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8 June 04
Transit Of Venus
Transit Of Venus At the BBC
VT 2004
2004 and 2012 Transits
Transit Of Venus - Useful for
teachers
Transit Headquarters
Web Casts Of Transit Of Venus
Plenty to choose from but weather conditions may affect the transmission
of the live event from one place to another so you may have to try more
than one site.
Some of the amateur web sites with expected live webcasts
Opportunity Lands On Mars On 25 January 2004 2 November 03
Aurora in 2003
Space Weather
for great pictures of the aurora( northern lights) etc
Russells' Astronomy
In Scotland for space stuff and pictures of the northern lights 2003 and
much more 8 August 03
Get Ready For Mars Close Encounter
 The closest the red
planet has ever been to Earth in over 50,000 years happens at the end of
August 2003. Once Again Caithness could be a good place to be for a
great view. With relatively unpolluted skies from electric lighting
the chances of a clear view of the planet the biggest it will ever have
been seen will make the north of Scotland one of the best viewpoints in
the UK. The British lander
"Beagle 2" is on its way to attempt a
landing. Wednesday 13 August gives a good chance to see the planet
next to the moon about 10.00pm. to see it at its best another five
hours later and hope for a clear sky you will have to go to bed early or
stay up late.
27th August 2003 Mars will be at its closest to Earth for thousands of
years. It will be a bright object in our skies from the beginning of July
until the middle of October.
As the close encounter happens every 26 months you can take your chances
for next time but the really close one does not happen again for over 280
years.
Mars
For thousands of web sites and news on Mars try -
Google - Mars Exploration
Mars Explorer Rover Mission - NASA
ESA Mars Express
Beagle 2
National Astronomy Week
What the BBC Says About Mars
Royal Astronomical Society
BBC Beagle 2
All About Mars At Nine Planets
Mars Astronomy Picture Of The Day 5 July 1999
Night Sky August 2003 Dr Love - info
on perseid meteors as well as mars etc
Mars Opposition
The Sky In August 2003
31 May 2003
Annular Eclipse From Strathy, Sutherland
 Fog
prevented a view from most of Caithness but it cleared just in time at
Strathy, Sutherland to get a few shots. Alan Mcivor waited until
4.40am to get his pictures by which time several people had left thinking
it was not going to be seen.
30 May 2003
More Links On the Annular Eclipse
Aberdeen Astronomical Society
Britain's Solar Eclipse
NASA
27 May 03
Scotland Prepares For The Eclipse
The north of Scotland is preparing for an influx of eclipse
watchers with Caithness, Sutherland Orkney and Shetland the favourite
places. the Highland Rangers in Caithness have their Bat Watch night
extended to include stories and the eclipse in an extended night out.
Dunnet Head Bed and Breakfasts are expected to be very busy and Dunnet
Tearooms is putting on very early breakfasts shortly after the eclipse.
From Dunbeath to John O'Groats people are making pinhole cameras to ensure
they protect their eyes. If taking pictures on no account look
through the camera lens directly at the eclipse. Have fun its a
long time till the next one.
24 May 03
Annular Eclipse Approaching - If the Weather Is Clear
Next Saturday early morning 31 May in the far north of Scotland
(the further north the better) will see an influx of people wanting to see
this unusual form of eclipse. Unusual only in that most of us will
not be here to see the next one. Weather permitting it could
be an unusual site to see the sun blocked by the moon. Some good
advice on
Henderson's Optician In Thurso web site
(Check it out before you start)
For places round the UK for full or partial sightings go to
This Web Page
THE 2003 ANNULAR ECLIPSE In
Caithness
The 31st May 2003 is the next opportunity to see an annular eclipse. It
is predicted that if the weather is kind it should prove to be pretty
spectacular. In the northern latitudes of Scotland the Sun rises very early
and this date is only 3 weeks away from midsummer. The eclipse starts at
2:51:42 am, the sun would rise at 3:24 am so the start of the eclipse would
not be seen and the sun would rise with the moon already eating into the
sun. Mid eclipse and hence the maximum eclipse would occur at 3:47:06 am 23
minutes after the sunrise and be at an latitude of 1.4 degrees above the
horizon. The sun is approx 0.5 degrees across so the sun will be three solar
diameters above the horizon at this point. The moon will completely be
within the suns disc for 2 minutes 8 seconds. Finally the eclipse will end
at 4:44:36 and the sun will be entire once more. All times are given in
Universal GMT time.
Sky And Telescope Astronomy Resources
A portal web site with all sorts of news and links.
Sections on how to get started in astronomy and how to set up your
telescope. Kids sections and lots more.
Jodrell Bank - The Night Sky
Comet Ikeya-Zhang
Want To See Your Sky
Dark Skies Campaign
Asteroids
Solar Views
Astro
Web
Masses of links maintained by a team of astronomers and
astrophysicists
The Royal Observatory - Greenwich
Royal
Observatory - Edinburgh
Astronomy
FAQ
Astronomy Magazine
One of the best guides for beginners with links and sections to
download for free.
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A
Virtual Trip through the Sun
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Astronomy
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Astronomy
1 Lesson 17
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Astronomy
HyperText Animation Resource
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Astronomy
Totally Online
- Introduction to college astronomy
- Meteors
Meteor Showers 2001
The Leonids
15 - 20 November-
Leonids Links
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Leonids 2001 Meteor Gallery
Geminids
7 - 16 December
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North American Meteor Network
The International Meteor Organization
The International Meteor Organization
(Mirror)
A.L.P.O. Meteor Section
American Meteor Society, Ltd. (AMS)
Dutch Meteor Society (DMS)
Meteor Group Hawaii
Meteor Section of the Norwegian
Astronomical Society
The Meteoritical Society
Nippon Meteor Society
Spanish Comet and Meteor Society
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Periodic Comet Tempel-Tuttle
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Comet Hale Bopp At Lowell Observatory
Lowell Observatory Home Page
Phil Bagnall's Astronomy Page
Amateur Astronomy on
the Net
Amateur Sky Survey
Ancient Astronomical Cosmology
Resource Centre
Andromeda Observatory
Armagh Observatory WWW Server
Armagh Planetarium
Homepage
Association for
Astronomy Education
Association of Lunar & Planetary
Observers
Asteroid Database
AstroEd
ASTRONET
Astro Imaging Links
Astronomical League
Astronomy for Kids
Astronomy Connection - The
Astronomy
Info On the Net
Astronomy Page
Astronomy World Wide
Web Resources
Astrophysical Data
System; Catalogues
Amateur Telescope Making
ALPO Association of
Lunar and Planetary Observers
Armagh Planetarium
Astro-Imaging Showcase
Astrolink
AstroNet
AstroWeb
Astronomical Coffee
Shop
Astronomy FTP
sites
Astronomy Ireland
Astronomy
Pic of the Day
Astrophoto & CCD
Homepage
ATM Page
Beckington Astronomical Society
Bill
Keel's GIF Farm
Building a Dobsonian Telescope
Campaign for Dark
Skies
CNN's Space
Exploration Gallery
Computerise
your Dobsonian Telescope
Constellations of the Night Sky
Constellations and Their Stars
Earth & Sky Home Page
Eclipse Pages
European Association for Astronomy Education
Eyes on the Skies;
H-alpha viewing Solar robotic telescope
Federation of
Astronomy Societies
Galaxies
Best
Garbo's
Astronomy Images Directories
The Galaxy Page
Gateway to weather &
astronomy resources on the net.
Global
Network of Astronomical Telescopes
Hubble
The
Dome Look at the sky without going out.
Solar
Views
Comets
& Meteor Showers
Explore
Space
Solar
System Live
Astronomy
Course Using the Internet
Monthly
Astronomy Lessons
Stars
and Galaxies
The
Nine Planets
National Space Society
Bradford Robotic Telescope
Harvard -
Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics
The Messier Catalogue - large database
Exploratorium Observatory
Sky Pub
J
Track - Satellite Tracking
Astronomy
& Space Lesson Plans
The
Basics of Radio Astronomy - from NASA
The
Planetary Society
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
The Salopian Web
The SOFIA Mission
The Kepler Mission
New Horizons
Pluto Mission
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Orbits
planets etc.
Visible Earth
- another NASA site with searchable collection of views and animations
ICSTARS
International Dark-Sky
Association
International Occultation Timing Association
Internet
Amateur Astronomers Catalog / Archive
ISAS ASTRONOMY GROUP
Kids Astronomy
Lick Observatory, California
List of Astronomy Links
Lunar homepage
Lunar and
Planetary Institute
"Lure of
Lunar Domes"
McDonald Observatory, Texas
Mauna Kea Observatory, Hawaii
Messier Catalog (The)
Meteorite
Meteorite Facts
Mike's Home Page
Moon photos
Mt. Palomar Observatory, California
NOVAWEB
Observatory
Photos
On Line Sun & Moon
Almanac
Popular Astronomy -
Trying to
cut the jargon
The Planetary Society
Radio Astronomy
Image Gallery (NRAO)
Richard D. Swensen Sundial
ScanCam
Stephen Tonkin's Astronomy
Radio Astronomy, EME, SETI
Radio Astronomy Group
Search for Extrasolar Planets
SEDS
SEDS Messier
Album
SkyView Virtual
Observatory
Sky Views
Shawn Grant's Page
The Sky Lab
Society for Popular Astronomy
Software for Astronomy
Southern Cross Astronomical Society
Space Telescope Information Service
Space.com
Starchaser
SpaceWeather
Spaceimaging
Star Watch UK
StarChild
Stardial
Star Pages
Taunton Radio Astronomy Observatory
Tools for
variable stars
Universe Today
UKSEDS
A brief
tour or our Universe
Virtual Solar System
Webb Society
WWW Astronomy
Services
The World-Wide Web Virtual Library
See Also
Astronomy News & Links For Young
People
Northern Lights
Space
Reference Section
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Solar System
Exploration - NASA
Astronomy Picture Of The Day
Astronomy Picture Of The Day Archive
Astronomy Picture Of The Day Calendar
Astronomy Picture Of The Day Index
Earth Viewed From Satellite Showing The Lights
You can scroll East-West and
North-South. Note that Canada's population is almost exclusively along the
US border. Moving east to Europe, there is a high population concentration
along the Mediterranean Coast. It's easy to spot London, Paris, Stockholm
and Vienna. Note the Nile River and the rest of the "Dark Continent." After
the Nile, the lights don't come on again until Johannesburg. Look at the
Australian Outback and the Trans-Siberian Rail Route. Moving east, the most
striking observation is the difference between North and South Korea. Note
the density of Japan.
Space Weather.com
NASA
Space At The BBC
Basics
A Practical
Guide To Astronomy
Hubble
Hubble Site
Hubble
Galleries
Hubble Site - News Center - News Archive
The Sky Near You
Your Sky
For Fun
Hichhikers Guide To The Galaxy - BBC
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