{"id":85,"date":"2015-09-06T13:45:47","date_gmt":"2015-09-06T18:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aas.travin.com\/?page_id=85"},"modified":"2016-02-12T01:42:29","modified_gmt":"2016-02-12T07:42:29","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/austinastro.org\/index.php\/resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Astronomy and Viewing Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">Observing objects beyond the Earth&#8217;s atmosphere obviously depends on whether it&#8217;s clear or cloudy. In many cases, it also depends on the general atmospheric conditions above your location, the available objects, your skill and equipment. Here are some resources to help you\u00a0have a great viewing night!<\/p>\n<p>For information on specific AAS-related viewing sites, please see the <a href=\"http:\/\/austinastro.org\/index.php\/observing\/\">Observing Pages<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom:20px;display:block;width:100%;margin-top:10px\">Resources <\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<style>\r\n\t\t\t\t<style>\r\n#wpsm_accordion_1671 .wpsm_panel-heading{\r\n\tpadding:0px !important;\r\n}\r\n#wpsm_accordion_1671 .wpsm_panel-title {\r\n\tmargin:0px !important; \r\n\ttext-transform:none !important;\r\n\tline-height: 1 !important;\r\n}\r\n#wpsm_accordion_1671 .wpsm_panel-title a{\r\n\ttext-decoration:none;\r\n\toverflow:hidden;\r\n\tdisplay:block;\r\n\tpadding:0px;\r\n\tfont-size: 18px !important;\r\n\tfont-family: Open Sans !important;\r\n\tcolor:#000000 !important;\r\n\tborder-bottom:0px !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n#wpsm_accordion_1671 .wpsm_panel-title a:focus {\r\noutline: 0px 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class=\"wpsm_panel-group\" id=\"wpsm_accordion_1671\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_1671 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_1671_collapse1\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"margin-right:6px;\" class=\"fa fa-star\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNew Resources!\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_1671_collapse1\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.aaastateofplay.com\/2022\/02\/astronomy-resources-for-kids.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Astronomy Resources for Kids<\/a> Compiled by AAA State of Play , Thanks to Lili and Amanda!<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/had.aas.org\/resources\/astro-history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">History of Astronomy\r\n<\/a>Each month, as part of a series started in July 2016, the Historical Astronomy Division of the American Astronomical Society highlights an important discovery or memorable event.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/astronomytechnologytoday.com\">Astronomy Technology Today<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_1671 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_1671_collapse2\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"margin-right:6px;\" class=\"fa fa-lightbulb-o\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLight Pollution\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_1671_collapse2\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC2627884\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Missing the Dark: Health Effects of Light Pollution<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.darksky.org\/light-pollution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Light Pollution - DarkSky.org<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globeatnight.org\/light-pollution.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What is Light Pollution?<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lrc.rpi.edu\/programs\/nlpip\/lightinganswers\/lightpollution\/lightpollution.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What is light pollution? - Lighting Research Center<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kids.kiddle.co\/Light_pollution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Light pollution facts for kids<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/pollution\/light-pollution\/what-is-light-pollution.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What light pollution?<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kids.nationalgeographic.com\/explore\/space\/light-pollution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Geographics Kids: Light Pollution<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.darksky.org\/light-pollution\/wildlife\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Light Pollution Effects on Wildlife and Ecosystems<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/articles\/nocturnal_earthnight.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Park Service: Animals Need the Dark<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cescos.fau.edu\/observatory\/lightpol.html\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Problems of Light Pollution - Overview<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.darkskiesawareness.org\/faq-what-is-lp.php\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Light pollution-what is it and why is it important to know?<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.darksky.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bsk-pdf-manager\/Wildlife-Brochure-FINAL2_32.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Life on Earth Needs the Natural Rhythm of Light and Dark (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2018-03-pollution-animal-behaviour.html\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Light pollution is altering plant and animal behaviour<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wellcomecollection.org\/articles\/W3RHUSkAACIAF1mQ\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How light pollution affects our circadian rhythms<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.darksky.org\/light-pollution\/human-health\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Human Health and Light Pollution<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aasm.org\/light-pollution-may-cause-insomnia-in-older-adults\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Light pollution may cause insomnia in older adults<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencetopia.net\/pollution\/light\/causes-effects\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Causes and Effects of Light Pollution<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.harvard.edu\/staying-healthy\/study-light-pollution-may-trigger-insomnia\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Study: Light pollution may trigger insomnia<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalnewstoday.com\/articles\/323870.php\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Insomnia: Light pollution and sleeping pill use may be linked<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.earth.com\/news\/light-pollution-sleep-problems\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New evidence shows light pollution causes chronic sleep problems<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/future\/story\/20160617-what-rising-light-pollution-means-for-our-health\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What rising light pollution means for our health<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/light-pollution-how-does-it-impact-people\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Light pollution: How does it impact people?<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/kevinanderton\/2017\/11\/30\/increasing-light-pollution-is-having-a-bad-affect-on-our-health-infographic\/#18b6148a1756\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Increasing Light Pollution Is Having A Bad Affect On Our Health <\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov\/news-display.cfm?News_ID=745\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How Can You Help Curb Light Pollution?<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coreglow.ca\/news\/5-ways-to-reduce-light-pollution-core-glow-with-the-international-darksky-association\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5 Ways To Reduce Light Pollution - Core Glow with the International Dark-Sky Association <\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.everythingconnects.org\/reduce-light-pollution.html\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reduce Light Pollution<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.darksky.org\/light-pollution\/light-pollution-solutions\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Light Pollution Solutions<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conserve-energy-future.com\/impressive-ways-reduce-light-pollution.php\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">15 Impressive Ways to Reduce Light Pollution<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cescos.fau.edu\/observatory\/lightpol-prevent.html\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prevent Light Pollution<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/science\/2019\/04\/nights-are-getting-brighter-earth-paying-the-price-light-pollution-dark-skies\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Geographics: Light pollution is getting worse, and Earth is paying the price<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/39787-light-pollution-problem-you-can-help.html\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Light Pollution Is a Big Problem, But You Can Help<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_1671 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_1671_collapse3\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"margin-right:6px;\" class=\"fa fa-certificate\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWeather Information\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_1671_collapse3\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\r\n\t<li>Austin Camp Mabry <a href=\"http:\/\/forecast.weather.gov\/MapClick.php?CityName=Austin&state=TX&site=EWX&textField1=30.267&textField2=-97.743&e=1\">NWS<\/a>,\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cleardarksky.com\/c\/AustinTXkey.html?1\">Austin Clear Sky Clock<\/a>, and\u00a0Austin Bergstrom: <a href=\"http:\/\/weather.noaa.gov\/weather\/current\/KAUS.html\">NWS<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/weather.noaa.gov\/weather\/current\/KGTU.html\">Georgetown<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/forecast.weather.gov\/MapClick.php?CityName=Killeen&state=TX&site=FWD&textField1=31.0983&textField2=-97.7172&e=0\">Killeen<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/forecast.weather.gov\/MapClick.php?CityName=Lampasas&state=TX&site=FWD&textField1=31.0634&textField2=-98.1809&e=0\">Lampasas<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/forecast.weather.gov\/MapClick.php?CityName=Llano&state=TX&site=EWX&textField1=30.7513&textField2=-98.6739&e=1\">Llano<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/weather.noaa.gov\/weather\/current\/KBAZ.html\">New Braunfels<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/weather.noaa.gov\/weather\/current\/KHYI.html\">San Marcos<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/forecast.weather.gov\/MapClick.php?CityName=San+Saba&state=TX&site=SJT&textField1=31.1951&textField2=-98.7256&e=0\">San Saba<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/weather.noaa.gov\/weather\/current\/KTPL.html\">Temple<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/aviationweather.gov\/\">NWS Aviation Weather Cente<\/a>r<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>North America Satellite, SSEC\/CRAS Forecast, and Other Images\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/data\/geo\/index.php?satellite=east&channel=vis&coverage=conus&file=jpg&imgoranim=img&anim_method=flash\">Latest Visible Spectrum Image<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/data\/geo\/index.php?satellite=east&channel=ir2&coverage=conus&file=jpg&imgoranim=img&anim_method=flash\">Latest Infrared Spectrum Image<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/data\/geo\/index.php?satellite=east&channel=wv&coverage=conus&file=jpg&imgoranim=img&anim_method=flash\">Latest Water Vapor Image<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rap.ucar.edu\/weather\/satellite\/\">UCAR<\/a> (animated satellite images)<\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ghcc.msfc.nasa.gov\/GOES\/\">Interactive Global Geostationary Weather Satellite Imagery<\/a> (NASA GHCC at MSFC)<\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/cras\/index.html\">National Forecast Image Maps<\/a> (SSEC\/CRAS)<\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arl.noaa.gov\/ready\/cmet.html\">Current Meteorology<\/a> (NOAA Air Resources Laboratory's \"READY\")<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Other Resources\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sec.noaa.gov\/today.html\">Today's Space Weather<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swpc.noaa.gov\/\">Space Weather Prediction Center<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/spaceweather.com\/\">SpaceWeather.com<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_1671 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_1671_collapse4\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"margin-right:6px;\" class=\"fa fa-archive\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAustin-Based Astronomy Resources\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_1671_collapse4\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAustin is fortunate to have many organizations that support public astronomy programs.\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.earthsky.com\/\">Earth And Sky Radio Program<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.westcave.org\/\">Westcave Preserve<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wildbasin.org\/\">Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/outreach.as.utexas.edu\/public\/\">Dept. of Astronomy\/McDonald Observatory Public Outreach Programs<\/a>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.as.utexas.edu\/mcdonald\/mcdonald.html\">McDonald Observatory Public Information Office<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/stardate.org\/\">StarDate Magazine And Radio Program<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.as.utexas.edu\/~asa\/\">UT Astronomy Students' Association<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.as.utexas.edu\/\">UT Department Of Astronomy<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_1671 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_1671_collapse5\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"margin-right:6px;\" class=\"fa fa-laptop\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAstronomy and Space News\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_1671_collapse5\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHere are some links to astronomy and space news sites.\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amsky.com\/headlines\/\">The Astronomy Headlines<\/a> (AmSky)<\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.astronomy.com\/asy\/default.aspx?c=ss&id=26\">Astronomy Magazine undefined News<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov\/apod\/astropix.html\">Astronomy Picture of the Day<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov\/apod\/lib\/about_apod.html\">more information, including list of mirror sites<\/a>)<\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.planet4589.org\/space\/jsr\/jsr.html\">Jonathan's Space Report<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/spaceflight.nasa.gov\/spacenews\/\">NASA Human Space Flight \u2013 Space News<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/\">Science@NASA<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/multimedia\/nasatv\/index.html\">NASA Television<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/\">ScienceDaily: Space & Time Stories<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.skyandtelescope.com\/news\/\">Sky & Telescope undefined News<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/calendar\/\">Space Calendar<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.space.com\/news\/index.html\">Space.Com News<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacedaily.com\/\">SpaceDaily.com<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spaceflightnow.com\/\">SpaceFlightNow<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spaceweather.com\/\">SpaceWeather.com<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_1671 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_1671_collapse6\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"margin-right:6px;\" class=\"fa fa-book\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetting Started In Astronomy\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_1671_collapse6\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEveryone is a novice at least once. Most of us are novices many times! But that's because we're interested in learning new things. If you're interested in learning more about amateur astronomy, check out the links below, which will take you to collections of general information that do not assume any prior knowlege about astronomy or amateur observing.\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/image.gsfc.nasa.gov\/poetry\/ask\/askmag.html\">Ask The Space Scientist<\/a><\/em>, Dr. Sten Odenwald, Raytheon\/NASA<\/li>\r\n\t<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.astroleague.org\/al\/astrnote\/astnotes.html\">Astro Notes: Astronomical Vignettes<\/a><\/em>, Astronomical League<\/li>\r\n\t<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.skyandtelescope.com\/howto\/basics\/\">Astronomy Basics<\/a><\/em>, Sky & Telescope<\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.astronomynotes.com\/\">Elementary Astronomy<\/a>, Nick Strobel<\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/stardate.org\/nightsky\/bguide\/\">Stargazing Beginner's Guide<\/a>, from <a href=\"http:\/\/stardate.org\/\">StarDate Online<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_1671 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_1671_collapse7\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"margin-right:6px;\" class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCurrent Time And Position Information\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_1671_collapse7\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat you can see in a clear sky above you depends on when you look and from what position on the Earth's surface. In most cases, you won't need precise measurements, but for those times that you do, here are some resources to help you determine what time it is and where you are. \r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Position On Earth\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geocode.com\/eagle.html-ssi\">(USA) ETAK Service (Street Address Lat\/Lon)<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/geonames.nrcan.gc.ca\/index_e.php\">GeoNames (Canadian Features)<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.magnetic-declination.com\/\">Magnetic Declination Calculator<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/mark\/\">Geocaching \u2013 Benchmark Hunting<\/a> (useful for calibrating elevation above sea level on GPS units)<\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usgs.gov\/\">United States Geological Survey Home Page<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_1671 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_1671_collapse8\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"margin-right:6px;\" class=\"fa fa-bullseye\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tObserving Equipment And Techniques\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_1671_collapse8\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><a name=\"equipment\"><\/a><\/h3>\r\nAn amateur astronomer's fundamental observing equipment is the eye. Naked eye observing of the sky is simple, inexpensive, and immensely rewarding. But the unaided human eye is limited in what it can see. Observing instruments such as binoculars and telescopes extend the eye's capabilities, while imposing limitations of their own. Here are some resources to help you sort through the myriad possibilities to find the right tools and techniques for the types of observing you want to do.\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a name=\"equipstart\"><\/a>Getting Started\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.skyandtelescope.com\/howto\/scopes\/\">How To undefined Telescopes and Binoculars<\/a>, Sky & Telescope<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Night Vision\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.darksky.org\/\">International Dark-Sky Association<\/a> \r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu\/nelpag\/nelpag.html\">New England Light Pollution Advisory Group<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britastro.org\/dark-skies\/\">British Campaign For Dark Skies<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Buying (or Building!) and Using A Telescope\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.skyandtelescope.com\/howto\/scopes\/\">Sky & Telescope's How To \u2013 Telescopes & Binoculars page<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/findascope.com\/\">The Heretics Guide To Purchasing A Telescope<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lcas-astronomy.org\/Articles\/scope.htm\">The Care And Feeding Of An Astronomical Telescope<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Amateur Telescope Making\r\n<ul>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Astrophotography\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/starmatt.com\/\">Matt BenDaniel's Astrophotography<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rc-astro.com\/\">Russell Croman Astrophotography<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.galaxyphoto.com\/\">Jason Ware's Galaxy Photography<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li><a name=\"obsprojs\"><\/a>Observing Projects\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.astroleague.org\/observing\">Astronomical League Observing Clubs<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.astronomy-mall.com\/Adventures.In.Deep.Space\/\">\"Adventures in Deep Space: Challenging Observing Projects for Amateur Astronomers\"<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/clarkvision.com\/visastro\/appendix-e.html\">A Catalog of Deep-Sky Objects<\/a> (Appendix E of <em>Visual Astronomy of the Deep Sky<\/em>, by R. N. Clark)<\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aerith.net\/comet\/weekly\/current.html\">Weekly Information about Bright Comets<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/neo.jpl.nasa.gov\/\">Asteroids: Upcoming Close Approaches to Earth<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_1671 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_1671_collapse9\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"margin-right:6px;\" class=\"fa fa-adjust\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEarth-Orbiting Satellites\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_1671_collapse9\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMany of the objects orbiting our Earth are visible to observers on the ground. These objects include the International Space Station, the Iridium network, the Hubble Space Telescope, a variety of other operational satellites, and even orbital debris, such as spent rocket boosters. Some of these objects appear as steady points of light undefined very similar to stars undefined moving in a slow arc across the sky. Other objects appear to \"flare\" as they move across the sky. Very lucky observers get the rare opportunity to see the atmospheric reentry of an object undefined. However, the (re)entry and impact of a large object could be disastrous. So some astronomers keep a close watchful eye on potentially threatening objects.\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>General Satellite Predictions\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prismnet.com\/~mmccants\/auspred.html\">Evening Satellite Predictions for Austin<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heavens-above.com\/\">Heavens-Above Online Satellite Predictions<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Iridium Satellite Flares\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/heavens-above.com\/?lat=30.26856&lng=-97.73438&loc=Austin%2c+Texas&alt=0&tz=CST\">Heavens-Above Iridium Flare Predictions for Austin\r\n<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.satobs.org\/iridium.html\">More Iridium Flare Information<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li>General Satellite Information\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.astronautix.com\/\">Mark Wade's<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.astronautix.com\/\">Encyclopedia Astronautica<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/index.html#.UeAFW5PZeY8\">Mission & Spacecraft Library<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/spaceflight.nasa.gov\/\">SpaceFlight.NASA.gov<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/personal.ee.surrey.ac.uk\/Personal\/L.Wood\/constellations\/\">Lloyd's Satellite Constellations<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Visual Satellite Observation\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.satobs.org\/\">Visual Satellite Observer's Home Page<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prismnet.com\/~mmccants\/\">Mike McCants' Satellite Home Page<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/celestrak.com\/\">T.S. Kelso's CelesTrak<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saao.ac.za\/~wpk\/CoSaTrak\/cosatrak.html\">CoSaTrak \u2013 Computerised Satellite Tracking<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Radio Satellite Observation\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amsat.org\/\">AMSAT-NA Home Page<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Decaying Satellites\r\n<ul>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Remote Sensing\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.terraserver.com\/\">TerraServer<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_1671 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_1671_collapse10\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"margin-right:6px;\" class=\"fa fa-space-shuttle\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHuman Space Flight\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_1671_collapse10\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSince Yuri Gagarin's inaugural human flight into space on 12 April 1961 aboard Vostok 1, the prospect of personally exploring our solar system and beyond has thrilled and inspired hundreds of millions of passengers on Spaceship Earth. With projects like International Space Station, sub-orbital programs like SpaceX and Blue Origin, and the farther-future human mission to Mars, we are still reaching outward.\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/spaceflight.nasa.gov\/station\/\">NASA Spaceflight \u2013 International Space Station<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/shuttle\/main\/index.html\">NASA Spaceflight \u2013 Shuttle<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/shuttle\/shuttlemissions\/list_main.html\">Past Shuttle Missions<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/spaceflight.nasa.gov\/history\/shuttle-mir\/\">NASA Shuttle-Mir Web<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/spaceflight.nasa.gov\/history\/shuttle-mir\/spacecraft\/s-mir.htm\">Space Station Mir<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jsc.nasa.gov\/Bios\/more.html\">Astronaut Information on the NASA Web<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/airandspace.si.edu\/explore-and-learn\/topics\/apollo\/\">The Apollo Missions<\/a> (NASA)<\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hq.nasa.gov\/office\/pao\/History\/alsj\/\">Apollo Lunar Surface Journal<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cs.umd.edu\/~dekhtyar\/space\/\">Russian Space Program Links<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spacecomm.nasa.gov\/spacecomm\/acronyms\/default.cfm\">Space Mission Acronym List And Hyperlink Guide<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacex.com\">SpaceX<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blueorigin.com\">Blue Origin<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li>NASA\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/content\/nasas-journey-to-mars\">Journey to Mars<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_1671 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_1671_collapse11\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"margin-right:6px;\" class=\"fa fa-circle-o-notch\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEarth-Orbiting Astronomical Satellites\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_1671_collapse11\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMany very important astronomical, astrophysical, and cosmological discoveries have been made possible only by the successful development and deployment of astronomical satellites into orbit above the Earth's atmosphere, which interferes with and even prevents observations of important regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. Here is a listing of various active orbital astronomy missions and links to information about past and future ones.\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov\/docs\/asca\/asca2.html\">Advanced Satellite for Cosmology and Astrophysics (ASCA; a.k.a. \"Astro D\")<\/a> (re-entered March 2, 2001)<\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bepposax.gsfc.nasa.gov\/\">BeppoSAX<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chandra.harvard.edu\/\">Chandra X-ray Observatory<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cossc.gsfc.nasa.gov\/\">Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory (CGRO or GRO)<\/a> (R.I.P. -- deorbited June 4, 2000)<\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fuse.pha.jhu.edu\/\">Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE)<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.galex.caltech.edu\/\">Galaxy Evolution Explorer (Galex)<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stsci.edu\/hst\/\">Hubble Space Telescope (HST)<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/legacy.gsfc.nasa.gov\/docs\/xte\/learning_center\/what_is_RXTE.html\">Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE)<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov\/docs\/euve\/euve.html\">Extreme UltraViolet Explorer (EUVE)<\/a> (operations ended Jan. 31, 2001; re-entered February 2002)<\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/space.mit.edu\/HETE\/\">High Energy Transient Explorer (HETE)<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/xmm.esac.esa.int\/\">XMM-Newton<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov\/docs\/heasarc\/missions\/alphabet.html\">Alphabetical list of high-energy astrophysics missions, past-present-future<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_1671 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_1671_collapse12\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"margin-right:6px;\" class=\"fa fa-forward\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDeep Space Probes\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_1671_collapse12\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHuman space flight may be thrilling, as well as necessary to accomplish some missions, but for reconnaissance and massive data gathering, space probes are indispensable. These relatively small, often quirky-looking, platforms have repaid their cost many times over with extremely valuable information about the solar system in which we live. The list below is a small sampling, representing the most recent and planned probes to major neighboring bodies.\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.srl.caltech.edu\/ACE\/\">Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE)<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/missions\/details.php?id=5869\">Deep Impact<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nmp.jpl.nasa.gov\/ds1\/\">Deep Space 1<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/galileo\/\">Galileo Mission To Jupiter<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers\/goddard\/missions\/index.html\">Goddard Space Flight Center Missions<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/magellan\/\">Magellan Mission To Venus<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mars.jpl.nasa.gov\/\">Mars Exploration Program<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/messenger.jhuapl.edu\/\">MESSENGER<\/a> (mission to Mercury)<\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/near.jhuapl.edu\/\">Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR)<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pluto.jhuapl.edu\/\">New Horizons<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sci.esa.int\/science-e\/www\/area\/index.cfm?fareaid=13\">Rosetta<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sirtf.caltech.edu\/\">Spitzer Space Telescope<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.esa.int\/export\/esaSC\/120371_index_0_m.html\">SMART 1<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov\/\">SOHO: Solar And Heliospheric Observatory<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/stardust.jpl.nasa.gov\/\">Stardust Comet-Approach Mission<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/voyager.jpl.nasa.gov\/\">Voyager Mission To Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, And Neptune<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/map.gsfc.nasa.gov\/\">Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP)<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/missions\/\">JPL Current Missions<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spacecomm.nasa.gov\/spacecomm\/acronyms\/default.cfm\">Space Mission Acronym List And Hyperlink Guide<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_1671 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_1671_collapse13\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"margin-right:6px;\" class=\"fa fa-dot-circle-o\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOur Solar System\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_1671_collapse13\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow big is Saturn? What does Io look like? How hot does it get on Mercury? Could life exist beneath the surface of Mars? What are all these comets that had everyone in a tizzy?\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>General Information\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/space.jpl.nasa.gov\/\">JPL's Solar System Simulator<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pds.jpl.nasa.gov\/\">Planetary Data System<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fourmilab.ch\/solar\/solar.html\">Solar System Live Interactive Orrery<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.glassescrafter.com\/information\/views-of-our-solar-system.html\">Views Of Our Solar System<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.solarviews.com\/eng\/homepage.htm\">Views Of The Solar System<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pds.jpl.nasa.gov\/planets\/\">Welcome To The Planets<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Earth, Moon, And Sun\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fourmilab.ch\/earthview\/vplanet.html\">Earth And Moon Viewer<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lpi.usra.edu\/\">Lunar And Planetary Institute Home Page<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov\/eclipse.html\">Fred Espenak's Eclipse Home Page<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Meteors, Meteor Showers, and Near-Earth Objects\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amsmeteors.org\/\">American Meteor Society (AMS)<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imo.net\/\">International Meteor Organization (IMO)<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.namnmeteors.org\/\">North American Meteor Network (NAMN)<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/impact.arc.nasa.gov\/\">NASA Impact Hazards Home Page<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/neo.jpl.nasa.gov\/programs\/neat.html\">Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking (NEAT) Home Page<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cfa.harvard.edu\/iau\/NEO\/TheNEOPage.html\">The Near-Earth Object (NEO) Home Page<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lpl.arizona.edu\/spacewatch\/\">Spacewatch Observatory Home Page<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Asteroids And Comets\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cfa-www.harvard.edu\/iau\/mpc.html\">International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cometography.com\/\">Gary Kronk's Cometography<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Occultations\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.occultations.org\/\">International Occultation Timing Association (IOTA)<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eclipsetours.com\/paul-maley\/occultations\/\">Paul Maley's Occultation Page<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eclipsetours.com\/paul-maley\/houston-astronomical-events\/\">Astronomical Events Update Page<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.skyandtelescope.com\/observing\/objects\/occultations\/\">Sky & Telescope's Occultation Page<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Image Archives\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lpi.usra.edu\/pub\/research\/lunar_orbiter\/\">Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pds-imaging.jpl.nasa.gov\/\">Planetary Data System Imaging Node<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_1671 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_1671_collapse14\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"margin-right:6px;\" class=\"fa fa-asterisk\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStars, Galaxies, And More\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_1671_collapse14\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBeyond our solar system lie glories that can be only partially glimpsed through our eyes and instruments. The size and distance and radiated power of these objects is incomprehensible on our human scale.\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Stars And Constellations\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.astro.wisc.edu\/~dolan\/constellations\/\">Stars And Constellations<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aavso.org\/\">American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Sky Maps And Viewers\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fourmilab.ch\/yoursky\/\">Your Sky Interactive Planetarium<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.astro.wisc.edu\/~dolan\/constellations\/constellationjavalist.html\">Chris Dolan's Interactive Sky Charts (Java applet)<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/skys.gsfc.nasa.gov\/\">SkyView Virtual Observatory<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/stdatu.stsci.edu\/dss\/dss_form.html\">Digital Sky Survey<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Clusters, Nebulae, Galaxies, And...\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.astrosurf.com\/benoit\/ngc.html\">The Whole NGC<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov\/htmltest\/rjn_bht.html\">Virtual Trips To Black Holes And Neutron Stars<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blackholes.stardate.org\/\">Black Hole Encyclopedia<\/a> (StarDate)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Image Archives\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cossc.gsfc.nasa.gov\/images\/epo\/gallery\/\">Compton Gamma Ray Observatory Image Gallery<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/zebu.uoregon.edu\/messier.html\">CCD Images Of Messier Objects<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_1671 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_1671_collapse15\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"margin-right:6px;\" class=\"fa fa-bank\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHistory Of Astronomy\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_1671_collapse15\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAstronomy is the oldest known quantitative, empirical science. Bone artifacts dated to 36,000 B.C. -- 38 thousand years ago! -- carry markings that appear to count days between major lunar phases. From about 4500 B.C. onward, the archeological evidence of astronomical knowledge is irrefutable. The importance of astronomy to the development of agriculture, navigation, mathematics, and all other sciences, as well as religion and society in general, cannot be overstated. Quite simply, without astronomy, we would not be who we are today.\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.astro.uni-bonn.de\/~pbrosche\/astoria.html\">History Of Astronomy<\/a> (Bonn University)<\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wam.umd.edu\/~tlaloc\/archastro\/\">The Center For Archaeoastronomy<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michielb.nl\/maya\/astronom.html\">The Maya Astronomy Page<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_1671 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_1671_collapse16\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"margin-right:6px;\" class=\"fa fa-drupal\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOther Amateur Astronomy Organizations &amp; Star Parties\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_1671_collapse16\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThere are astronomy clubs like the Austin Astronomical Society (AAS) throughout the USA and around the world. Here's a list of umbrella organizations, other Texas organizations we've found on the Web, and some star parties in our general region.\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.astroleague.org\/\">Astronomical League<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.astromax.com\/\">American Association of Amateur Astronomers<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.darksky.org\/\">International Dark-Sky Association<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.texasstarparty.org\/\">Texas Star Party<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nebraskastarparty.org\/\">Nebraska Star Party<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okie-tex.com\/\">Okie-Tex Star Party<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eldoradostarparty.org\/\">Eldorado Star Party<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li>(Alpine) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigbendastronomy.org\/\">Big Bend Astronomical Society<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li>(Austin) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.as.utexas.edu\/~asa\/\">UT Austin Astronomy Students' Association<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li>(Beaumont) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asset-astronomer.org\/\">Astronomical Society of South East Texas<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li>(Clear Lake) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jscas.net\/\">Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li>(Corpus Christi) <a href=\"http:\/\/ccstargazers.org\/\">Corpus Christi Astronomical Society<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li>(Dallas) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.texasastro.org\/\">Texas Astronomical Society Of Dallas<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li>(Fort Worth) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortworthastro.com\/\">Fort Worth Astronomical Society<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li>(Fredericksburg) <a href=\"https:\/\/hillcountryastronomers.com\" target=\"_blank\">Hill Country Astronomers<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\r\n\t<li>(Georgetown) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.williamson-astro.org\/index.html\">Williamson County Astronomy Club<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li>(Houston) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.astronomyclub.org\/\">North Houston Astronomy Club<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li>(Killeen) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.starsatnight.org\/\">Mayborn Planetarium & Space Theater<\/a> (Central Texas College)<\/li>\r\n\t<li>(Killeen & Temple) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.centexastronomy.org\/\">Central Texas Astronomical Society<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li>(Midland-Odessa) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtastro.org\/\">West Texas Astronomers<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li>(Roswell, NM) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.roswellastronomyclub.com\/\">Roswell Astronomy Club<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li>(San Antonio) <a href=\"http:\/\/sanantonioastronomy.org\/\">San Antonio Astronomical Association<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li>(Sugar Land) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fbac.org\/\">Fort Bend County Astronomy Club<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li>(Texarkana) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rrac.org\/\">Red River Astronomy Club<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_1671 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_1671_collapse17\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"margin-right:6px;\" class=\"fa fa-users\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCommercial Astronomy Products And Services\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_1671_collapse17\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Austin Astronomical Society (AAS) does not endorse any commercial products or services. This list of commercial sites is undoubtedly incomplete, but is provided for your information and convenience.\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Austin Region\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.analyticalsci.com\/\">Analytical Scientific<\/a> (San Antonio)<\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rc-astro.com\/store\/index.htm\">Astrophotography by Russell Croman undefined Store<\/a> (Austin)<\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mcdonaldobservatory.org\/giftshop\/\">McDonald Observatory Gift Shop<\/a> (Ft. Davis)<\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.precision-camera.com\/\">Precision Camera & Video<\/a> (Austin)<\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.takahashiamerica.com\/\">Takahashi America<\/a> (Houston)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Art\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.novaspace.com\/\">NovaSpace Art Gallery<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li>General\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.surplusshed.com\/\">Surplus Shed<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Publications\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theastronomer.org\/\">The Astronomer<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amateurastronomy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Amateur Astronomy Magazine<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.astronomy.com\/\">Astronomy Magazine<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.skyandtelescope.com\/\">Sky & Telescope<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/stardate.org\/magazine\/\">StarDate Magazine<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_1671 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_1671_collapse18\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"margin-right:6px;\" class=\"fa fa-photo\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAstronomy And Space Image Collections\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_1671_collapse18\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/multimedia\/imagegallery\/index.html\">NASA Image of the Day<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov\/apod\/archivepix.html\">Astronomy Picture Of The Day Archive<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov\/index.html\">Planetary Photojournal<\/a> (JPL)<\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pds-imaging.jpl.nasa.gov\/\">Planetary Data System Imaging Node<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hubblesite.org\/gallery\/\">Hubble Site Gallery<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_1671 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_1671_collapse19\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"margin-right:6px;\" class=\"fa fa-code-fork\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAstrophotography\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_1671_collapse19\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cctvcamerapros.com\/Astronomical-Cameras-Astrophotography-Guide-s\/605.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Astronomical Cameras - guide to astrophotography<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/astropix.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Catching the Light: Astrophotography by Jerry Lodriguss<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rc-astro.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Russell Croman Astrophotography<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_1671 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_1671_collapse20\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"margin-right:6px;\" class=\"fa fa-external-link\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOther Good Jumping-Off Points\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_1671_collapse20\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amsky.com\/\">AmSky<\/a> (free online astronomy magazine)<\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stsci.edu\/resources\/\">Astronomy Resources from STSci<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chebucto.ns.ca\/~aa063\/\">Mike Boschat's Astronomy Page<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/\">NASA's Home Page<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov\/\">NASA's Imagine the Universe!<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/seasky.org\/sky.html\">Sea & Sky: The Sky<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.space.com\/index.html\">Space.Com<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacetoday.org\/\">Space Today Online<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/seds.org\/\">Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (S.E.D.S.)<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/13860\/guide-to-space\/\">The Universe Today \u2013 Space Links<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cass.ucsd.edu\/public\/astroed.html\">University of California, San Diego: Astronomy Education & Outreach<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\t\r\n\t\tfunction do_resize(){\r\n\r\n\t\t\tvar width=jQuery( '.wpsm_panel .wpsm_panel-body iframe' ).width();\r\n\t\t\tvar height=jQuery( '.wpsm_panel .wpsm_panel-body iframe' ).height();\r\n\r\n\t\t\tvar toggleSize = true;\r\n\t\t\tjQuery('iframe').animate({\r\n\t\t\t    width: toggleSize ? width : 640,\r\n\t\t\t    height: toggleSize ? height : 360\r\n\t\t\t  }, 250);\r\n\r\n\t\t\t  toggleSize = !toggleSize;\r\n\t\t}\r\n\t\t\r\n<\/script>\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Observing objects beyond the Earth&#8217;s atmosphere obviously depends on whether it&#8217;s clear or cloudy. 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