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If you have a question that is not found in these FAQs you can send it in. Questions already appearing in the Ask the Astronomer or Ask the Space Scientist FAQs will not be answered. This is an astronomyLINKS recommended site.
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Plenty of useful tips, observing reports, and do-it-yourself projects for the budding astronomer or casual stargazer. This is an astronomyLINKS recommended site. Please visit this astronomyLINKS affiliate.
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The Bad Astronomy web pages are devoted to airing out myths and misconceptions in astronomy and related topics. This is an astronomyLINKS recommended site.
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Education for beginners. Information for ALL observers. Tutorials on scopes, eyepieces, filters and "space". Over 300 unique and original illustrations and celestial drawings. This is an astronomyLINKS recommended site. Please visit this astronomyLINKS affiliate.
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Come join us at the new and improved NJ Night Sky with our Forums, directories, downloads, personalized weather & news and more. This is an astronomyLINKS recommended site. Please visit this astronomyLINKS affiliate.
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Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. This is an astronomyLINKS recommended site.
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World renowned astrophotographer Jason Ware's site. Excellent desktop wallpaper and backgrounds plus you can buy prints. This is an astronomyLINKS recommended site.
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A site of deep-sky, lunar, planetary, solar, nightscape and star trail astrophotography. Articles and product reviews of telescopes and photographic accessories are also offered. This is an astronomyLINKS recommended site. Please visit this astronomyLINKS affiliate.
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A large collection (over 150) of submitted images, complete with equipment used, techniques and so on. You can submit your own images or compare your results with images taken by fellow astrophotographers. This is an astronomyLINKS recommended site. Please visit this astronomyLINKS affiliate.
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This is a web site of deep-sky astronomical photographs, tips and
techniques for astrophotography, and digital enhancement in Photoshop. This is an astronomyLINKS recommended site.
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World-class deep space images on film and CCD. These images are groomed to perfection but still look natural. This is an astronomyLINKS recommended site.
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CCD astrophotography with a Meade 10" LX-200 f/10 and Pictor 1616XTE. Also tips and modifications, including full drawings for building a lightbox for flat fields. This is an astronomyLINKS recommended site.
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These pictures were taken by real amateurs using real amateur equipment. Topics include solar eclipses, comets, Moon, deep sky and planets. This is an astronomyLINKS recommended site.
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A beginners guide to astrophotography of the night sky using a 35mm SLR camera and tripod. Including tips, techniques and equipment for the beginner. This is an astronomyLINKS recommended site. Please visit this astronomyLINKS affiliate.
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Maintained by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, this site is very complete with anniversaries of past events and notes about upcoming events. Updated regularly. This is an astronomyLINKS recommended site.
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Contains 3D maps of the universe zooming out from the nearest stars to the scale of the Milky Way galaxy and onwards to the surrounding superclusters and out to the entire visible universe. This is an astronomyLINKS recommended site.
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Produces star charts including Messier objects and planets based on your location and time. This is an astronomyLINKS recommended site. Please visit this astronomyLINKS affiliate.
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Sky View Café is a Java applet that lets you use your web browser to see many types of astronomical information, in both graphical and numerical form. This is an astronomyLINKS recommended site.
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The NGC/IC Project is a collaborative effort between professional and amateur astronomers to correctly identify all of the original NGC and IC objects. This is an astronomyLINKS recommended site.
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An online resource for building customized observing lists based on a database with over 10,000 deep sky objects. This is an astronomyLINKS recommended site. Please visit this astronomyLINKS affiliate.
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Have you ever heard the name of a star or constellation and wondered what it meant? Of course you have! (Ed. note: The design is simplistic, but the content is very good.) This is an astronomyLINKS recommended site.
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Detailed descriptions of the mythology and more of the 88 constellations. Includes information on times of the year to see each of them. This is an astronomyLINKS recommended site. Please visit this astronomyLINKS affiliate.