- Astronomy Basics<\/a><\/li>
- Telescope Making<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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Current Moon phase<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n Observing Tools<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
A few of my personal tools for observing planning…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Observing List Generator<\/a> generate custom observing lists from the Darker View database<\/li>
- Darker View Database Query<\/a> a database of my own observations and photos<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Local Information<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Observing in Hawai’i…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Mauna Kea Weather Center<\/a> a weather forecast just for observing on Mauna Kea, very good<\/li>
- MKWC Satellite Page<\/a><\/li>
- UofH Meteorology Satellite Page<\/a><\/li>
- UofH Meteorology Radar Page<\/a><\/li>
- NWS Forecast, Kona<\/a> NWS forecast, usually a little off (sometimes a lot off)<\/li>
- NWS Forecast, Waikoloa<\/a> NWS forecast<\/li>
- NWS Forecast, Waimea (Kameula)<\/a> NWS forecast<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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Current Day\/Night<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n Other Observing Tools<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Some great resources from across the web…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Barnard’s Atlas<\/a> an online version of E.E. Barnard’s ‘A Photographic Atlas of Selected Regions of the Milky Way’<\/li>
- DSS<\/a> the STScI Digitized Sky Survey<\/li>
- Espenak’s NASA Eclipse Page<\/a> the source for lunar and solar eclipse information<\/li>
- HEASARC Coordinate Converter<\/a> find coordiantes on any object in any epoch<\/li>
- Heavens Above<\/a> what is going overhead at any given moment<\/li>
- Horizons<\/a> a NASA high accuracy ephemeris generator<\/li>
- Messier 45<\/a> a very complete deep sky database<\/li>
- NGC\/IC Project Home Page<\/a> the correct NGC\/IC catalog<\/li>
- MPC Comet Ephemerides<\/a> orbital element data and ephemerides<\/li>
- Seiichi Yoshida’s Weekly Comets<\/a> great info on all observable comets<\/li>
- SIMBAD<\/a> a database with all the professional catalogs<\/li>
- Taki’s 8.5 Magnitude Star Atlas<\/a> a free, printable star atlas<\/li>
- USNO Data Services<\/a> the best source for dates and times<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Current IR Clouds<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n Observing Lists<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
What do you look at? Where do you find them? Many amateur astronomers answer these questions by following in the footsteps of the great observers of ceturies past. There are also some great modern lists put together by experienced amateurs in order to lead novices to some great sights. In the process you improve your skills and learn the history of how we learned the mysteries of the universe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Herschel<\/a><\/li>
- Levy<\/a><\/li>
- Messier<\/a><\/li>
- Public Outreach Showpieces<\/a><\/li>
- RASC110<\/a><\/li>
- SAC110<\/a><\/li>
- Darker Views Pick’s<\/a><\/li>
- T.W. Webb<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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- Levy<\/a><\/li>
- DSS<\/a> the STScI Digitized Sky Survey<\/li>
- MKWC Satellite Page<\/a><\/li>
- Darker View Database Query<\/a> a database of my own observations and photos<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Telescope Making<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n