Lots of Astro Info and Stuff

Informational Sites
These sites are for learning about astronomy, what to buy, what to use, how to use it, how to look at the sky

SEDS, Students for the Exploration and Development of Space
THE Best Site for Astronomy information, Hands Down.

SEDS Messier Catalog

12 Month tour of the Messier Catalog

NASA Learning Technoligies Great info site, lots of cool stuff here.

Peoria Astronomical Society Excellent source of tutorials & stuff!

PAS's Beginners Guide Here's where to start in Astronomy

PAS's Intermediate GuideIf you've graduated from Beginner

PAS's Guide to the ConstellationsThis is a really cool site with Constellations, maps, etc.

Doc G's Info Site
Excellent Astrophotography info

Allentown School District Planetarium
The planetarium & Amateur Astronomy group local to me.

Astronomy Magazine
Always has great online stuff!

MAPUG (Meade Advanced Products User Group) Information Archives. If you want to know something about Meade Products, it's here.

Astrophotography with a Small Telescope

Sky Notes (links to the Dublin Night Sky Observer Site)
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Links Specific to the Equipment I have
These sites are excellent sources of used and new equipment. I purchased most of my astro equipment thru these sites.

D50 Astrophotography PageDuncan Munro's page on the Nikon D50. Duncan is the guy who actually convinced me to get a D50. I had considered other DSLR's, but I couldn't afford most of them. This gave me the confidence to buy one.

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Observational Photos

These sites include astro photos of Planets, Moon, Sun, Deep Space Objects like Nebulae, Galaxies, etc.

Hubble Space Telescope Images

Yuuji Kitahara
Incredible Amateur Astrophotograhy, Incredible Equipment. This guy makes me sick and puts us all to shame!

Galaxy Photography - Jason Ware's site. He's the guy who takes a lot of the photos featured in Meade's marketing. Absolutely incredible photography.

Astropix - Jerry Lodriguss' site. If you're into digital astrophotography, his book, A Guide to Astrophotography with Digital SLR Cameras is a must.

Covington Innovations - Michael Covington's site. Another great author. I own two of his books. He's also in the process of writing a book on digital SLR cameras.

Bert's Astrophotography Page

Where to buy Stuff
These sites are excellent sources of used and new equipment. I purchased most of my astro equipment thru these sites.

AstromartThe Best place for used stuff!

(most of the links I had to places to buy equipment have folded or expired. Try eBay, I always find great deals there.

Astronomy-Related Software
These sites are excellent sources of Astronomy-related software.

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