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Here is a list of Astronomy Links. This list is by no means complete, but it will get you started on your search!
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| Astronomy Picture of the Day | ||
| "Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer." ( http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html ) | ||
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| Comet Homepage | ||
| Information, maps, and images of visible comets, archives of information and images of previously visible comets, and links to other sites. ( http://encke.jpl.nasa.gov/ ) | ||
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| AstroWeb | ||
| AstroWeb is a collection of links to astronomy-related information available on the Internet. The database is maintained by the AstroWeb Consortium. ( http://www.fisk.edu/vl/astro/Overview.html ) | ||
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| Cassini: Voyage to Saturn" | ||
| In October of 1997, a two-story-tall robotic spacecraft will begin a journey of many years to reach and explore the exciting realm of Saturn. This is the home page for the countdown, launch, and information to come from the Cassini Mission to Saturn and its moon Titan." Information about the mission, spacecraft, flight, science, images, kid's page, and more. ( http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/cassini/ ) | ||
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| Center for Earth and Planetary Studies | ||
| The Center for Earth and Planetary Studies (CEPS) is one of the scientific research departments at the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Extensive collection of images of the planets and their satellites, space shuttle photos, and links to the museum. ( http://ceps.nasm.edu:2020/homepage.html ) | ||
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| The Flandrau Science Center | ||
| "The goals at Flandrau are to educate and entertain the public, to inspire independent thought, and to expose visitors to scientific methods and ideas that are sure to awaken the scientist in us all." ( http://www.seds.org/flandrau/ ) | ||
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| Hubble Space Telescope Public Pictures | ||
| Archives of digital images that were distributed publicly as press releases. Images are in GIF, TIFF, JPEG, and MPEG movies and a text and additional background file is available. Also has links to other astronomy sites of interest. ( http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/pictures.html ) | ||
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| Langley Research Center | ||
| NASA Langley's Measurement Science & Technology Branch, with a mission of "...to explore advanced measurement science, to seek out new advanced technology and new customer applications, to boldly go where no one has measured before." ( http://mstb.larc.nasa.gov/ ) | ||
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| NASA Public Affairs | ||
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Public Affairs home page. This is NASA's use of the Internet as a means for dissemination of information to the public. Includes statistics, a newsroom (press releases), events you can attend, history, searchable photo, movie, and audio archive, much more. ( http://www.nasa.gov/hqpao/hqpao_home.html ) | ||
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| National Solar Observatory | ||
| National Solar Observatory Home Page. The National Solar Observatory, one of the National Optical Astronomy Observatories (NOAO). Links to Sacramento Peak, Kitt Peak, and Global Oscillation Network Group. ( http://argo.tuc.noao.edu/ ) | ||
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| Planetariums | ||
| Home page of Loch Ness Productions a producer of planetarium products such as shows, music, artwork images and publications. Site has music, slides, shows, a library, and links to other astronomy sites. ( http://www.lochness.com/ ) | ||
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| Princeton Astrophysical Sciences | ||
| The Astrophysical Sciences WWW server at Princeton, with preprints, documents, and programs. Links to other sites. ( http://astro.princeton.edu/ ) | ||
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| Project Galileo | ||
| The Project Galileo Home Page. Check out the extensive collection of just-released images and data from Jupiter, background info, information about the mission, more. ( http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo/ ) | ||
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| SEDS | ||
| Home page of S.E.D.S. (Students for the Exploration and Development of Space). S.E.D.S. is "an independent, student-based organization which promotes the exploration and development of space." Site has information, images, links, and more. ( http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/ ) | ||
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| Shuttle-Mir Web | ||
| NASA's Shuttle-Mir Website, with the latest news and information, videos, and photos on the history, objectives, and future phases of the space station program. ( http://shuttle-mir.nasa.gov/ ) | ||
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| Today at NASA | ||
| Photos, videos, and articles; Hubble Space Telescope pictures, Shuttle mission schedule, Space Calendar, and recent press releases. ( http://www.nasa.gov/today/index.html ) | ||
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