Astronomy Resources
Search pages & data archives
- Aladin Sky Survey applet
- Astrobrowse
- AstroWeb links
- CDS Strasbourg Astronomical Data Center
- Data Mining
- General Catalogue of Photometric Data
- Globular Cluster Catalogue
- NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database
- NSTARS Nearby Stars database
- Rest Frequencies for Molecular Transitions
- SIMBAD USA mirror site
- SkyView virtual observatory
- Vizier catalogue query engine
- WEBDA Open Cluster Catalogue
Journals and pre-print servers
- ADS Abstract Service
- astro-ph preprint server
- Astronomy Journals available electronically from UVa
- Astronomy Library at UVa
- Astronomy Research Guide from SEL at UVA
- Astronomical Journal
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Astrophysical Journal
- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
- NRAO preprints
- Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Institutes & professional organizations
- American Astronomical Society
- AIP Career Network
- Chandra X-Ray Observatory Center
- HEASARC
- International Astronomical Meetings
- International Astronomical Union
- National Optical Astronomy Observatory
- National Radio Astronomy Observatory
- NASA
- NASA Daily News
- NASA Picture of the Day
- Space Telescope Science Institute
- Hubble images
- 2MASS
General interest
- Astronomy Magazine
- Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions
- Comet Observation page from NASA
- Hands-On Universe student activities
- Heavens Above: satellites, star charts, etc.
- International Dark-Sky Association light pollution
- J-Pass satellite tracking
- Nine Planets tour of the Solar System
- Physics Central
- Science Museum of Virginia astronomy info
- Sky & Telescope Magazine
- Sky Calendar
- This Week's Sky
- Weekly News
- Online Comet Page
- Space.com
- Spaceref.com
- Star Date from McDonald Observatory
- Universe Today
- WebStars: Astrophyics in Cyberspace
- This Week's Sky
General Resources
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