Resources

Resources

On this page you will find a variety of resources for everyone. We have detailed observing logs, children's activities, outreach resources and observing tips. If you know of a good resource, please let us know.

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GETTING STARTED IN ASTRONOMY

A to Z Guide to Backyard Astronomy

How to See Planets with a Telescope

Thanks to Amelia for this one!

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GETTING STARTED IN SIDEWALK ASTRONOMY

Choosing a Time for Your Event

Choosing the Location for Your Event

Promoting your Sidewalk Astronomy Public Event

Documenting Your Sidewalk Astronomy Event

Sidewalk Astronomy Be Prepared!

Sky and Telescope's "Let's Go Stargazing" guide

Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers Moon/Jupiter/Saturn Flyer

Gallery of solar system images

NASA Lithographs (printable)

Perez Media beltofvenus.net Observation Record templates

UNAWE Awesome Amateur Astronomer

Solar System Mobile template

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Saturn Resources

NASA Education/Outreach Activities Saturn in Your Kitchen and Backyard

Perez Media beltofvenus.net Saturn Observing template, rings 16 degree tilt

Perez Media beltofvenus.net Saturn Observing template, rings 14 degree tilt

Perez Media beltofvenus.net Saturn Observing template, rings 10 degrees

Sky & Telescopes' Guide to Observing Saturn

Sky & Telescope's Java Utility to identify the Saturn's Moons

NASA's Children's Saturn Acitivies

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Mercury

NASA Mercury Fact Sheet

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Surface Maps of Mercury

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Astronomy Apps

GoSkyWatch Planetarium

Pocket Universe

Sky & Telescope's Apps

Lunar Resources

Everything You Need to Know About the Moon

Lunar and Planetary Institute's Lunar Maps

Printable Lunar Maps

Virtual Moon Atlas Free Software

Lunar Perigee and Apogee Calculator

Night Sky Network's Skywatcher's Guide to the Moon

Perez Media beltofvenus.net Lunar Record Sheet template

Lowell Moon Clock

Finding Lunar X (Halifax RASC newsletter)

Student Activity - Moon Rock Recipe

Outreach Activity - OREO COOKIE LUNAR PHASE PROJECT

Faces on the Moon PowerPoint

Faces on the Moon pdf

Surface Features

Moon Logs for Sketching

Hunt for Lunar X

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Jupiter Resources

Finding Jupiter's Great Red Spot

S&T's Jupiter Observing Guide

A Guide to Observing Jupiter

Perez Media beltofvenus.net Jupiter sketching guide

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Venus

NASA Venus Fact Sheet

Phases of Venus

Yeah Baby, She's Got It - A history of observing Venus

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Observing Comets

Nightsky Hunter's Guide of Observing Comets

S&T's Comet Observing Page

NASA's Observing Comets Education Activity

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Observing Zodiacal Light and Gegenschein

Space.com's Zodiacal Light

S&T's Have you seen the Zodiacal Light?

Vermont Ast. Society's Observing Interplanetary Dust

Solar Resources

Layers of the Sun

Everything Solar

Astronomy Now's guide to solar observing

Observing the Sun for Yourself - Hands on classroom/outreach activities

Observing the Sun in H-alpa

Astronomers Without Borders How to Observe the Sun

Solar Filters for scopes

Perez Media beltofvenus.net Solar Observation Record template

44 Closest Stars and How They Compare to Our Sun

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Mars

Space.com's Mars Page

Facts about Mars

NASA Mars Fact Sheet

Sky & Telescopes Mars Profiler

NASA Mars for Kids

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Eclipse Observing Resources

List of eclipses until 2020

Sky & Telescope's Observing and Photographing Lunar Eclipses

Astronomy Magazine's How to observe a lunar eclipse

NOAA Solar and Lunar Eclipse Page

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Meteor Shower Observing Resources

Meteor Viewing Basics

Eyes on the Sky - How to Observe Meteor Showers

Info on logging meteors and data collection

Most recent "What's Up" podcasts.

One of the best resources for amateur astronomers is JPL's Education Gateway site maintained by Jane Houston-Jones.

Archived "What's Up" podcasts, RSS feeds, and more...

Free Monthly Sky Map from Skymaps.com

NASA's Night Sky Network

NASA's Saturn Observing Campaign