Astronomy Picture of the Day's Educational Links
A list of resources that excel in astronomy education. Each is distinctly different, having been chosen to highlight a wide range of interests.
antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov

Harappan Astronomy
A discussion of the mathematics and a astronomy of the Harappan Civilization.
visav.phys.uvic.ca

Greene, Nick
Offers a varied set of news, extracts and directory related to space and astronomy written by a space enthusiast.
space.about.com

Space Viz Production
Astronomy videos. Review of the space program in the past and where we may be in the future.
www.spaceviz.com

Archaeoastronomy: An Interview with David Dearborn
Interview with David Dearnorn, a specialist in Peruvian Astronomy.
archaeology.about.com

Southern Stars: Aboriginal Astronomy
Evidence of highly complex astronomy within Australian Aboriginal society.
library.thinkquest.org

The Cosmic Octave
Aspects of music and astronomy using precise correspondence tables and tuning forks applied to therapy.
www.planetware.de

Spacewatch.UK
Resource providing a comprehensive collection on multimedia, directories, science, space weather and other material on space and astronomy.
website.lineone.net

NASA Space Science
The central site for all of NASA's astronomy, planetary, and solar science missions and programs.
spacescience.nasa.gov

Ancients Could Have Used Stonehenge to Predict Lunar Eclipses
A controversial theory that suggests the ancient Britons had a fine grasp of astronomy.
www.space.com

Dino Star
Online fossil and astronomy store. Includes fossils, books, replicas, and art for sale.
www.dinostar.com

Lakota Ethnoastronomy
Well referenced article by Steven Mizrach upon astronomy as practiced by the Lakota.
www.fiu.edu

BeppoSAX - X-Ray Astronomy Satellite
SAX is devoted to systematic, integrated and comprehensive studies of galactic and extragalactic X-ray sources.
www.tesre.bo.cnr.it

Hurst, Sharon
UK-based artist's passion for history and astronomy manifests itself in fantasy watercolors. Jewelry and hand-painted scarves too.
www.sharonsart.btinternet.co.uk

Efston Science
Science and astronomy superstore, with a wide variety of equipment and supplies for sale.
www.escience.ca

Archaeoastronomy - The Journal of Astronomy in Culture
The journal produced by the Center for Archaeoastronomy on an annual basis. Published by University of Texas Press.
www.utexas.edu

Ancient Astronomy
An interactive atlas of the world links to the archaeoastronomy and multicultural cosmology of ancient times.
www.astronomy.pomona.edu

Astronomy in Japan
Astronomy in Japan with a lot of information on Japanese Star lore and astronomical history.
www2.gol.com

McCluskey, Steven
Research interests, curriculum vitae, and sample course syllabi of this Professor of History at West Virginia University. Research interests include medieval astronomy and astronomies of traditional cultures.
www.as.wvu.edu

BiAlith Image Processing Resources
Provides software and information for scientific image processing in application areas of medicine, astronomy, forensic science. Processes include: deconvolution, registration, measurement and volume visualisation.
www.bialith.com

Extreme Photo Constructions
Several anaglyph galleries created by uniting dual video frames by David Neufer. Astronomy and history anaglyphs included.
www.dualmoments.com

Excalibur Electronics
Sells parlor games, executive gifts, hand-held toys, pop-up tents, fitness products and astronomy computers.
www.excaliburelectronics.com

Sun key to Mayan misery?
The BBC report on a theory that Mayan astronomy may have been inspired by fluctations in the brightness of the sun.
news.bbc.co.uk

Starlore
Homepage of Paul Curnow with information on native astronomies, in particular the astronomy of the Aboriginal people of Australia.
ching.apana.org.au

ISAAC - International Society for Archaeoastronomy and Astronomy in Culture
Contact details for this international academic society.
www.wam.umd.edu

Cultural Astronomy
A multimedia introduction to archaeoastronomy and ethnoastronomy suitable for K-12 teachers and students. Part of the University of Chicago's Digital Library.
www.lib.uchicago.edu

Velocitees
Shirts designed for astronomy enthusiasts.
www.cafeshops.com

Autographs of America
Dealer specializing in autographs from sports, politics, music, history, astronomy, and Hollywood.
www.autographsofamerica.com

Space-Talk
Provides message forums about space, astronomy and related topics.
www.space-talk.com

Culture and Cosmos
Bi-annual peer-reviewed journal devoted to the study of the history of astrology and cultural astronomy. Back issues, abstracts and subscription information.
www.cultureandcosmos.com

Stone Age Astronomy: Mythical Ireland
New information and research about the astronomy of the Irish Stone Age, plus sections on the movements of the heavenly bodies and links to other sites.
www.mythicalireland.com

NASA WWW Servers by Center
Links to astronomy & space resources available at NASA.
www.sti.nasa.gov

Solar Astronomy in the Prehistoric Southwest
A slide show of Anasazi astronomical sites with extensive notes.
www.hao.ucar.edu

The Einstein-Tower: An Intertexture of Dynamic Construction, Relativity Theory, and Astronomy
A photograph and cartoon accompany this outline of a book by Klaus Hentschel on the tower and its architect.
www.gwdg.de

Multiwavelength Messier Museum
A multiwavelength view of objects in space from NASA's infrared astronomy center (IPAC). A detailed tutorial accompanies each set of images. This site will be regularly updated with new objects.
coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu

Mythical Ireland
A comprehensive examination of Newgrange, Knowth, Dowth, Tara, Fourknocks, Loughcrew and other Stone Age sites of Ireland in the context of astronomy, mythology, art and archaeology.
www.mythicalireland.com

futureSPACE
An astronomy student's vision of space exploration, and a comprehensive collection of related material.
www.futurespace.de

Percival Cameras
UK retailer offers range of new and used cameras, binoculars, and astronomy equipment.
www.percivalcameras.org.uk

Schrodingers Cat - 3D Computer Graphics
Tom York's web page, including topics in astronomy, physics, maths and computing, fractals, 3D starmaps and 3D computer graphics.
www.compsoc.man.ac.uk

The Vedic Age
Astronomy and creation myths of Vedic India.
www.astronomy.pomona.edu

The Dogon and Sirius
A detailed examination of M. Griaule's 1950 paper "Un Systeme Soudanais de Sirius" in terms of both ethnography and astronomy.
www.geocities.com

Cosmic Neon
Provides daily news from the frontiers of space and astronomy and features a discussion forum.
www.cosmicneon.com

Urton, Gary
Profile of this Professor of Anthropology at Colgate University. Known for his ethnographic work in South America which includes calendrics, cosmology, and astronomy and art.
departments.colgate.edu

JC Holbrook's Publications and Web projects
A variety of projects ranging from African Astronomy to Zodiac Mosaics.
www.u.arizona.edu

Astronomy Videos
All levels of astronomy and space videos.
www.astrophotography.com

The Maya Astronomy Page
The astronomy and star lore of the Maya Codices.
www.michielb.nl

Ruggles, Clive
Professor of Archaeoastronomy at Leicester University whose research focuses on astronomy in prehistoric Britain and Ireland. Links to his image collection, downloadable programs and personal bibliography.
www.le.ac.uk

Well-Tempered Clavier
Index summarizing fugue-by-fugue analysis drawing comparisons from visual arts, physics, mathematics, literature and astronomy. Links to scores with digital sound and many resources on the life and works of Bach, designed for a course at Northern Arizona University.
jan.ucc.nau.edu

XML Astronomy Archive at NASA
GSFC/NASA XML Project. The data products in the XML archive are captured in the "ADC Dataset" XML standard and are the result of a multi-year project to translate both existing and incoming data into an XML format from an older "ReadMe" ASCII standard.
xml.gsfc.nasa.gov

Space And Astronomy
Offers books, posters, and videos.
www.spaceandastronomy.com.au

Universe Today
Space exploration and astronomy news brought to you from around the Internet, updated daily.
www.universetoday.com

USC Physics & Astronomy: Physics 151 Lab Manual
Click on: "Experiment X: Ideal Gas Law and the Absolute Zero of Temperature." Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. The experiment uses liquid nitrogen.
physics.usc.edu

Sky Image Lab
Offers large format astronomy images and photos from NASA.
store.yahoo.com

The Sophia Project
A project run by the Sophia Trust to advance the scholarly study of astrology and cultural astronomy in British institutions of higher education.
www.sophia-project.org.uk

SEAC - the European Society For Astronomy In Culture
Academic society with conferences and publications. English and French text.
www.iac.es

Archaeoastronomy - Supplement to the Journal for the History of Astronomy
Academic journal for history of astronomy and archaeoastronomy published by Science History Publications of UK. Sample article and tables of contents for previous issues.
www.shpltd.co.uk

Holbrook, Jarita C.
Researcher based at Arizona University. Interests include African Astronomy and Celestial Navigation. Links to publication details and web projects.
www.u.arizona.edu

Oxford 7: Bridging Anthropology and Astronomy
Announcement of the 7th Oxford Conference on Archaeoastronomy, to be held in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA, between June 20 and June 27 2004.
www.lowell.edu

The Space Infrared Telescope Facility Education and Outreach
NASA's one-stop page for students, teachers, and anyone else who wants to learn more about infrared astronomy, the electromagnetic spectrum, or simply enjoy various games and activities.
www.spitzer.caltech.edu

The Teacher's Corner: Multidisciplinary Classroom Activities
A multidisciplinary resource for lesson plans, study guides, and laboratory activities for middle school to college level. Math, Chemistry, Physics, and Astronomy are all taught through the single unifying theme of the exciting world of high-energy astrophysics! The Teacher's Corner also includes information on NASA programs and opportunities.
imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov

Imagine The Universe!
Dedicated to a discussion about our Universe... This site from NASA is intended primarily for ages 14 and up. If you are interested in a lower level, more basic discussion about astronomy and space exploration, try StarChild site.
imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov

Archeoastronomy
Seminar series by the Albuquerque Teachers' Institute looking at the practice of astronomy by the native peoples of North America.
www.unm.edu

Science @ NASA
News and features about NASA research, aimed at the general public. Includes sections on astronomy, space science, beyond rocketry, living in space, earth science, biological and physical sciences.
www.science.nasa.gov

Weather Photography
Photos and timelapse video clips of clouds, atmospheric optics, lightning and astronomy. Extensive how-to information on weather photography.
www.weather-photography.com

Space Projects and Info
Offers a collection of popularized material on space projects and astronomy. Includes forums and merchandising.
www.aerospaceguide.net

Garlick, Mark A.
Freelance illustrator and writer specializing in science fiction and popular astronomy.
www.markgarlick.com

Aboriginal Star Knowledge
Native American Astronomy, with a focus on Lakota star knowledge.
www.kstrom.net

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