silos de Zaragoza, Spain ( GAS )

[in Spanish].

Lebanese Amateur Astronomical Society

A Lebanese astronomical society dedicated to the study of astronomical sciences which is open to all people of all ages in Beirut, Lebanon.

Sidewalk Astronomers

A non-profit organization dedicated to public service in Astronomy. In order to help make it possible for the people who live on this planet to see and understand the Universe in which we live, we set up our telescopes in the shopping malls or on the sidewalks of the cities so that people may see the planets and moons of our own solar system.

River Valley Stargazer Online ( A web based Astronomy magazine )

The River Valley Stargazer Online is devoted to the education of Astronomy and weather.

Sirius Astronomy Association ( Constantine, Algeria )

SIRIUS is an Amateur Astronomy Association from Constantine, Algeria, devoted to promote Astronomy and Science, and to establish contact with similar associations.

Evansville Astronomical Society ( Indiana )

Meetings are held monthly at the Wahsiedler Observatory in Lynnville Park, Lynnville Indiana. The Observatory houses a 14" SCT and a 12.5" Newtonian Reflector.

Intijalsu ( Archaeoastronomy )

Intijalsu is the name of a group of Chilean amateur Archaeoastronomers (study of astronomy in ancient civilizations). We study the astronomical characteristics of archaeological sites in South America and especially in Chile. We have now also widened our interest to Ethnoastronomy (study of astronomy in modern societies) which is necessary for a good and realistic understanding of these ancient civilizations.

Philippine Astronomical Society ( PAS )

Features the Philippine Astronomical Society's history, objectives, current activities, etc. Provides lots of pictures showing both astronomical observations and human interests related to astronomy in the Philippines.

Torbay Astronomical Society ( Devon, England )

The Torbay Astronomical Society is based in Torbay, Devon, England. The web site includes information on the 1999 eclipse, for which Torbay will be in the totality zone.

Voyages Through the Universe Site

This site accompanies the introductory college textbook by Fraknoi, Morrison, and Wolff (1997, Harcourt Brace) and includes annotated links, resource lists for beginning astronomy instructors, teaching hints, and more.

Annotated Links to Introductory Astronomy Web Resources

Links organized by 30 subjects; each link gives a brief review.

Satellite Tracker freeware with interface to Meade LX200 Telescope

Satellite Tracker is free Windows software for astronomers which calculates the position of over 1800 satellites. An interface to a Meade LX200 telescope allows automatic tracking and viewing.

HigherCareers.com - Jobs in Higher Education, Science and Research

Post your resume and search for post-docs, postgraduate studentships and jobs in higher education, science and research. Features jobs by email, resume search, and profiles of universities and research institutions in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, United States and New Zealand. Jobs updated daily. Free for job seekers.

Hitachi High Technologies America ( Hitachi HTA )

Hitachi High Technologies America, Inc. is a manufacturer and provider of high efficiency diffraction gratings. We offer both standard catalog components and custom made to order items.

HobbySpace ( Space related hobbies and activities )

HobbySpace provides information and links to web resources about space related hobbies and activities accessible to non-professionals. The site holds nearly 30 sections that cover such areas as astronomy, amateur SETI, satellite observing, software, space radio, amateur and student satellites, space art and music, and more.

Yellowstone Valley Amateur Astronomers ( YVAA )

Practical Guide to Astronomy

CFD codes list

COX, Andrea ( Beloit College, USA )

The Cepheid Distance Scale: A History

A critical review of the Cepheid distance calibration, from Henrietta Leavitt to the Hipparcos mission.

WARD, John

Astronomy for kids

Learn about the Universe, and join the Junior Astronomers Club.

Event Inventor ( Astronomy and math activities using cross staff & quadrant )

Have FUN learning about the basics of SCIENCE, MATH and TECHNOLOGY while doing INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES.

Astronomy - Learn What's UP This Month

Want to know where, when, and how to find a planet? When's the next meteor shower? Where is the comet?
These pages are updated monthly or as needed.
Written for the beginner to intermediate.

BinoSky - best bets for viewing the night sky through binoculars ( BinoSky )

A guide to the best bets for viewing the night sky through binoculars. Images and maps on consistent scales, with consistent exposures.

ANA data processing package/language ( ANA )

A free, extensive, IDL-like interactive data analysis and display program and language for 32-bit computers, developed and used by the authors for scientific investigation of images of the Sun (but not limited to those). The source code is written in C (with X11) and is (Nov 1998) about 4.2 Mbyte in size, of which 670 kbyte is covered by the manual. The authors use ANA on linux and SGI Irix, and it has also run on DEC OSF and Sun Solaris.

Transition Region And Coronal Explorer ( TRACE )

TRACE will enable solar physicists to study the connections between fine-scale magnetic fields and the associated plasma structures on the Sun in a quantitative way by observing the photosphere, transition region, and corona.

Soft X-Ray Telescope onboard Yohkoh Satellite, ISAS, Japan ( description at LMSAL, USA )

Yohkoh (" Sunbeam" in Japanese) is a satellite of the Japanese Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) dedicated to high-energy observations of the Sun, specifically of flares and other coronal disturbances

Yohkoh Public Outreach Project ( YPOP )

The Yohkoh Movie Theater (YPOP) is designed to bring you images and movies depicting our nearest star, the Sun, as seen by an X-ray telescope on board the Yohkoh satellite. The YPOP site includes a range of activities for youngsters, parents, teachers and anyone interested in learning more about the Sun.

Loch Ness Productions: Planetarium resources

Includes a list of planetarium and planetarium- related Web sites, together with Loch Ness Productions resources for planetaria: shows, original artwork slides, space music CDs and tapes, the LNP Planetarium Compendium (directory of the world's planetaria), and more.

Robinson Lunar Observatory

Information, pictures, observations of amateur observatory plus pages relating to the International Occultation & Timing Association (IOTA).

CCD Spectroscopy at Mais Observatory

This site shows what an amateur with only modest equipment can accomplish in the area of astronomical spectroscopy.

Neos, Phas, asteroids ( Neos Animations )

Neos, Phas animations.

MathSoft

We're the developers of S-PLUS as well as developers and providers of a variety of other tools for statistical and data analysis. We strive to provide you with a variety of online information which will help you work more efficiently and creatively within S-PLUS.

Orbit! 3D On-Line Planetarium ( Orbit! )

Orbit the earth in a realistic VRML environment with moon, sun, planets, galaxy, constellations, thousands of stars, satellite imagery, space flight, and solar eclipses.

Star Maps for visual use

Use the 68 star maps to find the location of the data you are proccessing!

MMI astronomy materials

MMI Corporation provides educational materials and equipment for Astronomy, Space and Earth Sciences. Products include A-V materials, models globes, murals, slides, books, portable and permanent planetariums, observatory domes.

Mojave Solar

A private research venture into Solar Physics.

MONOPTEC's Fixed Shutter Dome ( FSD )

MONOPTEC licenses the Fixed Shutter Dome, an enabling technology in observatory enclosures and satellite laser ranging systems. Four FSD's now reside in Tokyo, Japan, as part of the Keystone Project.

Shaukat on Moon Sighting ( Earliest Crescent Moon Sighting )

Earliest visibility of moon across the globe, calculated by the latest criterion developed by Shaukat

Malin Space Science Systems, Inc. ( MSSS )

MSSS Viking Image Archive

Provides access to a large fraction of the set of images taken by the Viking orbiters from 1976 to 1980

LACHIEZE-REY, Marc

Cosmology, gravitation, geometry.

Mythical Ireland - 5,000-year-old astronomy

Mythical Ireland explores the Stone Age in the context of astronomy, mythology and art, and reveals how the people of 5,000 years ago were master astronomers, confidently able to predict the solstices and the seasons, and acutely aware of the Metonic Cycle of the Moon and Precession of the Equinoxes.

Design Engineering Technology Digest

The monthly magazine features exclusive reports of innovations developed by NASA and its industry partners/contractors that can be applied to develop new/improved products and solve engineering or manufacturing problems. Authored by the engineers or scientists who did the work, the briefs span a wide array of fields, including electronics, physical sciences, materials, computer software, mechanics, machinery/automation, manufacturing/fabrication, mathematics/information sciences, and life sciences.
Most briefs offer a Technical Support Package, which explains the technology in greater detail and provides contact points for questions or licensing discussions.
NASA Tech Briefs also contains feature articles on successful NASA spinoffs, profiles of NASA tech transfer resources, news briefs, and application stories. Regular columns describe new patents, industry products, software, and literature.

Nature

International weekly journal of science

NatureJobs ( nature.com )

Comprehensive international listing of jobs on the Internet, updated weekly.

Neuro One - Neuro Code - neural networks softwares ( NETRAL )

Neuro One is a Windows based neural networks software that handles static, dynamic and hybrid models (feedforward, feedback, NN+knowledge models). All predicted values are associated with a confidence interval. There is a flexible tool to design advanced NN like hybrid models or merged multi-ouputs models, a powerful optimizer for reverse computation (on mono or multi-outputs models), soon in 2004 a module for the design of experiments for non-linear models. Neuro Code is an automatic generator of librairies in C-code : neural networks, Levenberg-Marquardt algorithmes, confidence intervals. The codes runs sucessfully on Pentium and Itanium processors. [also in French]

New Scientist

Planet Science

Night Sky Info ( Amateur site )

Weekly news about the night sky, astronomy articles and observations.

Numerical Recipes

The Numerical Recipes (NR) books are developed by Numerical Recipes Software and published by Cambridge University Press (CUP).
Thanks to special permission from Cambridge University Press, the complete Numerical Recipes books in C, Fortran 77, and Fortran 90 On-Line, are available on-line, free, in both PostScript and PDF formats.

SIRENE Observatory & Association ( SIRENE )

Public amateur observatory delivering facilities for star parties and private observations (groups or individuals); various telescopes available, among them a 24" reflector and a coronograph. A 48" reflector is due for 2004. Sited in the South of France, at 1200 meters heigh (400 feet), with dark skies guaranteed. [in French]

Observa-DOME

Observatory Domes

Oklahoma City Astronomy Club ( OKcAC )

The Oklahoma City Astronomy Club exists to provide an enjoyable opportunity to explore the science of astronomy.

Omaha Astronomical Society

Website of the Omaha Astronomical Society.

Omega Optical, Inc

Omega Optical manufactures interference filters for astronomical applications from the deep UV to the far IR. Image quality interference filters are offered to many standard designs. Also produced are UVBRI sets from colored glasses. Optical fabrication facilities permit specialized fabrication with reasonable build times.

Digital Archive of Historical Astronomy Pictures ( DAHAP )

A collection of images from the history of astronomy, for use in research and teaching.

Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Vancouver Centre ( RASC Vancouver Centre )

RASCVC is a chapter of RASC based in Vancouver, BC. It is also incorporated as a Society in the Province of BC. In addition to receiving RASC National publications members receive a bi-monthly newsletter NOVA. Members' Meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month with a guest speaker. Members may borrow books and CD ROMS from an extensive library, access the telescope loaner program, attend starparties, and meet and learn from other enthusiasts.
RASCVC operates CARO, the Canadian Amateur Research Observatory, which while primarily devoted to supernova search is also available for other suitable research projects. CARO uses a 16 inch Meade LX200 SCT with a CCD camera.

PERiod ANalysis SOftware ( PERANSO )

PERANSO is a Windows based period analysis software offering advanced features for period error and period accuracy determination, next to Fourier based methods (Lomb-Scargle, DCDFT, Bloomfield, ...) and others (PDM, Jurkewich, Dworetsky, ...). In addition, the software provides methods for extremum finding (Kwee-van Woerden), etc.

Physics 24/7 ( Physics Help )

Access physics articles, sets of solved problems, interactive quizzes, homework help.

PhysLink.com

Includes discussion forums, 'Ask the Experts' system, and many educational and reference resources.

Ipswich School Astronomical Society ( ISAS )

Ipswich School Astronomical Society is a school club that was set up in 1998. Members are aged between 11 and 17 and meet weekly in the physics department of the school.

Portable Planetariums Home

Our Portable Planetarium Models are more than a common Portable Planetarium, because they can show in 360 degrees images of other sciences as paleontology, geology, history, with our Projection Cylinders. It is a portable display system, affordable, versatile, educational environment. They are ideal for significant educational activities, that can be presented in any covered space larger than 6 m wide and 3 m high -20x10 ft. [also in Chinese, Russian and Spanish]

Vaulx-en-Velin Planetarium

[in French]

PlanetScapes

Views of the Solar System presents a vivid multimedia adventure unfolding the splendor of the Sun, planets, moons, comets, asteroids, and more. Discover the latest scientific information, or study the history of space exploration, rocketry, early astronauts, space missions, spacecraft through a vast archive of photographs, scientific facts, text, graphics and videos.

Views Of The Solar System

Views of the Solar System presents a multimedia adventure unfolding the splendor of the Sun, planets, moons, comets, asteroids, and more.

The Society for Popular Astronomy brings astronomy to everyone. Formed in 1953 as the Junior Astronomical Society, the SPA publishes a quaterly magazine Popular Astronomy.

Quantum Image Processing

Quantum Image, Image restoration software for Microsoft Windows platforms.

Space Weather Software Applications

Software application to graph current space weather data from NOAA GOES satellites and other data sources. An interactive map of the sun showing locations of current active regions.

Radio astronomie d'amateur

Personal page about amateur radio-astronomy, mainly concerning the sun.Contains schematics tips on how to begin, photographs, records of solar activity. [in french and english].

Radio-Sky Publishing

Radio-Sky Publishing endeavors to provide amateur radio-astronomers with the resources they need to begin investigations of the radio universe, in the form of books, software, and web based information.

Robert Lentz's Astronomy Resources

LENTZ, Robert A.

Education and Informational resources for general public; Computer Aided Instruction

Linux for Astronomy CDROM project ( LfA )

Collections of Astronomical software for the Linux (x86) operating system. Includes AIPS, GIPSY, MIRIAD, MIDAS,IRAF, NEMO, STSDAS, PROS, TABLES, SAOimage, FTOOLS, PGPLOT, Karma, StarLab, R, Xephem, and many more. All packages are prebuilt and install with a mouse click.

Astrobiology Web

AstroSci - Astronomy and Science Education ( Astronomy Education Resource )

A list of educational resources for teachers and students.

Interactive Data Language from Research Systems, Inc. ( IDL )

IDL, Interactive Data analysis Language, is a complete package for the interactive reduction, analysis, and visualization of scientific data and images. Optimized for the workstation environment, IDL integrates a responsive array oriented language with numerous data analysis methods and an extensive variety of two and three dimensional displays into a powerful tool for researchers. IDL supports an extensive data import capability, publication quality hard copy output, and user-defined Motif graphical user interfaces. Users can create complex visualizations in hours instead of weeks with the aid of IDL's high level capabilities and interactive environment. IDL is useful in physics, astronomy, image and signal processing, mapping, medical imaging, statistics, and other disciplines requiring visualization of large amounts of data.
The pages include technical information about IDL, distributor information, a gallery of images that you can download, and links to the IDL ftp site. A number of scientific visualization products. (ftp)
IDL Astronomy Library

Societe d'Astronomie de Nantes ( SAN )

[in French].

Scientific American

ScienceIQ

Increase your science IQ with a cool science fact sent to your email each workday. From cloning to nanotechnology and from global warming to fundamental physical principles: interesting, relevant and comprehensive science facts for curious minds 5 to 105 years old.

Sciencejobs database of New Scientist

The New Scientist recruitment database offers a comprehensive listing of current scientific, technological and academic vacancies available on the Web.

Scope Mall ( Astronomy buyers forum and Vendor directory )

A place for astronomers to quickly locate vendors and suppliers of key astronomical equipment.

The Sirius Stargazers Club ( Michigan, USA )

Our organization provides free viewing to the public through our 20" reflecting telescope and our 6" refractor. We also provide a large educational library of DVD's pertaining to space, science, and math purchased from NASA. The DVD's are free to check out. Our site also includes activites such as bi-weekly star parties, model rocketry, mirror grinding and polishing. We are also working on plans to build a 36" reflecting telescope for our members and the community.

SkyWatch ( Astronomical Alarm Clock )

SkyWatch sends its subscribers a daily email message with information on important astronomical events that can be observed from their location. These events include meteor showers, satellite passes and eclipses. Subscribers also receive a weekly report with Sun and Moon rise/set times.

Sky & Telescope

Sky Online, a service of Sky & Telescope magazine, is designed for astronomy enthusiasts at all levels of interest. It features excerpts from Sky & Telescope and CCD Astronomy magazines, tips for backyard skygazers, reviews of telescopes and accessories, a weekly astronomical news bulletin, calendar of upcoming star parties and amateur conventions, downloadable BASIC programs, links to other sites, and more.

Sky View Cafe ( SVC )

Sky View Cafe is a Java applet you can use to get localized star charts, ecliptic charts, rise and set times of the Sun, Moon, and planets, Moon phases, and many other bits of astronomical data in a very interactive way.

Constellation Photos

Northern Hemisphere Constellation Photos and photos of Hale-Bopp Comet. All photos taken with 400 asa film and a 50mm lens.

Views Of The Solar System

Views Of The Solar System has been created as an educational tour of the solar system. It contains images and information about the Sun, planets, moons, asteroids, comets and meteoroids found within the solar system. The image processing for many of the images was done by Calvin J. Hamilton.

Solar Voyager

Solar Voyager is an educational site featuring information about our solar system, along with interesting space artwork.

Space Careers

Space Careers is a highly targeted niche site for engineers and technical professionals of the space industry and has now become the reference website for employment in this sector. Hundreds of space jobs, a resume bank of space professionals and the largest space industry directory are available on Space Careers. [partly in French]

Space Jobs

SPACE JOBS is a career advertising venue for employment opportunities in the Space Industry - worldwide. It is a free service for "Job Seekers" and provides both on-line search capabilities and an e-mail subscription to receive job postings as they arrive.

Solar Terrestrial Dispatch ( STD )

The Solar Terrestrial Dispatch (STD) provides information regarding the state of the Sun and its effect on the Earth and the space environment near the Earth.
STD's primary responsibility is to provide support and time-critical solar and geophysical information to institutions and individuals who require this information. For this purpose, STD monitors solar and geophysical conditions in real-time and provides e-mail (and other) distribution of numerous services.

STD Aurora Monitor

STD Aurora Monitor is an interactive program that allows the user to post questions and auroral activity observations to others on the Internet. Find out when the latest Aurora is visible in your area. Also monitor Solar activity and global weather conditions in real-time using satellite imagery. Even see the different phases of the moon. Free trial software available.

SpaceWander Virtual Space Trip

Fly to Mars, Visit Jupiter and the Hubble deep space pictures...
SpaceWander is a multimedia tour of space. It's free and it's fun for all ages. Includes links for advanced users, telescopes, field guides, and information about real space travel.

Solar Physics

Solar Physics was founded in 1967 and is the principal journal for the publication of the results of fundamental research on the Sun. The journal treats all aspects of solar physics, ranging from the internal structure of the Sun and its evolution to the outer corona and solar wind in interplanetary space. Papers on solar-terrestrial physics and on stellar research are also published when their results have a direct bearing on our understanding of the Sun.

Jandel Scientific Software

Jandel Scientific offers PC-based software to aid researchers in many areas of astronomy and astrophysics. Jandel products include SigmaPlot graphics software, SigmaStat statistical software, TableCurve 2D and 3D curvefitting software, and SigmaScan image measurement and analysis software. In business since 1982, Jandel serves nearly 100,000 customers, many in astronomy and related disciplines.

Starlab Planetarium

Free educational materials from NASA, JPL, and other resources. Starlab Planetarium.

Astrophotography by Matt BenDaniel

Color images of Nebulae and other objects at optical wavelengths, using Astro-Physics refractors, medium format film, and highly refined image processing.

Starry Estate Amateur Observatory ( Amateur photographies )

My website is dedicated to astrophotography of the night sky.

StarStrider

A 3D software planetarium. 3D renderings of 2 million stars, galaxies, nebulae, the milky way and more. Includes several educative tutorials.

Stellaris

Stellaris is a shareware program for MS Windows. It displays the night sky and the solar system, plots various user-definable graphs and displays space images. Various utilities are also included (e.g. astronomical calculator).

Astronomical Image Library

We're undertaking the task of indexing the wealth of astronomical images available on the Internet. To use the service, you just have to go to the URL mentioned and type the name of the object you are looking for. If our database knows where an image of this object is located, you just have to click on the resulting link(s) to obtain a picture of it. We're currently indexing approximately 15,000 images and more are being added regularly.

San Antonio Astronomical Observers Group

Ideal for the amateur astronomer and space exploration enthusiasts, we are neighbours in the San Antonio Metro area who share your interests and are there to help you learn more about the night sky and your telescope, to share ideas and enjoy each other's company.

The Pilot Group ( Systems for Astronomy )

The Pilot Group has expertise in the design, engineering, and construction of distinctive systems with significant technology content in which our core competency includes custom and semi-custom telescopes and mounts. Our sample mount includes >35°/sec axis rate, >25°/sec2 acceleration, and sidereal tracking better than 0.15 arc seconds.

The Scientist

Newspaper for the Life Sciences Professional.

Jobs at Thingamajob

Search the Engineering jobs in your area by browsing through your state's job listings.

Deep-Sky.Org

Deep-sky.Org includes deep-sky images, taken by well known astrophotographers from around the world. It features a large and complete graphical Messier object reference.

HighBridge Hills Northern Lights ( Educational Center Astronomy's Camp )

This astronomers paradise is an all inclusive resort in northern Wisconsin for Kids, families and adults. A week full of hands on astronomy education and observing every night.

Grupo Universitario de Investigaciones Astronómicas, USB ( GUIA, USB )

[in Spanish]

RYABOV, Boris ( VIRAC, Latvia )

Planetary researches in Kazakhstan ( Planlab )

The studies of planets and other solar system bodies are described on a base of the researches in Laboratory of Lunar and Planetary Physics of Fessenkov Astrophysical Institute (Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan).

Tycho Brahe

Website that describes life and scientific work of Tycho Brahe. Maintained by the Tycho Brahe museum at Ven.

Universe Today

Space exploration news brought to you from around the Internet, updated daily.

Deep Sky Database

The Deep Sky Database is an online resource for building customized observing lists. The database is the Saguaro Astronomy Club's database which consists of over 10,000 deep sky objects and includes valuable observing notes.

South East Essex Astronomical Society ( SEEAS )

The South East Essex Astronomical Society (SEEAS) was wound up on 7th of May 2004, but the web site remains for historical purposes.

MathSource -- Mathematica Software ( Wolfram Research, Inc. )

This site contains all material available through MathSource. The General directory contains items of general interest to the Mathematica community, such as administrative info, MathGroup archives, Mathematica tutorials, MathSource information, utility programs, and Mathematica tips. The Enhancements directory contains items that enhance the functionality of Mathematica beyond the capabilities of the basic kernel. Items in the Applications directory deal with the application of Mathematica to specific problems or subject areas. The subcategories group related items together into manageable sizes. Subcategories under Applications include: Audio, Chemistry, Complexity, Computer Science, Data-Tables, Economics-Finance, Education, Engineering, Geography, Graphics, Life Science, Material Science, Math, and Physics. Books supplements, periodicals, journals, press-announcements, bibliographical information, Mathematica documentation, and the like are all stored in the Publications directory.

Mathematica - Scientific Astronomer

A comprehensive astronomy package for Mathematica.

Southern Nights Astronomical League of Florida ( Southern Nights )

The Southern Nights Astronomical League of Florida provides a one-stop resource to astronomy in Florida.
Southern Nights provides a forum for all Florida astronomical organizations, planetaria, observatories, and educators to coordinate and promote astronomy, astronomical events and light pollution abatement efforts within the State of Florida, so that needless dupication of efforts and potential conflicting event schedules might be avoided.

YAHOO: List of Astronomy Resources

YAHOO: List of Astronomical Organizations

cz (Czech Republic)

Czech Astronomical Society: Czech Astronomical Society (CAS) is a voluntary association of professional and amateur astronomers and friends of astronomy and related sciences and also corporate members in the Czech Republic. CAS was founded on December 8, 1917 in Prague. [also in Czechoslovak]
StarClock: Stellar evolution: StarClock 2.0 is a simple free program for PC/DOS machines with VGA graphics that animates stellar evolution in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram. Based on a grid of models computed recently at Geneva Observatory.
Munipack: The Munipack is a photometry package for a long time series of CCD images. The Unix/DOS version is available. It was originated from a daophot aperture routines. Now, it uses a new core of a robust statistical estimators, routine for matching of CCD images, auto-flat-field, sum of many files and etc. It is designated to a masive processing a lot of images.
Astronomical Institute Ondrejov, Prague ( Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic ): The Institute's research is carried in five research departments: Solar Physics, Stellar Physics, Interplanetary Matter Department, Near-Earth Space Physics, and Dynamical Astronomy.
Library and Information Services in Astronomy IV ( LISA IV ): The fourth conference on Library and Information Services in Astronomy (LISA IV) will be held from July 2-5, 2002 in Prague, Czech Republic, and will be hosted by the Charles University.
Charles University Prague, Astronomical Institute: The site of the Astronomical Institute of the Charles University in Prague provides information about personnel, research, and lectures.
Klet Observatory ( Czech Republic ): Information about Klet Observatory research programme: discovery of minor planets, publications, images of minor planets and comets.

dE ()

Max-Planck-Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik ( MPE, Garching )

de (Germany)

Astronomy and Astrophysics Library ( AAL )

The "Astronomy and Astrophysics Library" (AAL) is devoted to monographs on subjects encompassing all aspects of modern astronomy and astrophysics. The spectrum covers everything from experimental and observational techniques to the most elaborate theoretical models, be it for extraterrestrial physics or related to the origin of the universe.

Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam ( AIP )

The Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam (AIP) is a research institute with two main directions of research activity:

Cosmic Magnetic Fields, Solar- and Stellar Activity
Extragalactic Astrophysics and Cosmology.

Astronomische Nachrichten / Astronomical Notices ( News in Astronomy and Astrophysics )

AN is the oldest astronomical journal of the world that is still being published. In its renewed appearance it is intended to serve as a supplement in all fields of astrophysical research including instrumentation, numerical methods, solar and stellar astrophysics, extragalactic and cosmological research. It can be used also for refereed workshop proceedings.

STEINMETZ, Matthias ( Astrophysical Institute Potsdam )

Wolfgang-Amadeus, The University of Vienna Twin Automatic Photoelectric Telescope ( APT )

We operate two robotic 75-cm telescopes for photoelectric photometry at Fairborn Observatory in the Sonoran desert near Tucson, Arizona. Not only are the telescopes automatic, but the observatory itself is automatic. A site-control computer monitors weather sensors, operates the observatory roof, and provides a nightly report to the observatory staff, who are located in Vienna, Austria.

STRASSMEIER, Klaus G. ( Potsdam )

Stellar magnetic activity, Doppler imaging, robotic telescopes.

Astronomie

Das Team von www.astronomie.de besteht aus engagierten Amateurastronomen, die es sich zum Ziel gesetzt haben, eine sinnvolle Ergänzung des bislang vorhandenen Informationsangebotes im deutschsprachigen Internet zu schaffen. Wir möchten - Einsteigern durch unparteiische Beratung helfen - die kommerzielle Seite der Astronomie, d.h. den Teleskop- und Zubehörmarkt im Internet durchsichtig machen - eine gute Startseite für ausgedehnte Surftouren schaffen - für Einsteiger die englischen Astro-News des Internets übersetzen und erläutern - Amateurastronomen untereinander in Kontakt bringen, - Amateuren eine Möglichkeit bieten, eigene Beiträge zum Informationsangebot zu liefern. [in German]

German Astronomical Directory

Links and addresses to planetaria, observatories and clubs in Austria, Switzerland and Germany.

WEGHORN, Hans ( Berufsakademie Stuttgart )

Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron ( DESY )

Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft und Raumfahrt ( DLR )

DLR is Germany's national aerospace center as well as the national space agency.

European Space Operations Centre ( ESA/ESOC )

ESOC is the satellite control centre of the European Space Agency (ESA). It is responsible for the operations of all satellites and related ground stations and communications network.

Berlin Meteorology Institute ( MET, Freie Universität Berlin )

The Department of Meteorology at the Free University of Berlin WWW server offers an index of sources for meteorological data on the Internet sorted by continent, manner of data and server-type. In addition they provide weather observations from Berlin and Meteosat pictures received from the University of Nottingham. For users from the FU Berlin they also offer latest radar images. They have links to other servers with interesting documents. [in German]

Astronomical software clock ( MAXCLOCK )

The high-precision astronomical clock displays various sidereal and solar time signals(for Greenwich and other selectable site), equation of equinoxes, Julian dates in UT1 and ET, Delta-T, Sun and Moon in aequatorial and ecliptic coordinates(milliarcsec-accuracy), and issues announcements for solstices, equinoxes, and Moon phases.

Large Angle and Spectrographic Coronagraph for SOHO ( LASCO/SOHO )

This instrument monitors the solar corona above the Sun's limb in a similar way as we perceive the corona during a solar eclipse. It produces images of the corona in the visible spectrum and with distance off the Sun's center ranging from 1.1 to 32 solar radii.

Göttingen Univ. Observatory ( Universität Sternwarte Göttingen )

information (research activities, preprints, history of the institute ...) about the observatory of the University at Goettingen. [also in German]

Universitäts-Sternwarte Göttingen - Preprints

How to present rotation curves of Galaxies ? ( Galaxy Rotation Curves )

An alternative way to present astronomical data by combining atlas and catalog features: The Galaxy Wanted Poster. The Halpha and NII spectra of nearby spiral edge-on galaxies reveal next to their redshift velocities their individual kinetic fingerprints. Such velocity slices or rotation curves are correlated to the morphological properties of these objects. Based on a sample of 59 galaxies of the southern hemisphere a small rotation curve atlas has been compiled which allows fast comparison between visual and spectral observations.

GeoAstro Applet Collection

Interactive Java applets display the position of sun and moon on the horizon for any date, time and location. The times of rise and setting, twilight, the declination, hour angle, the equation of time and more data are computed.

Sun, Moon & Earth Applet

This interactive Java applet displays the positions of sun and moon for any date, time and location on the horizon, and on a world map with day and night regions. The times of rise and setting, the declination, the Greenwich Hour Angle of sun and moon, the equation of time and more data are computed.

Amateur German site on Stars and Planets

[in German]

WEGA - Interessantes aus Astronomie und Raumfahrt ( Astronomical Online Journal - in German )

The server hosts the homepage of the online journal WEGA - Interessantes aus Astronomie und Raumfahrt. The main content are news and articles of astronomical themes for the general public. [in German].

Top 20 amateur astro photos

Amateur Astro Gallery with detailed description of equipment used and cross-reference.

Munich Astro Archive ( MAA )

Astronomy for everyone. Collections of software, astronomical catalogues, stellar data and more is available.

Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik (Albert-Einstein-Institut) ( MPG, Golm )

The Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) was established to pursue research in gravitational physics, especially general relativity and quantum gravity. Its research is organized into four divisions, each of which addresses a particular subject: geometric analysis and gravitation, astrophysical relativity, quantum gravity and unified theories and laser interferometry and gravitational wave astronomy (Teilinstitut Hannover). [also in German]

International Max-Planck Research School on Astrophysics at the University of Munich ( IMPRS )

Max-Planck-Institut für Aeronomie ( MPAe )

The Max-Planck-Institut für Aeronomie (MPAe) is one of the over sixty institutes for basic research run by the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft. The fields of research comprise the near earth space (atmosphere, ionosphere, magnetosphere) and extend into the interplanetary space as far as the sun and to other planets, comets and asteroids.

Max-Planck-Institut für Astrophysik ( MPA, Garching )

Binary Star Conferences in the near future ( list maintained at MPA )

MPA Galaxy Formation Group: Preprints

MPA Gravitational Lensing Group: Preprints

Mining the Sky ( MPA/ ESO/ MPE Joint Astronomy Conference )

A Conference held in Garching, Germany, July 31 - August 4, 2000.
This meeting aimed to investigate methods for the numerical and statistical analysis of astronomical datasets with particular emphasis on the manipulation of the very large databases arising from both existing and forthcoming projects, as well as current large-scale computer simulation studies. Review speakers gave overviews of cutting-edge methods applicable in the area of astronomical data-mining. Case-studies demonstrated the interplay between these techniques and interesting astronomical problems. Targetted talks presented current results, and there were also opportunities for participants to contribute shorter talks or posters.

GADOTTI, Dimitri Alexei ( MPA-Garching )

BUlge/Disk Decomposition Analysis ( BUDDA )

Budda is a Fortran code developed by Drs. Ronaldo Eustáquio de Souza, Dimitri Alexei Gadotti, and Sandra dos Anjos (Astronomy Department, São Paulo Univ.) to perform a detailed structural analysis on galaxy images. It is simple to use and it gives reliable estimates of bulge and disk structural parameters. Moreover, it has a powerful ability to reveal hidden sub-structures, like inner disks, secondary bars and nuclear rings.

BRAITHWAITE, J. ( MPI für Astrophysik, Garching )

Research interests: magnetic fields in stars.

Max Planck Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik

MPE Garching site for COMPTEL ( onboard Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory )

Local project documentation and utilities as well as collaboration-wide information sources are maintained by the MPE COMPTEL people for: COMPTEL Data Reduction Group work: documents, scientific results and utilities used by the data analysts, the processing team and the scientists. COMPASS software system work : technical and management documents, used and maintained by the MPE software team. the local computing environment : documents on system configuration, maintained by the MPE/RZG software team. MPE - COMPTEL People Matters: the weekly activity list individual 'home pages'

X-Ray Astronomy Data Center at the Max-Planck-Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics ( MPE )

Research activities, data center services, and databases related to the X-ray satellite ROSAT at the Max-Planck-Institute for extraterrestrial Physics.

ROSAT

Roentgen Satellite (X-ray satellite) operated by the Max-Planck-Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik (MPE), Garching, Germany.

ROSAT All Sky Survey ( RASS at MPE )

The ROSAT All-Sky X-ray Survey was obtained during 1990/1991 using the ROSAT Position Sensitive Proportional Counter (PSPC) in combination with the ROSAT X-ray Telescope (XRT).

Heidelberg MPI for Nuclear Physics ( MPIK )

The Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik is located at Heidelberg, Germany. It was founded by Wolfgang Gentner as a research centre for nuclear physics in 1958. The present major research areas include nuclear and particle physics, space science, cosmic ray research and other topics. [also in German]

Cosmic rays, gamma rays, and neutrinos ( categorized list of links to experiments and institutions )

A categorized list of links to experiments and institutions in the areas of cosmic rays, gamma rays, and neutrinos.

High Energy Stereoscopic System Project ( HESS )

H.E.S.S. is a next-generation system of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes for the investigation of cosmic gamma rays in the 100 GeV energy range. The name emphasizes two main features of the proposed installation, namely the simultaneous observation of air showers with several telescopes, under different viewing angles, and the combination of telescopes to a large system to increase the effective detection area for gamma rays. H.E.S.S. will allow to explore gamma-ray sources with intensities at a level of a few thousandth parts of the flux of the Crab nebula. H.E.S.S. is located in Namibia, near the Gamsberg, an area well known for its excellent optical quality. The first of the four telescopes of Phase I of the H.E.S.S. project went into operation in Summer 2002; all four should be complete by 2004.

GALLEX

The GALLEX experiment was performed by an international collaboration headed by MPIK Heidelberg. GALLEX measured the solar neutrino flux produced inside the Sun by proton-proton fusion. As target for neutrino capture, a large amount (30 tons) of the rare element Gallium in form of an aqueous solution of Galliumtrichloride was used. To protect the detector from the interfering cosmic radiation one must go deep underground. Hence the experiment was carried out under the shielding of Italy's highest mountain outside the Alps, the Gran Sasso d'Italia in the Abruzzo region.

Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie ( MPIA, Heidelberg )

The MPIA operates the Calar Alto Observatory as well as conducting research in different areas of astronomy and astrophysics including star formation, extragalactic objects, astrophysical theory, and instrumentation development. [also in German]

Calar Alto Observatory ( Centro Astronomico Hispano-Aleman )

The German-Spanish Astronomical Center at Calar Alto is located in the Sierra de Los Filabres in Southern Spain. It operates four telescopes with apertures from 1.2m to 3.5m as well as a Schmidt reflector. A 1.5m-telescope is operated under the control of the Observatory of Madrid.

Calar Alto Observatory - Schedules for all telescopes

Current schedules for telescopes at the Calar Alto Observatory of the Max-Planck-Institut fuer Astronomie.

statnet ( Neural network code )

This is a flexible feed-forward neural network code for data modelling, such as automated classification. The code incorporates a conjugate gradient optimizer and weight decay regularisation.

Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie ( MPIfR, Bonn )

Colloquium schedule (KOLLOQUIUMSPLANUNG -- Diese Planungsdatei ist LAN-öffentlich und über Internet zugänglich via 'anonymes ftp')

Effelsberg Radio Telescope ( MPIfR )

The Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie (MPIfR) operates the world's largest movable radio telescope, a 100-m single-dish near Effelsberg, 40 km south of Bonn, Germany.

European Pulsar Network Data Archive ( EPN data archive )

The European Pulsar Network is maintaining an archive of published data: the database consists largely of pulse profiles but may in the future contain pulse time-of-arrival measurements.

GCNEWS - A Newsletter for Galactic Center Research

GCNews is subscribed to by more than 250 astronomers and contains abstracts of recently submitted papers as well as a few original articles which revolve around the Galactic Center (GC).
GCNEWS features articles on the GC which are of general interest, information about upcoming conferences and other news related to the GC. The Newsletter appears quarterly in printable form and as Web-pages - a Newsflash is distributed by email whenever new abstracts are received.

The XXXIIIYoung European Radio Astronomers Conference 2003 ( YERAC )

The XXXIII YERAC was hosted by the Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie (MPIfR) in Bonn on September 16-19, 2003.

ZENSUS, Anton ( MPIfR )

Director at the Max-Planck-Institut fuer Radioastronomie, Bonn, Germany.

MUDERS, Dirk ( MPIfR )

FALCKE, Heino ( Max-Planck-Insitut fuer Radioastronomie, Bonn )

Scientific Home Page with complete publication record and links to all articles. Research keywords: AGN, quasars, low-luminosity AGN (LLAGN), compact radio cores, linear and circular polarization, Galactic Center, Sgr A*, Seyferts, jets, accretion disks, black holes, VLBI, VLA, HST.

JUNKES, Norbert ( MPIfR Bonn )

PREIBISCH, Thomas ( MPIfR, Bonn )

WALSH, Wilfred ( MPIfR )

Astronomisches Institut der Ruhr-Universitt Bochum ( AI-RUB )

Local information about the institute, the research groups and actual Astro-News. There also is an Astro-Flame-Wall.

HUETTEMEISTER, Susanne ( Ruhr Astron. Inst., Bochum Univ. )

Susanne Hüttemeister.

JÜTTE, Marcus ( Ruhr-Universität Bochum )

WFS Picture of the Week

The Picture of the Week every week at the site of the Wilhelm Foerster Observatory, Berlin, Germany. The page includes a description and a quiz [in German].

Astronomie bei Multimedia Physik ( Schulastronomie und Astrophysik )

Astronomy and Astrophysics - education - software - weekly astro-news. [in German].

Sternfreunde Durmersheim und Umgebung e.V.

Meteorüberwachung (meteor observation), Alle Bereiche der Astronomie (all astronomical themes). [in German]

Remscheid Astronomical Association & public Observatory ( AVRS )

All about the Astronomischer Verein Remscheid e.V. - Sternwarte Remscheid. [in German]

Schwäbischen Sternwarte

The Swabian Observatory was founded in 1919. It is a non-profit-making organisation. Since January 8th 1922 we operate an observatory located on a hill in Stuttgart. The focal point of our astronomical work is the observation of occultations of stars by the moon, the planets and their satellites, asteroids and also mutual events. We measure the occultation timings with video and photoelectric equipment up to 10.5 mag with an accuracy of +/-0.01s and up to 13.5 mag with an accuracy of +/-0.1s. We send our results to IOTA, EAON, BAA and ILOC. Sometimes we make an excursion to observe grazing events with our transportable telescopes, for example a Meade 2080HTC. Another main emphasis is the observation of variable stars, mainly Mira type stars. Normally we measure stars up to 15mag. At the moment we are beginning to observe variable stars with the CCD camera ST-6. We send our results to AAVSO, AFOEV and BAV. [in German]

ADORF, Hans-Martin ( MPE, Garching )

TIEFTRUNK, Achim ( Koeln )

Education, Astronomy in School, High-Mass Star Formation

Thueringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg ( TLS )

The observatory is running a 2m telescope which can be used in three different optical configurations: Schmidt telescope Cassegrain telescope Coude telescope

Zentrum für Astronomie und Astrophysik ( Technische Universitaet Berlin )

The Centre of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Technology Berlin is the only institution of that kind in Berlin. Whereas the research is concentrated at the University of Technology, the institute offers a broad teaching of astronomy and astrophysics at all universities in Berlin (Freie Universität (FU), Humboldt Universität (HU), Technische Universität (TU)). Students may study Astronomy and Astrophysics as a subsidiary or a optional compulsory subject. They can also work at their diploma or doctoral theses.

Astronomical Institutes of the University of Bonn ( AIUB )

The Astronomical Institutes of the University of Bonn consists of three departments: 1. Radioastronomisches Institut - Radio Astronomy Department (RAIUB) 2. Sternwarte Bonn - Optical Astronomy Department (Sternwarte) 3. Institut fr Astrophysik und extraterrestrische Physik - Department for Astrophysics and Extraterrestrial Physics (IAEF)

BRAUN, Jochen M. ( Sternwarte Bonn )

Research Topic: Stellar populations and supergiant shells of the Magellanic Clouds.

Magellanic Clouds Newsletter ( European mirror )

The Magellanic Clouds Newsletter is an electronic publication for information exchange on Magellanic Clouds research. It is distributed bimonthly and provides abstracts of submitted papers on the Magellanic Clouds, dissertation abstracts, meeting information and job announcements.

Working Group for the History of Astronomy: Electronic newsletters ( EMA/ENHA )

The newsletters contain announcements of conferences, exhibitions, new books, and other related material. They are available in the German original as well as in English translation.

Working Group for the History of Astronomy ( in the Astronomische Gesellschaft )

The working group is open for all who are interested. Its membership is independent from that in the AG.

History of Astronomy

The first general History of Astronomy pages on the Web. These pages are maintained by the Working Group for the History of Astronomy in the Astronomische Gesellschaft

DICK, Wolfgang R. ( IfAG, Potsdam )

Bonn University - Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research ( IAEF )

[in German]

Bonn University Observatory - Sternwarte der Universitaet Bonn

Observations mainly in the optical spectral range are used for galactic and extragalactic research. The Sternwarte operates the Observatorium Hoher List about 100 km from Bonn.

Observatorium Hoher List ( Bonn )

Bonn VLBI group ( GIUB )

The VLBI group at the Geodetic Institute of the University of Bonn (GIUB) has been persuing the use of Very Long Baseline Interferometry for Geodesy and Astrometry since the late seventies and is operating one of the few existing centers for the scheduling, correlation and postprocessing of geodetic VLBI observations.

Institut für Theoretische Physik/Astrophysik der Universität Frankfurt

The Institute for Theoretical Physics/Astrophysics of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Frankfurt.

Kiepenheuer-Institut für Sonnenphysik ( KIS )

The Kiepenheuer-Institut is a research institution of the German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, dedicated to the study of the Sun. It is located in Freiburg, Germany, and operates solar observing facilities at the Observatorio del Teide, Tenerife, Spain.

BRULS, Jo ( KIS, Freiburg )

Radiative transfer; magneto-convection.

HAMMER, Reiner ( KIS )

the energy balance of the nonactive solar corona, transition region, and chromosphere, and the dynamics of the solar granulation

OSSENDRIJVER, Mathieu ( Kiepenheuer-Institut fuer Sonnenphysik )

Research topics: dynamo theory; babylonian astronomy.

Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg - Fakultät für Physik ( Univ. Freiburg-im-Breisgau )

CHRISTLIEB, Norbert ( Hamburg )

Scientific interests:

Metal-poor stars
Galactic chemical evolution
Surveys
Automatic spectral classification.

Hamburger Sternwarte ( Hamburg observatory )

Laser Interferometer Space Antenna ( LISA, Hannover Home Page )

Astronomische Gesellschaft - Job Bank ( AG )

German Astronomical Society ( AG )

The WWW pages of the ''Astronomische Gesellschaft" contain basic information on the activities and members of this organization of German speaking astronomers.

ARI Bibliographical Database for Astronomical References ( ARIBIB )

The ARIBIB (developed at Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Heidelberg) is an on-line database for the astronomical bibliography in the reference format.
ARIBIB is freely available in the Internet to subscribers of the printed bibliography 'Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts' (AAA).

German Interferometer for Multi-channel Photometry and Astrometry ( DIVA )

The Deutsches Interferometer fuer Vielkanalphotometrie und Astrometrie (DIVA) is a small astronomy satellite, planned for launch in 2004. It is aimed to measure positions, proper motions and parallaxes, brightness and color of at least 30 million stars.
This amount and the high precision is unreached so far by any predecessor mission. In a sense it is a pathfinder mission for the technology of upcoming cornerstone missions in the ESA Horizon 2000+ and the NASA Origins programmes like GAIA, DARWIN, LISA, SIM etc.

Astronomisches Rechen-Institut Heidelberg ( ARI )

The Astronomisches Rechen-Institut (ARI) is a state institute for research in astronomy of the German State of Baden-Württemberg. It is closely linked to the University of Heidelberg.
The main research areas of the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut are astrometry and stellar dynamics. The institute provides also astronomical services by issueing basic data for the calendar, ephemerides, and bibliographies.

Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts ( AAA )

The bibliography 'Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts' (AAA) aims to present a comprehensive documentation of the literature concerning all aspects of astronomy, astrophysics, and their neighbouring fields. It is devoted to the recording, summarizing, and indexing of the relevant publications throughout the world.
AAA are published since 1969. The older literature (from 1899 to 1968) is recorded in the forerunner of AAA, the bibliography 'Astronomischer Jahresbericht'.
AAA are a printed publication of the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut Heidelberg, produced in cooperation with the Fachinformationszentrum Karlsruhe FIZ (since 1988) and the Institution of Electrical Engineers IEE (since 1995). AAA are prepared under the auspices of the International Astronomical Union.
An on-line version of AAA in the 'reference format', i.e. without the summaries of the papers, is available in the data base ARIBIB of the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut.

Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl ( LSW )

Synthetic Spectra of B Main-Sequence Stars from 3000 - 10000 ( Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl )

This Web page provides a simple interactive tool for line identification in B stars along the main sequence. The calculation makes use of the atomic line list of Kurucz & Bell (1995). For one of six possible effective temperatures between 10000 and 35000 K and an arbitrary wavelength range between 3000 and 10000 Å a normalized synthetic spectrum is displayed on-line. The output consists of a gif image (~10 kB) or a gzipped postscript file (~30 kB).

Fors Deep Field ( FDF )

The FORS Deep Field is a key project of the FORS consortium (ESO VLT).

Heidelberg Univ. - Physics and Astronomy Faculty ( Fakultät für Physik und Astronomie )

BOILY, Christian ( QMW College London )

PDRA in astronomy; Research interests: dynamics, hydrodynamics, star formation, YSOs.

SCYON : Star Cluster Young and Old Newsletter ( SCYON )

A newsletter devoted to all aspects of star cluster astronomy, including abstracts, meetings, databases, jobs, etc.

Jena University - Physikalisch-Astronomische Fakultät

Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel - Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics

Research Areas:

Köln Univ. - Physics Institute

The Physikalisches Institut of the Universität zu Köln holds 5 scientific workgroups: Observational Astronomy and Astrophysics, Astronomical Instrumentation, The KOSMA Observatory, Theoretical and Numerical Astrophysics, and Laboratory Spectroscopy.

Koelner Observatorium fuer SubMillimeter Astronomie ( KOSMA )

The 3-m KOSMA telescope at Gornergrat (Switzerland) is operated by the I. Physikalisches Institut (Cologne, Germany). It can be used for observations between 210 and 820 GHz.

OSSENKOPF, Volker ( Köln University )

Cologne Univ. - Theoretical Phys. Institute - Gravitation and Relativity Group ( Germany )

The Gravitation and Relativity Group, including Scientific Computing, is part of the Institut für Theoretische Physik of the Universität zu Köln. Our group investigates Einstein's theory and its possible extensions in both the classical and the quantum regime. The methods involved include quantisation of general relativity, an analysis of its gauge structure, and quantum theory in curved backgrounds. Particular applications are cosmology and the physics of black holes. Because of the complicated formalism, computer methods such as numerics, computer algebra, and visualisation are heavily used.

Munich Near Infrared Cluster Survey ( MUNICS )

Deep survey of one square degree in total in K' (19.5) and J with additional optical imaging in B, V, R, and I. More than 550 spectra have been taken and galaxy catalogues are available. See Drory et al. 2001 MNRAS 325, 550 for a detailed description.

Ludwig Maximilians Universität München - Institut für Astronomie und Astrophysik

[in German]

Muenster Institute of Planetology

The Institut für Planetologie performs teaching and research in Planetary Sciences with a particularly interdisciplinary approach including geochemical, geological, geophysical, and mineralogical methods.

PhysNet: The Physics Departments & Documents Network

PhysNet is a service of the European Physical Society (EPS).

Physics Jobs Online ( PhysJobs )

A service of the European Physical Society (EPS).

WISOTZKI, Lutz ( Univ. Potsdam )

Quasars, galaxy evolution, gravitational lensing.

IAAT (Astronomy): Astronomy section of the Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Tuebingen, Germany ( IAAT )

Stellar atmospheres, UV astronomy, (ORFEUS, WSO/UV), X-ray and Gamma-Ray astronomy (ROSAT, HEXE, INTEGRAL, time series), optical astronomy (Planetary Nebulae), astronomical IDL routines.

IAAT (Astronomy): Time Series Analysis

This is the homepage of the time series analysis group at the Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Sect. Astronomy, in Tübingen (Germany).
We are dealing with problems of the deterministic (periodic) and non-deterministic behavior of astronomical time series measured by X-ray satellites. The object of our work is to develop tools both for analysing and simulating time series in order to improve the understanding of the time dependent processes taking place in the objects observed by satellites (EXOSAT, Ginga, ROSAT, XTE, ASCA).

IAAT (Astronomy): Publications

Abstracts (in HTML) and full texts (PS files) of the preprints, yearly reports, diploma theses and PhD theses issued by the Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Sect. Astronomy in Tübingen (Germany).

RAUCH, Thomas ( AIT )

IAAT (Astronomy): Theoretical Astrophysics and Computational Physics ( TAT, Tuebingen )

Theoretical Astrophysics; Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics; Numerical Relativity.

Wuerzburg University - Institute for Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics ( Würzburg )

High Energy Gamma Ray Astronomy ( HEGRA )

The HEGRA experiment (High Energy Gamma Ray Astronomy) is mainly devoted to the study of VHE gamma ray emmision (in the range between 5*10¹¹ eV and 10¹⁶ eV) produced either by galactic and extragalactic objects. The experiment also studies the origin and nature of cosmic rays in this energy range. It is located at The Roque de los Muchachos Observatory at LA Palma (Canary Islands, Spain) as a guest of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) .

Venus Transits ( Transits of Venus in the past and the future )

About the transit of Venus on June 8, 2004 and the importance of venus transits in the history of astronomy to determine the solar parallax.

dk (Denmark)

Pijpers, Frank P. ( Aarhus )
Aarhus Univ. - IFA Library
Aarhus Univ. - Physics and Astronomy Department ( IFA ): Aarhus Universitet - Det Naturvidenskabelige Fakultet - Institut for Fysik og Astronomi. [also in Danish]
Danish Space Research Institute ( DSRI, Denmark )
Denmark Astronomical Society: The Astronomical Society in Denmark is the only Danish nationwide society for people interested in Astronomy.
Danish Space Research Institute - Open Positions ( DSRI )
Federation of Astronomical and Geophysical Data Analysis Services ( FAGS ): The Federation of Astronomical and Geophysical Data Analysis Services (FAGS) was formed by the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU) in 1956 and includes today eleven Permanent Services each operating under the authority of one or more of the intererested Scientific Unions: International Astronomical Union (IAU), International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), and Union Radiologique Scientifique (URSI). Their tasks are to continuouisly collect observations, information and data related to astronomy, geodesy, geophysics and allied sciences; to analyse, synthesize, and draw conclusions from them; to distribute data; and to publish the results obtained.
Copenhagen University Observatory
NORDLUND, Åke ( Copenhagen )
PEDERSEN, Holger ( Copenhagen )
Danish telescopes around the world
PETERSEN, Jørgen Otzen ( Copenhagen )
KJæRGAARD RASMUSSEN, Per ( Copenhagen )
Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics ( NORDITA ): Funded by Danmark, Finland, Island, Norway, and Sweden, through the Nordic Council of Ministers. Research at NORDITA is conducted in four primary fields: Astrophysics, High energy and nuclear physics, Condensed matter and statistical physics, and Biological physics.
Rundetaarn ( Observatory, music, exhibitions ): History of astronomy, Tycho Brahe, Ole Roemer.
Theoretical Astrophysics Center, Copenhagen ( TAC )
Tycho Brahe Planetarium

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Algiers Research Centre in Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Geophysics ( CRAAG ): Centre de Recherche en Astronomie, Astrophysique et Géophysique (Alger).

edu (US Education & Research)

James Clerk Maxwell Telescope ( JCMT )

The 15-m JCMT is situated close to the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaii, and is the largest submillmetre facility in the world. It is owned and operated by the UK, Canada and the Netherlands on behalf of astronomers worldwide. Its home page contains information about the site, the antenna and the instrumentation, as well as a description of the JCMT-CSO interferometer, and details of the various time allocation processes.

High-Frequency Active Auroral Research Program ( HAARP )

Stellar Spectral Synthesis code ( SPECTRUM )

SPECTRUM is a stellar spectral synthesis program. Given a stellar atmosphere model, SPECTRUM computes the LTE synthetic spectrum. This Web site contains an introduction to SPECTRUM, full on-line documentation, and access to the ftp site for downloading SPECTRUM and auxiliary files. SPECTRUM is being made available over the Internet for the purposes of research and education.

HILL, John M. ( Steward Obs. )

Arizona Radio Observatory ( ARO )

The ARO owns and operates two radio telescopes in southern Arizona: The former NRAO 12 Meter (KP12m) Telescope located 50 miles southwest of Tucson on Kitt Peak and the Heinrich Hertz Submillimeter Telescope (HHSMT) located on Mt. Graham near Safford, Arizona. Combined, the two telescopes routinely cover the entire millimeter and submillimeter windows from about 4.6 mm to about 0.6 mm, and at the HHSMT observations can be made all the way to 0.3 mm with PI instruments. The telescopes are operated around-the-clock for about 9 to 10 months per year for a combined 10,000 hours per observing season (about 1500 hours are dedicated to sub-mm wavelengths at the HHSMT). The ARO offices are centrally located in the Steward Observatory building on the campus of the University of Arizona in Tucson Arizona.

Center for Astronomical Adaptive Optics ( CAAO )

The Center's mission is to develop state-of-the-art adaptive optics systems for the many large telescope projects currently under development by Steward Observatory in collaboration with a number of partners worldwide.

Standard Star Newsletter

The Standard Star Newsletter is the publication of the Standard Stars Working Group sponsored by Commissions 25, 29, 30, and 45 of the International Astronomical Union. Its purpose is to keep astronomers in touch with all aspects of stellar standards: those in photometry, spectroscopy, polarization, element abundances, stellar parameters, and radial velocities.

Vatican Observatory

The Vatican Observatory has its headquarters at Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Italy. Its dependent research center, the Vatican Observatory Research Group (VORG), is hosted by Steward Observatory at the University of Arizona, Tucson.

GORDON, Karl ( Steward Obs. )

Have Dust - Will Study! (Especially if it's extragalactic dust).

SYKES, Mark V. ( Steward Obs. )

Inspiration of Astronomical Phenomena Conferences ( INSAP )

The Third Conference of the series is to take place in Palermo (Sicily), Italy (December 31, 2000-January 6, 2001).

Mount Graham International Observatory ( MGIO )

The Mt. Graham International Observatory is located on Mt. Graham near Safford , Arizona. Two telescopes are now in operation, the Vatican Observatory/Arizona 1.8m Lennon telescope (VATT) and the 10m diameter Heinrich Hertz Submillimeter Telescope (SMT), a joint project of Arizona and the Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie, Germany.

Multiband Imaging Photometer for Spitzer Space Telescope ( MIPS )

The Multiband Imaging Photometer for SIRTF (MIPS) is a far-infrared photometer, one of three instruments on Spitzer, launched on 25 August of 2003.

ZARITSKY, Dennis ( Steward Observatory )

Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer ( NICMOS )

The Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS, Univ. of Arizona) is a second-generation instrument to be installed on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) during the February 13, 1997 on-orbit servicing mission. NICMOS will provide infrared imaging and spectroscopic observations of astronomical targets between 0.8-2.5 microns.

Steward Observatory

The Steward Observatory Home Page provides information on the academic and research activities of the University of Arizona Department of Astronomy as well as information on the facilities of Steward Observatory.

University of Arizona - Theoretical Astrophysics Program

The server of the Theoretical Astrophysics Program at the University of Arizona contains information about faculty reserach and graduate student studies, and provides links to other web servers useful to the Astronomy/ Astrophysics community. Computer graphics and simulations generated by members of the group will also be featured as this server continues to develop.

NASA Shuttle flights - pictures

Pretty pictures from many NASA Shuttle flights, including STS-61 in December 1993 to service the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The images in this directory are mirrored from the site at: ftp://sseop.jsc.nasa.gov/

Students for the Exploration and Development of Space ( SEDS )

Students for the Exploration and Development of Space was founded in 1980 at MIT and Princeton and consists of an international group of high school, undergraduate, and graduate students from a diverse range of educational backgrounds who are working to promote space as a whole. SEDS is a chapter based organization with chapters throughout the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Latin America, and the Middle East. The permanent National Headquarters for SEDS-USA resides at MIT. Each chapter is fairly independent and coordinates activities and projects in its own area.
There is also a Gopher server which contains a Rennes archive mirror plus software.

SEDS - Internet Space Archive ( LPL/Arizona )

An index of astronomy, space, and aerospace web pages.

SEDS - Astronomical Anonymous FTP Sites ( SEDS: Astro-FTP list )

This is a concise description of anonymous-ftp file servers containing astronomy and space research related material. It includes only those servers where there are special subdirectories for astro stuff or much material included into a general directories. For sites with multiple directories of interest, the list points towards a common top-level directory. (NOTE: until August 1994, this list of servers was maintained in Finland.)

Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 Collision with Jupiter (SEDS-LPL, Ariz.)

Lunar and Planetary Laboratory - Department of Planetary sciences ( LPL )

Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers ( ALPO )

An educational organization that instucts observers in proper technique, collects amateur observations and promulgates them to the professional community.

MELIA, Fulvio ( Steward Obs. )

Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer ( ASU )

This is the homepage for the Thermal Emission Spectrometer (TES), in the Department of Geology at Arizona State University. TES is one of five instruments on the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft. The goal of this website is to present up-to-date information about the TES instrument and its activites at Mars as well as information about infrared spectroscopy and links to many other Mars-related sites. We also have a very active Mars K-12 Outreach Program.

SCOWEN, Paul ( ASU )

Star Formation, Star Formation propagation, Ionization Structure, HII Regions, Galactic Structure, Emission Lines, Hubble Space Telescope, WFPC-2.

Arizona State University - Department of Physics and Astronomy ( ASU )

The ASU Physics and Astronomy Department website provides information about our department, links for alumni, and a service for all students, staff, and faculty.

JANSEN, Rolf A. ( Arizona State Univ. )

Rolf A. Jansen's home page at the Department of Physics & Astronomy of the Arizona State University.

Nearby Field Galaxy Survey ( NFGS )

The Nearby Field Galaxy Survey (NFGS) aims to construct a spectrophotometric reference atlas and catalog of the observable properties of ~200 nearby field galaxies. This survey is designed to be a benchmark for interpreting the spectra and imagery of distant galaxies.
The NFGS web-pages are currently hosted and maintained at the Arizona State University at www.public.asu.edu/~rjansen/nfgs/.

Arkansas Tech University - Astrophysics ( ATU )

Celestial Observatory and Meteorological Station.

CARKNER, Lee ( Augastana College )

Antarctic Muon and Neutrino Detector Array ( AMANDA )

University of California, Berkeley - Astronomy Department ( UCB-Astronomy )

The UCB Astronomy Home Page contains general information about the department. We maintain links for faculty, staff, post docs and students so that they may make papers, images, and other information available. Also included are an e-mail directory for the department, and links to related institutions.

MCDONALD, Kelley ( UCB/Astronomy )

Wavelength-Oriented Microwave Background Analysis Team ( WOMBAT )

WOMBAT is dedicated to understanding sources of microwave foreground emission and providing the cosmology community with estimates of foreground emission as well as uncertainties in those estimates.

FISCHER, Debra ( Berkeley )

MARCY, Geoffrey W. ( UCB )

Hat Creek Radio Observatory ( UMD )

Center for Extreme Ultraviolet Astrophysics ( CEA / EUVE )

The Center for Extreme Ultraviolet Astrophysics (CEA) opened in September, 1990. CEA represents the culmination of twenty years of research and student training in the field of EUV astronomy brought to focus by the launch of NASA's research mission, the University of California at Berkeley Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE), on June 7, 1992.

CSILLAGHY, Andre ( SSL / U.C. Berkeley )

Research and development of software for the analysis and access of data from the HESSI spacecraft.

Berkeley - Space Sciences Laboratory

HEAD The High Energy Astrophysics Division of the American Astronomical Society. SPRG The Space Physics Research Group. SERENDIP The Search for Extraterrestrial Radio Emissions from Nearby Developed Intelligent Populations. HOU The Hands-On Universe Program. COBE The Cosmic Background Explorer. EAG The Experimental Astrophysics Group. ISI The Infrared Spatial Interferometer Group. CEA The Center for Extreme Ultraviolet Astrophysics. ORFEUS The Orbiting Retrievable Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometers and The Berkeley Spectrometer.

SERENDIP

The UC Berkeley SETI Program, SERENDIP (Search for Extraterrestrial Radio Emissions from Nearby Developed Intelligent Populations) is an ongoing scientific research effort aimed at detecting radio signals from extraterrestrial civilizations. The project is the world's only " piggyback" SETI system, operating alongside simultaneously conducted conventional radio astronomy observations. SERENDIP is currently piggybacking on the 1,000-foot dish at Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, the largest radio telescope in the world.

SETI@home ( SETI at home )

SETI@home is a scientific experiment that uses Internet-connected computers in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). You can participate by running a free program that downloads and analyzes batches of radio telescope data, for signals which may be transimtted by intelligent extra terrestrial life.

Brown University ( High-Energy Physics Group )

BRANDENBERGER, Robert ( Brown Univ. )

Brown University Public Observatory ( USA )

Brown University - Astrophysics and Cosmology

Brown University - Department of Physics - Astrophysics and Cosmology (USA).

Aspen Center for Physics ( ACP )

The Aspen Center for Physics is a scientific organization which promotes organized research in physics, astrophysics and related fields through a program of individual and collaborative research, seminars, workshops and conferences and which promotes the education of the general public through public lectures and other activities.

Boston University Astronomy Department ( BU )

Galactic Ring Survey ( GRS )

Galactic Ring Structure.

Bucknell University Observatory

THORNLEY, Michele D. ( Bucknell University )

Butler University - Physics and Astronomy

McELROY, Doug ( JPL/Caltech )

A semi-personal Home Page, with some research projects I have been involved in and links to same.

CalTech Astronomy

Virtual Observatories of the Future

The goal of the meeting held in Pasadena, June 13- 16, 2000, was to explore the possibilities for new astronomy with large digital sky surveys and archives, and to define the technical needs and the mandate for the future National (and ultimately Global) Virtual Observatory.

Palomar Observatory ( CalTech )

HILLENBRAND, Lynne ( UC Berkeley )

ODEWAHN, Stephen ( Caltech )

KULKARNI, Shri ( CalTech )

PGPLOT Graphics Subroutine Library

The PGPLOT Graphics Subroutine Library is a Fortran-callable, device-independent graphics package for making simple scientific graphs. It is intended for making graphical images of publication quality with minimum effort on the part of the user. For most applications, the program can be device-independent, and the output can be directed to the appropriate device at run time.

MANNINGS, Vince ( JPL )

Balloon-borne Observations Of Millimetric Extragalactic Radiation ANd Geophysics ( BOOMERanG )

BOOMERANG is an instrument designed to measure anisotropies in the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation.

Digital Sky Project

The Digital Sky Project: Federating the Multi-Wavelength Sky Surveys.

PRINCE, Tom ( CalTech )

gravitational wave astronomy
virtual observatories.

CalTech - Infrared Astrophysics Group

Much of the research done by members of the group is performed at the Palomar 5-meter telescope, in the " near infrared" range of the electromagnetic spectrum between wavelengths of 1 and 5 microns.

PHINNEY, E. Sterl ( CalTech )

CalTech Theoretical Astrophysics and Relativity Group ( TAPIR )

The Theoretical AstroPhysics Including Relativity (TAPIR) group is part of the Division of Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy at CalTech.

GALaxy Evolution EXplorer ( GALEX )

A Space Ultraviolet imaging and spectroscopic mission that will map the global history and probe the causes of star formation over the redshift range 0 < z < 2.

GOLDREICH, Peter ( CalTech )

CalTech - Planetary Astronomy

Cool Cosmos

Learn about infrared light, infrared astronomy and multiwavelength astronomy. [also in Spanish]

Herschel Experiment - Discovering Infrared ( SIRTF Education and Outreach )

This easy, low-cost experiment will allow students to discover infrared for themselves. It is ideal for a the classroom and for science fairs. This is a version of the original experiment in which William Herschel discovered that there are forms of light beyond what we can see with our eyes. [also in Spanish]

Ritter Experiment - Discovering Ultraviolet

This easy, low-cost experiment will allow students to discover ultraviolet for themselves. It is ideal for a the classroom and for science fairs. This is a version of the original experiment in which Johann Ritter discovered that there was a form of light beyond the visible violet end of the spectrum.

Infrared Astronomy Tutorial - IPAC's Educational Outreach

All about infrared astronomy: Discover of infrared, What is infrared, history, the infrared universe, gallery, activities, discoveries, missions, catalogs from NASA's infrared astronomy center (IPAC). [also in Spanish]

Multiwavelength Astronomy - Revealing the Universe in All of its Light

An overview of multiwavelength astronomy which includes numerous images. Discusses why we need to study the Universe at all wavelengths, why we need to send telescopes into space, what unique information do we receive by studying different types of radiation from space. This site also includes many links to multiwavelength galleries and detailed tutorials on each wavelength region. [also in Spanish]

Multiwavelength Messier Museum ( SIRTF Education and Outreach )

This site is a collection of images taken at different wavelengths by a variety of ground-based and space-borne observatories. In the detailed tutorial which accompanies each object, you will be introduced to the wealth of data available at wavelengths beyond the familiar visible light we are accustomed to seeing. You will discover some important characteristics of astronomical phenomena, and learn about which types of radiation are best suited to studying certain objects. By comparing images of objects obtained at different wavelengths, you will be able to interpret interesting features, and discover why certain objects emit, or do not emit, radiation at various wavelengths.

IPAC Image Gallery

This gallery provides images from projects that have been and currently are being supported by IPAC: IRAS, ISO, 2MASS, MSX.

InfraRed Science Archive ( IRSA, NASA/IPAC )

The NASA/IPAC InfraRed Science Archive (IRSA) is a project focused on providing software and Internet services to facilitate astronomical discoveries, support the production of new astronomical data products, and to plan future observations utilizing the data archives from infrared astrophysics missions supported at IPAC.

NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database ( NED )

Research tool providing access to a broad range of published extragalactic data. NED is continuously being updated and augmented. It is the systematic merger of major catalogs of extragalactic objects covering all wavelengths, and of object lists appearing in the refereed literature.
NED contains about 800,000 objects, along with names, redshifts, positions, bibliographic references, photometric measurements, and notes. The Web interface of NED started recently serving images of objects at various wavelengths.

van BELLE, Gerard ( Caltech )

Optical interferometry, stellar effective temperatures and radii.

HURT, Robert ( IPAC/JPL )

KEOHANE, Jonathan ( SIRTF Science Center )

LATTER, William B. ( IPAC/Caltech )

STORRIE-LOMBARDI, Lisa J. ( SIRTF Science Center, Caltech )

IM, Myungshin ( SIRTF, IPAC )

VAN DYK, Schuyler ( IPAC )

WHEATON, Wm. A. ( IPAC )

SURACE, Jason ( IPAC )

Infrared Processing & Analysis Center ( IPAC )

The Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC) exists to carry out large, data-intensive processing tasks of critical importance to NASA's infrared astronomy program, and to provide scientific expertise on those projects to the astronomical community. IPAC is operated by the California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory under contract to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) Image Gallery

Gallery of three-color near-IR JHK_s composite Atlas Images of interesting and beautiful objects from the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS).

SIRTF Wide-area InfraRed Extragalactic Survey ( SWIRE )

SWIRE is an approved Legacy Progarm of the SIRTF mission. SWIRE is a wide-area, high galactic latitude, imaging survey to trace the evolution of dusty, star-forming galaxies, evolved stellar populations, and active galactic nuclei as a function of environment from redshifts, z ~ 3, when the Universe was about 2 billion years old, to the present time. SWIRE will survey approximately 70 square degrees with the MIPS far-infrared camera and the with the IRAC mid-infrared camera.

Midcourse Space Experiment ( MSX )

The MSX observatory is a Ballistic Missile Defense Organization project which offers major benefits for both the defense and civilian sectors. It was launched on a Delta II vehicle on April 24, 1996, into a 900 km, polar, near-Sun synchronous orbit. The spacecraft featured an advanced multispectral image capability to gather data on test targets and space background phenomena.
The infrared sensors operated at 11 to 12 degrees Kelvin by employing a solid hydrogen cryostat. The IR instruments span the range 4.2 - 26 microns. The focal plane array consists of five bands and the radiometer beam-size is more than 25 times smaller than IRAS. As a result, much greater spatial resolution than anything currently available has been obtained. The cryogen phase of the mission ended on 26 February 1997. During the ten month cryogen phase of the mission over 200 Giga Bytes of data on Celestial Backgrounds were obtained.
See the MSX Celestial Backgrounds Team Home Page for additional details.

IPAC IRSKY observation planning tool

IRSKY is an observation planning tool, which allows display of IRAS images, overlay of catalogs on the images, and information on the ISO satellite, all useful in planning ISO observations.

Access IRSKY.
IBIS (IRSKY Batch Inquiry System) is an electronic mail, batch version of IRSKY. IBIS will compute the infrared sky background and confusion noise for targets using parameters and positions from the input file that it receives.

Infrared Space Observatory U.S. Support Center ( ISO )

U.S. science support center for observers using the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO), a fully approved and funded project of the European Space Agency (ESA).

IPAC Job Opportunities

IPAC is located on the campus of California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA and is operated jointly by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the California Institute of Technology.

Wide Field Infrared Explorer ( WIRE )

This is the website for NASA's Wide Field Infrared Explorer (WIRE). The primary purpose of WIRE was a four month infrared survey of the universe, focusing specifically on starburst galaxies and luminous protogalaxies.
On 29 Mar 1999, the WIRE mission has been declared a loss.

BLANDFORD, Roger D. ( CalTech )

GEIER, Sven ( CalTech )

Caltech Astrophysics Library

Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory ( LIGO )

Michelson Fellowships

Postdoctoral, graduate student, and educational awards available from the Michelson Science Center.

Palomar Testbed Interferometer ( PTI )

The Palomar Testbed Interferometer is a near-IR, long-baseline stellar interferometer located at Palomar Observatory in north San Diego County.

Owens Valley Radio Observatory ( OVRO )

Caltech Millimeter Array ( Owens Valley Radio Observatory )

CalTech - Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy

This division is concerned with the very small--such as the nature of elementary particles and their interactions--and the very large--for example, the size of the universe.

Space Infrared Telescope Facility: Education and Public Outreach ( SIRTF - EPO )

Spitzer Space Telescope ( ex-SIRTF )

The Spitzer Space Telescope, formerly known as Space InfraRed Telescope Facility (SIRTF) is the fourth and final element in NASA's family of "Great Observatories". It consists of a 0.85-meter telescope and three cryogenically-cooled science instruments capable of performing imaging and spectroscopy in the 3 - 180 micron wavelength range. Incorporating the latest in large-format infrared detector arrays, Spitzer offers orders-of-magnitude improvements in capability over existing programs. While Spitzer's mission lifetime requirement remains 2.5 years, recent programmatic and engineering developments have brought a 5-year cryogenic mission within reach. Spitzer represents an important scientific and technical bridge to NASA's new Origins program.

CalTech - High Energy Astrophysics Group

CalTech - Space Radiation Laboratory

Includes: Cosmic Ray Physics and Astrophysics ; High Energy Astrophysics (X-rays and gamma-rays) ; Computational Astrophysics

Caltech Submillimeter Observatory ( CSO )

The Caltech Submillimeter Observatory (CSO) is a cutting-edge facility for astronomical research and instrumentation development. It consists of a 10.4-meter diameter Leighton radio dish situated in a compact dome near the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaii.

CalTech - Submillimeter Wave Astrophysics Group

This group operates a single-dish submillimeter telescope on Mauna Kea Hawaii for the astronomy community under contract from the NSF.

California Institute of Technology Theoretical Particle Physics ( CalTech )

MOLNAR, Lawrence A. ( Calvin College )

Lunar Phases Web Tool

An interactive Java tool for teaching the relationship between the phase of the Moon, the time of day, and the direction in which the Moon is observed.

Carnegie Institution of Washington

The Carnegie Institution of Washington is a private, nonprofit organization engaged in basic research and advanced education in astronomy, the earth sciences, and biology. It comprises five research campuses, including the Observatories, the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, and the Geophysical Laboratory. Its website includes descriptions of research under way at Carnegie, an Ask-The-Experts page, and information about the Institution's education outreach programs.

Carnegie Mellon Univ. - Astrophysics & Cosmology ( Pittsburgh )

Software Engineering Institute ( SEI )

The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) is a major force causing the widespread adoption of significant improvements in the practice of software engineering. The institute is committed to the evolution of software engineering from an ad-hoc, labor-intensive activity to a managed, technology-supported engineering discipline.

StatLib Index

StatLib, a system for distributing statistical software, datasets, and information by electronic mail, FTP, gopher, and WWW. StatLib started out as an e-mail service and some of the organisation still reflects that heritage.

Neff, James ( College of Charleston )

College of Charleston, Department of Physics & Astronomy

Boulder, Colorado - Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences ( APS )

The Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences teaches and researches the areas of Astrophysics and Astronomy, Fluid Dynamics, Planetary Science, Plasma Physics, Solar Physics, and Space Physics.
The department is also affiliated with Fiske Planetarium and Sommers-Bausch Observatory on campus.

Center for Astrophysics and Space Astronomy ( CASA )

The Center for Astrophysics and Space Astronomy (CASA), founded in 1985, is affiliated with the Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences (APS) department at the University of Colorado, Boulder. The APS department offers a graduate program in the two related areas, and students obtain basic theoretical knowledge common to both before specializing. CASA personnel have active research programs. In Astrophysics, the major topics include: Stars (proto-, hot, cool, and the Sun), Interstellar and Intergalactic Matter, Extragalactic Astronomy, High-Energy Astrophysics, Origins, and X-ray/UV/IR Instrumentation.

Falling into a Black Hole

In which we fall into a black hole on a real free fall orbit. All distortions of images are real, both general relativistic from the gravitational bending of light, and special relativistic from the near light speed orbit. After you are done dying at the central singularity of the black hole, feel free to explore more about the Schwarzschild geometry, about wormholes, and about the collapse of a black hole.

HAMILTON, Andrew ( JILA )

Cosmology, Relativity and Black Holes, Supernovae.

DUNCAN, Doug ( Colorado Univ. )

Dr. Douglas Duncan Director of Astronomical Laboratories Dept. of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences Univ. of Colorado, Boulder USA (1) 303-735-6141 Astronomical interests: new techniques in teaching astronomy, spectroscopy - especially of the oldest stars, young late-type stars and their rotation.

University of Colorado - Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics ( JILA )

JILA is the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, a joint institute run by the University of Colorado and the National Institutes for Standards and Technology (NIST).

McCRAY, Dick ( JILA )

Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics ( LASP )

The Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics is an institute of the Graduate School of the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. Members of LASP conduct basic experimental and theoretical research into fundamental questions in the areas of planetary science, atmospheric composition and processes, and solar physics. Members of LASP also explore the potential uses and development of space operations and information systems as well as develop scientific instrumentation.

Reaching for the Red Planet ( Curriculum )

A multi-purpose curriculum focusing on planning a Mars colony. The students will use drawings, creative writing, research skills, team work, math, and the scientific method to explore their own environment, and design an artificial one for Mars. Several assignments, a teacher's tour guide to the planets, and a guide to current and planned Mars missions are included, and experiments for the students to perform in class are explained in detail. Links to many other educational resources are also included.

Columbia University - Astronomy and Astrophysics

This is the homepage for the Columbia University Department of Astronomy and the Columbia Astrophysics Lab.

CROTTS, Arlin ( Columbia Univ. )

AUDARD, Marc ( Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory )

Stellar coronae; EUV and X-ray observations. Member of the PSI Stellar Group; participation in XMM Cal/PV/GT Programs.

SCHARF, Caleb A. ( Columbia )

X-ray galaxy clusters and cosmology, Large Scale Structure, Gamma-ray bursts and Biocomputing

HELFAND, David J. ( Columbia Univ. )

SPIEGEL, Edward A. ( Columbia Univ. )

HALPERN, Jules ( Columbia Univ. )

KAY, Laura E. ( Columbia Univ. )

Columbia University Physics/Astronomy Library

Curious About Astronomy? Ask an Astronomer

Astronomers at Cornell University answer questions submitted by the public. Contains an extensive archive of previous questions, astronomy-related links and more.

WASSERMAN, Ira M. ( Cornell Univ. )

InfraRed Spectrograph on Spitzer Space Telescope ( IRS )

The Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) is one of three instruments to be flown in the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF).

SLOAN, Gregory C. ( IRS Sci. Center, Cornell )

Study of infrared spectral emission from circumstellar dust and interstellar material.

Algorithm reference implementations, astronomical and Unix system management tools

Various items including: Jiggle, a program for noninteractive mosaic assembly; Limbctr, a program for non-interactive identification of planetary limbs and centers in images; Mko2FITS for converting '80s-era UH 2.24-meter telescope CCD image files to FITS; Icarus.bst, Latex macros for formatting papers for the planetary journal Icarus; Backup, Unix scripts that automate nightly backup securely over a network; Clues, cut-and-paste instructions for getting and installing over 75 (mostly free) software packages, Sundiskfmt - practical example of partitioning a disk in SunOS. Most items have liberal/free distribution terms.

HARRINGTON, Joseph ( Cornell University )

Jovian planetary waves, SL9 impact plumes, Saturn occultations, interactive data analysis environments, image processing algorithms, telescopes and cameras optimized for planetary astronomy, extrasolar planets, Icarus bibtex file, unix backup scheduler.

BANFIELD, Don ( Cornell )

XIRAF - a startup script for IRAF ( XIRAF )

XIRAF is a C shell script which starts up an IRAF session on an xgterm, including starting an image display of the user's choice (i.e. SAOimage, XImtool, SAOtng, DS9). Its purpose is to provide a simple IRAF startup from Unix/Linux.

Jicamarca Radio Observatory ( Peru )

Radar studies of the ionosphere and upper atmosphere.

Icarus ( International Journal of Solar System Studies )

ICARUS is the official publication of Division of Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society and is dedicated to reporting the results of new research-- observational, experimental, or theoretical-- concerning the astronomy, geology, meteorology, physics, chemistry, biology, and other scientific aspects of our solar system or extrasolar systems. It is published monthly by Academic Press, Inc.
Icarus is now available through IDEAL, Academic Press' online scientific journal library. This server also contains information for authors planning to submit papers to Icarus and subscription information.

Wilson Synchrotron Laboratory

Cornell Theory Center ( CTC, ex-ACRI )

Cornell University - Department of Astronomy

LOREDO, Tom J. ( Cornell )

Tutorials for Astronomy and Astrophysics

North Valley Astronomers ( NOVA )

The North Valley Astronomers (NOVA) is an organization open to anyone interested in astronomy and living in Northern California, including students of all grades.

RINGWALD, Fred ( CSU Fresno )

Cataclysmic variables, nova shells, X-ray binaries and black holes, accretion disks and outflows, planetary nebulae and planets, common envelope evolution.

Case Western Reserve University Astronomy Department ( CWRU )

Case Western Reserve University - Nassau Station Robotic Telescope ( CWRU )

MIHOS, Chris ( Case Western Reserve University )

FELDMEIER, John ( Case Western Reserve University )

HEITER, Ulrike ( CWRU )

Polyclystic Pilot Survey of Intracluster Light ( PoPSIcL Project )

We propose to search for and quantify the properties of the intracluster light (ICL) in galaxy clusters as a function of cluster environment.

Big Occulting Steerable Satellite ( BOSS )

The Big Occulting Steerable Satellite (BOSS) project is designed to provide improved resolution of closely spaced objects with comparable brightnesses (binary stars, microlensing events, ...) and to facilitate separation of dim objects from nearby bright objects (such as planets around stars).

Warner and Swasey Observatory - Library

CHABOYER, Brian ( Dartmouth )

Dartmouth College Physics and Astronomy Department

In space physics, active areas of research include theoretical studies of space plasmas, computer simulations of plasmas, studies of auroral particle acceleration and heating, investigations of the ionosphere and magnetosphere, and studies of geomagnetic storms. The observational space physics program at Dartmouth uses ground-based, rocket-launched, and satellite instrumentation to study the ionosphere and magnetosphere. Observational work in astronomy is carried out not only at the MDM Observatory, but at national and international facilities including the Hubble Space Telescope. Ongoing research includes optical, UV and X-ray studies of supernovae and supernova remnants, investigations of the interstellar medium, shock waves, and Wolf-Rayet stars, optical studies of X-ray binaries and cataclysmic variable stars. Additional work focuses on cosmology, the large-scale structure of the universe, and the end states of stellar evolution. The theoretical particle physics and cosmology group at Dartmouth conducts research into general relativity, field theory, particle physics and phase transitions in the early universe, and baryogenesis, as well as investigations of star formation and the origins of large scale structure in the universe.

Denver Univ. Astronomy ( DU )

DU Astronomy research and Observatories, among which: Mt.Evans Meyer-Womble Observatory located at 14,124 feet above sea level, on Mt.Evans in the Front Range of Colorado, used for infrared astronomy research.

Mount Evans Meyer-Womble Observatory ( Denver Univ. )

Mt.Evans Meyer-Womble Observatory, elev. 4,303 meters, in the Colorado Rockies. Dual 0.7 meter R-C telescopes, optical and mid-infrared instrumentation. Summer access. Collaborations invited.

STENCEL, R ( DU Obs. )

Image Processing Resources for Astronomy Teachers

Links to and summaries of astronomical image processing resources for high school or introductory college astronomy courses.

East Tennessee State University - Department of Physics and Astronomy ( ETSU Physics and Astronomy )

East Tennessee State University is part of the SARA telescope consortium, operating the 0.9 meter SARA optical telescope on Kitt Peak.
Research interests at East Tennessee State University include Mira variables, the interstellar medium in galaxies, and galaxy interactions.

Exploratorium

The Exploratorium is a museum of science, art, and human perception with over 500 interactive "hands on" exhibits. Each year more than 600,000 visitors come to the Exploratorium, over 95,000 students and teachers come on field trips, and more than 2000 teachers attend professional development programs which focus on inquiry-based teaching and learning in the K-12 classroom

FRAKNOI, Andrew ( Foothill College )

Education in astronomy.

Southeastern Association for Research in Astronomy ( SARA )

The SARA telescope consortium operates the 0.9 meter SARA optical telescope on Kitt Peak.

WOOD, Matt ( Florida Institute of Technology )

White dwarf evolution, white dwarf luminosity function and the age of the local galactic disk, Whole Earth Telescope observations of pulsating white dwarfs and cataclysmic variables, SPH simulations of CV accretion disks.

Florida Inst. of Technology - Physics and Space Sciences Department ( PSS )

The Astronomy Group at Florida Tech is concerned primarily with observational and theoretical studies of white dwarf stars, both as single stars and as members of binary or multiple systems. The Space Physics Group at Florida Tech studies the interaction of the Sun on the Earth's magnetosphere and ionosphere

Gemini Observatory ( Two 8 m telescopes )

The Gemini Observatory consists of twin 8-meter optical/infrared telescopes located on two of the best sites on our planet for observing the universe. Together these telescopes can access the entire sky. The Gemini South telescope is located at almost 9,000’ elevation on a mountain in the Chilean Andes called Cerro Pachón. Cerro Pachón shares resources with the adjacent SOAR Telescope and the nearby telescopes of the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory. The Gemini North Telescope is located on Hawaii’s Mauna Kea as part of the international community of observatories that have been built to take advantage of the superb atmospheric conditions on this long dormant volcano that rises almost 14,000' into the dry, stable air of the Pacific. The Gemini Observatory’s international headquarters is located in Hilo, Hawaii at the University of Hawaii at Hilo’s University Park.

Gemini Observatory Preprint Series

HAYWARD, T.L. ( Gemini Obs. )

George Mason University - Astronomy and Space Science group ( GMU )

The Space Sciences group at George Mason University is research and teaching in Astronomy and Space Sciences.

George Mason University, Department of Physics and Astronomy

OZERNOY, Leonid M.

Professor of Space Sciences and Computational Sciences. Links to research interests and publications.

Georgia State University - Astronomy ( GSU )

CHARA = Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy
Earth Satellite Ephemeris Service for brighter earth satellites.

Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy ( CHARA Array )

CHARA research is focused on the development of astronomical long-baseline optical/infrared interferometry and the application of interferometry to high resolution observations leading to the determination of the astrophysical properties of stars. The Center operates the CHARA Array, a six-telescope optical/infrared interferometric array in a Y-shaped array contained within a 400m diameter circle (on Mount Wilson, California). This configuration will provide high resolution interferometry in the visible spectral region as well as the K spectral band (2.2 micron), with a limiting resolution of 0.2 milliarcsec in the visible.

Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy ( CHARA )

Hard Labor Creek Observatory ( HLCO )

GIES, Douglas R. ( GSU )

GUDEHUS, Donald H. ( GSU )

Multipurpose Interactive Image Processing System ( MIIPS )

MIIPS is an interactive image processing system which runs under VAX/OpenVMS. Some components run under Linux and other version of Unix. MIIPS can perform image display, image analysis, plotting, and function fitting. Earlier versions of this package were known as ROO and Pandora.

MCALISTER, Harold A. ( GSU )

MASON, Brian D. ( GSU )

MILLER, H. Richard ( GSU )

TAYLOR, Stuart F. ( CHARA )

Interferometry astronomy person. Research interests include high angular resolution astronomy, binary stars, exo-planets, small stars, eclipsing binaries, binary fraction in LMC rich clusters.

WIITA, Paul J. ( GSU )

WINGERT, David W. ( GSU )

Astrophysics Data System Abstract Service ( ADS Abstracts )

The Astrophysics Data System (ADS) Abstract Service provides access to two sets of abstracts: The Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstract Service provides access to currently over 200,000 abstracts. The Instrumentation Abstract Service provides access to currently over 270,000 abstracts. Both datasets are searchable with a sophisticated searching system. The Astronomy dataset also includes object name searches through a connection to the SIMBAD database in France. More information about this service is available in the Abstract Service Help Pages .

Astrophysics Data System ( ADS )

The Astrophysics Data System (ADS) is a NASA-funded project whose main resource is an Abstract Service, which includes four sets of abstracts: (1) astronomy and astrophysics, containing over 500,000 abstracts; (2) instrumentation; (3) physics and geophysics; and (4) Los Alamos preprint server. Each dataset can be searched by author, object name (astronomy only), title, or abstract text words. In addition, the abstract service includes links to scanned images of over 40,000 journal articles for articles appearing in most of the major astronomical journals.

Astrophysics Data System ASIAS Article Service ( ADS Article )

This service provides access to scanned images of journal articles since 1975. So far, we have created images of ApJ Letter journal articles and linked them into the Abstract Service. We will add ApJ articles next, followed by other journals for which we can obtain publisher permission.

Chandra X-ray Observatory (AXAF) - Science Center ( ASC )

The Chandra (AXAF) Science Center is located at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The purpose of the ASC is to provide the support required by the science community to realize fully the potential of the Chandra X-ray Observatory.

AstroBrowse ( at SAO )

AstroBrowse is a service to allow scientists to determine the existence, location, and access to astronomical data being held at various data centers, institutions, and other sites. It is intended to help answer the question: "Tell me about...".

Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics ( CFA )

The CfA combines the resources and research facilities of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and the Harvard College Observatory under a single director to pursue studies of those basic physical processes that determine the nature and evolution of the universe. The CfA operates the Whipple Observatory in Amado, Arizona, and the Oak Ridge Observatory in Harvard, Massachusetts. There is also a Theory Group ).

CfA index of ApJ Letters accepted but not yet published

Note that issues of the Letters are published electronically about one month earlier than the issue date: Electronic ApJ.

AAS index of Papers Submitted to Selected Astronomical Publications ( formerly the Yellow Pages )

Titles of papers recently submitted to eight astronomical journals (automatically included in each issue of the ApJ (Part 1) unless the authors opt not to have that material published for their papers).

Advanced Fiber-Optic Echelle ( AFOE )

A Spectrograph for Precise Stellar Radial Velocity Measurements.

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Employment Opportunities

CfA 1.2 m Millimeter-Wave Telescope ( CfA_mini )

The 1.2 meter Millimeter-Wave Telescope at the Harvard- Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and its twin instrument at CTIO in Chile have been studying the distribution and properties of molecular clouds in our Galaxy and its nearest neighbours for over 20 years.

Infrared and Optical Telescope Array ( IOTA )

Oak Ridge Observatory

InfraRed Array Camera for Spitzer Space telescope ( IRAC )

The Spitzer Space Telescope (ex-Space InfraRed Telescope Facility Spitzer), contains three focal plane instruments, one of which is the Infrared Array Camera (IRAC). IRAC is a four-channel camera that provides simultaneous 5.12 x 5.12 arcmin images at 3.6, 4.5, 5.8, and 8 microns.

Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams ( CBAT )

The Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams (CBAT) operates at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, under the auspices of Commission 6 of the International Astronomical Union and under the direction of Dr. Brian G. Marsden. The CBAT is responsible for the dissemination of information on transient astronomical events, via the IAU Circulars (IAUCs), a series of postcard-sized announcements issued at irregular intervals. The IAUCs are also available in electronic form.

Minor Planet Center

The Minor Planet Center is a service of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union and operates at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory under the direction of Dr. Brian Marsden. The Minor Planet Center is responible for the collection and dissemination of astrometric observations and orbits for minor planets and comets.

Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory ( FLWO )

The Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory (FLWO) is the largest field installation of the Smithsonian Institution Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) outside Cambridge, MA (USA). Located near Amado, Arizona on Mount Hopkins, the FLWO has the following facilities: * The 6.5-meter MMT (256-inch) , a joint facility operated with the University of Arizona, for solar system, galactic and extragalactic astronomy. * The 1.5-meter (60-inch) and 1.2-meter (48-inch) reflector telescopes, for solar system, galactic and extragalactic astronomy. * The 1.3-meter(51-inch) PAIRITEL (Peters Automated IR Imaging Telescope, ex-2MASS) reflector, for infrared observations, especially of gamma-ray bursts, supernovae and other variable sources. * The 10-meter optical Gamma-ray reflector telescope. Also visit VERITAS. * The IOTA Telescopes, used for optical and infrared interferometry (in collaboration with several institutions). * The HAT (Hungarian Automated Telescope) network of optical refractor telescopes, used for robotic observations of the night sky.

John G. Wolbach Library ( Harvard/CFA )

The online catalog contains information about approximately 95 percent of the holdings of the CfA Library (i.e. the merged collections of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and the Harvard College Observatory Libraries)

Center for Astrophysics Library

Multiple Mirror Telescope Observatory (1) ( MMTO )

Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (1) ( SAO )

Submillimeter Receiver Laboratory ( SAO )

Antarctic Submillimeter Telescope and Remote Observatory ( AST/RO )

AST/RO is a 1.7 meter diameter off-axis telescope for research in astronomy and aeronomy at wavelengths between 200 microns and 2 mm. The instrument is now operating at the South Pole with four heterodyne receivers and three acousto-optical spectrometers.

BOURKE, Tyler ( CfA )

PATTEN, Brian M. ( Harvard-Smithsonian CfA )

Evolution of angular momentum and coronal/chromospheric activity in young solar-type stars. Brown dwarfs.

New England Light Pollution Advisory Group ( NELPAG )

Information concerning improved outdoor lighting to reduce glare and obtrusive light.

STANEK, Krzysztof Z. ( Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics )

DIRECT Project ( Determining the distances to nearby galaxies )

We undertook a long term project, DIRECT, to obtain the direct distances to two important galaxies in the cosmological distance ladder -- M31 and M33, using detached eclipsing binaries (DEBs) and Cepheids.

KURTZ, Michael J. ( ADS )

ASHBY, Matthew ( Harvard )

GURWELL, Mark A. ( CfA )

Spectroscopy of planetary atmospheres; interferometery; astrobiology.

BARMBY, Pauline

Observational extragalactic astronomy.

SMITH, Peter L. ( CfA )

HUNTER, Todd R. ( Cfa )

Massive star formation; submillimeter telescope and receiver control systems.

COLLEY, Wesley N ( Princeton )

Chandra X-ray Observatory ( AXAF )

The Chandra X-ray Observatory is the U.S. follow-on to the Einstein Observatory. Chandra was formerly known as AXAF, the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility, but renamed by NASA in December, 1998. The Chandra spacecraft carries a high resolution mirror, two imaging detectors, and two sets of transmission gratings.

American Astronomical Society - Division of Dynamical Astronomy ( DDA )

The object of the American Astronomical Society Division on Dynamical Astronomy is the advancement of all aspects of dynamical astronomy, including celestial mechanics, solar system dynamics, stellar dynamics, the dynamics of the interstellar medium and galactic dynamics, and coordination of such research with other branches of science.

High Energy Astrophysics Division ( SAO )

The Division's main focus is on X-ray astronomy via observations of high-energy sources with instruments aboard satellites, rockets, and the Space Shuttle; and development of new instrumentation for future space missions to address the processes involved in generating x-rays, the amount of matter in the universe, and the origin, evolution, and the ultimate fate of the universe. The AXAF Science Center The AXAF HRC project The AXAF Mission Support Team The ROSAT Science Data Center The PROS/XRAY Data Analysis Software The Einstein Data Center The Spectrum-X Gamma Coordination Facility The Solar and Stellar X-ray Group The Astrophysics Data System Project The Einline Database Service The SIMBAD Database Service The Quasar Energy Distribution Team The Supernova Remnant Group The Energetic X-Ray Imaging Survey Telescope (EXIST) The Large Area X-Ray Spectroscopy Mission (LAXSM) Galaxy Clusters at the Center for Astrophysics Multiwavelength Atlas of Galaxies The Everyday Classroom Tools Project The SAO Summer Intern Program Science Education and Outreach HEAD Lunch Talks Preprints of HEAD papers

SAOImage DS9

SAOImage DS9 is an astronomical imaging and data visualization application. DS9 supports FITS images and binary tables, multiple frame buffers, region manipulation, and many scale algorithms and colormaps. It provides for easy communication with external analysis tasks and is highly configurable and extensible.

Spectrum-X-Gamma Coordination facility ( SXG. University of Harvard )

Spectrum-X-Gamma (SXG) is an international high-energy astrophysics observatory which is being built under the leadership of the Russian Space Research Institute (IKI). The US SXG CF supports the US astronomical community in obtaining information about SXG, proposing for and making SXG observations, and performing archival research using the SXG archive

EICHHORN, Guenther ( ADS )

GREEN, Paul J. ( CfA )

SLANE, Patrick ( CfA )

MURRAY, Stephen S.

GRANT Carolyn Stern ( ADS )

WOLK, Scott ( Harvard )

AXAF Science Operations Team Member, Research: Star formation, stellar rotation and brown dwarfs

ASSIST

ASSIST implements a uniform graphical interface to analysis systems, documentation, and other community memory.

Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics ( CfA )

The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) is a collaboration between the Harvard College Observatory (HCO) and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) . Many CfA staff members are also associated with the Harvard University Department of Astronomy. Includes: AXAF Science Center (ASC) . Anonymous ftp

Submillimeter Array ( SMA )

The Submillimeter Array (SMA), now under construction near the summit of Mauna Kea, was conceived as an exploratory instrument for high angular resolution observations at submillimeter wavelengths (1.3 to 0.3 mm).

SAO Telescope Data Center ( RVSAO, RGSC, SKYMAP Software )

Includes software packages: RVSAO, an IRAF package for finding radial velocities from spectra; RGSC a program for searching the Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog; SKYMAP a program for mapping star catalogs onto the sky; STAR a program for searching star catalogs

MINK, Doug ( SAO )

SAOimage Image Display Utility ( SAOimage )

SAOimage (pronounced S-A-0-image) is a utility for displaying astronomical images which runs under the X11 window environment. It was written by Mike Van Hilst at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in 1990 and is now maintained by Doug Mink. Image files can be read directly, or image data may be passed through a named pipe (Unix) or a mailbox (VMS) from IRAF display tasks. SAOimage provides a large selection of options for zooming, panning, scaling, coloring, pixel readback, display blinking, and region specification. User interactions are generally performed with the mouse.

Chandra X-Ray Observatory - Public Information & Education

This site provides current information on the "hot" field of X-ray astronomy and the Chandra mission, NASA's Great Observatory. Chandra is designed for detecting X-rays from cosmic sources such as black holes, and exploding stars and galaxies.

Canada France Hawaii Telescope (ftp) ( CFHT )

Canada France Hawaii Telescope ( CFHT )

CFHT is a joint facility of the National Research Council of Canada, the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique of France, and the University of Hawaii. The CFH observatory hosts a world-class, 3.6 meter optical/infrared telescope. The observatory is located atop the summit of Mauna Kea, a 4200 meter, dormant volcano located on the island of Hawaii. The CFH Telescope became operational in 1979.
There is a Mirror copy of the Web site at CDS.
A CFHT page at CADC has information about the CFHT archive, CCDs, proposal template and manuals.

Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems 99 ( ADASS IX )

Conference hosted by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Corporation (CFHT), held on the Island of Hawaii's Kohala Coast, 3-6 October, 1999.

CFHT Bulletins

Canada France Hawaii Telescope - Schedules (at Hawaii) ( CFHT )

CFHT (Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope) Library

Infra-Red Telescope Facility - Schedules ( IRTF )

Infra-Red Telescope Facility ( IRTF )

The IRTF is a 3.0 meter telescope optimized for use in the infrared. It was first built to support the Voyager missions to Jupiter. It is now the USA National facility for infrared astronomy providing continued support to planetary and deep space applications.

MICKEY, Donald L. ( IfA )

Solar physics, magnetic fields, instrumentation.

Mees Solar Observatory ( MSO, Hawaii )

University of Hawaii - Institute for Astronomy ( UH - IfA )

University of Hawaii IfA: 2.2m Telescope

University of Hawaii IfA: 2.2m Telescope - Schedule

This is a PDF file of the current schedule of the University of Hawaii 2.2m Telescope.

COWIE, Antoinette Songaila ( IfA )

GIOIA, Isabella M. ( IfA )

Comet Home Page

A page about comets.

WAINSCOAT, Richard J. ( IfA )

Haleakala Observatories ( Hawaii )

University of Hawaii, Institute for Astronomy Library

Mauna Kea Observatories

BARNES, Joshua E. ( IfA )

JEWITT, David ( IFA, Univ. Hawaii )

Kuiper Belt Page ( KBOs )

The study of the trans-Neptunians (occupying the Kuiper Belt) is a rapidly evolving field, with major observational and theoretical advances in the last few years. A partial list of relevant papers is included in this site.

MEECH, Karen ( University of Hawaii )

Planetary Astronomy - SS Formation, Distant Comets

LIU, Michael C. ( University of Hawaii )

Joint Astronomy Centre ( Hilo, Hawaii )

The Joint Astronomy Centre incorporates the 15m James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) and the 3.8m United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) on the 4200m summit of Mauna Kea along with the Centre's Hawaii headquarters in Hilo. The facility is operated by the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh on behalf of the Science and Engineering Research Council of the United Kingdom, the Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek and the National Research Council of Canada.

Submillimetre Common-User Bolometer Array for the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope ( SCUBA )

SCUBA is a bolometer camera for the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope operating at submillimetre and millimetre wavelengths.

UK Infra-Red Telescope ( UKIRT )

UKIRT is the world's largest telescope dedicated solely to infrared astronomy. It is sited in Hawaii near the summit of Mauna Kea at an altitude of 4194m above sea level. It is owned by the United Kingdom Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council and operated, along with the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT), by the staff of the Joint Astronomy Centre, which is located in Hilo. The operation and development of UKIRT are overseen by the UKIRT Board.

Keck Observatory ( CalTech )

Keck Observatory - Telescope Schedules

Leeward Community College Observatories

Leeward Community College Observatories in Hawaii are available for public use, for K-12 astronomy education programs, and for undergraduate research projects.

University of Hawaii, Manoa - Department of Physics and Astronomy

University of Hawaii, Hilo - Department of Physics and Astronomy ( UH, Hilo )

WEST, Michael ( University of Hawaii )

FOSTER, John C. ( MHO )

Millstone Hill Observatory ( MHO, Haystack )

The Millstone Hill Observatory, located in Westford Massachusetts, is a broad-based atmospheric sciences research facility owned and operated by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Atmospheric Sciences Group, which staffs and manages the observatory, is a part of M.I.T's Haystack Observatory, a basic research organization whose focus is radio wave and radar science, instrumentation and techniques. The following resources may be of interest. EISCAT is a particularly good source of data and useful information. See, for example, incoherent scatter radar and magnetosphere Millstone Hill Observatory: Information, data, etc., including real-time radar status and data when the radar is operating. EISCAT: European Incoherent Scatter Association. NCAR: National Center for Atmospheric Research. NSF: National Science Foundation Gopher server. NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NGDC: National Geophysical Data Center.

BAHCALL, John

The John Bahcall Home Page contains solar neutrino materials including recent preprints, viewgraphs, software, and data. It also contains other recent preprints regarding different topics in astronomy and a number of popular papers on different astronomical subjects.

HUT, Piet ( Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton )

Stellar dynamics, GRAPE computers, immersive visualization.

Whole Earth Telescope ( WET )

In 1986, astronomers from the University of Texas established a world--wide network of cooperating astronomical observatories to obtain uninterrupted time--series measurements of variable stars. The technological goal was to resolve the multi-periodic oscillations observed in these objects into their individual components; the scientific goal was to construct accurate theoretical models of the target objects, constrained by their observed behavior, from which their fundamental astrophysical parameters could be derived. This approach has been extremely successful, and has placed the fledgling science of stellar seismology at the forefront of stellar astrophysics.

Iowa State University - Department of Physics & Astronomy ( ISU )

The Astronomy Group of the Dept. of Physics and Astronomy at Iowa State University is announcing it's WWW Home Page. It contains information about the Astronomy Program at Iowa State and links to the ISU library, Gopher and other WWW servers in the ISU campus.

APPLETON, Philip N. ( Iowa State Univ. )

BOWEN, George ( Iowa State Univ. )

STRUCK-MARCELL, Curtis ( Iowa State Univ. )

EITTER, Joseph ( Iowa State Univ. )

KAWALER, Steven D. ( Iowa State Univ. )

LAMB, Richard C. ( Iowa State Univ. )

LAVERY, Russell J. ( Iowa State Univ. )

LEWIS, David A. ( Iowa State Univ. )

WILLSON, Lee Anne ( Iowa State Univ. )

Iowa State University - Astronomy Program: Preprints ( ISU )

Institute for Computer Applications in Science and Engineering ( ICASE )

IMSA Astrophysics Home Page ( A high school course in Astrophysics )

This is a one-semester course that embeds technology and the use of the internet into the daily experience of the students. Course materials, assessment tools and philosophy, and curriculum documents are all provided through this site.

COHN, Haldan N. ( Indiana Univ. )

DURISEN, Richard H. ( Indiana Univ. )

LUGGER, Phyllis M. ( Indiana Univ. )

MUFSON, Stuart L. ( Indiana Univ. )

3D Hydro group ( Purdue & Indiana Universities )

Self-gravity in fluid and particle systems is the primary mechanism for the creation of structure in the Universe on astronomical scales.

Indiana University - Astronomy Department

News, Academics, Folks, Facilities, Annual Reports, Miscellaneous, Animations, Images.

Kirkwood Observatory

WIYN, from Indiana University

HEINZ, Richard M. ( Indiana Univ. )

MUSSER, James A. ( Indiana Univ. )

HONEYCUTT, R. Kent ( Indiana Univ. )

Space News Archive ( SPACENEWS )

Announcements of space-related news items. Moderated.

Space Policy Archive ( SPACEPOL )

Space Policy digest (sci.space.policy newsgroup) Discussions about political, economic, and policy aspects of spaceflight.

Space Science Archive ( SPACESCI )

Space Science digest (sci.space.science newsgroup) Planetary science, space-based astronomy, and other space science. Moderated.

Space Shuttle Archive ( SPACE-SH )

Space Shuttle digest (sci.space.shuttle newsgroup) The space shuttle and the STS program.

Space Tech Archive ( SPACE )

Space Tech digest (sci.space.tech newsgroup) Technology and general issues related to space flight. (Moderated) **note** This digest is completely different from the space-tech-digest run by Marc Ringuette.

International Space University ( ISU )

The International Space University is an interdisciplinary, intercultural and international institution preparing individuals to respond to the current needs and the increasing and evolving demands of the space sector, through multidisciplinary education and research programs.

Advanced Camera for Surveys ( ACS )

The Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) will be installed in the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) during a Space Shuttle mission scheduled in 2000. ACS will increase the discovery efficiency of the HST by a factor of ten. ACS will consist of three electronic cameras and a complement of filters and dispersers that detect light from the ultraviolet at 1200 angstroms to the near infrared at 10,000 angstroms.

GRONWALL, Caryl ( JHU )

GOLIMOWSKI, David A. ( JHU )

TSVETANOV, Zlatan I. ( JHU )

Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer ( FUSE )

The Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer was launched on June 24, 1999; this satellite astronomy project is based at The Johns Hopkins University. [also in French]

Digitized Palomar Observatory Sky Survey ( DPOSS )

DPOSS is a program to photograph and catalog the entire Northern Sky.

SDSS Science Archive ( JHU/SDSS )

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey is a project to survey a 10000 square degree area on the Northern sky over a 5 year period. A dedicated 2.5m telescope is specially designed to take wide field (3x3 degree) images using a 5x6 mosaic of 2048x2048 CCD's, in five wavelength bands, operating in scanning mode. The total raw data will exceed 40 TB. A processed subset, of about 1 TB in size, will consist of 1 million spectra, positions and image parameters for over 100 million objects, plus a mini-image centered on each object in every color. The data will be made available to the public after the completion of the survey.

SZALAY, Alex ( JHU )

Johns Hopkins University - Department of Physics and Astronomy ( JHU )

About the Henry A. Rowland Department of Physics and Astronomy: Current research activities can be divided roughly into five areas: solid-state physics, high-energy physics, astrophysics, plasma spectroscopy, and theoretical physics. Work in the Center for Astrophysical Sciences (CAS) at JHU is now centered in three areas: developing instrumentation for astronomical observations, particularly from space; optical observational astronomy from the ground and space; and theory.Two large space astronomy projects are currently active in CAS: the Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope, a far-UV spectrophotometer which made its first flight aboard the space shuttle in December, 1990, and its second flight on March 2, 1995; and the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer, a free-flying satellite whose launch is expected in 2000.

KROLIK, Julian ( JHU )

SWATERS, Rob ( John Hopkins Univ. )

Dark matter in dwarf galaxies.

COLBERT, Edward J. M. ( JHU, Baltimore, Md )

X-ray and Radio Astronomy, accretion onto black holes, AGNs, Seyfert, starburst and normal galaxies.

Hierarchical Triangular Mesh ( HTM )

The Hierarchical Triangular Mesh (HTM) is the indexing concept used in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Science Archive to partition the data by location on the celestial sphere. The HTM is a partitioning scheme to divide the surface of the unit sphere into spherical triangles. It is a hierarchical scheme and the subdivisions have not exactly, but roughly equal areas.

VISHNIAC, Ethan T. ( JHU )

Theory of accretion disks, plasma turbulence.

Active Magnetospheric Particle Tracer Explorers ( AMPTE )

Super Dual Auroral Radar Network ( SuperDARN )

An International Radar Network for Studying the Earth's Upper Atmosphere, Ionosphere, and Connection into Space.

Astronomy Class ( Dr. J. R. Harkay )

Teaching astronomy resources and associated links at Keene State College.

Kestrel Institute

ANTHONY-TWAROG, Barbara J. ( U. Kansas )

Radio Ice Cherenkov Experiment ( RICE )

A prototype ultra-high energy neutrino detector/obervatory located at the South Pole. RICE consists of an array of radio antennas buried deep in the ice which detect coherent Cherenkov emission from electromagnetic cascades produced as a by product of ultra-high energy neutrino interactions.

SHAWL, Stephen J. ( U. Kansas )

MELOTT, Adrian ( U. Kansas )

Cosmology, Large-Scale Structure, N-body simulations.

University of Kansas - Cosmology Group

Kansas University - Department of Physics and Astronomy

A combined Department of Physics and Astronomy, with research groups in Cosmology, Galactic Astronomy, and Space Plasma Physics. We are in the Kansas Alliance for Cosmology and Interdisciplinary Astrophysics with Kansas State University, who are starting a program in Particle Astrophysics.

STARK, Michael ( Lafayette College )

University of Louisville - Moore Observatory

Moore Observatory is located in the Horner Wildlife Sanctuary near Louisville, KY. A computer-controlled 0.5 meter telescope, fiber optically coupled spectrograph, and wide field spectral imaging camera are used there to investigate physical processes in comets and low surface brightness emission nebulae. This resource describes the observatory and its environs, and provides a link to astrophysics research at the University of Louisville.

VISTA Software

Lowell Observatory

Lowell Observatory Library

CCDPHOT

An IDL widget based CCD photometry reduction system

SMITH, Tracy ( Colombus, Ohio )

Astrophysics of interstellar dust.

Louisiana State Univ. - Physics & Astronomy Department

Missouri-Columbia University - Department of Physics and Astronomy

Haystack Observatory

MIT Short Course: Recent Exciting Advances in Astronomy and Astrophysics ( MIT Professional Education Course )

With the advent of powerful new instruments such as the Hubble Space Telescope and the widespread application of state-of-the-art supercomputers in tackling tough theoretical problems, the past decade has seen an explosion in our knowledge of the nature of our universe and the role of humankind in it. This course is intended for anyone who wishes to learn about the most recent and important advances in the burgeoning fields of astronomy, astrophysics, and cosmology.
The course will cover a very broad range of topics from the origin and evolution of the earth to the birth and structure of the universe as a whole. All subject matter will be presented on a level accessible to anyone familiar with algebra and Freshman-level physics.
Do not be concerned about the request for professional credentials in the standard application form. This course is intended for interested laypersons, not for professionals in astronomy and astrophysics.

MIT Short Course: Relativity, Gravity, and Cosmology ( MIT Professional Education Course )

Recent advances in gravitation theory and cosmology, combined with breakthroughs in observational astronomy, are transforming our understanding of space and time and our perspectives on the origin and future fate of the universe. This course is designed both for individuals who would like to learn the fundamentals of Einstein's theories of relativity and for those who are interested in the most recent advances in our understanding of the nature of black holes and other relativistic phenomena in our universe and the formation and evolution of the universe itself.
The course will cover a large number of topics, ranging from the experimental and theoretical underpinnings of the special and general theories of relativity to the birth, history, and future evolution of the universe. All subject matter will be presented on a level accessible to anyone familiar with algebra and Freshman-level physics.
Do not be concerned about the request for professional credentials in the standard application form. This course is intended for interested laypersons with a Freshman level of understanding of algebra, not for professionals in relativity or cosmology.

BURKE, Bernard F. ( MIT )

COPPI, Bruno ( MIT )

MIT Center for Space Research - Positions vacant

MIT Center for Space Research ( CSR )

The Center supports a broad range of space-related research by scientists in many departments of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Areas of current activity range from theoretical cosmology and astrophysics to laboratory and flight experiments and ground-based observations. Laboratory facilities include X-ray generators, particle accelerators, vacuum chambers, and conventional electronic test and machine shop equipment. Extensive computational facilities are available for the analysis and reduction of data.

High Energy Transient Explorer ( HETE-2 )

The High Energy Transient Explorer is a small scientific satellite designed to detect and localize gamma-ray bursts.

ISHIBASHI, Kazunori ( MIT )

Study of a massive/hot stars in the multiband observations. Currently engaging in study of Eta Carinae with RXTE.

ARABADJIS, John S. ( MIT )

BERTSCHINGER, Edmund ( MIT )

BELCHER, John W. ( MIT )

Net Advance Physics ( NetAdvPhys )

Online encyclopaedia of physics/astrophysics; includes most review papers in the Los Alamos preprint base catalogued by subject. Will someday hopefully be a complete subject-index to online physics and astrophysics literature.

MIT Laboratory for Nuclear Science ( LNS )

Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer ( RXTE )

The Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (1995-present) is designed to facilitate the study of time variability in the emission of X-ray sources with moderate spectral resolution.

ESKRIDGE, Paul ( Ohio State Univ. )

NASA/MSU Center for Educational Resources ( CERES )

An extensive library of interactive K-12 materials for teaching astronomy including classroom-ready lesson plans, NASA data search engines and distance learning courses for in-service K-12 teachers.

MSU Solar Physics Group ( Montana )

Montana Space Grant Consortium ( MSGC )

Part of the NASA's National Space Grant and Fellowship Program, MSGC enhances aerospace research and education in Montana through a variety of programs. Research initiation grants, education enhancement grants, undergraduate research awards and scholarship-fellowship program are administered by the Central Consortium Office at Montana State University in Bozeman. This office acts as a statewide clearinghouse for information on NASA and other aerospace-related programs relevent to the state, and takes an active role in alterting Consortium affiliates about opportunities in research and education with NASA and other space agencies.

Montana State University ( Bozeman, USA )

Over 18 full-time faculty on staff with strong research areas in astrophysics, condensed matter physics, optical science and laser technology, relativity and cosmology, solar physics and physics/astronomy education.

Southwest Montana Astronomical Society ( SMAS )

The Southwest Montana Astronomical Society is a regional astronomy club founded in 1993 to promote amateur astronomy through a variety of programs and special events. Meetings are held on the last Friday of every month, 7:30 pm at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, and are always free and open to the public. Activities include guest speakers, telescope workshops, star parties, planetarium shows, slide programs. Annual events sponsored by SMAS include the Montana Astro Fair, a major astronomy festival held at the Museum of the Rockies each winter, and the Montana Starwatch, a regional star party at a dark sky site in the summer. Each event draws hundreds of participants. SMAS has approximately 100 members.

Mississippi State University - Department of Physics and Astronomy

The Physics and Astronomy Department home page contains information about faculty, students, and departmental facilities. Research information and information about the University's Howell Observatory is also available.

Mississippi State University - Howell Observatory

SIMKIN, Susan ( Michigan State University )

AGNs, Radio Galaxies, Kinematics of Galaxies

Michigan State University - Physics & Astronomy ( MSU )

Michigan State Univ. SOuthern Astrophysical Research Telescope ( SOAR )

Outreach efforts to merge astronomy research and non-science education. The SOAR Telescope is located on Cerro Pachon, Chile, and operated by a consortium including Michigan State University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the National Optical Astronomy Observatory and the country of Brazil.

HAMLIN, Michael ( MSU )

STEIN, Bob ( MSU )

Mount Wilson Observatory

The mountain is host to several ongoing observing projects using the onsite facilities. The observatory has two primary nighttime telescopes: the 60-inch telescope, built in 1908 is home to the HK Project and the Atmospheric Compensation Experiment; and the 100-inch (Hooker) telescope, built in 1917, which is available to the scientific community. Two solar observatories, the 60-foot tower telescope (operated by USC), and the 150-foot tower telescope (operated by UCLA) maintain long-term exploration of the magnetic activity behavior of the Sun. There are also two interferometers onsite: the Infrared Spatial Interferometer (ISI, operated by U.C. Berkeley), and the NRL Optical Interferometer. The Telescopes in Education (TIE) Project operates a 24" telescope, as well as the Snow Solar Telescope (built in 1904). Finally, a fully-robotic 32-inch Automatic Photoeletric Telescope (APT) is operated by Tennessee State University.

Arecibo Observatory - National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center ( NAIC )

Analyz User Guide ( single-dish spectral analysis (NAIC )

National Academy of Sciences - Board on Physics and Astronomy ( National Research Council )

Strategy For Ground-Based Optical And Infrared Astronomy

McCray Panel on Ground-Based Optical and Infrared Astronomy, Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Board on Physics and Astronomy, Space Studies Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. 1995

NAS/NRC Space Studies Board

The SSB is an advisory board within the National Research Council, which is in turn the operational arm of the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering. The SSB operates a number of standing committees and task groups that perform studies in space science and policy for the federal government.

National Undergraduate Research Observatory ( NURO )

The National Undergraduate Research Observatory (NURO) at Lowell Observatory and Northern Arizona University is a 0.8m telescope located on Anderson Mesa south of Flagstaff, Arizona. NURO is a consortium of Universities and small colleges to provide a research grade telescope for undergraduate research and education.

Northern Arizona University - Department of Physics and Astronomy ( NAU )

LUTZ, Barry L. ( Northern Arizona University )

DEGIOIA-EASTWOOD, Kathleen ( NAU )

NCSU list of Astrophysics Resources

This guide provides information sources relating to professional astronomy. It is intended as a comprehensive portal for academic faculty, graduate students in astronomy, and advanced undergrads conducting research. Resources include materials available electronically (both information licensed through the NCSU Libraries and information freely available) and print materials held in the D.H. Hill Library.

North Carolina State University - Mars Mission Research Center

Co-located at North Carolina State University in Raleigh (NCSU) and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro (A&T), the Mars Mission Research Center (M2RC) is one of eight University Space Engineering Centers established by NASA in 1988. The goal of the Center is to focus on research and educational technologies necessary for planetary exploration, especially transportation to and from Mars.

North Carolina State University - Astrophysics ( NCSU )

A description of activities and resources within the Astrophysics Research group in the Department of Physics at North Carolina State University. Contents include preprints, description of ongoing research, astrophysics MPEGs, and graduate research opportunities

BLONDIN, John M. ( NCSU )

Microlensing Planet Finder Project ( MPF, ex-GEST )

The Microlensing Planet Finder Project (MPF) is by far the most powerful proposed observatory for finding large numbers of planetary systems. It answers the following questions: How many planets are there? How are they distributed in mass and distance from their parent stars, and in distance from the Galactic Center? How many have large moons? How many have been expelled from their systems? None of these questions are fully addressed by other techniques particularly if the abundance is low. MPF will do this by observing microlensing signals from 100 million stars in the Galactic bulge for 4 observing seasons, and it will have sensitivity to planets with masses as low as 0.1 M\oplus at separations > 0.7 AU. MPF will be sensitive to analogs of all the planets in the solar system except for Mercury and Pluto and will complement the Kepler mission.

Notre Dame Astrophysics Group

Microlensing Planet Search Project ( MPS )

The Microlensing Planet Search Project (MPS) searches for evidence of extra-solar planets using the gravitational microlensing technique.

NFO's Automatic Radio Linked Telescope

Observatory associated with Western New Mexico University in Silver City, NM (USA).

Big Bear Solar Observatory ( BBSO )

This site contains daily images from our solar optical telescope at Big Bear, California. Fulldisk images for the current month. H-alpha, white light, and Ca-II K-line images are generally available for every observing day; Ca-II K-line fulldisk archive; H-alpha fulldisk archive; White light fulldisk archive; Current high-resolution region images; Programs to read FITS images on IBM PCs and Macintoshes.

Frequency-Agile Solar Radiotelescope ( FASR )

FASR is a concept for a groundbased synthesis imaging radiotelescope designed specifically for observing the Sun.

Apache Point Observatory ( APO )

APO is privately owned and operated by the Astrophysical Research Consortium. Located near Sunspot, New Mexico, the observatory consists of a 3.5-meter telescope, the 2.5-meter Sloan Digital Sky Survey telescope, and two smaller telescopes.

BRINKMANN, Jonathan ( NMSU )

LOOMIS, Karen ( APO )

SIEGMUND, Walt ( Univ.Washington )

KLYPIN, Anatoly ( NMSU )

CHURCHILL, Christopher ( New Mexico State Univ. )

QSO Absorption Lines; Gaseous Content of High z Galaxies

VOGT, Nicole P. ( NMSU )

The WWW page for Nicole P. Vogt at NMSU contains information on astronomical research, teaching, and publications, including work on cluster infall and distant galaxy evolution and formation.

Planetary Atmospheres Node ( NASA/PDS )

New Mexico State University Astronomy Preprints ( NMSU )

Department members' recent preprints sorted by subject type.

New Mexico State University - Department of Astronomy ( NMSU )

Contains information on faculty, staff, and students and their research and educational activities, as well as descriptions of department astronomical facilities.

HARRISON, Tom ( NMSU )

Magdelena Ridge Observatory Project ( MRO )

The Magdalena Ridge Observatory (MRO) project is an international scientific collaboration between New Mexico Tech, the University of Cambridge (UK), New Mexico State University, New Mexico Highlands University, the University of Puerto Rico, and Los Alamos National Laboratory. The project is overseen by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory. The observatory is primarily intended for astronomical research and will be composed of two facilities, a single telescope and an array of optical/infrared telescopes called the Magdalena Ridge Observatory Interferometer (MROI). Located on the main ridge of the Magdalena mountains, some 30 miles west of the New Mexico Tech campus, at an elevation of 10,600 ft. above sea level, it will be the fourth highest observatory in the world.

New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology - Physics Department

New Mexico Tech - Physics Department - Astrophysics Program

Main research domains:

Dynamics and Kinematics of Nearby Galaxies
Magdalena Ridge Observatory (MRO)
Plasma Astrophysics
Pulsars
Plasma Physics in Clusters of Galaxies
Radio Galaxies and Their Cluster Environment
Radio Studies of Normal, Exploding, and Compact Stellar Systems.

New Mexico Tech Astronomy Club

Southern Columbia Millimeter Telescope ( 1.2 Meter )

CCD-world ( Charge-Coupled Device )

A mailing list for the discussion of issues relating to the use of CCD and SWIR systems in professional astronomy. The list address is CCD-world@ctio.noao.edu

Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory ( CTIO )

Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory is a complex of astronomical telescopes and instruments located approximately 80 km to the East of La Serena, Chile at an altitude of 2200 Meters.
CTIO is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Inc. (AURA), under a cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation as part of the National Optical Astronomy Observatories.

Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory - Schedules ( CTIO )

Magellanic Cloud Emission-line Survey ( MCELS, UM/CTIO )

MCELS is a survey of two of our nearest neighboring galaxies, the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds. The survey is done in the bright emission of Hydrogen (Halpha 6563), Sulfur ([S II] 6724), and Oxygen ([O III] 5007) from the interstellar gas of these two galaxies to study the properties, kinematics, and dynamics of the "violent" interstellar medium. Although the project just started recently, one can already see some samples of the utility as well as the beauty of emission-line imaging which will be brought to the astronomical community and the public in general. The survey is performed with the University of Michigan's Curtis Schmidt telescope, a 0.6/0.9m Schmidt located on Cerro Tololo and run by CTIO under a cooperative agreement with the University of Michigan.

SUNTZEFF, Nick ( CTIO )

Image Reduction and Analysis Facility ( IRAF, NOAO )

IRAF ftp archive directories. README = This file; ORDERFORM = IRAF order form, for mailed IRAF distributions and printed and bound versions of the manuals; REGISTER = IRAF mailing list and site registration; conf = November 1991 IRAF Conference information; contrib = Contributed software; docs = IRAF user and technical documentation; extra = IRAF add-on layered packges, fixes, etc.; v28 = The IRAF V2.8 distribution (partial); v29 = The IRAF V2.9 distribution; v210 = The IRAF V2.10 distribution; web = World Wide Web (WWW) home directory.; (there is an IRAF home page (preliminary) \

Image Reduction and Analysis Facility ( IRAF )

The main IRAF distribution includes a good selection of programs for general image processing and graphics, plus a large number of programs for the reduction and analysis of optical and IR astronomy data (the "NOAO" packages). Other external or layered packages are available for applications such as data acquisition or handling data from other observatories and wavelength regimes such as the Hubble Space Telescope (optical), EUVE (extreme ultra-violet), or ROSAT and AXAF (X-ray). These external packages are distributed separately from the main IRAF distribution but can be easily installed. The IRAF system also includes a complete programming environment for scientific applications, which includes a programmable Command Language scripting facility, the IMFORT Fortran/C programming interface, and the full SPP/VOS programming environment in which the portable IRAF system and all applications are written.

Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems 95 ( ADASS V )

The ADASS Conferences provide a forum for scientists and programmers concerned with algorithms, software, and software systems employed in the reduction and analysis of astronomical data. ADASS '95, held in Tucson, AZ, was hosted by the National Optical Astronomy Observatories (October 22-25, 1995).

SEAMAN, Rob ( NOAO )

USA National Solar Observatory / Sacramento Peak, Sunspot, NM ( NSO/SP )

Anonymous ftp.

National Optical Astronomy Observatories ( NOAO )

NOAO-Gopher(Gemini,Weather,Veronica),
catalogs, NSO, CTIO, KPNO

Astrophysical Journal ( ApJ )

The Astrophysical Journal (ISSN 0004-637X) is published three times a month (in two parts) for the American Astronomical Society by The University of Chicago Press, 5801 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637. Volumes consist of two issues each. An author and subject index covering three volumes appears in Part 1 every second month. An annual index is published after the last volume of the year and is sent to each subscriber. The articles in this journal are indexed in the Science Citation Index, Philadelphia, PA.

Astrophysical Journal Supplement ( ApJS )

The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series (ISSN 0067-0049) is published monthly for the American Astronomical Society by The University of Chicago Press, 5801 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637. Six volumes of two issues each are published each year. An author and subject index appears in the second issue of each volume.

Employment Opportunities at the National Optical Astronomy Observatories ( Job Openings at NOAO and NSO )

NOAO Educational Outreach

Links to educational programs and materials provided by the U.S.A. National Optical Astronomy Observatory, Tucson, AZ.

NOAO Image Gallery

Images from telescopes operated by the U.S.A. National Optical Astronomy Observatory at Kitt Peak, Arizona, and Cerro Tololo, Chile, plus various solar images from the National Solar Observatory.

Kitt Peak National Observatory ( KPNO )

Observing information. There is also an anonymous ftp

Kitt Peak National Observatory - Schedules ( KPNO )

NOAO Newsletters

The NOAO Newsletter is published quarterly. Issues starting with June 1992 are available on-line but only those Newsletters dated June 1996 and later are full-up HTML files. Each issue is seachable, plus a variety of search options are available from this page.

BOWER, Gary A. ( NOAO )

LAUER, Tod R.

Mighell, Kenneth ( NOAO Tucson )

MACRI, Lucas ( NOAO )

Cepheid variables; Tully-Fisher relation.

Submillimeter Polarimeter for Antarctic Remote Observing ( SPARO )

Mapping Interstellar Magnetic Fields from the South Pole.

RASIO, Fred ( Northwestern University )

Theoretical astrophysics: extrasolar planets, stellar dynamics, hydrodynamics, general relativity, gravitational wave astronomy.

MEYER, David M. ( Northwestern Univ. )

ULMER, Melville P. ( Northwestern Univ. )

Northwestern University - Astrophysics ( NWU )

Observational and theoretical astrophysics at Northwestern University uses all of the electromagnetic spectrum: radio (at both centimeter and millimeter wavelengths), near and far infrared, optical, ultraviolet, X-ray and gamma-ray. This is carried out using state-of-the-art instrumentation at major international facilities. Theoretical research emphasizes compact objects (black holes, white dwarfs, and neutron stars), stellar astrophysics, and cosmology.

NOVAK, Giles ( Northwestern Univ. )

TAAM, Ronald ( Northwestern Univ. )

ZADEH, Farhad Yusef ( Northwestern Univ. )

The Galactic Center. Supernova Remnant Masers. Star formation.

PSPLOT

PSPLOT is a Fortran-callable PostScript plotting library which can create 2-D publication-quality graphics. It supports the standard 35 PostScript fonts and color, and is distributed free of charge for non- commercial use.

Astronomical Image Processing System ( AIPS (the Classic Variety) at NRAO )

The Astronomical Image Processing System is a software package for calibration, data analysis, image display, plotting, and a variety of ancillary tasks on Astronomical Data. It comes from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory. It is primarily for Radio Astronomy. There is a Usenet newsgroup alt.sci.astro.aips that deals with AIPS issues and has occasional interesting announcements. There is an AIPS memo that nicely describes the AIPS software system (PostScript, 189404 bytes). It contains one schematic diagram of the overall AIPS structure.

Myers, Steven T. ( NRAO )

Contains links to the Astro News Page, Online Course material, and includes VLA/VLBA and ALMA related information.

NRAO RAPs

Fill-in form to search the database of all preprints received at NRAO from 1986 forward, with citations to published papers. Included are preprints by NRAO authors as well as preprints received from authors and institutions worldwide. The database is updated weekly.

FITS Information Archive

This is an archive for the Flexible Image Transport System [FITS], the standard data interchange and archival format of the worldwide astronomy community.

NRAO Charlottesville ( NRAO-CV )

This web page contains links to these items, among others: AIPS (Astronomical Image Processing System), AIPS++, NRAO Headquarters, The Central Development Lab, and the main NRAO Library.

Postage Stamp Server for NVSS Radio Sky Survey ( NVSS Postage Stamp Server )

This Web page allows the user to obtain "postage stamp" FITS images of selected, small fields from the NRAO/VLA Sky Survey (NVSS). Either 1950 or 2000 positions are supported as are a number of projective geometries. This survey is being done with the National Radio Astronomy Observatory's Very Large Array telescope at a wavelength of 20 cm (1.4 GHz) and is producing images of the sky north of declination -40 deg with a resolution of 45". Both total intensity and linear polarization is being imaged. This project began in September 1993 and the main body of observations will be finished in the Summer of 1996. Results are being made available as they are produced.

Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems 96 ( ADASS VI )

The ADASS Conferences provide a forum for scientists and programmers concerned with algorithms, software, and software systems employed in the reduction and analysis of astronomical data. ADASS '96 was hosted by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory and the University of Virginia Departments of Astronomy and Computer Science (September 22-25, 1996).

Flexible Image Transport System ( FITS archive at NRAO )

Astronomy resources on the Internet ( NRAO )

Microcomputer Image Processing System ( MiPS )

(this document is the announcement of a demo for MS-DOS computers)

An Astronomer's Guide to On-line Bibliographic Databases and Information Services

This is Starlink User Note 174.1 (29 November 1993).
See also " A Guide to Astronomical Catalogues, Databases and Archives available through Starlink" , Starlink User Note 162.1 (18. March 1993), also by A.C. Davenhall, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Univ. of Leicester.

UniPOPS ( NRAO )

BRIDLE, Alan ( NRAO )

Extragalactic radio sources
VLA Development Plan
VLAPLAN software
Radio images

Radio Galaxy and Quasar Images

Images of extragalactic radio sources, mainly from the VLA

WOOTTEN, Al ( NRAO )

FITSview FITS image viewers ( FITSview )

The FITSview family of viewers for FITS format astronomical images are available for Microsoft Windows (FITSview), Apple Macintosh (MacFITSview) and Unix/X-Windows (XFITSview) computer systems. These viewers have easy to use graphical controls and will display astronomical images in the Flexible Image Transport System (FITS) format allowing zooming, scrolling, modifying the brightness, contrast and pseudo color and allow determination of celestial positions and the physical brightness units in the image. Both standard World Coordinate System (WCS) and Digitized Sky Survey

WELLS, Donald C. ( NRAO )

LISZT, Harvey ( NRAO )

NRAO VLA Sky Survey ( NVSS )

The NRAO VLA Sky Survey (NVSS) is mapping the sky north of -40 deg declination at 1.4 GHz. The principal data products are (1) 4 deg X 4 deg continuum maps " cubes" with three planes containing Stokes I, Q, and U images, (2) source lists, and (3) processed (u,v) data sets. The maps have 45 arcsec FWHM resolution and nearly uniform rms noise, about 0.45 mJy/beam = 0.14 K (Stokes I) and 0.29 mJy/beam (Stokes Q and U). The rms uncertainties in right ascension and declination vary from 0.3 arcsec for strong (S > 30 mJy) point sources to 5 arcsec for the faintest (S ~ 2.5 mJy) detectable sources.

HIBBARD, John ( NRAO )

Fate of Gas in Interacting Galaxies

MURPHY, Patrick P. ( NRAO )

Green Bank

The National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank (West Virginia) is a facility of the National Science Foundation operated under cooperative agreement by Associated Universities, Inc.

Orbiting Very Long Baseline Interferometry ( OVLBI )

The Orbiting VLBI tracking station in Green Bank, West Virginia is one of four NASA tracking stations dedicated to support of Very Long Baseline Interferometry satellites.

Atacama Large Millimeter Array - NRAO Web site ( ALMA )

The Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) is a millimeter wavelength telescope. The U.S. side of the project is run by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), operated by Associated Universities, Inc., under cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation (NSF). The European side of the project is a collaboration between the European Southern Observatory (ESO), the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, the Netherlands Foundation for Research in Astronomy and Nederlandse Onderzoekschool Voor Astronomie, and the United Kingdom Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council.

NRAO Arizona Operations ( NRAO-TUC )

The National Radio Astronomy Observatory Arizona Operations is the center for the following NRAO activities: (1) 12 Meter Telescope and (2) Millimeter Array Development Activities.

NRAO 12m Telescope Schedules

Very Large Array ( VLA )

Very Large Array - Schedules ( VLA/NRAO )

Very Long Baseline Array ( VLBA )

National Radio Astronomy Observatory ( NRAO )

The NRAO is a facility operated by Associated Universities, Inc. under cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation.
NRAO/VLA Information System -- Maintenance Report summaries (Open and to be Repaired); Official VLA, VLBA and VLBI NUG Schedules; General Info for Visitors to NRAO (New Mexico); VLA Specific Information; VLBA Specific Information; Weather Information
NRAO-Charlottesville ( Headquarters ; there is also an anonFTP server .
NRAO-Socorro
NRAO-Tucson
NRAO-VLA (Very Large Array)
NRAO-VLBA (Very Long Baseline Array)
NRAO-Green Bank (140-foot, GBT, OVLBI)

Careers at NRAO ( National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Socorro, New Mexico )

AIPS++ ( Astronomical Information Processing System )

AIPS++ is a software package which will calibrate and image (primarily) radio astronomical data. It is being written in an object-oriented style using the C++ language. AIPS++ is being developed by an international consortium. AIPS++ is not yet of interest to users, although there are some email reflectors you may wish to join for information. A beta library release is available via anonymous ftp. This may be of interest to C++ software developers.

NRAO Library

RAPsheet, PageCharge Policies, Preprints, Published Papers...

ULVESTAD, James S.

Seyfert galaxies; Space VLBI; Active galactic nuclei.

Global Oscillation Network Group ( GONG )

The Global Oscillation Network Group (GONG) is a community-based program to conduct a detailed study of solar internal structure and dynamics using helioseismology. In order to exploit this new technique, GONG has developed a six-station network of extremely sensitive, and stable velocity imagers located around the Earth to obtain nearly continuous observations of the Sun's "five-minute" oscillations, or pulsations.

National Solar Observatory ( NSO, USA )

The mission of the National Solar Observatory is to advance knowledge of the Sun, both as an astronomical object and as the dominant external influence on Earth, by providing forefront observational opportunities to the research community.

National Solar Observatory Telescope Schedules ( NSO )

* Richard B. Dunn Solar Telescope * John W. Evans Solar Facility * Link to NSO-KP telescope Schedule.

Carnegie Institution Observatories ( OCIW )

KELSON, Daniel D. ( Carnegie Observatories, Pasadena )

Fundamental Plane
Extragalactic Distance Scale
Galaxy Evolution
Interstellar Medium.

Ohio State University Department of Astronomy ( OSU )

MARTINI, Paul ( Harvard-Smithsonian CfA )

Neural Network Papers ( archive )

This directory contains technical reports as a public service to the connectionist and neural network scientific community which has an organized mailing list (for info: connectionists-request@cs.cmu.edu). Researchers may place electronic versions of their preprints in this directory, announce availability, and other interested researchers can rapidly retrieve and print the postscripts.

Ohio State University - Department of Astronomy

Provides information about the personnel, research and teaching activities, and resources of the OSU Astronomy Department. Includes our on-line graduate program brochure, links to the personal home pages of faculty, staff, and students, and calendars of local events.

POGGE, Richard W. ( Ohio State Univ. )

PRADHAN, Anil K. ( Ohio State Univ. )

TERNDRUP, Don ( Ohio State Univ. )

Ohio State University Astrophysics and Cosmology

People and Research in Astrophysics and Cosmology at Ohio State University.

Ohio Univ. - Physics and Astronomy Department

STATLER, Tom ( Ohio Univ. )

Ohio University - Astronomy and Astrophyics

Astronomy and Astrophysics in the Physics Department of Ohio University at Athens, Ohio.

University of Oklahoma - Physics and Astronomy Department

Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute ( PARI )

The Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute is a not-for-profit public foundation dedicated to providing research and educational access to radio and optical astronomy for a broad cross-section of users.
Pre-college through post-graduate students will have the opportunity to work and learn with full time and visiting astronomers. Additional access is provided on a remote basis through this Internet site to grades K-12.

Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute ( PARI )

The Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute is a not-for-profit foundation dedicated to providing research, study, and educational access to optical and radio astronomy for a broad cross section of users. Pre-college through post-graduate students will have the opportunity to work and learn with full time and visiting astronomers and astrophysicists while performing real research using a variety of advanced astronomical techniques. Additional access will be provided on a remote basis through the Internet to grades K-12 and the public.
Located in the Appalachian Mountains near the Blue Ridge Parkway just west of Asheville, North Carolina, PARI will provide both the sky views appropriate to the science of astronomy, as well as a pleasant place to work and learn.

Astronomy links

Extensive list of thousands of categorized astronomy links especially useful for educators and students.

CONTI, Alberto ( University of Pittsburgh )

Galaxy Formation et alia.

GARDNER, Jeff ( Univ. Pittsburgh )

University of Pittsburgh - Department of Physics & Astronomy

Allegheny Observatory

The official web site of the University of Pittsburgh's Allegheny Observatory.

Pomona College - Astronomy Program

Includes a complete description of the Pomona College astronomy program, a tour of the Frank Brackett Observatory, and a tour of the 40" telescope in the nearby San Gabriel Mountains.

Princeton University Observatory

Princeton University - Astrophysics Library

Princeton University Astrophysics Graduate Program

SPERGEL, David N. ( Princeton )

LUPTON, Robert ( Princeton )

VOGELEY, Michael S. ( Princeton )

Princeton University - Pulsar Group

The home page of the pulsar research group in the department of physics of Princeton University, this site includes pointers to the home pages of group members, a collection of pulsar related resources and pointers to our supported data analysis software (including TEMPO), and links to radio astronomy observatories and related sites.

Radio Pulsar Resources

A unified collection of information and pointers of interest to radio pulsar researchers. Resources include pointers to group and individual home pages, radio telescope home pages and telescope schedules, and pulsar related preprints and reprints.

NICE, David ( Princeton University )

Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center ( PSC )

Pittsburgh Supercomputer Center/University of Pittsburgh - Relativity Group: Preprints ( pitt_preprints )

Planetary Science Institute ( PSI )

The Planetary Science Institute (PSI) is a non-profit organization ( a division of San Juan Institute) that conducts a wide variety of basic research in planetary science and allied fields. Established in Tucson, Arizona, in 1972, the Institute has a number of multi-faceted research programs in planetary astronomy, lunar and planetary geology, and planetary geophysics and dynamics. PSI's Astrophysics Group conducts research on cataclysmic variables, CCD observational techniques and instrumentation, multi-wavelength observations, faint object photometry, and extra-Solar planet searches. PSI currently emphasizes Mars, satellites, asteroids , and comets, as well as the origin of planets. Our scientists have participated in NASA spacecraft missions, such as Mariner 9, Viking, and Mars Observer, and are presently involved in the Galileo Mission to Jupiter and the NEAR Mission to Eros.

Pennsylvania State University - Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics ( PSU )

Hobby Eberly Telescope ( HET )

The Hobby-Eberly telescope (HET) is a new 9 meter telescope, built at the University of Texas McDonald Observatory near Ft. Davis Texas as a result of an international collaboration between the University of Texas at Austin, The Pennsylvania State University and Stanford University in the United States and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen, and Goerg-August-Universitaet Goettingen. The HET has been tailored for spectroscopy, and in particular, fiber-coupled spectroscopy.

Penn State Inservice Workshops in Astronomy ( PSIWA )

The Penn State Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics offers inservice workshops for science teachers at the middle- and high-school levels. These are held during the summer and provide graduate credit.

Penn State - QSO Absorption Line Group ( PSU )

Statistical software for astronomy and related fields ( StatCodes )

StatCodes is a Web metasite with links to >200 source codes and packages implementing statistical methods which are freely available on the Internet. Most are in C or Fortran. Categories include: general statistics; statistical distributions; Bayesian statistics; time series analysis; multivariate analysis; multivariate clustering and classification; censored and truncated data; nonparametric methods; density estimation and smoothing; spatial statistics; image analysis; correlation and regression; visualization tools; interactive Web tools.

WOLSZCZAN, Alex ( Penn State University )

KIZILTAN, Bulent ( Penn. State University )

Pulsar Searches, Timing and Radio Observations of Pulsars using the PSPM at Arecibo, High Energy Astrophysics (SNR and compact objects).

BURROWS, David N. ( Penn State Univ. )

CHARLTON, Jane C. ( Penn State Univ. )

CHESTER, Margaret McMath ( Penn State Univ. )

PALMA, Chris ( Penn State )

SCHNEIDER, Donald ( Penn State Univ. )

FEIGELSON, Eric D. ( Penn State Univ. )

MESZAROS, Peter ( Penn State Univ. )

LAGUNA, Pablo ( Penn State Univ. )

PAVLOV, George ( Penn State Univ. )

CIARDULLO, Robin ( Penn State Univ. )

SIGURDSSON, Steinn ( Penn State )

Theory, dynamics and compact objects, misc.

Statistical Consulting Center for Astronomy ( SCCA )

The SCCA provides prompt high-quality statistical advice for the astronomical community. It is an interdisciplinary team of faculty at Penn State with contacts throughout the international statistical community. A wide range of issues arising in astronomical data analysis can be addressed. Questions and answers are made available on the WWW.

Purdue University High Energy Astrophysics ( HEAp )

Educational Space Simulations Project ( ESSP )

The Educational Space Simulations Project is a web site where teachers and students can retrieve information about coordinating and conducting their own space simulation. Activity guides, launch and landing scripts, software, and much more is available for free download.

MICHEL, F. Curtis ( Rice Univ. )

Rice Space Institute ( RSI )

The mission of the Rice Space Institute is to"Make the Universe Smaller" by interdisciplinary research and education at all levels, charting the course for the next generation of peaceful uses of space.

REIFF, Patricia ( Rice Univ. )

Houston Astronomical Society ( HAS )

The Houston Astronomical Society in Texas has 250+ members and an 18 acre observatory site with a rolloff roof building housing 3 pier'ed telescopes.

Rice University - Department of Space Physics and Astronomy

The Department of Space Physics & Astronomy at Rice University is currently involved in many different aspects of space physics and astrophysics research with plasma physics linking the two disciplines as an underlying theme. Theoretical Solar System Physics; Experimental Solar System Physics; Theoretical Astrophysics; Observational Astronomy; Atomic and Atmospheric Physics

HARTIGAN, Patrick ( Rice )

Galileo Project

A web resource on the life and works of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642).

Rochester Univ. - POA Library

University of Rochester - Near Infrared Group

Colloquial description of some of the activities of the group of astronomers at the University of Rochester, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy. Not kept up to date.

BLACKMAN, Eric G., Prof. ( Physics & Astronomy, University of Rochester )

Theoretical Astrophysics.

University of Rochester - Astronomy and Astrophysics Group

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Department of Physics, applied Physics and Astronomy ( RPI )

Research in the Astrophysics Group is centered around the properties of interstellar dust and the role of dust in physical processes such as star formation and interstellar chemistry.

Rutgers University Astronomy

San Diego Supercomputer Center ( SDSC )

Mount Laguna Observatory

Green Flashes ( SDSU )

Information about green flashes, mirages, and other refraction phenomena. Contains an extensive bibliography that covers the history of these topics, as well as links to numerous color photographs and simulations.

San Diego State University - Astronomy Department ( SDSU )

Stephen F. Austin State University Observatory ( SFASU )

Facilities, research, and personnel of the SFASU Observatory.

San Francisco State University - Department of Physics and Astronomy ( SFSU )

Research activities include search for extrasolar planets.

BEST, Jason ( Shepherd College )

Center for Earth and Planetary Studies ( CEPS / RPIF )

Center for Earth and Planetary Studies and its Regional Planetary Image Facility (RPIF) located at the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution are pleased to announce the availability of its WWW server. The purpose of this NASA supported RPIF is to act as a reference library providing planetary science researchers with access to the extensive collection of image data from planetary missions. Currently we are in the process of placing some of the 300,000 photographs and images of the planets and their satellites in our collection online.

Southwest Missouri State University - Department of Physics, Astronomy and Materials science ( SMSU )

Southwest Missouri State University has an extensive Astronomy program, including studies using their Baker Observatory which is conveniently located outside of the city's lights. Studies started here can lead to a Ph.D. in Astronomy.

COMINSKY, Lynn R. ( Sonoma State Univ. )

Sonoma State University - Dept. of Physics & Astronomy

SPEAR, Gordon G. ( Sonoma State Univ. )

TENN, Joseph ( Sonoma State Univ. )

Jobs in Physics, Astronomy, and Other Fields

Maintained at Department of Physics and Astronomy, Sonoma State University.

McLIN, Kevin M. ( Sonoma State University )

QSO Absorption Lines, Intergalactic Medium, Observational Cosmology.

Stanford University Astrophysics

MERIWETHER, Dave ( Satellite development, testing & Operations, Stanford )

Dave's world is split into three catagories:
Space Work (My current work developing the Gravity Probe B's ground station), Physics (Relativity mostly), Astrophysics (including my previous work with the EUVE), Rocket Science (lots of links, including the X prize), and Space operations (every satellite web page I know of);
Dave's Playground: Weather, News, Earthquakes & hurricanes, road conditions, California info, Federal info, images, html, perl & vi resources www sources, music, & misc
Jobs: on-line job resources.

Gravity Probe B Relativity Mission ( Stanford )

Gravity Probe B is the relativity gyroscope experiment being developed by NASA and Stanford University to test two extraordinary, unverified predictions of Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity. The experiment will check, very precisely, tiny changes in the direction of spin of four gyroscopes contained in an Earth satellite orbiting at 400-mile altitude directly over the poles. So free are the gyroscopes from disturbance that they will provide an almost perfect space-time reference system. They will measure how space and time are warped by the presence of the Earth, and, more profoundly, how the Earth's rotation drags space-time around with it. These effects, though small for the Earth, have far-reaching implications for the nature of matter and the structure of the Universe.

Daily Martian Weather Report

The Daily Martian Weather Report is produced by the Mars Global Surveyor Radio Science Team (MGS RST). When the MGS mapping sequence begins, the page will contain a daily weather report for the planet Mars based on radio occultation measurements of the temperature and pressure profiles of the Martian atmosphere. Currently, the site contains information about the MGS mission and the Radio Science Team, the radio occultation technique for study of planetary atmospheres, profiles of the atmosphere of Venus acquired during occultations of the Magellan spacecraft, and information for K-12 educators interested in e-mail communications between their classes and members of the MGS RST.

Wilcox Solar Observatory ( WSO )

The Wilcox Solar Observatory began daily observations of the Sun's global magnetic field in May 1975, with the goal of understanding changes in the Sun and how those changes affect the Earth; this is now called space weather. Now low-resolution maps are also made of the Sun's magnetic field each day, as are observations of solar surface motions. The observatory is located in the foothills just west of the Stanford University campus.

Stanford Public Information REtrieval System ( SLAC-SPIRES )

A variety of SLAC's databases of interest to high-energy physics community is now made available via WWW, including: Preprints: HEP preprint database. Contains bibliographic summaries of more than 280,000 particle physics papers. Included are preprints, journal articles, technical reports, thesis, etc. Searchable by author, title, report number, institution, collaboration, and more. Find citations of your favorite author or article. View full postscript versions of selected preprints, read abstracts of bulletin-board papers. Need more help? Abstracts: Bulletin boards abstracts database. Useful in searching for recent physics bulletin board articles not yet covered by the HEP database. Find abstracts (and more!) of the articles posted today, yesterday, in the last seven days, week before that, or anytime.

Stanford Linear Accelerator Center ( SLAC )

Stanford SOLAR Center

Providing Solar On-Line Activity Resources for the joy of solar science exploration.
This site presents a collection of fun educational activities based on Solar Oscillations Investigation (SOI) and Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) data.

Solar Physics at Stanford University

Observational and theoretical research in the physics of the sun is carried out at Stanford University in several research groups. The Wilcox Solar Observatory and Solar Oscillations Investigation programs are conducted by a group of scientists and supporting staff associated with the Center for Space Science and Astrophysics (CSSA) and the Hansen Exerimental Physics Laboratories (HEPL), under the direction of Philip H. Scherrer (CSSA and the Department of Physics).

Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope ( GLAST )

The GLAST Mission is under study for flight in the first decade of the next century. GLAST is a next generation high-energy gamma-ray observatory designed for making observations of celestial gamma-ray sources in the energy band extending from 10 MeV to more than 100 GeV.

MOSKALENKO, Igor V. ( Stanford U. )

The whole particle/high-energy astrophysics including diffuse Galactic and extragalactic gamma-ray emission, cosmic-ray production and propagation, particle interactions with fields and matter, X-, and gamma-rays, astrophysics of neutrinos, stellar mass black holes and AGN physics, neutron stars and binaries, astrophysical plasma kinetics etc.

The SCSU Archive of the MAPS Catalog of the POSS I ( MAPS Catalog )

This online version of the Minnesota Automated Plate Scanner (MAPS) Catalog of the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (Epoch I) [hereafter the MAPS Catalog] was constructed by Juan Cabanela, one of the authors of the original MAPS Catalog of the POSS I. The MAPS Catalog was originally distributed on four DVDs to several astronomical data centers. The goal of this project is to make the catalog available in an interactive format. This site should be viewed as a backup/alternate version of the website maintained by the Minnesota Automated Plate Scanner group at http://aps.umn.edu/.

Amazing Space ( Hubble Space Telescope Online )

Amazing Space is a set of web-based activities primarily designed for classroom use, but made available for all to enjoy.

Hubble Space Telescope Data Archive ( STScI )

ASTRO Observatory ( ASTRO-1 and ASTRO-2 )

The ASTRO Observatory had three primary instruments: the Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (UIT), the Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope (HUT) and the Wisconsin Ultraviolet Photo-Polarimeter Experiment (WUPPE). The first Astro flight was on December 2-11, 1990. The X-ray experiment Broad Band X-Ray Telescope (BBXRT) was also part of the Astro-1 flight. The second flight was on March 2-18, 1995.

OAO-3 (Copernicus) Archive

The Copernicus satellite, otherwise known as the Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 3 (OAO-3), obtained high resolution far- (900-1560 Å) and near- (1650-3150 Å) ultraviolet spectra of 551 objects, primarily bright stars, from 1972 to 1981.
This is part of the Multimission Archive at STsCI (MAST).

Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE) Archive ( at STScI )

IUE Archive ( MAST )

The International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE) performed spectrophotometry at high (0.1-0.3 Å) and low (6-7 Å) resolution between 1150 Å and 3200 Å.
Over 104,000 ultraviolet spectra were obtained with IUE between January 26, 1978, and September 30, 1996.
This is part of the Multimission Archive at STScI.

Multimission Archive at STScI ( MAST )

The Multimission Archive at STScI is being developed to support a variety of astronomical data archives, with the primary focus on scientifically related data sets in the optical, ultraviolet, and near-infrared parts of the spectrum.

Medium Deep Survey ( MDS )

The Medium Deep Survey (MDS) is an international project that uses the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) in Pure parallel mode to study the nature of faint galaxies in the deepest regions of the universe. The released MDS database contains model fits for about 64000 objects in 185 WFPC2 fields, observed in most cases using the F814W(I), F606W(V) and for few in F450W(B) photometric filters. Some fields overlap each other, and duplicate observations of the same object has not yet been cross-identified.

Starcast ( Navigating the Astronomical Internet )

Starcast is ST ScI's prototype implemetation of Astrobrowse, a coordinated effort to develop common interfaces to the growing multitude of online astronomical services.
Starcast is an interface for querying multiple data archives, catalogs, and other online astronomical resources from a single Web-based form. Using simple but common query parameters, you can use Starcast to quickly locate online services (maybe even services you didn't know existed) that may have the data you're looking for.

Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope ( UIT - Archives at STScI MAST )

The Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (UIT) was one of three ultraviolet telescopes on the ASTRO-1 mission flown on the space shuttle Columbia during 2-10 December 1990. The same three instruments were later flown on the space shuttle Endeavour from 3-17 March 1995, as part of the ASTRO-2 mission. Exposures were obtained on 70-mm photographic film in the 1200-3300 Å range using broadband filters and later digitized using a Perkin-Elmer microdensitometer. Image resolution was 3" over a 40' field of view. Overall, UIT-1 obtained 821 exposures of 66 targets, and UIT-2 obtained 758 images of 193 targets.

Astronomical Software & Documentation Service ( ASDS )

The Astronomical Software and Documentation Service (ASDS) is a network service that allows you to find existing astronomical resources for solving your problem. ASDS started life as the Astronomical Software and Documentation Service, devoted entirely to astronomical software packages and their associated on-line documentation. Much code is rewritten these days, not because anyone has found a fundamentally better way to solve the problem, but because they simply don't know who has already done it, whether the code runs on the system they have available, or where to get it if it does. That is the problem that ASDS was intended to solve. The objectives of ASDS changed in 1998 when its scope was expanded to include astronomical observing sites and their associated telescope and instrument manuals, taken from a listing maintained by Liz Bryson (bryson@cfht.hawaii.edu). The service was renamed at this point.

Electronic Preprints project

A NASA Applied Information Systems Research Program grant funded project for indexing a distributed set of astronomical documents, including preprints.

Hubble Heritage Project

A striking astronomical image, created by the Hubble Heritage team, is released at this site the first Thursday of every month. As well as creating color images from the exposures in the Hubble Telescope Data Archive, this project has voting events for choosing observing targets at this website.

Hubble Heritage Project Index

The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a research tool dedicated to scientific studies of nature. By emphasizing compelling HST images distilled from scientific data, we hope to pique curiosity about our astrophysical understanding of the universe we all inhabit.

CHRISTIAN, Carol ( STScI )

STScI Newsletter

Space Telescope Science Institute Preprint services ( STScI )

Union List of Astronomy Serials ( ULAS )

The Union List of Astronomy Serials (ULAS), 2nd edition, is composed of bibliographic information for (primarily) non-commercial publications of observatories and institutions concerned with research in astronomy.

Space Telescope Science Institute Library Service

STEPsheet, IAU circulars

HST Science Data Archive ( STScI, Baltimore, MD )

(telnet, password='archive')

Digital Sky Survey ( DSS )

The Digitized Sky Survey comprises a set of all-sky photographic surveys in E, V, J, R, and N bands conducted with the Palomar and UK Schmidt telescopes. The Catalogs and Surveys Branch (CASB) is digitizing the photographic plates to support HST observing programs but also as a service to the astronomical community.
Images of any part of the sky may be extracted from the DSS, in either FITS or GIF format.

STScI STEPsheet Preprint Database

STScI-STEPsheet is a bibliographic listing of astronomy and astrophysics preprints received at the Space Telescope Science Institute Library since 1982, including all HST papers in the refereed literature. The preprints include papers submitted to scientific and technical journals and to appear in meeting proceedings; they cover observational, experimental, theoretical, review, instrumentation, image processing, and computing topics in a wide range of astronomical subdisciplines. Preprints include work by ST ScI authors as well as preprints received from authors and institutions world-wide. Citations are added as papers are published. The database is updated daily.

Faint Images of the Radio Sky at Twenty-centimeters ( VLA FIRST )

FIRST -- Faint Images of the Radio Sky at Twenty-cm -- is a project designed to produce the radio equivalent of the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey over 10,000 square degrees of the North Galactic Cap. Using the NRAO Very Large Array (VLA) and an automated mapping pipeline, we produce images with 1.8" pixels, a typical rms of 150 Jy, and a resolution of 5" . At the 0.75 mJy source detection threshold, there are ~110 sources per square degree, ~35% of which have resolved structure on scales from 2-30" .

WHITE, Richard L. ( STScI )

MARGON, Bruce ( STScI, Baltimore )

Space Telescope Science Institute ( STScI )

STScI is responsible for the scientific operations of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). STScI is operated by Associated Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) under contract to NASA.

Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 Encounters Jupiter - Latest HST Images (STScI)

Employment Opportunities at the Space Telescope Science Institute ( STScI )

Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph ( GHRS-HST )

The GHRS was one of four axial instruments on the Hubble Space Telescope and was designed to obtain UV spectra over a wide range of resolutions. GHRS was used to make finely detailed spectroscopic observations of ultraviolet sources, but was removed from HST in February 1997.

Hubble Deep Field ( HDF )

The Hubble Deep Field (HDF) is a Director's Discretionary program on HST in Cycle 5 to image a typical field at high galactic latitude in four wavelength passbands as deeply as reasonably possible. In order to optimize observing in the time available, a field in the northern continuous viewing zone (CVZ) was selected and images were taken for 10 consecutive days, or approximately 150 orbits. Shorter 1-orbit images were also obtained of the fields immediately adjacent to the primary HDF in order to facilitate spectroscopic follow-up by ground-based telescopes. The observations were carried out from 18-30 December 1995, and the data are available to the community for study.

Remote Proposal Submission Software

TIM (Telescope Imaging Model) ( PSF software for HST )

TinyTIM PSF software for HST

STScI-authored preprints (abstracts)

Hubble Space Telescope ( HST )

The Hubble Space Telescope is a cooperative program of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to operate a long-lived space-based observatory for the benefit of the international astronomical community. To accomplish this goal and protect the spacecraft against instrument and equipment failures, NASA had always planned on regular servicing missions. Hubble has special grapple fixtures, 76 handholds, and stabilized in all three axes. HST is a 2.4-meter reflecting telescope which was deployed in low-Earth orbit (600 kilometers) by the crew of the space shuttle Discovery (STS-31) on 25 April 1990. HST's current complement of science instruments include three cameras, two spectrographs, and fine guidance sensors (primarily used for astrometric observations). Because of HST's location above the Earth's atmosphere, these science instruments can produce high resolution images of astronomical objects. Ground-based telescopes can seldom provide resolution better than 1.0 arc-seconds, except momentarily under the very best observing conditions. HST's resolution is about 10 times better, or 0.1 arc-seconds.

Hubble Space Telescope Observing Schedule

Astronomical Internet Resources ( at STScI )

Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) Conference Series

Spike Planning and Scheduling ( Spike )

Space Telescope Science Institute developed the Spike planning and scheduling software in support of the Hubble Space Telescope as a general toolkit for planning and scheduling under Contract NAS5-26555 with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It is our desire that this toolkit be used to promote scientific research through the effective and efficient use of ground- and space-based astronomical observatories. By providing the Spike system to other facilities, we hope to develop a community of users who develop and use the Spike system. To the degree our resources allow, STScI will act as a clearinghouse for users, bug fixes, modifications, etc.

Space Telescope Science Data Analysis System ( STSDAS )

Space Telescope Science Data Analysis System (STSDAS) is a software primarily designed for reducing and analyzing data from the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). It operates in the IRAF software environmant. STSDAS includes the HST instrument calibration software included in the routine data processing pipeline but also includes general-purpose astronomy data analysis tools and enhancements to the IRAF environment.

STScI Online Preprint Service

The on-line STScI preprint service provides electronic versions of all preprints appearing in the STScI preprint series. It includes a searchable index, and full-text articles in PostScript format where available.

STScI Searchtools

Includes: STEIS Gopher Menus, STScI Phonebook, Archive Exposure Catalog, Current Year's Weekly Timeline, HST Status Reports, Long Range Plan (disabled), Weekly Summaries, STScI Documents, ...

Space Telescope Electronic Information System ( STEIS )

Calibrating Hubble Space Telescope

The proceedings from the HST Calibration Workshop held at the Space Telescope Science Institute November 15-17, 1993. These proceedings include discussions on the calibration of each instrument, including the Fine Guidance Sensors. There is also a general section that includes papers on the Optical Telescope Assembly, the HST Calibration Database and information on the calibration of other space observatories namely, the IUE and the Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope. Check the table of contents for a full listing. For the user's convenience this book is available both by individual paper and by hefty chunks of postscript for each section: WFPC, FOC, FOS, GHRS and General. The latter method is most useful for those of you who want to collect the whole book. The main text of the book is 442 pages.

Restoration of HST Images and Spectra Workshop

Proceedings of a Workshop held at the Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 18-19 November 1993. Edited by Robert J. Hanisch (hanisch@stsci.edu) and Richard L. White (rlw@stsci.edu). Advanced Systems Group, Science Computing and Research Support Division, Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218

AAS/CSWA Women in Astronomy Database ( WiA )

This list of Women in Astronomy has been produced by the American Astronomical Society's Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy. It includes the names, professional affiliations and scientific interest information of females in the disciplines of astronomy and astrophysics. We welcome submissions from women affiliated with the science of astronomy and related fields.

Andrew Fruchter ( STScI )

MAIZ-APELLANIZ, Jesus ( STScI )

Massive stars, starbursts, and their interaction with the surrounding ISM in nearby galaxies.

Umbral Missions Blocking Radiating Astronomical Sources ( UMBRAS )

UMBRAS is a technique and a class of space science missions. The UMBRAS goal is direct observation of planets around other stars.

KOEKEMOER, Anton ( STScI )

LANNING, Howard H. ( CSC/STSCI )

Sandage Two-color Survey of the Galactic Plane

The examination of the Sandage two-color photographic survey of the galactic plane taken in support of the Uhuru X-ray satellite project (1969-1972) is a continuing project headed by Howard Lanning (CSC/STScI). Several hundred faint UV sources including many old novae, white dwarfs, cv's, Be shell stars, etc. have been identified and presented in the literature and posted on the WWW. The survey comprises over 100 Palomar (48-in.) Oschin Schmidt plates extending to a limiting B magnitude of ~20.

MILLER, Glenn ( STScI )

Data Reduction Expert Assistant ( DRACO )

The use of large format detectors, increased access to very large astronomical databases, and other developments in observational astronomy have led to the situation where many astronomers are overwhelmed by the reduction and analysis process. Draco is a novel approach to data reduction and analysis which works in conjunction with existing analysis systems such as STSDAS/IRAF, IDL, etc. Draco takes on much of the mechanics of the process, allowing the astronomer to spend more time understanding the physical nature of the data.

POSTMAN, Marc ( Baltimore, USA )

RHOADS, James ( Space Telescope Science Institute )

Union List of Astronomical Serials ( ULAS )

The Union List of Astronomical Serials, 2nd edition, is composed of bibliographic information for (primarily) non-commercial publications of observatories and institutions concerned with research in astronomy. To each of the approximately 2300 titles included are appended the holding records of 42 contributing libraries, representing the most comprehensive astronomical collections in North America, with selected holdings from China, Europe, India, and South America as well. ULAS is an on-going project of the Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics Division of the Special Libraries Association. Judy Bausch of the Yerkes Observatory is the coordinator/compiler. For additional information, contact Judy at jab@tycho.yerkes.uchicago.edu or Sarah Stevens-Rayburn at library@stsci.edu.

BARRETT, James W. ( Stony Brook Radio Astronomy )

SOLOMON, Philip ( Stony Brook Astron. Group )

SUNY Stony Brook Astronomy Group

PETERSON, Deane ( Stony Brook Astron. Group )

WALTER, Fred ( Stony Brook Astron. Group )

Observational astronomy (100 keV - 20 cm) within one Kpc.

LATTIMER, Jim ( Stony Brook Astron. Group )

Personal home page for James M. Lattimer, with links to nuclear astrophysics group of SUNY-Stony Brook, current activities, and publications.

YAHIL, Amos ( Stony Brook Astron. Group )

Southwest Research Institute - Department of Space Studies ( SwRI )

Parker, Joel Wm. ( Southwest Research Institute )

Ionosphere Thermosphere Mesosphere ( ITM )

Texas A&M University. High Energy Physics Group

Information server operated by the High Energy Physics Group at Texas A&M University

INGRAM, Doug ( Texas Christian University )

This page contains links to Introductory Astronomy teaching resources for college-level classes, including readings, homeworks, exams, lab exercises and study guides.

Tennessee State University 2-m Automatic Spectroscopic Telescope Project ( 2-m AST )

This site details development of an 80-inch automatic telescope that Tennessee State University is developing for high-dispersion spectroscopy. It includes engineering reports and extensive pictures of the instrument.

Tufts University Astronomy Program

The Astronomy Program at Tufts University includes resources for both education and research in the fields of astronomy, astrophysics, and physics. Links include information on our undergraduate program in Astrophysics as well as Solar Physics research into coronal magetic fields and their relation to noise storms on the sun.

University of Alabama - Department of Physics and Astronomy

A listing of faculty, postdocs, and graduates students as well as information on the Graduate program of study, the Research Experience for Undergraduates program, and a description of research facilities. Online preprints, job listings, and other information will be added soon.

KEEL, William ( Alabama )

WHITE, Raymond E., III ( U. Alabama )

Binary Stars

Free software for Macintosh computers, complete with manuals, for use in an educational setting or for self-learning. Teaches binary star concepts.

University of Cincinnati, Department of Physics ( UC Physics )

The Department of Physics at the University of Cincinnati offers masters and Ph.D. degrees in Physics with an Astronomy Dissertation.

HANSON, Margaret ( U. Cincinnati )

High Altitude Observatory ( HAO )

Today's Observatory program includes numerical simulation of convection, radiation transport, and large-scale dynamics in both the solar and terrestrial atmospheres, plus observational programs to measure the Sun's output of magnetized plasma and radiation over the 11 year sunspot cycle of the Sun.

STellar Astrophysics & Research on Exoplanets ( STARE )

STARE (STellar Astrophysics & Research on Exoplanets) uses precise time-series photometry to search for extrasolar giant planets transiting their parent stars. An important byproduct of STARE will be an unusually complete survey of variable stars within its selected fields-of-view.

National Center for Atmospheric Research ( NCAR )

Windows to the Universe

Windows to the Universe is a user-friendly learning system on the Earth and Space sciences for the use of the general public. The objective of this project, funded by NASA, is to develop an innovative and engaging Web-site that spans the Earth and Space sciences. Our goal is to build a site that includes a rich array of documents, including images, movies, animations, and data sets, that explore the Earth and Space sciences and the historical and cultural ties between science, exploration, and the human experience.
There is a NASA mirror site.

University of Chicago - Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics

Our server has information about our graduate program, brief descriptions of our research, listings of the members of our department (and their personal home pages, if applicable). Several research groups also have pages; this web server is home to the web pages for Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum and Yerkes Observatory.

Center for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica ( CARA )

Stereo Photographs of Telescopes and Observatories ( Stereo Telescope Photos )

Aligned Color Stereo Photographs of several telescopes and observatories, including Apache Point, Owens Valley Radio Observatory, Mt Hopkins, Kitt Peak, Yerkes, and the huge array of detectors at the Pierre Auger Observatory. Placed for public use by the Cosmus Group.

Interactive Stereo Visualizations of Cosmic Ray Showers ( AIRES Shower Visuals )

This has movies and animated 3d models of cosmic ray showers simulated by the AIRES package. You can see how a shower started by a gamma ray differs from one started by an iron nucleus, and so on. Software used to make the pictures are also available.

Color Stereo Photos of Mars from the 2004 Rovers ( marscolorstereo )

These are colorized versions of the black/white stereo photographs that the NASA/JPL Mars Exploration Rovers sent back in 2004. Both anaglyphs and side-by-side (geowall) photos are available. These were colorized and used in a 3d exhibit at the Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum in Chicago.

Ryerson Astronomical Society

a student organization at the University of Chicago.

Solar System, Lecture notes and class materials ( Indiana University Northwest )

Lecture notes, homeworks, exams, and plenty of relevant links for introductory Astronomy course for non-science majors at Indiana University Northwest: The Solar System. Class taught in September 1996.

REBULL, Luisa ( UnivChicago )

Yerkes Observatory ( University of Chicago )

Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay Wisconsin hosts the 40" refractor, a 41" reflector, a 24" Boller & Chivens reflector, a 10" educational telescope, and support facilities. The 41" telescope is used for research including adaptive optics studies.

KRAVTSOV, Andrey ( U. Chicago )

Microwave Background Anisotropies - Physics

A series of online tutorials ranging from beginner to expert covering the theory of cosmic microwave background anisotropies.

AASTeX Package for Manuscript Preparation

AASTeX is a LaTeX-based package that can be used to mark up manuscripts for American Astronomical Society (AAS) journals.

Astrophysical Journal ( ApJ )

Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific - Electronic Edition ( PASP )

Published by the University of Chicago Press for the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.

WECHSLER, Risa ( University of Chicago )

Yerkes Library

The astronomy collection housed in Yerkes Library is designed to support the research and educational activities of Yerkes Observatory, University of Chicago, with emphasis on practical and observational astronomy, charts and catalogs of astronomical objects, and the design and construction of astronomical instruments and lenses. The collection also supports the activities of the Center for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica (CARA), whose headquarters are located at the Observatory.

University of Chicago, Astronomy and Astrophysics Library

CARROLL, Sean ( University of Chicago )

Theoretical physics and astrophysics.

Lecture Notes on General Relativity ( University of Chicago )

University of California, Irvine, Observatory ( UCI Observatory )

The University of California, Irvine, Observatory is located on campus. It consists of a computer-controlled telescope with a 24-inch primary mirror and numerous other portable telescopes. The instruments on the primary telescope include CCD cameras and a spectrograph. The Observatory is used primarily for undergraduate astronomy classes. In addition, Visitor Nights open to the general public are held quarterly, and special tours for community groups can be arranged.

University of California, Irvine - Department of Physics & Astronomy ( UCI )

BENFORD, Gregory D. ( UC Irvine )

University of California, LA - Department of Physics and Astronomy (UCLA) ( UCLA )

Home page for the Astronomy Division of the UCLA Department of Physics and Astronomy. Information on faculty, staff, graduate students, graduate programs, and research programs.

GHEZ, Andrea ( UCLA )

JURA, Michael A. ( UCLA )

MALKAN, Matthew A. ( UCLA )

PLAVEK, Mirek J. ( UCLA )

FIGER, Don ( UCLA )

LARKIN, James ( UCLA )

Solar Tower Atmospheric Cherenkov Effect Experiment ( STACEE )

STACEE is a new experiment for detecting gamma-rays with energies from 20 to 300 GeV, corresponding to the last unopened window in the electromagnetic spectrum. STACEE will use a the heliostats available at a large solar power facility to collect Cherenkov light that results from gamma-ray air showers. STACEE is currently under development and should be operational sometime in 1997 or 1998.

Ned Wright's Cosmology Tutorial

Cosmology is the study of the origin, current state, and future of our Universe. This field has been revolutionized by many discoveries made during the past century. This cosmology tutorial is an attempt to summarize these discoveries. It will be "under construction" for the foreseeable future as new discoveries are made. These pages are kept up-to-date as a resource for the cosmology courses at UCLA.

WRIGHT, Edward L. ( UCLA )

UCLA - Earth & Space Sciences Department ( UCLA ESS )

Our programs include planetary science, isotope geochemistry, cosmochemistry, continental tectonics, structural geology, mineral physics, paleobiology, geodynamics, seismology, and space physics.

UCLA Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics Space Science Center

Magnetospheric physics, Solar Wind Coupling and Geomagnetic Activity, Space Simulations and Space Physics

UCR-IGPP - Astrophysics Group

UCR is active in the areas of space physics, plasma astrophysics, and observation astronomy. All of this research is performed within the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP) at UCR.

University of California, Riverside - High Energy Astrophysics ( UCR )

Information on current research in High Energy Astrophysics being conducted at the University of California, Riverside.

Remote Access Astronomy Project - Remotely Operated Telescope ( RAAP-ROT )

The Remote Access Astronomy Project. The RAAP is an educational outreach program that promotes interest in science through providing astronomy educational resources. These include a series of digital image processing exercises to teach a variety of physical concepts as well as access to our computer controlled telescope allowing motivated students design and carry out their own experiments.

Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics ( KITP )

University of California Santa Barbara Physics ( UCSB )

Theoretical Astrophyics Astrophysics and Relativity General Relativity and Quantum Gravity Experimental Astrophysics and Cosmology

University of California, Santa Barbara - Astrophysics & Cosmology Group ( UCSB )

BLAES, Omer ( UCSB )

TURNER, Neal ( UCSB )

Star formation; active galactic nuclei; radiation magnetohydrodynamics.

California Univ., Santa Cruz - Astronomy and Astrophysics Department ( UCSC )

KIZILTAN, Bulent ( UCSC )

Pulsars, X-ray Binaries, Supernova Remnants, Compact Objects, Extrasolar Planets, Transit Searches -Multiwavelength Observations of Pulsars

GROSS, Michael A. K. ( UCSC )

Full copies of recent publications, my dissertation, and several cosmological Fortran programs may be found here.

KORYCANSKY, Don ( Lick )

University of California, San Diego - Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences ( UCSD - CASS )

The Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences at UC San Diego is the birthplace of the multi-channel Digicon photon detectors. Four of these are used on two instruments, the UCSD Faint Object Spectrometer (FOS), and the Goddard High Resolution Spectrometer (GHRS), on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Available at this site is information relating to the activities, facilities, and personnel at CASS. The Faint Object Spectrograph group, its history, and related areas of research are described in detail.

SMITH, Harding E. (Gene) ( CASS/UCSD )

Luminous Infrared Galaxies & AGN, Galaxy Evolution, Observational Cosmology, Physics & Astronomy Education.

Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences Marlar Library

BURBIDGE, Geoffrey ( CASS/UCSD )

Activity in Galaxies and Quasi-Stellar Objects, Formation of the Chemical Elements, Quasi-Steady State Cosmology. Editor, Annual Reviews of Astronomy & Astrophysics; Scientific Editor, Astrophysical Journal.

PUETTER, Richard C. ( UCSD / CASS )

Infrared astronomy, instrumentation, active galaxies/QSOs, radiative transfer, computational physics, image reconstruction.

CASS Astronomy Tutorial - Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences

Introductory astronomy course developed for UCSD's Courses for Liberal Arts Majors.

RAZOUMOV, Alexei ( UC San Diego )

University of California - Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics ( IGPP )

The Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP) is a Multi-Campus Research Unit (MRU) of the University of California. Its fundamental mission is to promote and coordinate basic research on the understanding of the origin, structure, and evolution of the Earth, the Solar System, and the Universe, and on the prediction of future changes, as they affect human life. The Institute was founded at UC Los Angeles in 1946 and expanded to include eight branches (UCLA, UCSD, UCR, UCSC, LANL, LLNL, UC Irvine, UC Berkeley) since then.

Howk, J. Christopher ( University of California )

The ISM in galaxies, particularly the disk-halo interface region of spirals.

CASS - High Energy Astrophysics

High Energy X-ray Timing Experiment ( HEXTE )

The High Energy X-ray Timing Experiment is one of 3 common-user instruments on board the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) which was launched on 1995 December 30. The HEXTE is sensitive to X-rays from 15 to 250 keV and is able to time-tag photons in this energy range to 8 microseconds.

GRUBER, Duane ( UCSD / CASS )

BLANCO, Philip ( CASS/UCSD )

Cecil and Ida Green Piñon Flat Observatory ( PFO )

PFO is operated by the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics of the University of California, San Diego (IGPP-UCSD), and is intended to measure, as accurately as possible, crustal deformation in a tectonically active area, so as to improve our understanding of the earthquake cycle, and so improve estimates of the earthquake hazard throughout southern California. It is also intended to serve as a testing ground for new geophysical instrumentation. Investigators from throughout the world operate instruments at this site.

University of Delaware - Department of Physics and Astronomy

GIZIS, John E. ( University of Delaware )

2MASS Survey; Very Low Mass Stars and Brown Dwarfs.

University of Florida Astronomy Dept.

HAMANN, Fred ( University of Florida )

OLIVER, John P. ( U. Florida )

SARAJEDINI, Vicki ( U. Florida )

NASA COmputer Software Management and Information Center ( COSMIC )

University of Georgia, Dept of Physics and Astronomy

Astronomy at UGA

CAILLAULT, Jean-Pierre ( University of Georgia )

X-ray astronomy, star-forming regions, open clusters.

MAGNANI, Loris Alberto ( U. Georgia )

Radio Astronomy at University of Indianapolis ( Educational radiotelescope )

The radio telescope at Radio Astronomy at the University of Indianapolis is a 5 meter educational radio telescope. It has operated for two years on C band at abour 4 GHZ. The data from the radio telescope goes on the WWW as the data is recorded. The web page contains information about radio astronomy, a page that graphs the users selected data files and many data files. Software to do data processing on the data files is available for download. There are sample graphs of observations. The site contains complete technical data about the radio telescope and instructions on building a simple radio telescope.

Iowa Robotic Telescopes Facilities

The University of Iowa Physics and Astronomy Department maintains these pages as a guide to our suite of robotic, autonomous tasking telescopes. In addition to using these instruments for teaching and faculty and student research, limited observing time is made available to anyone with an interest in Astronomy and a valid observing request.

MUTEL, Robert L. ( Univ. Iowa )

NEFF, John S. ( University of Iowa )

The item of general interest is a directory containing Fortran source code for lecture demonstration programs.

IGNACE, Richard ( Iowa )

FRANK, Louis A. ( U. Iowa )

University of Iowa - Department of Physics and Astronomy

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Astronomy Department ( UIUC )

Magellanic Clouds Newsletter ( MCnews )

An bi-monthly electronic publication on Magellanic Clouds related research. The online content of the www page includes downloadable recent and back issues, news, and hyperlinks to other Magellanic Clouds related sites.

Stardial:an autonomous astronomical camera on the World Wide Web ( Stardial )

Stardial delivers images of the night sky nearly in real-time to the world wide web. It is used primarily for educational purposes. Its archive consists of images taken at 15 minute (sidereal) intervals since July 1996. The survey covers from 0 to -8 degrees declination to 12th magnitude. Highlights and possible classroom assignments are described.

GRUENDL, Robert ( UIUC: Laboratory for Astronomical Imaging )

Astronomy! A Brief Edition

The site supplements the textbook "Astronomy! A Brief Edition," and gives links relevant to each chapter in the book as well as updates on new developments and discoveries in astronomy.

Skylights

The site, updated each Friday, tells what to expect in the sky for the coming week. It also features a "star of the week."

Stars ( Portraits of Stars and their Constellations )

"Stars" introduces a new star each week, describing it at a beginning level. The site gives constellation pictures showing the star and also features a general introduction to stars and their evolution.

RICKER, Paul M. ( University of Chicago )

The Daily Planet

Brought to you by the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Illinois. Contains: Weather World the WWW version of the U of I Weather Machine.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Physics/Astronomy Library

Physics and Astronomy Library - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ( UIUC )

National Center for Supercomputing Applications: Mosaic information browser ( NCSA )

NCSA Software

NCSA Astronomy Digital Image Library ( NCSA ADIL )

The purpose of the NCSA Astronomy Digital Image Library is to collect fully processed astronomical images in FITS format format and make them available to the research community and the general public via the World Wide Web. The collection contains images from research observatories all over the world and taken at all wavebands.

Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems 98 ( ADASS VIII )

The ADASS Conference Series provides a forum for scientists and programmers concerned with algorithms, software and software systems employed in the reduction and analysis of astronomical data. ADASS '98 was hosted by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications and the University of Illinois Astronomy Department (Urbana, IL, November 1st - 4th, 1998).

NCSA AipsView ( Radio Astronomy Imaging )

AipsView is a tool for visual data analysis built at NCSA with support from the NSF/ARPA Grand Challenge project in Radio Astronomy Imaging, and in cooperation with the AIPS++ programming project. AipsView is a tool for two-dimensional visualization and relies on Motif and Xlib for its user interface and drawing capabilities. A companion tool for three-dimensional visualization, AipsView3, requires OpenInventor. AipsView3 is at an early stage of development, and is not yet described on these pages.

University of Kentucky: Department of Physics and Astronomy

Atomic Line List

The atomic line list is a compilation of approximately 855,000 allowed, intercombination and forbidden atomic transitions with wavelengths in the range from 0.5 Å to 1000 µm. Its primary intention is to allow the identification of observed atomic absorption or emission features. The list is nearly complete for all ionization stages of all elements up to zinc. Transition probabilities are available for nearly 14% of the lines; they are mostly derived from Opacity Project data.

SHLOSMAN, Isaac ( U. Kentucky )

active galactic nuclei, accretion disks, galactic dynamics

VERNER, Dmitri ( U of Kentucky )

Astronomy Acknowledgement Index

This service provides references to all personal acknowledgements from all papers published in the leading journals in astronomy in the years 1995 and 1996. Search by name and lists of the most acknowledged scientists are available. Compiled by Dima Verner, University of Kentucky. Not updated.

Astrophysical Journal Letters Citation Analysis ( ApJ Lett. )

The electronic edition of The Astrophysical Journal Letters (ApJL) allows an easy statistical analysis of citations in the ApJL articles. This page (compiled by Dima Verner) provides citation statistics of the electronic ApJL starting for the year 1996. The page is not updated.

Atomic Data for Astrophysics

This service provides links to archives of atomic data for astrophysics at the University of Kentucky and other sites accessible through the WWW. The ADfA page is regularly updated.

Information for Authors: Astronomy Journals

Collection of "information for authors" sites for scholarly and popular astronomy journals.

University of Massachusetts, Amherst - Department of Astronomy

The University of Massachusetts Astronomy Program's Web site offers information on the Graduate Program, including information on research projects and the individual research programs of the department members, and a directory of astronomical images at a variety of wavelength.

VAN BLERKOM, David ( UMASS )

ARNY, Thomas ( UMASS )

Scientific interests: astronomy education and the history of stellar evolution, especially how people came to understand the structure and nature of red giants.

Five College Radio Astronomy Observatory - Schedules ( FCRAO )

HEYER, Mark ( UMass )

Five College Radio Astronomy Observatory ( FCRAO )

The FCRAO was founded in 1969 by the University of Massachusetts, together with Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College and Smith College. The original low frequency telescope was superseded in 1976 by a 14-m diameter radome-enclosed antenna for use at high radio frequencies (mm wavelengths), built primarily to study the physics and chemistry of interstellar clouds, circumstellar envelopes, planetary atmospheres, and comets.

Two Micron All-Sky Survey ( 2MASS )

Infrared detector technology has made such huge advances in the past decade that the only existing near-infrared sky survey, which was carried out at Caltech nearly 25 years ago, no longer serves as a useful context within which to interpret observations or select sources for study. The University of Massachusetts is therefore leading a new project, called the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS), which will canvas the entire sky for stars and galaxies as much as 50,000 times fainter than the stars seen in the last survey.

DENT, William A. ( UMass )

EDWARDS, Suzan ( UMass )

Eric Howard ( UMASS )

ERICKSON, Neal ( UMass )

GREENSTEIN, George ( UMass )

IRVINE, William ( UMass )