ATM Suppliers ----------------- 20/20 Telescopes & Binoculars AGENA AstroProducts A. Jaegers, Jr. Optics, Inc. Antares Optical/ Sky Instruments Antares Optics Sky Shed POD Astro Domes Astromart -Provided by ANACORTES Astronomics Astro-Physics Inc. AstroSystems Astro Hutech AstroTrack ATM Stuff of interest to amateurs BBAstroDesigns,Inc. Burgess Optical Company The CATSEYEtmCollimation System CORONADO D&G Optical DayStar Filters Desert Scopes Destiny Curved Vane Telescope Spiders, etc. eBay Online Auction eBay"Desert Scopes" Store eBay"Eclipse Optics" Store eBay"OpticsPlanet Brand Name Optics" Store eBay "Owl Services- Owl Astronomical Products" Store eBay "Russell Optics" Store eBay "SmartAstronomy's Telescope Products" Store eBay "StarSplitter" Store eBay "SurplusShed" Store eBay "Telescope Warehouse" Store FARPOINT ASTRONOMICAL RESEARCH Galaxy Optics Gary Russell Optics Great Red Spot Astronomy Products Guan Sheng Optical Hands On Optics Hastings Pipe Company(Telescope Tubing) INFINI-TEES.COM - AstronomyApparel Island Eyepiece and Telescope Ltd. JMI Focusers, and Accessaries Kenneth Novak Telescope Components Kokusai Kohki Fine Orthoscopics and other oculars) MAG 1 Instruments with Zambuto Optics McMaster-Carr (Supplier of Precision Metal Shafts, etc.) MC Telescopes Meridian Telescopes Murnaghan Instruments Corp. (e-Scopes) Newport Glass (Mirrors, and Blanks) NOVA Optical Systems (Optical Coatings) OLIVON Scopes & Optics OMI Optical Mechanics, Inc. OPT Corp (Oceanside Photo & Telescope) Optic-Craft Machining (Equatorial Mounts and Clock Drives) Orion Telescopes, and Binoculars Owl Astronomy Pegasus Optics ProtoStar - Telescope Making and Upgrading Public Missles (Tubing, etc.) R.F. Royce - Precision Optical Components SEBEN (Maker of ED Eyepieces) ScopeCity ScopeStuff - Telescope Accessories and Hardware Scopetronix The Shoestring Astronomy Store Siebert Optics (Harry Siebert) SkyShed Observatory PODs and Sheds Smart Astronomy Telescope Accessaries Spectrum Primary Mirror Recoatings STARIZONA Adventures in Astronomy and Nature Starlight Instruments, Inc. Starsplitter Telescopes and Components Surplus Shed Swayze Optical Telescope Warehouse Teleport Telescopes (with Zambuto Optics) TeleVue Visionary TETON TELESCOPE the SCIENCE shop Thousand Oaks Optical United Lens Company (Lens/ Mirror Blanks, Polishing, Aluminizing, and Finishing) University Optics Vixen Direct William Optics
Astronomical Equipment Ratings, and Reviews ----------------- Astromart Reviews AstronomyRatings.com EXCELSIS Equipment Reviews EyepieceReviews Mike's Eyepiece Reviews Best Telescope Guides - Telescope Reviews Cloudy Nights Telescope Reviews
Astronomical Clubs, Groups, Societies, Planetariums, Magazines, Books, and Trivia ----------------- Amateur Astronomy Magazine American Museum of Natural History (Hayden Planetarium) Astronomical League AstroPhoto Insight Magazine Astronomy and Space AstronomyClubs.com - the KNOWLEDGE in NUMBERS Astronomy Magazine Astronomy Technology Today - New Mag! Subscribe Today! Astronomy Web Guide Bad Astronomy Cloudy Nights FARROUT.ORG (The FarrOut Observatory) IceInSpace Internation Dark-Sky Association (IDA) John Dobson - The Official Website Louisiana Arts and Science Museum - Hayden Planetarium Nasa's Night Sky Network PhilHarrington.net (Books, Astro-Trivia, and Articles) Ponchartrain Astronomy Society Saguaro Astronomy Club Sky and Telescope Magazine Sky News Magazine StarDate Online Magazine Stellafane St. Petersburg Astronomy Club The Local Group of Deep Sky Observers -----------------
Astronomical Education, and Knowledge ----------------- Astronomy 101 - Free Basic Course Fundamentals of Astronomy (free-ed.net) How to determine Microscope Eyepiece Focal Length Telescopes and Optics StarryHost - Unforgettable School Assemblies in Astronomy Windows to the Universe (also in Spanish)
General Astronomical Information, and Data ----------------- Astronomical Filters Spectral Transmission ASTRONOMYBUFF - Astronomy You Can Use AstronomyLINKS (Astronomy & Space related links from around the World) CalSKY - Welcome to the Celestial Observer eZipSky (your guide to the night sky!) Fourmilab Micro Observatory Online Telescopes MSFC Online Meteor Radar NASA Astronomical Data Center The NGC/IC Project Database Nights of Future Past Night Sky Observer The Munich Astro Archives Saguaro Astronomical Club Data Archives Sloan Digital Sky Survey - Mapping the Universe The Solar Mass Ejection Imager To see the Vega Sky Center WebRing Ranking
Online Astronomical Audio and Video Streams + Great Photo Links ----------------- Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive AstroShorts Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer Let's Talk Stars with David Levy NASA Television Online ScopeTrader Live! Astronomy Videos The Sky at Night with Sir Patrick Moore
Online/ Web Based Astronomical Maps, Charts, Observation Logs/ Data Recording ----------------- Amateur Astronomy Observers Log CalSKY - Welcome to the Celestial Observer ephemeris.com - Sun to Sedna Ephemeris, 1600–2100 inconstant moon (Lunar Atlas) Mag-7 Printable Star Atlas Monthly Sky Maps Sky Chart of the Month SKY-MAP.ORG Sky View Cafe' Interactive Planetarium Sky Watchers Diary Taki's Star Atlas The Monthly Sky Guide - Star Charts and Observing Guides The VSC Observer's Data Sheet (Zipped File Download) Virtual Reality Moon Phase Pictures Your Sky Your Sky (New)
NASA News, Missions, Space Events ----------------- Astro-E2/ Suzaku (XRS) X-ray Spectrometer Astromart News Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn Comet Swan - c/2006 M4 !!! Chandra X-Ray Observatory HINODE (Solar-B) HubbleSite JPL Missions Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Site Mars Rovers Site NASA to Crash Probe Into Moon in Search of Water Phoenix Mission to Mars Pluto-Kuiper Belt Mission - New Horizons Spaceflight Now Stardust Comet Sample Return Mission SPACE.com Space Craft to Slam into the Moon Spitzer Space Telescope STEREO Solar Mission Transit of Mercury - Nov. 2006 !!! Venus Express
Weather, Time, and Satellite Tracking Sites ----------------- AccuWeather.com Astronomer's Digital Clock Software Intellicast.com J-Track Satellite Tracking Julian Date Convert NASA Human Space Flight (Realtime Weather/ Satellite Data) NASA Satellite Sighting Information New Orleans WVUE-TV Weather NOAA/NWS - National Hurricane Center National Mosaic - Full Resolution NOAA - Space Environment Center Qwikcast.com RAMDIS - Real Time Satellite Data Animations Tampa Bay McIDAS Weather Satellite The Weather Channel World: Satellite Imagery WORLDTIMESERVER.COM World Weather Information Service The Weather Underground (with Astronomy Feature) US Naval Observatory Master Clock Time
Astronomical Software ----------------- AstroByte Logging System Astronomical Almanac (AA) Ephemeris Program Astronomer's Digital Clock Software Cartes Du Ciel Sky Charts/ Atlas Dan's Astronomy Software Distant Suns 6.0 Special Edition (Free Version) DSRL Focus - DSLR Focus Assist Software GIMP - GNU Image Manipulation Program Home Planet Hallo Northern Sky Atlas IRIS - Image Processing Software List of Planetarium Software Meridian - Planetary/ Satellite Software MoonTool for Windows Newt2.5 - Newtonian Software Planetarium for "Palm Pilot PDA's PLOP - Automated Mirror Cell Optimization Software RegiStax Free Image Processing Software RegiStax Help Manual RTGUI +S - Real Time Astronomy Program SPiCA Astronomy Software StarCalc Planetarium Software StarCats (Viewer for Bright, Hipparchos and Tycho catalogs) Stellarium 3D Planetarium Software Stig's Sky Calendar Tachyon Astronomical Software for PC, and PocketPC (PDA) Virtual Moon Atlas wT6 - World Time Clock Software
The VSC's Favorite Amateur Astronomer Websites ----------------- Afocal Astrophotography + Make Your Own Adapters ALCOVE Database - by Gamze & Haldun I. Menali FARROUT.ORG (The FarrOut Observatory Flint Hill Astronomy - Ron Muir Len Marek's Astronomy Jack Huerkamp's - Waning Moon II Private Observatory Messier Marathon!
Home-Made/ HOW-TO/ DIY ATM Projects & Equipment Sites ----------------- b. crist miniatures (Miniature Ornamental Telescopes) ALCOVE Database - Haldun I. Menali's 8" Newtonian Project Home-Made Wilcox Rotating Tube Rings Len Marek's Astronomy Mel Bartel's Telescopes and Telescope Making Making Setting Circles VSC/ SAO Wooden Fork-Mounted Newtonian Equatorial
Astronomical Online Forums ----------------- Astromart Forums Astronomy Daily Forums Cloudy Nights Telescope Reviews The Yahoo 60mm Telescope Club Forum The Yahoo Bad Astronomy Forum
Past, Current, and Upcoming Observable Astronomical Events ----------------- Cometography.com (Gary W. Kronk) Eclipses of the Moon and Sun Jovian Moon Positions Solar System Dynamics Meteor Shower Online NASA Eclipse Home Page Saturnian Moon Positions SOHO (Realtime Solar Images) Universe Today
Astro-Photography Links and Websites ----------------- Adventures in Astrophotography with a Small Telescope Afocal Astrophotography + Make Your Own Adapters Afocal Deep Sky Astrophotography AstroPhoto Insight Magazine Astrophotography.com Astronomy for Beginners - Afocal Astrophotography Astrophotography for Beginners by Joe Roberts Astrophotography 101 - PopPhoto.com Astrophotography by Matt BenDaniel Astrophotography Guide for Canon EOS Digital Caelum Observatory - A Window to the Universe Catching the Light - Astrophotography by Jerry Lodriguss CCD Astrophotography WebRing DSRL Focus - DSLR Focus Assist Software GIMP - GNU Image Manipulation Program Introduction to Digital Astrophotography IP4AP.com - Image Processing for Astrophotography Ray's Astronomy & Astrophotography Site Russell Croman Astrophotography Sky & Telescope Astrophotography Poorman's Guide to Astrophotography Zimbo - The People's Guide to: Astrophotography