ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS

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GATEWAYS / VIRTUAL LIBRARIES

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AstroWeb : Astronomy/Astrophysics on the Internet
http://www.cv.nrao.edu/fits/www/astronomy.html
Developer : AstroWeb Consortium
An excellent collection of (more than 1800) pointers to astronomy-related information available on the Internet.

BUBL LINK / 5:15 Internet Resources: Astronomy links
http://bubl.ac.uk/link/a/astronomylinks.htm
Developer : BUBL Information Service
Annotated links to excellent sites relevant to astronomy.

BUBL LINK / 5:15 Internet Resources: Astrophysics
http://bubl.ac.uk/link/a/astrophysics.htm
Developer : BUBL Information Service
Gateway to astrophysics resources on the Internet.

Mainly Astronomy Sites
http://web.syr.edu/~jlpease/astro.html
Developer : Syracuse University Library
Selected list of links to astronomy sites.

The NASA homepage
http://www.nasa.gov/NASA_homepage.html
Developer : NASA
Highly recommended site for information on NASA and space-related fields, such as astronomy, geoscience and aerospace technology

Web Sites of Interest to (Australian) Astronomers
http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/~obyrne/sites.html
Developer : Astronomical Society of Australia

 

 

 

ACADEMIC & RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS

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Astronomy Departments
http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/astroweb/yp_dept.html
Developer : Cambridge University
Links to over 400 university astronomy departments and projects.

 

 

 

CURRENT AWARENESS

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BUBL LINK / 5:15 Internet Resources: Astronomy news
http://bubl.ac.uk/link/a/astronomynews.htm
Developer : BUBL Information Service
Links to sites which provide the latest information about astronomy.

 

 

 

IMAGE / MULTIMEDIA SITES

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The Nine Planets : a multimedia tour of the Solar System
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/billa/tnp/
Developer : Bill Arnett, Lunar Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona
This
excellent site "is an overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system. Each page has text and images, some have sounds and movies, most provide references to additional related information". Highly recommended.

Space Images Archive
http://www.seds.org/images/
Developer : Students for the Exploration and Development of Space, University of Arizona
Thousands of astronomical images, including the sun, planets, moons, comets, asteroids, nebulae, star clusters, galaxies, eclipses, observatories, spacecraft, space missions, and space art. 

Space Movie Archive
http://graffiti.u-bordeaux.fr/MAPBX/roussel/astro.html
Developer : L'Universite Bordeaux
Collection of images and animations of the solar system, celestial phenomena, and space exploration. 

Views of the Solar System
http://bang.lanl.gov/solarsys/
Developer : Los Alamos National Laboratory
Excellent site with a large archive of images of the solar system.

Windows to the Universe
http://www.windows.umich.edu/
Developer : Roberta M. Johnson et al., University of Michigan
NASA-funded virtual museum for space and earth science.

 

 

 

DISCUSSION GROUPS

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Liszt: Science/Astronomy
http://www.liszt.com/select/Science/Astronomy/
Developer : Scott Southwick
A list of mailing lists relevant to astronomy, with descriptions and subscription details.

 

 

 

SOCIETIES & ORGANISATIONS

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Astronomical Societies
http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/astroweb/yp_society.html
Developer : Cambridge University
Provides links to over 100 astronomy societies worldwide.

StarWorlds - Astronomy and Related Organizations
http://cdsweb.u-strasbg.fr/~heck/sfworlds.htm
Developer : University of Strasbourg
World
's largest and most comprehensive database of organisations and institutions related to astronomy or space science. More than 6000 entries.

 

 

 

TEACHING RESOURCES

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Astronomy Unbound
Developer : Ian Williams, University of Hertfordshire
Educational
presentation on college-level astronomy. Well organized and presented, this
 is an excellent starting point for anyone learning basic astronomy.

BUBL LINK / 5:15 Internet Resources: Astronomy education
http://bubl.ac.uk/link/a/astronomyeducation.htm
Developer : BUBL Information Service
Annotated links to excellent educational resources in astronomy.

 

If you have comments and suggestions, please send them to Abd. Akla Wan Ismail at aawi@notes.usm.my. Last updated December 2004.

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