Asteroids and NEOs

• R.A.S.N.Z. Occultation Section

Astronomical Missions

• JPL - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
• JPL - Project Galileo
  Journey to Jupiter
• Magellan
• Mars Global Surveyer
• Mars Pathfinder
• JPL Mars Exploration Home Page
• Cassini: Mission to Saturn
• Ulysses
• Voyager
• Stardust--a proposed mission to comet P/Wild-2.
• Hubble Space Telescope
  Our best eyes in space.
• Next Generation Space Telescope Home Page
• Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) Home Page (European)
• ISO Information and Services (U.S.)

Australian Societies, Planetariums and Holiday Spots

Australia

• Astronomical Society of Australia

Australian Capital Territory

• CAS - Canberra Astronomical Society
• CSDO - Canberra Space Dome & Observatory
• Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex
• Mt Stromlo Exploratory
• Mt Stromlo and Siding Springs Observatories

New South Wales

• Anglo-Australian Observatory
• Astronomical Society of New South Wales Inc.
• ATNF - Australia Telescope National Facility
• Grove Creek Observatory
• Magellan Observatory
  Self contained accommodation at Lake Bathurst near Goulburn with guided sky tours, or hire a telescope for some private exploration.
• Nepean Astronomy Centre
• Newcastle Astronomical Society
• Science Centre and Planetarium (Wollongong)
• Western Sydney Amateur Astronomy Group

Northern Territory

• Alice Springs Astronomical Society
• Darwin Astronomy Group

Queensland

• Astronomical Association of Queensland
• Brisbane Astronomical Society
• Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium
• South East Queensland Astronomical Society
• Southern Astronomical Society Inc.

South Australia

• Astronomical Society of South Australia

Tasmania

• Astronomical Society of Tasmania Inc.

Victoria

• Astronomical Society of Victoria
• Astronomical Society of Albury-Wodonga Inc.
• Ballarat Observatory and Society
• Bendigo District Astronomical Society

Western Australia

• Astronomical Society of Western Australia
• Perth Observatory

Comets

• American Meteor Society - Comets & Meteor Showers
• BAA Comet Section : New comets in 2001
• Comets and Meteor Showers
• Elements & Ephemerides: Observable Comets
• Eric's Black Sun Eclipse Website - Comets
• Weekly Information about Bright Comets

Education and Tutorials

• American Association of Variable Star Observers
• Astronomy tutoring site
• Buying your first telescope in Australia
  How to get a telescope, not an expensive coat-hanger.
• Colorado Springs Astronomical Society (CAS Sister Society)
• Variable Star Section - Royal Astronomical Society N.Z.
• Iridium Flare Timing and Prediction Centre
• Kim's Korner of Astronomy
• Astronomical Data Center at the Goddard Space Flight Center (NASA)
• CDS : Strasbourg Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg
• Astronomy Picture of the Day
  Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
• Daily Solar Images
• Black Hole Website
• Planetary Society
• Australis Project Study - M. Colless
• IOTA - International Occultation Timing Association
• IAU - International Astronomical Union
• IAU - Buying Star Names or Naming Stars after People, or 'Selling' Property on Other Planets
• IAU - Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
• The Galaxy Page
• SEDS Internet Headquarters
• BUBL WWW Subject Tree - Astronomy
• The WWW Virtual Library: Astronomy and Astrophysics
• The Space Place
  This is a NASA hosted site designed to introduce children to the wonders of space. It provides a variety of activities, both educational and fun, for a broad age group.

Fight Against Light Pollution

• Campaign for Dark Skies (Britain)
• International Dark Sky Association
• New England Light Pollution Advisory Group
• Earth and Moon viewer in real time

Meteor Showers

Observing and Planning Guides

• The Night Sky This Week
  Provides updated weekly information about the night sky, including specific planetary locations and details on the most important asteroids, comets, and meteor showers.
• Heavens-Above
  Up to date positional and observing information for man made satellites and other celestial bodies from any location on Earth. For information specific to Canberra, look here.
• Peculiar Galaxies Catalog
• The STScI Digitized Sky Survey
• Herald-Bobroff Astroatlas
  A world class astro atlas produced by two Canberra based astronomers.
• SEDS Messier Database
• Messier Objects
• SPACE.com
  Current astronomy news, and producers of Starry Night planetarium software.
• Southern Skywatch
  Monthly guide to viewing the southern night sky with nothing more than the naked eye.

Publications

• Ascending Node Newsletter
• The Astronomer Magazine
• ASTRONOMY Magazine
• Astronomy Now
• Information Bulletin on Variable Stars
• International Comet Quarterly
• Popular Astronomy
• SKY Online - Sky Publishing Corporation
• SpaceViews: The Online Publication of Space Exploration

Solar Eclipses

• Total solar eclipse 2002 December 4 in South Australia
  Useful information hosted on Fraser Farrell's web site.

Telescope Making & Related Engineering

• Newtonian Notes by Peter Francis (1 MB!)
  Designing and building a high performance telescope from commercial components.
• Scopulator by Peter Enzerink
  Web based telescope and eyepiece calculator.
• Workshop Projects
  Various articles related to lathes by Chris Heapy.
• Home Made Observatory
  Barry Armstead details how he constructed his observatory.