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This page provides quick links to some of the better Astronomical Sites on the WWW. If you know of any good Astronomical Web Sites to add, or if you find any broken links, please Email us, and we will amend the list below.

Weather | Projects, Missions & Research | Vendors & Products (Australia and International) | Solar System Tools | Photos & Images | Miscellaneous Stuff | Star Parties, Events and Tours  | News | Societies (Australia, NZ and International) | Observatories in Autsralia

Weather Resources

• Clear Outside: http://clearoutside.com/forecast/-32.97/149.85 (set your own lat and long or select location from drop-down menu)
• SpaceWeather.com: http://spaceweather.com/
• Australian Severe Weather: http://www.australiasevereweather.com/
• Australian Bureau Of Meteorology: http://www.bom.gov.au/
• Yahoo! Weather Service for Australia: https://weather.yahoo.com.au/forecast
• SkippySky Astronomy Weather Forecast: http://www.skippysky.com.au/Australia/
• WeatherZone - The Site for Weather Freaks: http://www.weatherzone.com.au

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Projects / Missions / Research

• SETI@home: http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu
• SETI Institute: http://www.seti-inst.edu
• SETI in Australia: http://www.spaceacademy.net.au/intell/auseti.htm
• NASA Science: https://science.nasa.gov/
• Project Galileo: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo/
• The Hubble Site: http://hubblesite.org/
• ESO Digitised Sky Survey: http://archive.eso.org/dss/dss
• STScI Digitized Sky Survey: http://stdatu.stsci.edu/dss/dss_form.html
• Swinburne Astronomy Online: http://www.swin.edu.au/astronomy
• Multimission Archive at STScI: http://archive.stsci.edu
• The Gemini 8m Telescopes Project: http://www.gemini.edu/
• Astronomy at Macquarie University: https://www.mq.edu.au/research/research-centres-groups-and-facilities/secure-planet/centres/research-centre-for-astronomy-astrophysics-and-astrophotonics
• Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex: https://www.cdscc.nasa.gov/

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Vendors / Astronomy Products

Australia

• 3RF Australia: http://www.3rf.com.au
• MyAstroShop: http://www.myastroshop.com.au/
• AstroBuySell: http://www.astrobuysell.com/au/
• Deep Sky Instruments: http://www.deepskyinstruments.com/
• SDM Telescopes: http://www.sdmtelescopes.com.au/
• Quasar Publications: http://www.quasarastronomy.com.au
• AstroVisuals Australia: http://www.astrovisuals.com.au
• Three Rivers Foundation: https://www.3rf.com.au
• Gecko Optical Classifieds: http://geckooptical.com/
• SKY: Lab Astronomy Software: http://www.skylab.com.au
• York Optical / AstronomyOnline: http://www.yorkoptical.com.au
• The Binocular and Telescope Shop: https://www.bintel.com.au
• OZScopes - Telescopes and Binoculars: http://www.ozscopes.com.au/

International

• Mag 1 Instruments: http://www.mag1instruments.com
• Litebox Telescopes: http://www.litebox-telescopes.com/
• Portable Planetariums: https://www.planetarios.com/
• Obsession Telescopes: http://www.obsessiontelescopes.com/
• Santa Barbara Instruments Group (SBIG): http://diffractionlimited.com/sbig/?q=/
• Astronomy Graphics & Digital Photographs: http://www.fotosearch.com/photos-images/galaxy.html
• Astronomy Stock Photography: https://www.canstockphoto.com/images-photos/astronomy.html
• Three Rivers Foundation for the Arts and Sciences: https://www.3rf.org

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Solar System

• RASNZ Occultation Page: http://www.occultations.org.nz/
• Lunar and Planetary Laboratory: https://www.lpl.arizona.edu/
• International Meteor Organization (IMO): http://www.imo.net
• The International Comet Quarterly (ICQ) Comet Information Website: http://www.icq.eps.harvard.edu/icq.html

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Astronomical Photos and Images

• Members Film Photos: http://www.asnsw.com/node/741
• Members Digital Photos: http://www.asnsw.com/node/743
• Overlapping Galaxies: http://www.astr.ua.edu/white/pairs/individual.html
• NASA Solar System Images: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/galleries/type/images
• Astrophotography by Jerry Lodriguss: http://www.astropix.com/
• Galaxy Cluster Mug Shots: http://www.astr.ua.edu/white/mug/cluster/clusters.html
• The Hubble Space Telescope: http://outreachoffice.stsci.edu/
• Anglo-Australian Observatory Images: https://www.aao.gov.au/public/images
• Clementine Lunar Image Browser: https://www.nrl.navy.mil/clementine/image-gallery
• Clear Skies - P-M Hedén (Sweden): http://www.clearskies.se
• Australian Weather Satellite images (Bureau of Meteorology): http://www.bom.gov.au
• National Space Science Data Centre: https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/photo_gallery/
• Scott Alder`s Astrophotography Page: http://cust.idl.com.au//josiah/scott.htm
• NASA's Astronomy Picture Of The Day: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html

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Miscellaneous Astronomy Resources

• Night Sky Info: http://www.nightskyinfo.com/
• The Evening Sky Map: http://www.skymaps.com
• Telescopes & Astronomy: http://www.telescopes-astronomy.com.au/
• Carl Koppeschaar's AstroNet: https://carlkop.home.xs4all.nl/astroeng.html
• Astronomy & Astromicroscopy: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/2165/
• Steve Massey's Astronomy Page: http://members.optusnet.com.au/ssmassey/
• Syzygy Research and Technology: http://www.syz.com
• International Dark-Sky Association: http://www.darksky.org/
• Be an Astronomer Right from Your Window! https://www.blindschalet.com/kba-be-an-astronomer-right-from-your-window-240.html
• Richard Berry's Cookbook Camera Homepage: http://wvi.com/~rberry/
• Doug Snyder's Planetary Nebulae Observers' Page: http://www.blackskies.org/
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): https://www.nasa.gov/

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 Star Parties, Events and Tours

• The ASNSW South Pacific Star Party - http://www.asnsw.com/node/712
• OzSky Star Safari, Coonabarabran, NSW - http://www.OzSky.org 
• CWAS AstroFest, Parkes, NSW - http://www.cwas.org.au/astrofest/
• Border StarGaze, Wymah Valley Retreat, Lake Hume, Albury, NSW - http://www.asaw.org.au/?pid=&p=15
• Texas Star Party, Prude Ranch, Fort Davis, TX, USA - https://texasstarparty.org/
• ASNSW Astrocamps, Wiruna, Ilford, NSW: Every month, weekend nearest New Moon, dates are listed here: http://www.asnsw.com/node/745
• Queensland AstroFest, Camp Duckadang, Linville, QLD - http://www.qldastrofest.org.au/
• Deepest South Texas Star Safari, Coonabarabran, NSW - http://www.OzSky.org
• VicSouth Desert Spring Star Party, Little Desert Nature Lodge, Nhill, VIC - http://www.vicsouth.com/
• Annual RTMC Astronomy Expo, Camp Oakes, Riverside, CA, USA - http://rtmcastronomyexpo.org/
• Macquarie University Astronomy Open Nights, North Ryde, NSW - https://students.mq.edu.au/study/faculties-schools-and-colleges/faculty-of-science-and-engineering/department-of-physics-and-astronomy/association-for-astronomy/astronomy-open-night
• Trans-Tasman Symposia on Occultations, Wellington, New Zealand - http://www.occultations.org.nz/
• NACAA: The National Australian Convention of Amateur Astronomers - http://www.nacaa.org.au/
• Fred Watson's Lectures and Tours - http://www.fredwatsontours.com.au/tours.html

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News

• Astronomical Headlines - http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/Headlines.html
• Universe Today: Space news from around the Internet, updated every weekday - https://www.universetoday.com/
• IceInSpace News Forum - http://www.iceinspace.com.au/
• Hubble Space Telescope NewsCenter - http://outreachoffice.stsci.edu/

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Australian Astronomical Societies

Australia-wide (professional)

• Astronomical Society of Australia (ASA) - http://asa.astronomy.org.au/

New South Wales

• Shoalhaven Astronomers - http://www.shoalhavenastronomers.asn.au
• Mudgee Astronomy Group - http://www.mudgeebusiness.com/interest-groups.html 
• Sutherland Astronomical Society - http://www.sasi.net.au
• Newcastle Astronomical Society - https://www.facebook.com/newcastleastrosociety
• Astronomical Society of Australia - http://www.atnf.csiro.au/asa_www/asa.html
• Central West Astronomical Society - http://cwas.org.au/
• Northern Sydney Astronomical Society - https://nsas.org.au/
• Astronomical Society of Coonabarabran - http://www.coona-astro.org.au
• Centaurus Astronomical Society, Bathurst - http://centaurus.freeservers.com/index.html
• Western Sydney Amateur Astronomy Group Inc. - http://www.wsaag.org/
• Sydney City Skywatchers (Sydney chapter of BAA) - https://www.sydneycityskywatchers.org/
• Astronomical Society of New South Wales Incorporated - http://www.asnsw.com/

Victoria

• Ballaarat Astronomical Society - http://observatory.ballarat.net/
• Astronomical Society of Victoria - http://asv.org.au/
• Astronomical Society of Geelong - http://www.asog.org.au/
• Mornington Peninsula Astronomical Society - http://www.mpas.asn.au/
• Latrobe Valley Astronomical Society - http://lvastro.org/
• Bendigo District Astronomical Society - http://www.bdas.net/wp/

Queensland

• Brisbane Astronomical Society - http://www.bas.asn.au/
• Southern Astronomical Society - http://sas.org.au/
• Bundaberg Astronomical Society - http://www.angelfire.com/al/AstronDirectory/
• Astronomical Association of Queensland - https://www.aaq.org.au
• South-East Queensland Astronomical Society - http://www.seqas.org/

Other States & Territories

• Darwin Astronomy Group - http://www.darwinastronomy.com/
• Canberra Astronomical Society - http://msowww.anu.edu.au/cas
• Astronomical Society of Tasmania - http://ast.n3.net
• Astronomical Society of South Australia - https://www.assa.org.au/

New Zealand Astronomical Societies

• Phoenix Astronomical Society - http://www.astronomynz.org/
• Auckland Astronomical Society - http://www.astronomy.org.nz/new/public/default.aspx
• Wellington Astronomical Society - http://www.was.org.nz/
• Canterbury Astronomical Society - https://www.cas.org.nz/
• Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand - http://www.rasnz.org.nz/

International Astronomical Societies

• The Planetary Society - http://www.planetary.org/
• Hawaiian Astronomical Society - http://www.hawastsoc.org
• American Astronomical Society - https://aas.org/
• Astronomical Society of the Pacific - http://www.astrosociety.org/
• Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - http://www.rasc.ca
• International Astronomical Union (IAU) - https://www.iau.org/
• International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) - http://www.darksky.org
• Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers - http://alpo-astronomy.org/
• American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) - http://www.aavso.org

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Australian Observatories

New South Wales

• Wiruna, Ilford - http://www.asnsw.com/node/755
• Crago Observatory, Bowen Mountain - http://www.asnsw.com/node/746
• Mopra Observatory, Coonabarabran - http://www.narrabri.atnf.csiro.au/mopra/
• Linden Observatory, Blue Mountains - http://lindenobservatory.com.au/
• Sydney Observatory, Sydney - https://maas.museum/sydney-observatory/
• Bathurst Observatory, Bathurst - http://bathurstobservatory.com.au/
• Skywatch Observatory, Coonabarabran - http://www.skywatchobservatory.com/
• Gilgandra Observatory, Gilgandra - http://www.gilobs.com.au
• SkyWorks Planetarium, Mobile (Sydney-based) - http://www.skyworks.net.au/
• Parramatta Observatory Remants, Parramatta - https://maas.museum/observations/2006/11/23/astronomical-remnants-in-parramatta-park/
• Siding Spring Exploratory, Coonabarabran - http://www.sidingspringexploratory.com.au
• Siding Spring Observatory, Coonabarabran - http://www.sidingspringobservatory.com.au/
• Grove Creek Observatory, Bathurst - http://www.gco.org.au
• Parkes Radio Observatory, Parkes - http://www.parkes.atnf.csiro.au/
• Mount Stromlo Observatory, Mount Stromlo - http://www.mso.anu.edu.au/
• Kings Tableland Observatory, Wentworth Falls - No website but online search will locate contact information
• Australian Astronomical Observatory, Coonabarabran - https://www.aao.gov.au/
• Macquarie University Observatory, North Ryde - https://students.mq.edu.au/study/faculties-schools-and-colleges/faculty-of-science-and-engineering/department-of-physics-and-astronomy/association-for-astronomy/astronomical-observatory
• Australia Telescope National Facility, Narrabri - http://www.atnf.csiro.au
• Australia Telescope Compact Array LIVE!, Narrabri - http://www.narrabri.atnf.csiro.au/cgi-bin/Public/atca_live.cgi
• Wollongong Science Centre and Planetarium, Wollongong - http://www.sciencecentre.com.au/
• Koolang Observatory and Space Science Centre, Bucketty - http://users.hunterlink.net.au/~demcm2/home_0_overview.htm
• Sydney University Stellar Interferometer (SUSI), Narrabri - http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/sifa/Main/SUSI

Victoria

• Melbourne Planetarium, Melbourne - https://museumsvictoria.com.au/scienceworks/visiting/melbourne-planetarium/
• Ballaarat Municipal Observatory, Ballarat - http://observatory.ballarat.net
• Swinburne Astronomy Productions, Melbourne - http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/production/

South Australia

• Heights Observatory, Modbury Heights - https://www.assa.org.au/facilities/theheights/
• Stockport Observatory, Stockport - https://www.assa.org.au/facilities/stockport/
• CANGAROO, Woomera - http://icrhp9.icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp/

Western Australia

• Perth Observatory, Perth - https://www.perthobservatory.com.au/
• Gravity Discovery Centre, Gingin - http://gravitycentre.com.au/

Tasmania

• Canopus Observatory, Hobart - http://www.phys.utas.edu.au/Mount%20Canopus%20Observatory.html
• Launceston Planetarium, Launceston - http://www.qvmag.tas.gov.au/Planetarium
• Grote Reber Museum , Mt Pleasant Radio Observatory, Hobart - http://www.groterebermuseum.org.au/

ACT

• Mount Stromlo Observatory, Canberra - http://www.mso.anu.edu.au/
• Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope, Molonglo - http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/sifa/Main/MOST
• Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex, Tidbinbilla - https://www.cdscc.nasa.gov/

• ESO Australian Office - http://www.eso.org/public/australia/about-eso/esoglance/

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