The order of these sites is not indicative of their importance to this webpage, knowing my anal retention, they're in alphabetical order to stay. I will eventually collect enough to categorize them. If you have any suggestions please feel free to drop me a line with the pertinent information and I'll do my best to improve the site.
About.com: always check with this site when trying to perform basic research on the internet.
The Astronomy Cafe: Dr. Sten Odenwald is one cool dude who knows just about everything there is to know about astronomy. Use this information to rule the world. Or your little part of the galaxy.
Astronomy magazine: without a doubt, the most read, most popular astronomy magazine in the US.
Astronomy Picture of the Day: just exactly what the name implies.
Bad Astronomy: this is the site to go to if you are interested in finding out what is so wrong and sometimes right, about so much space science in the popular press, on TV and at the movies. Two thumbs up.
Build a Solar System: you can type in the size you would like the sun to be in your model and this page's calculator will figure out how big and how far the rest of the model will need to be. Neat!
Bodies in the Solar System: NASA's site on the planets, moons and all things solar system related.
Buying a Star FAQ: the absolutely best place to go to research this very important purchase!
Calendars Through the Ages: explore the fascinating history of the human endeavor to organize our lives in accordance with the sun and stars.
Classifying Galaxies: go to this site for information about how galaxies are formed and how to classify them by shape. Some of the pages take a bit of time to load. Please be patient, it's worth the wait.
Constellations and Other Stuff: this page is from SEDS (Students for the Exploration and Development of Space). Check the links for information on the constellations, star maps, planets and all things space. Hosted by University of Arizona.
Constellations and Their Stars: this page has excellent information about the stars and constellations, some applets and choice sites to connect to.
Cosmic Mirror: an on-line newspaper of space information.
The Cosmic Thing: an applet site that lets you input your latitude and longitude and then displays the night sky for that location.
Cosmic Voyage: offers advice on optics, seasonal observing guides, astrophotography hints and a glossary.
Discovery Channel: cool things about black holes and other cosmic beauties.
Encyclopedia Astronomica: this is an extensive list of space probes, missions and the like.
Florida Today's Space Online: multi-media news about space.
Guidelines for Naming a Star: no, you can't actually do this. Sure someone can SELL you a star to name but NO ONE actually will CALL it that. And you WON'T be able to actually SEE it.
Heavens Above: promises information to follow satellites, Mir, the International Space Station, the Shuttle and iridium flares, plus so much more!
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Moon: a guide to telescopic observations of the moon.
How to use a Planisphere: nifty page from Sky & Telescope's Alan MacRobert.
Izzy's Skylog: aimed at the beginner and includes monthly updates of sky events, a highlighted constellation, discussions about featured celestial objects, software, images and more.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory: the home page of NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab. You should take advantage of the NASA search engine for anything and everything NASA.
Life Cycle of Stars: site from Cornell University lecture series on the life cycle of stars.
Lunar Animation: shows the entire range of lunar phases through the course of a month. Nifty animation illustrates how the size of the moon changes because of its distance from Earth as well as the wobble or nutation along its orbit. The main page for this site is the Lunar and Planetary Observation and CCD Imaging page.
Moonrise times: when does the moon rise and set any day of the year? How about the sun? Check out this site from the Navy with times for any day of the year anyplace on earth.
NASA/JPL Space Library: at this site you will find a mixture of space-related images and programs which will help you visualize the Solar System and NASA space missions using computer graphics.
NASA Image Exchange: this browse page allows quick access to many of NASA's best photos without the use of a search engine. Each category specified is a link to a pre-selected set of images that "best" exemplify the selected category.
Night Myths: stories of the constellations.
The Nine Planets: this site is put together by Bill Arnett. He didn't invent the solar system, but you would swear he could have when you see this site.
Planetary Science Spacecrafts: site contains dozens of manned and unmanned, historical, current and ongoing missions and their respective homepages. Very impressive.
Que Tal in the Current Skies: is designed to be an on-line monthly newsletter about celestial events.
SIMBAD Astronomical Database: The SIMBAD astronomical database provides basic data, cross-identifications and bibliography
for astronomical objects outside the solar system. SIMBAD can be queried by object name, coordinates and other criteria (filters).Sky Tonight: Earth and Sky's site tells you what to look for, what's important, sky conditions and more. Updated daily.
Solar System Scale Model Meta Page: everything and anything you think you could possibly need to figure out how to make a scale model of the solar system. No kidding.
Space Camp: the official website for students and adults.
Space Flight Now: breaking news, launch schedules, mission reports and so much more!
Star Lore: help for the amateur without the techie stuff.
Star Names: ever wonder how stars are named? Sky & Telescope's Alan MacRobert explains why you can't really name them after yourself.
Stellar evolution: this page contains an image with clickable pictures that connect to information about stellar evolution.
Sunrise and sunset times: when does the moon rise and set any day of the year? How about the sun? Check out this site from the Navy with times for any day of the year anyplace on earth.
Telescope tips: interested in buying a telescope? Check out this site before the big buy.
Universe Today: space news from around the internet.
Views of the Solar System: just exactly what the name implies.
Windows to the Universe: takes you on a virtual tour of the universe. Just click on the area of your choice.
YPOP Solar learning activities: includes several lessons and activities to use when studying the sun.
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