Astronomy Links 
Astronomy Links
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Earth-Related
Almanac from Sky and Telescope: sunrise, sunset, planets, moonrise, moonset, etc.
Cosmic Journeys: What an Astronaut's Camera Sees
Converting Addresses to/from Latitude and Longitude
Crew Earth Observations Videos
Earth View: real view including map view, view from Sun, view from Moon, night side
Elevation of Any Place: enter an address; also includes latitude and longitude
Flying Over Planet Earth (APOD video)
The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth
How Big Are Solar Prominences? (comparison to Earth: YouTube)
Lightning Captured at 7,207 Images per Second (APOD video)
Jumping Sundogs Over Thunderclouds (APOD video)
Time Ticker: all of the countries in their time zones
World Time Zones: a map and explanation
Astronomy: Our Moon
**Moon Phase Today** (use this for the Moon Log assignment if it's cloudy or it can't be seen- only look at today)
Moon Calendar if you get behind and have to catch up only
Eclipse Calculator for Albany, NY
Google Moon: pictures of the moon
How Far Away is the Moon? (YouTube)
Lunar Eclipse Preview: 2011-2030
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera: camera on the Moon
Moonlight Madness: phases of the Moon quiz
Moon Phases: Stardate: phases by month and with an explanation of phases of the Moon
Moon Phases (YouTube)
Moonrise and Moonset Times (for Albany, but it can be changed)
Moon's Far Side: first NASA video of Moon's far side (scroll down to see video)
Narrated Tour of the Moon (YouTube)
Phases of the Moon Song (full song with lots of info; mine, recorded by my 2017-2018 class)
Phases of the Moon Song (phase list only; mine, recorded by my 2017-2018 class)
Phases of the Moon (YouTube)
Phases of the Moon: Ask an Astronomer (YouTube)
Ranger Photography of the Moon
What Causes an Eclipse of the Moon?: Ask an Astronomer (YouTube)
Astronomy: Planets
The Planets: music by Gustav Holst
Bill Nye Demonstrates Distance Between Planets (YouTube)
Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn and Titan
How Much Would You Weigh on Another Planet?
How Old Would You Be on Another Planet?
Jupiter Map: Jupiter rotating (YouTube)
Mars Exploration Rover Mission
*NASA Solar System Exploration: planets, asteroids, comets, meteroids, moons, the Sun, etc.
NASA Space Place: Solar System (for kids: scroll down and click on the little planet pictures for info)
A Planetary Guide to Outer Space
Planet Sizes Compared to Each Other
Planet Sizes Compared to the Sun
Saturn Video Created
from Voyager and Cassini Spacecraft Images
Solar System Scale Models throughout the world
To Scale: The Solar System (video showing a scale model solar system in a desert in Nevada)
Venus Transit Music Video (APOD)
Welcome to the Planets and Planet Profiles
Why Isn't Pluto a Planet Anymore?: Ask an Astronomer (YouTube)
Astronomy: The Sun
Asteroids Slam into the Sun (YouTube)
Auroras in Norway
Comet and CME on the Sun (APOD)
Comet Hitting Sun and Solar Flare (YouTube)
Comet Hitting Sun and Solar Flare
Eclipse Calculator for Albany, NY
Extreme Solar Eruption Caught on Camera
Eye Safety During Solar Eclipses: NASA (or for ever looking at the Sun)
How Big Are Solar Prominences? (comparison to Earth: YouTube)
Helioviewer: viewing the Sun
Inouye Solar Telescope First Light Gallery (close up, high resolution images and videos of the Sun)
Making a Horizontal Sundial and
Horizontal Sundial Shadow Angle Calculator
Orange Sun Oozing (APOD)
SOHO: Pick of the Week: Comet into the Sun
Solar Eclipse: Live Videos and Stories About Eclipses
Solar Flare Video and Cool Sun Picture (NASA)
Solar Flare Video and Pictures (from NASA)
Solar Flare Video (YouTube)
Solar Flares Video (YouTube)
Spectacular Sun Spitfire Video (from NASA)
Sun's Magnetic Field, Prominences, and Solar Wind
Why Are
Solar Eclipses Only Visible in Some Places? (YouTube)
YPOP: Yohkoh Public Outreach Project: movies of the Sun
Astronomy: Constellations and Stars
The Constellations Song PowerPoints (password needed; only for my classes)
Constellations Song (I created, recorded by my 2016-2017 class)
The Constellations and Their Stars
Dome of the Sky: Constellation List
Constellations and Major Stars Flashcards (limited)
Introduction to the Constellations
Life Cycle of a Star: Scratch Project (web clip)
The Life Cycle of Stars (YouTube)
Life Cycle of Stars (picture)
Micrometeorites: Bizarre Stuff You Can Make in Your Kitchen
Navigating with the Big Dipper
*Pictures in the Sky: The Constellations (Sea and Sky)
SkyMaps.com: The Evening Map
Stargazing: A Handbook for Night Sky Tour Guides
Stargazing: Touring the Night Sky
Starry Night Sky Chart (interactive)
Star Sizes (picture comparison)
Stellar Parallax (YouTube)
Well-Known Stars and Constellations
Astronomy: Space
360-Degree Panorama of the Milky Way
50th Anniversary: John Glenn's Earth Orbit Photos
Astronaut Information and Biographies
Celestia: free space simulation
Crew Earth Observations Videos
Galaxy Zoo: Hubble: classify galaxies
How Big is the Universe
Compared with a Grain of Sand? (video)
How Can We See a Black Hole?: Ask an Astronomer (YouTube)
Hunt for Micrometeorites In Your Own Yard
If the Moon Were Only 1 Pixel: A Tediously Accurate Map of the Solar System
NASA Eyes: photos of objects in space
Missions: NASA Solar System Exploration
Photos from NASA's Voyager 1 and 2 Probes
Phototropic Sky Survey: interactive
Scientists Discover Mysterious Colossal Soap Bubbles In the Middle of Our Galaxy
Sky and Telescope Interactive Sky Chart
Stellarium (planetarium you can download): phenomenal: shows what the sky is like now
including constellations, and you can advance to the sky in the future, zoom in on planets, etc.
We Are Very Small (YouTube)
Astronomy: General and Other Links
Astronomy for Kids (different site)
Astro-Tom.com: amateur astronomy
Big Kid Science: includes books for kids and activities for older students
Cosmic Journeys: What an Astronaut's Camera Sees
Educational Guide to the Solar System: general information on topics
with several good links
ESO: European Southern Observatory
Foucault Pendulum (YouTube)
Go Astronomy: Amateur Astronomy Guide
A Guide to Outer Space Surveillance
Human Space Flight: NASA
PlanetQuest: Exoplanet Exploration
Planets for Kids: Solar System Facts and Astronomy
Science and Art Gallery: Astronomy Pictures
Science on a Sphere: traveling exhibit
Space.com: Space and NASA News
Spaceflight Now: online space news
StarChild: A Learning Center for Young Astronomers
Star Gazing: Keeping Your Star Journal
Surfing the Solar System: A Treasure Hunt Game and Puzzle
Universe Today: Space and Astronomy News
Telescope Observation Tips Guide
What Is It? Learn About Infared
Astronomy: Events
Almanac from Sky and Telescope: sunrise, sunset, planets, moonrise, moonset, etc.
Astro Bob: Celestial happenings you can see from your own backyard
*Astronomy Calendar (Sea and Sky): for special events during the year
Clear Sky Charts (click on one to see how good the sky is for observing at that location)
Eclipse Calculator for Albany, NY
Go Astronomy: Amateur Astronomy Guide
Heavens Above (enter your location for events)
Jupiter's Great Red Spot: when it can be seen
Lunar Eclipse Preview: 2011-2030
Space Calendar (NASA)
Satellite Flybys from SpaceWeather.com: to see when satellites and other things fly by
The Sky This Month: Astronomy Magazine
The Sky This Month: One Minute Astronomer
*Stargazing Information: Star Date: lots of info about many things to observe
Sunrise and Sunset Times in Albany
Tonight's Sky: objects in view
Yahoo Calendar for Local Events
Astronomy: Local
Albany Area Amateur Astronomers (AAAA)
Children's Museum of Science and Technology
Clear Sky Charts (click Find a Chart to see how good the conditions are for observing at a particular location at a certain time)
Dudley Observatory, Schenectady
Dudley Observatory and Albany Area Amateur Astronomers on Night Sky Network
Henry Hudson Planetarium at the Visitor's Center in Albany
Hirsch Observatory: observatory at RPI with public observing hours on Saturdays from 8-10pm (free)
Octogon Barn Star Parties, Delanson, NY
Rensselaer Astrophysical Society
Stargazing: Touring the Night Sky
Sunrise and Sunset Times in Albany
Union College Observatory: Open Houses
Up Yonda Farm: Starlab (Portable Planetarium)
Astronomy: Road Trips (from Albany)
Astronomy Section of the Rochester Academy of Science
Hayden Planetarium, NYC
Hopkins Observatory and
Milham Planetarium, Williamstown, MA
Montshire Museum Trails: Planet Walk, Norwich, VT
A Walk Through the Solar System: Planet Walks around the country
Rittenhouse Astronomical Society, Philadelphia
Sagan Planet Walk and Sciencenter, Ithaca, NY
Solar System Scale Models throughout the world
SUNY Oneonta College Planetarium
SUNY Oneonta Observatory: home of the 1 meter scope (largest scope in NY)
Astronomy: Images
50th Anniversary: John Glenn's Earth Orbit Photos
From Earth to the Solar System: Images
The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth
NASA Eyes: photos of objects in space
Photos from NASA's Voyager 1 and 2 Probes
Star Sizes (pictures)
Stellar Scenes: Celestial Photo Album
Astronomy: Videos
Asteroids Slam into the Sun (YouTube)
Auroras in Norway
Bill Nye Demonstrates Distance Between Planets (YouTube)
Comet and CME on the Sun (APOD)
Comet Hitting Sun and Solar Flare (YouTube)
Comet Hitting Sun and Solar Flare
Crew Earth Observations Videos
Eclipse Video: Ask an Astronomer (YouTube)
Flying Over Planet Earth (APOD)
Foucault Pendulum (YouTube)
Galileo and Jupiter's Moon (YouTube)
How Big Are Solar Prominences? (comparison to Earth: YouTube)
How Big is the Universe
Compared with a Grain of Sand? (video)
How Can We See a Black Hole?: Ask an Astronomer (YouTube)
How Far Away is the Moon? (YouTube)
International Space Station Tour 2012 (YouTube)
Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer (PBS TV show)
Jumping Sundogs Over Thunderclouds (APOD video)
Jupiter Map: Jupiter rotating (YouTube)
Kids Know It Network: Free Astronomy Movies
The Life Cycle of Stars (YouTube)
Lightning Captured at 7,207 Images per Second (APOD)
Moon's Far Side: first NASA video of Moon's far side (scroll down to see video)
Moon Phases (YouTube)
Narrated Tour of the Moon (YouTube)
NASA: Multimedia Video Gallery
Orange Sun Oozing (APOD)
Phases of the Moon (YouTube)
Phases of the Moon: Ask an Astronomer (YouTube)
Saturn Video Created
from Voyager and Cassini Spacecraft Images
Solar Eclipse: Live Videos and Stories About Eclipses
Solar Flare Video and Cool Sun Picture (NASA)
Solar Flare Video and Pictures (from NASA)
Solar Flare Video (YouTube)
Solar Flares Video (YouTube)
Solar System for Kids (several videos)
Spectacular Sun Spitfire Video (from NASA)
Stellar Parallax (YouTube)
Tour of the ISS (YouTube)
Venus Transit Music Video (APOD)
We Are Very Small (YouTube)
What Causes an Eclipse of the Moon?: Ask an Astronomer
(YouTube)
What Do Jesus and the Planet Venus Have in Common?
Why Are
Solar Eclipses Only Visible in Some Places?: Ask an Astronomer (YouTube)
Why Isn't Pluto a Planet Anymore?: Ask an Astronomer (YouTube)
YPOP: Yohkoh Public Outreach Project: movies of the Sun
Computer Tools: Astronomy For Your Computer
Astronomy: Computer Software Games for Kids
Celestia: free space simulation
Helioviewer: viewing the Sun
Phototropic Sky Survey: interactive
Sky and Telescope Interactive Sky Chart
Stellarium (planetarium you can download) phenomenal: shows what the sky is like now
including constellations, and you can advance to the sky in the future, zoom in on planets, etc.
Universe Sandbox: playing with the universe
Mrs. Rodriguez 
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