Ask Astronomer
Scheiner, Christopher
German astronomer, b. at Wald, near Mindelheim, in Swabia, 25 July, 1575; d. at Niesse, in Silesia, 18 July, 1650.
www.newadvent.org
John Brown New Orleans Sidewalk Astronomer
Scientific, educational and fun. Located in the French Market next to the Cafe' Du Monde.
www.sidewalkastronomy.com
When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer
E-text of the poem.
www.ras.ucalgary.ca
Verbiest, Ferdinand
Jesuit missionary and astronomer. (1623-1688)
www.newadvent.org
The Woman Astronomer
Promotes women's role in astronomy, now, in the past, and in the future.
www.womanastronomer.com
Space News, Events and .com Forums
Message board, including sections for ask an astronomer, SETI, and space business.
uplink.space.com
La Hire, Philippe de
Mathematician, astronomer, physicist, naturalist, and painter, b. in Paris, 18 March, 1640; d. in Paris, 21 April, 1718.
www.newadvent.org
Galilei, Galileo
Although in the popular mind Galileo is remembered chiefly as an astronomer, it was not in this character that he made really substantial contributions to human knowledge, but rather in the field of mechanics, and especially of dynamics, which science may be said to owe its existence to him.
www.newadvent.org
The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia
The reference site for astronomer involved in the search for extrasolar planets.
www.obspm.fr
Night Sky Magazine
Beginner astronomer, stargazer, and telescope buyer-targeted publication.
nightskymag.com
Binet, Jacques-Philippe-Marie
French mathematician and astronomer. (1786-1856)
www.newadvent.org
Mueller, Johann (Astronomer)
(Catholic Encyclopedia)
www.newadvent.org
Stansel, Valentin
Astronomer, b. at Olmütz, Moravia, 1621; d. at Bahia, Brazil, 18 Dec., 1705.
www.newadvent.org
Mount Tuffley Observatory
An amateur astronomer from the city with his own observatory. Good links to other astronomical sites.
www.jfmto.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk
Michael D. Joner
Resident Astronomer for the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Brigham Young University.
astro2.byu.edu
Santini, Giovanni Sante Gaspero
Astronomer, b. at Caprese in Tuscany, 30 Jan., 1787; d. at Padua, 26 June, 1877.
www.newadvent.org
Whitney's Star Finder
A window on the sky for the casual observer, amateur astronomer, or student.
users.rcn.com
Benjamin Banneker: Mathematician, Astronomer
Includes a short biography, sketch, and excerpts from a letter Thomas Jefferson wrote to Banneker after reading his almanac.
www.princeton.edu
NCAR Sun Education: Tycho Brahe
Article about the work of the astronomer, and images.
www.hao.ucar.edu
Campani, Giuseppe
Italian optician and astronomer who lived in Rome during the latter half of the seventeenth century.
www.newadvent.org
Clerke, Agnes Mary
Astronomer, born at Skibbereen, County Cork, Ireland, 10 February, 1842; died in London, 20 January 1907.
www.newadvent.org
Outdoor Lighting Resources
good and bad lighting images with explanations, a local survey with results, a local lighting ordinance, and local news articles by an astronomer from Michigan, United States.
geocities.com
Nicolaus Copernicus
Discovered that the Earth is not in the center of the Universe but it circles the Sun. Facts of life and pictures of the Polish astronomer.
www.frombork.art.pl
The Woman Astronomer
Newsletter that promotes women's role in astronomy, now, in the past, and in the future.
www.womanastronomer.com
Western Observer's Website
Contains events, links, and access to the webring highlight resources for the amateur astronomer in the eleven Western United States.
www.astronomynv.org
Triesnecker, Francis a Paula
Astronomer. (1745-1817)
www.newadvent.org
The Silicon Sky
Site dedicated to the amateur astronomer. Online resources, including a live feed from NASA's news database; essays on solar observing, extrasolar planets, and interplanetary travel.
siliconsky.com
Secchi, Angelo
Astronomer, b. at Reggio in Emilia, Italy, 18 June, 1818; d. 26 Feb., 1878.
www.newadvent.org
Carl Sagan - First Sceptic, Then Astronomer
Tribute written by Horst Sommer. Discusses Sagan's achievements, and his role as a "speaker for Earth".
www1.tpgi.com.au
Inghirami, Giovanni
Italian astronomer, b. at Volterra, Tuscany, 16 April, 1779; d. at Florence, 15 August, 1851.
www.newadvent.org
Astro Domes
Telescope observatory domes for the home and serious astronomer. Site features specifications, photos and plan views of each product.
www.astrodomes.com
A Practical Guide to Astronomy
Resource for the beginner and the experienced backyard astronomer, with facts and photos.
www.hotliquidmagma.com
Astromart
Everything for the astronomer, including telescopes, mounts, eyepieces, filters, telescope-making tools and other equipment.
www.astromart.com
Abbadie, Antoine d'
Astronomer, geodetist, genographer, physician, numismatist, philologian. (1810-1897)
www.newadvent.org
Dungal
Irish monk, teacher, astronomer, and poet who flourished about 820.
www.newadvent.org
Clavius, Christopher
Mathematician and astronomer. (1538-1612)
www.newadvent.org
Astronomer sees possible 'Wild West' on Mars
[CNN]
cnn.com
Information for the Non-Astronomer
Includes pictures with the object and details about the discovery, its size and its brightness.
encke.jpl.nasa.gov
Lamont, Johann von
Astronomer and physicist, b. 13 Dec., 1805, at Braemar in Scotland, near Balmoral Castle; d.. 6 Aug., 1879, at Bogenhausen near Munich, Bavaria.
www.newadvent.org
Astronomer names asteroid after CNNs John Holliman
[CNN]
www.cnn.com
Faye, Hervé-Auguste-Etienne-Albann
Astronomer. (1814-1902)
www.newadvent.org
Sir Robert Ball (1840-1913) Victorian Astronomer
Detailed biographical information of British astronomer and lecturer.
www.geocities.com
Curley, James
Irish-American astronomer. (1796-1889)
www.newadvent.org
Solar Eclipse
Offers tours to see solar eclipses and other astronomical occurrences, led by a NASA astronomer with occasional appearances with NASA astronauts.
www.eclipsetours.com
Avempace
Arabian philosopher, physician, astronomer, mathematician, and poet, b. at Saragossa towards the end of the eleventh century; d. at Fez, 1138.
www.newadvent.org
Forster, Thomas Ignatius Maria
Astronomer and naturalist. (1789-1860)
www.newadvent.org
Maria Mitchell
Biography of the 19th century American astronomer.
www.lucidcafe.com
Ximenes, Didacus
A Spanish Dominican of the sixteenth century; noted as a theologian, philosopher, and astronomer.
www.newadvent.org
Mark Allison's Astro Site
Information and observations from an amateur Deep Sky astronomer based in Salford.
www.mallison.u-net.com
Cassini, Giovanni Domenico
Italian astronomer. (1625-1712)
www.newadvent.org
Urban Astronomer
Urban astronomy from Singapore. With personal observing reports, various tutorials for newbies on equipment, where to buy, observing.
www.stargazing.net
Astronomer sees black hole eat star
[CNN]
cnn.com
San Antonio Astronomical Observers Group
Focusing on the amateur astronomer interested in observing the night skies with others who share their interest. Family-focused casual observing.
www.sanantonioastronomical.org
Carl Sagan, Cornell Astronomer, Dies Today
Media release from Cornell University, Sagan's final employer. Biographical information and a list of major awards received.
www.news.cornell.edu
Hell, Maximilian
Astronomer, b. at Schemnitz in Hungary, 15 May, 1720; d. at Vienna, 14 April, 1792.
www.newadvent.org
Andre Clayden's Springbrook Observatory
Andre's observatory at Springbrook Queensland is 2000 feet above sea level.Join in on a real time session, chat with the astronomer, check the message board for observation times and see what the telescope sees as images are uploaded.
maguires.com
Epping, Joseph
German astronomer and Assyriologist, b. at Neuenkirchen near Rhine in Westphalia, 1 Dec., 1835; d. at Exaeten, Holland, 22 Aug., 1894.
www.newadvent.org
Astronomer discovers another moon orbiting planet Uranus
[CNN]
www.cnn.com
Vico, Francescoe de
Astronomer. (1805-1848)
www.newadvent.org
The Astronomer Magazine
A magazine for the advanced amateur and our aim is to publish all observations of astronomical interest as soon as possible after they are made.
www.theastronomer.org
Astro Domes
Telescope observatory domes for the home and serious astronomer. Site features specifications, photos and plan views of each product.
www.astrodomes.com
The Northern Virginia Astronomy Club
Organization providing enjoyment and education to the public for expert or amateur astronomer. Information about meeting, observing sites, resources and contacts.
www.novac.com
Kreil, Karl
Austrian meteorologist and astronomer, b. at Ried, Upper Austria, 4 Nov., 1798; d. at Vienna, 21 Dec., 1862.
www.newadvent.org
Averroes
Arabian philosopher, astronomer, and writer on jurisprudence; born at Cordova, 1126; died at Morocco, 1198.
www.newadvent.org
Heis, Eduard
German astronomer, b. at Cologne, 18 February, 1806; d. at Münster, Westphalia, 30 June, 1877.
www.newadvent.org
Prehistoric Moon Map Unearthed
The BBC reports that astronomer Dr Philip Stooke has found a map of the moon in an Irish tomb that pre-dates the earliest known one by about 5000 years.
news.bbc.co.uk
Denza, Francesco
Italian meteorologist and astronomer, b. at Naples, 7 June, 1834; d. at Rome, 14 December, 1894.
www.newadvent.org
Alien Astronomer
Offers information on ufology, astronomy, secret societies and hi-tech/secret projects.
www.geocities.com
Khodayari, Mohammad Ali
Physician and astronomer. Director of the Sirius Astronomical Society of Kermanshah (Sirius ASK). Family and Sirius ASK member photos.
profiles.yahoo.com
Starry Messenger - Astrology
From the Whipple Museum. Contains articles on astronomical instruments and techniques as well as prominent classical and traditional astronomer/astrologers.
www.hps.cam.ac.uk
AstroSpace
Home pages of amateur astronomer Paul L Money and genealogist Lorraine M Money of Boston.
www.astspace.demon.co.uk
Kepler, Johannes
The son of a mercenary soldier and an innkeeper's daughter who later became a brilliant and prolific mathematician and astronomer, and creator of the Three Laws of Planetary Motion.
space.about.com
Analemma.de
Nineteen-year-old amateur astronomer in Kronberg, Germany using conventional film and the CCD chips of various webcams.
www.analemma.de
Heavens Above
An online exhibit from the New York Public Library that compares the 19th-century chromolithographs of astronomical observations made by artist/astronomer Etienne Trouvelot with comparable images photographed by NASA as part of its space program.
www.nypl.org
The Astronomer and the Spaceman
Space-themed duo performing alone and in trio settings. Includes upcoming gigs and downloads.
www.astronomerandspaceman.com
Dr. Odenwald's Ask the Astronomer page: Asteroids, Meteors and Comets
Extensive FAQ.
www.itss.raytheon.com
Bl. William
Biographical article on this Cluniac, abbot of Hirschau, monastic reformer, astronomer, musician, who died in 1091. In the Catholic Encyclopedia.
www.newadvent.org
Dr Hugh Ross - Reasons to Believe
An astronomer shares how his studies led him to receive Christ.
www.reasons.org
Jean Houzeau in Jamaica
Detailed biography of Belgian astronomer, Jean Charles Houzeau (1820-1888)
joyousjam.tripod.com
Levi ben Gershon
Article on this medieval philosopher and astronomer, from the Jewish Encyclopedia.
www.jewishencyclopedia.com
Cool Observatory
Local amateur astronomer displays images of space taken with his telescope in his backyard, along with information and advice for stargazers.
www.stargazing.net
Holders of the Post of British Astronomer Royal
Notable achievements and timelines of Flamsteed, Halley, Bradley, Bliss, Maskelyne, Pond, Airy, Christie, Dyson, H.S. Jones, and Wooley (covering 1675 to 1971).
members.tripod.com
Laplace, Pierre-Simon
Mathematician and astronomer. (1749-1827)
www.newadvent.org
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