Useful Links
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Members Pages
John Murphy's PixInsight NormalizeScaleGradient script
YouTube
Learn how to use the PixInsight NSG Script by the author John Murphy
NormalizeScaleGradient Introduction, by the author John Murphy
NSG Part 1: WBPP settings and NSG Overview
NSG Part 3: Gradient Smoothness
NSG Part 5: NWEIGHT & 'PSF Scale SNR'
Learn how to use John Murphy's PixInsight NSG Script by watching Adam's excellent video's:
Mark Radice - Refreshing Views
Orbital Mechanics with Lubos Fedora
Publications
Amateur Astrophotography - NEW
Adrian Berry (1937 -2016)– Science author and columnist
The Hub Post - Top 50 Astronomy Nasa Photos of All time
Willmann-Bell, Inc. Publishers and Booksellers
Astrophotography Links
How to image star constellations with Canon 600D
Christian Buil – Spectroscopy, CCD & Astronomy
Richard Berry – Digital Imaging and CCD Cookbook Camera
Societies
British Astronomical Association
The Federation of Astronomical Societies
Guildford Astronomical Society
Southern Area Group of Astronomical Societies - SAGAS
NASA
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratories
SOHO – Solar and Heliospheric Observatory
ESA
GOSA : Gaia-Groundbased Observational Service for Asteroids
Info
Bad Astronomy – Hoaxes and common myths debunked
Heavens Above - Visible Satellite Predictions (including the ISS)
QuickCam and Unconventional Imaging Astronomy Group
The World’s Largest Optical Telescopes
Wikipeadia entry for Astronomy
Suppliers
Adirondack Astronomy – Stella Cam
Takahashi America - Texas Nautical Repair
Thin Metal Films - Re-coating service for optics
UK Telescopes - Evergreen Optics
Useful links for Kids and beginners
The Sky at Night from your Patio
Be an Astronomer Right From Your Window
Telescopes for Kids Resource Guide
Home Science: Backyard Astronomy Basics (US)
Computer software games for kids
Cool apps Tools and Tech for Sky-gazing
Guide to Backyard Astronomy (Recommended by James)
Flickr
BBC Sky at Night and Stargazing Live
TV Programmes
Observatories
Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes
ESO - Overwhelmingly Large Telescope
Yerkes Observatory (Largest Refractor)
Australian Astronomical Observatory
Wikipedia List of Astronomical Observatories
Science / Space Centres
UK
The Observatory Science Centre - Herstmonceux
Winchester Science Centre & Panetarium
USA
American Museum of Science and Energy (AMSE)
Smithsonian - National Air and Space Museum
Smithsonian - National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udar-Hazy Center
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
Robotic Observatories
Top 25 US Public Observatories
The Liverpool Telescope - La Palma
Bradford Robotic Telescope - Tenerife
Radio Telescopes
National Radio Astronomy Observatory - New Mexico
Radio Astronomy
Radio Astronomy for Scientists Teachers and Students
Space Weather
Weather
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forcasts
Maps & Charts
Celestia - free software to explore the universe
Cartes du Ciel - free sky chart software
Stellarium – free planetarium software
Software
AstroArt – Image processing Software
darktable | the photo workflow software
GuideDog (Standalone Autoguiding for Webcams)
IRIS – Christian Buil’s homepage
Matlab – The language of Technical Computing
MaximDL, MaxDSLR
N.I.N.A. - Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy
PEMPro (Periodic error correction)
Regim - Free stacking software for MAC only
Voyager - Astrophotography Automation Software
PIPP Planetary Imaging Pre-processor
GNU Octave is a high-level language, primarily intended for numerical computations
Manufacturers
Losmandy Astronomical Products
Software Bisque
Specialized
Amateur Telescope Makers
Resources and Techniques for the Amateur Telescope Maker
3D Printer STL files
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
User Groups
Losmandy German Equatorial Mounts