A large collection of links to all sorts of astronomy and astrophotography related topics can be found below.
Either scroll down to view all the links or use the index for quick reference.
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Basics - Sky & Telescope.com | Stargazing basics - By Sky & Telescope. |
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CloudyNights articles | Article collection covering many aspects of astronomy. |
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Scope reviews.com | Info on how to choose a telescope by Ed Ting. (a must read !!) |
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Equipment Basics | Choosing Your First Telescope - article by Sky & Telescope. |
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Astronomical terms | Glossary of astronomical terms - by Science-World-Astronomy. |
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The Nine Planets | Collection of information about our Solar System. |
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Findascope.com | Guide to Choosing and Buying Your First Telescope |
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Weatherman.com | Recommendations for Beginning Astronomers |
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International Astronomical Union | Website of the IAU. |
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NASA | The NASA homepage. |
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Space Telescope Science Institute | HST website. |
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ESO website | European Southern Observatory. |
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Astronomy Online | Website containing lots of info on astronomy. |
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Heavens-Above | Website on satellite tracking & global coordinates. |
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David Darling - Encyclopedia | Encyclopedia of Astrobiology, Astronomy, and Spaceflight. |
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Astronomy Boy | Resources & tutorials for Amateur Astronomers. |
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Night Sky Info | A weekly overview of the planets. |
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Universe Today | A popular newssite |
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Sky & Telescope | Oone of the most read astronomy magazines. |
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Astronomy | Another popular astronomy magazine. |
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Astronomy Now Online | Popular british astronomy magazine. |
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Ice in Space | Astronomy website for Australian & New Zealand astro-community. |
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Bad Astronomy | Website devoted to airing out myths and misconceptions in astronomy. |
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Urania | Belgian website incl. forum. |
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Sterrenkunde.nl | Dutch astronomy website. |
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Alles over sterrenkunde | Dutch astronomy website by Govert Schilling. |
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Cloudy Nights | A very large international astronomy forum. |
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Yahoo Losmandy Users | Yahoo Losmandy users group. |
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Yahoo digital astro group | DSLR astrophotography users group. |
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Astronomie.de | large German astronomy forum. |
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Astrotreff.de | another large German forum. |
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Urania.be forum | Belgian astronomy forum. |
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Astroforum.nl | Dutch astronomy forum. |
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Covington Innovations | Astrophotography guide/tips by Michael A. Covington. |
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Astrophotography Guide | Digital Camera Astrophotography Tips and Techniques. |
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Astropix.com | Astrophotography and image processing tutorials by Jerry Lodriguss. |
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Starry Wonders Astrophotography | Image processing tutorial By Steve Cannistra. |
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Registax tutorial | Tutorial on using Registax stacking software. |
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Online Messier Catalog | Messier catalog by SEDS.org. |
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Online NGC Catalog | NGC catalog by SEDS.org. |
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STScI Digitized Sky Survey | Retrieve images based on RA & Dec coordinates. |
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Panther-Observatory | Website of Johannes Schedler. |
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Astromeeting.de | Website of Stephan Seip. |
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Rob Gendler Astropics | Website of Robert Gendler. |
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RC-Astro | Website of Russell Croman. |
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Telescopes.cc | Website of Matt Russell. |
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All About Astro | Website of Jay Ballauer. |
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Digital Astro Photography | Website of Mark Hanson. |
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Starryscapes.com | Website of Loke Kun Tan. |
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Jim's Unconventional Astrophotography | Website of Jim Thommes. |
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In het Donker.nl | Website of Arend v/d Salm. |
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Astrofotografie.nl | Website of Richard Bosman. |
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Adobe Photoshop | General image processing software. |
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Images Plus | Astronomical image processing. |
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DSLR Focus | DSLR focus & remote control/capture program. |
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Maxim DL | Astronomical image processing. |
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Astroart | Astronomical image processing. |
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K3CCD Tools | capture, processing & autoguiding software. |
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Registax | Image stacking software. |
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PHD Guiding | Autoguiding software. |
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Guidemaster | Autoguiding software. |
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Deep Sky Stacker | Astronomical images processing software. |
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Iris | Astronomical images processing software. |
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PixInsight LE | Astroimage processing software. |
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Keith's Image Stacker | Image stacking software for Mac's. |
