A collection of resources and links for people who watch and gaze at the night sky. 

Current Sky Information

Skymaps, Calendars, and Calculators

• U.S. Naval Observatory time calculator - calculate the sunrise, sunset, twilight, moonrise, moonset, and phase times for your U.S. location 
• Planetarium Software - planetarium software for various computer systems.
  
  

Stars and Constellations

• Stars and Constellations 
• Constellation List from the Hawaiian Astronomical Society 


The Earth and Planets

• Solar System Simulator - tour the Solar System 
• Earth and Moon Viewer - view the current day and night regions on the Earth and Moon 
• Solar System Live - interactive orrery 
• The Nine Planets - an overview 


The Moon

• Moon Phase Pictures for any date and time [1800-2199] 
• Earth and Moon Viewer - view the current day and night regions on the Earth and Moon 
• U.S. Naval Observatory Moon Information




Comets and Meteors 

• Sky and Telescope's Comet Page 
• Sky and Telescope's Meteor Page 




Satellites and Space Station

• Heavens Above- predictions of satellite passes for cities in the US and Canada 
• International Space Station - NASA site for all information about the ISS
• Hubble Space Telescope - the Space Telescope Science Institutes site dedicated to the Hubble Telescope
• STSCI Public Information - images and other information about the Hubble Space Telescope
• Hubble Heritage Project - the best images taken from the Hubble Space Telescope 


On-line Magazines

• Astronomy Magazine 
• Sky and Telescope Online from the publishers of Sky & Telescope magazine
• Abrams Planetarium Night Sky Notes 


Amateur Astronomers and Astronomy Clubs 

• Capital Area Astronomy Association at East Lansing, MI. 


Observatories and Planetaria

• Michigan State University Observatory, East Lansing, MI 
• International Planetarium Society


Photographs and Photography

• Astronomy Picture of the Day 
• Digitized Palomar Sky Survey, searchable archive of the premier photographic atlas of the cosmos 




Binoculars and Telescopes

• Telescopes & Binoculars from Sky and Telescope magazine 
• Telescope Buying from Astronomy magazine




Weather Maps and Forecasts

• The Weather Channel 
• Weather Underground - East Lansing, Michigan Forecast