Astronomy

ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS

GATEWAYS / VIRTUAL LIBRARIES	GoTOP
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	GoTOP
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	GoTOP
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	GoTOP
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	GoTOP
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	GoTOP
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	GoTOP
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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