Astronomy+Links

Some useful links:

[|Stars and their Properties] - these are lecture notes, but there are some nice illustrations [|Astronomy Picture of the Day] - this also has a link to the archive [|Astronomy Animations] [|Kepler's] Three Laws of Planetary Motion [|Skymaps] - link to this month's night sky [|SOHO] solar observatory [|Nine Planets] - Solar System Website Chuck Wood's excellent Moon Wikispace [|Pulsars] - what they sound like [|Bad Astronomy] - the truth about the Moon landings, the bad science in TV and films, explanations of Astronomy, and lots more [|HyperPhysics] - this is great for science of all types - some very clear video clips explaining scientific processes. Well worth checking out, even if it is only for the electric pickle! US Navy [|Data Tables] - useful links - including sunrise and sunset, moonrise and moonset for every day throughout a given year; eclipses; duration of daylight, etc. Online [|astronomy books] - many are NASA books Current [|daylight and nighttime] on the Earth Image of all [|Solar System bodies] greater than 200 miles in diameter - gives a good idea of scale [|How Stuff Works] - the Space Links Page