LINKS PAGE
This page will have a listing
of all the links found and mentioned in the Synaptic Sky site.
If we miss one, or if you have a suggested site, please e-mail us and let us
know.
Solar
System Links
Products
for the ATMer
Recommended
reading
COOL SITES
NASA JPass Satellite tracking and information
Jets Observing The Skys - Thanks to the kids at Morrow Community Center for this link!
A View of Outer Space from Your Window' - thanks to Candace for sending this link to us!
The Sky This Month
Space Telescope Science Institute
(NASA and AURA/STScI)
Hubble Space Telescope Images
http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/
NASA's Planetary Photojournal
http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/
Views of the Solar System
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/homepage.htm
The Nine Planets
http://www.seds.org/billa/tnp/
SOHO (THE SOLAR AND HELIOSPHERIC OBSERVATORY)
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/
Sky Surveillance - A Trip Through the Solar System (Thanks to the kids at Colonial Academy and Linda Fuller)
http://www.surveillance-video.com/a-trip-through-the-solar-system.html
Mike Pendeltons’ Dry Eye Anti-Dew system:
http://reely.com/darren/Astro/DryEye/index.html
Superb Mirrors from Swayze Optical:
http://www.europa.com/~swayze
Island Eyepiece Internet Astronomy Store
http://www.islandeyepiece.com
Great Spiders and Focusers by Gary’s Wolanski:
http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca/gwolanski/GARASTRO.HTM
Great Focusers ( and other great products) from JMI:
http://www.jimsmobile.com
NightWatch
( Terence Dicknson)
The Backyard Astronomers Guide (Terence Dicknson)
Making Your Own Telescope (Richard Berry)
http://www.willbell.com/
The Dobsonian Telescope (David Kriege, Richard Berry)
http://www.globaldialog.com/~obsessiontscp/Book.html
The Modern Dobsonian (Tom Clarke)
http://www.amateurastronomy.com/tectron/dob-book.htm
Amateur Telescope Making Books 1 2 &
3(Scientific American)
These are out of print. I found my set at a
used book store.
They are dated but a terrific source of
information and inspiration.
Amateur Astronomy Magazine (The back issues are a
great investment)
http://www.AmateurAstronomy.com/
Sky and Telescope Magazine
http://www.skypub.com/
Astronomy Magazine
http://www.kalmbach.com/kpc/default.aspx?c=a&id=18
Inspirational Sites for
the ATMer:
The Gary Wolansky Telescope Projects
http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca/gwolanski/
Ed Stewart's AstroDesigns Site
http://www.mapug-astronomy.net/AstroDesigns/
Mel Bartels' Homepage
http://www.bbastrodesigns.com/
Ray Cache-Le Pennec
http://members.aol.com/raycash/index.htm
and
http://members.aol.com/radcash/compact.htm