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Infrared Astronomy - All about infrared astronomy from NASA's infrared astronomy center: Discovery of infrared, what is infrared and infrared astronomy, history, the infrared universe, gallery, activities, discoveries, missions and a lot of links to IR astronomy sites.
Astronomy Magazine - Includes astronomy and space news, sky events, reprinted articles for the magazine, and astronomy and telescope resources.
Astronomie.de - Ein umfangreiches Portal zum Thema Astronomie. Neben aktuellen Informationen aus der professionellen Astronomie werden auch Erkenntnisse aus dem Amateurbereich publiziert. Praktische Tipps und zu fast allen Bereichen der Amateurastronomie sowie ein großes Lexikon runden das Angebot ab.
LLEK Bookmarks Scientific Search Engines - Astronomy - A comprehensive catalog of scientific resources and media worldwide but especially in German and English: Directories of Astronomy Journals; Astronomy-related catalogs of scientific search engines; additional starting points and sites of special interest.
Coeli Astronomy Software - Complete line of PC astronomy software, including Stella 2000 - talking astronomy suite with encyclopedic reference, logbook, orrery, and planetarium with telescope control. Free astronomy software gifts on offer here. [shareware,freeware,commercial - Win95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP]
Astronomy Jokes and Space Explorers - A collection of K-12 space and astronomy jokes with astronomy factoids, quizzes, quotes, links and pictures interspersed throughout the site describing history of astronomy and space exploration.
Histoire de l'astronomie. Le modèle du Monde. - Cette exposition réalisée par le Département astronomie-astrophysique du Palais de la découverte présente les principales étapes de l'histoire de l'astronomie, depuis Aristote jusqu'à Galilée. Largement illustrée, avec des rappels d'astronomie moderne, l'exposition est particulièrement adaptée à tous ceux que les conceptions cosmologiques anciennes intéressent.
Astronomy with Peter Enzerink - Astronomy information from an Australian perspective. Includes some helpful tips for astronomy software.
Astronomy for Kids - Basic introduction to astronomy for kids K-6 grade.
University of Nottingham - Astronomy Group - Information, contact details, research information and useful astronomy links.

Wikipedia Articles

Astronomy Now - Astronomy Now is a monthly British magazine on astronomy and is the UK's best selling astronomy magazine, featuring a mix of articles ranging from how to observe the night sky to the latest discoveries in the Solar System and in deep space. The magazine celebrated its twentieth anniversary in 2007, and the first issue of ...
History of astronomy - Astronomy is the oldest of the natural sciences, dating back to antiquity, with its origins in the religious, mythological, and astrological practices of pre-history: vestiges of these are still found in astrology, a discipline long interwoven with public and governmental astronomy, and not completely disentangled from it until a few centuries ago in the Western World (see astrology and astronomy). Early astronomy involved observing the regular patterns of the motions of visible celestial objects, especially the Sun, Moon, stars and naked eye planets.
High-energy astronomy - High energy astronomy is the study of astronomical objects that release EM radiation of highly energetic wavelengths. It includes X-ray astronomy, gamma-ray astronomy, and extreme UV astronomy, as well as studies of neutrinos and cosmic rays.
Division on Dynamical Astronomy - The Division on Dynamical Astronomy is a branch of the American Astronomical Society that focuses on the advancement of all aspects of dynamical astronomy, including celestial mechanics, solar system dynamics, stellar dynamics, as well as the dynamics of the interstellar medium and galactic dynamics, and coordination of such research with other branches of science. It awards the Brouwer Award] every year, which was established to recognize outstanding contributions to the field ...
Extragalactic astronomy - Extragalactic astronomy is the branch of astronomy concerned with objects outside our own Milky Way Galaxy. In other words, it is the study of all astronomical objects which are not covered by galactic astronomy.

Related Books and Items

Astronomy: The Evolving Universe by Michael Zeilik, ISBN 0521800900 : Thoroughly updated and re-conceived, Astronomy, Ninth Edition, equips the introductory astronomy student with the essential tools for understanding the cosmos. Michael Zeilik has revised the pedagogy of his successful textbook based on recent research in astronomy education. Significantly shorter than the previous edition, the ninth edition is organized into four concept clusters: Cosmic Distances, Heavenly Motions, Celestial Light and Spectra, and Scientific Models. Material has been streamlined throug...
Eyes On The Skies (With Audio CD) : The invention of the telescope has been by far the most revolutionary development in the history of astronomy. For thousands of years, astronomers had to rely on their eyes in unraveling the mysteries of the Universe. The telescope revealed an embarrassment of astronomical riches, and led to a dramatic increase of knowledge about the wider world we live in. The "Eyes On The Skies" DVD movie explores the many facets of the telescope - the historical development, the scientific importance, the technologic...
The Georgian Star: How William and Caroline Herschel Revolutionized Our Understanding of the Cosmos : Responsible for the greatest advances in astronomy since Copernicus, William and Caroline Herschel forever transformed the view of the heavens. Erudite and accessible, "The Georgian Star" is a lively portrait of the pair who invented modern astronomy.
The Everything Kids' Astronomy Book: Blast Into Outer Space with Steller Facts, Intergalatic Trivia, and Out-Of-This-World Puzzles : The Everything Kids' Astronomy Book: Blast Into Outer Space with Steller Facts, Intergalatic Trivia, and Out-Of-This-World Puzzles