LINKS TO OTHER ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETIES
Many astronomical societies have home pages. They contain information for newcomers to astronomy, up to date information about current astronomical phenomena and details of what can currently be seen in the night sky. This is by no means a complete list of Astronomical Society websites.
The Astronomical Society of Victoria's Home Page provides a great deal of information on astronomical matters and has links to many societies, observatories and major telescopes.
The Astronomical Society of Australia
Astronomical Society of Geelong
Mornington Peninsula Astronomical Society
Astronomical Society of Melbourne Inc.
The Canberra Astronomical Society
INTERNATIONAL
The Astronomical Society of the Pacific
LINKS TO ASTRONOMICAL SITES OF INTEREST
There are countless astronomical sites with a vast range of fascinating and up-to-date information. Some of special interest are:
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Courtesy of NASA and Michigan Tech U
Quasar Publishing which issues the excellent annual "Astronomy - A practical guide to the night sky" has a web site which gives monthly highlights.
Great for solar system exploration
ROBOTIC TELESCOPES
These are telescopes which can be accessed and used remotely through the Internet. The web sites give full details of how to access and use the instruments.
CURRENT SPACE MISSIONS
It is possible to keep continuously up-to-date with the space missions and in some cases there are projects, especially for students, based on new data as they become available.
GENERAL ASTRONOMY
The range of images from major telescopes and space missions is tremendous, and the Solar System is extremely well covered. One good site is the Nine Planets Tour
The Universe Today site is a news reporting service for space exploration stories from around the Internet.
SIMPLE ASTRONOMY
ASTRONOMY MAGAZINES
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