Astronomy

Pittsburgh Region

• Allegheny Observatory
  Located in Riverview Park, four miles north of the Golden Triangle (downtown Pittsburgh) and eight miles from the University of Pittsburgh of which it is an integral part.
• Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh
  Open to the public, the Association has promoted popular astronomy in western Pennsylvania for nearly seventy years.
• Henry Buhl Jr. Planetarium and Observatory, Carnegie Science Center
  Their website includes an Astronomical Calendar and astronomical links.
• History of Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science
  A website created and maintained by Glenn A. Walsh. The Buhl was the US's Fifth major planetarium.
• Pittsburgh Space Command
  A section of the National Association of Rocketry, the largest sport rocketry organization in the world.

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Pennsylvania

• Pennsylvania Outdoor Lighting Council
  The POLC provides advice on solving the problems of glare, light trespass and skyglow caused by light pollution. The goal of the POLC is to reduce light pollution in Pennsylvania by educating the public about the safety and nuisance problems of obtrusive lighting and by recommending actions to improve outdoor lighting.

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News and Calendars

• Astronomy Magazine
  Check the latest astronomy news from the publishers of Astronomy magazine.
• Earth & Sky
  On the website of this radio series, "Skywatching" highlights a constellation or planetary feature for each night of the month.
• NASA News and Events
  latest breaking astronomy news from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
• New Scientist Space
  Recent articles about space exploration from the publishers of New Scientist
• Sky and Telescope Magazine: This Week's Sky at a Glance
  What's happening in the sky this week.
• The Space Calendar
  from NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab, covers space-related activities and anniversaries for the coming year, including over 400 links to other home pages for more information
• Space.com
  This is an advertiser-supported original content space news website from the Imaginova Network for the intellectually curious community.
• Sun and Moon Data for One Day
  Get the sunrise/sunset/moonrise/moonset information for any one of 22,000 places in the US. From the Astronomical Applications Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory.

General Sites

• Amazing Space
  Amazing Space, from the Formal Education Group of the Space Telescope Science Institute's Office of Public Outreach, uses the Hubble Space Telescope's discoveries to inspire and educate about the wonders of our universe.
• Center for Science Education
  From the University of California, Berkeley, Space Sciences Laboratory.
  • Hands on science experiments for the entire family
  • SEGWAY: Science Education Gateway
    Learning adventures in Earth and Space science
• Discovery Channel: Space Guide
  Recent articles about space.
• Earth and Sky Radio Series
  The site of the daily radio show heard on WYEP and WRCT in Pittsburgh.
• European Space Agency (ESA)
  The European Space Agency, with 15 member states, is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the people of Europe. The Agency’s projects are designed to find out more about the Earth, its immediate space environment, the solar system and the Universe, as well as to develop satellite-based technologies and promote European industries.
• The Galileo Project
  Information on the life and work of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) and the science of his time, from Rice University
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
  Main page of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
  • Space Place
    NASA's website for kids with games, projects, cool subjects, amazing facts, and animations.
• Space.com
  A commercial multimedia website dedicated to space and space related content. Very good for getting the latest news about many astronomy topics, but written for the general public.
• Windows to the Universe
  Answers to many questions about outer space from the University of Michigan and NASA

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The Moon

• Lunar & Planetary Institute
  Extensive source of information on past and future missions to the moon from NASA.
  • Exploring the Moon
• NASA: Lunar and Planetary Science
  Information on the Moon and Planets.
• NatureNews: Apollo 40 years on
  "On 20 July 1969, NASA's Apollo programme landed a man on the Moon, less than a decade after President John F Kennedy announced the goal to Congress. On the 40th anniversary of that milestone, Nature looks at the legacy of the Apollo missions and their influence on lunar science, as well as prospects for future manned missions that could see humans once again set foot on the Moon."

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The Sky

• The Aurora Page
  links to sites on the Northern Lights

• The Cloud Appreciation Society
  This is a great site for anyone interested in photos of clouds and their various forms. It is a companion to The Cloudspotter's Guide: the science, history, and culture of clouds by Gavin Pretor-Pinney. (Additional books on clouds.)
• SpaceWeather.com
  Science news and information about the Sun-Earth environment, much of it from NOAA and NASA. This site can tell you what is happening in the atmosphere (such as meteor showers) this week or month.

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Space Telescope (Deep Space)

• Space Telescope Science Institute
  from the Space Telescope Science Institute - more detailed information on the Hubble Space Telescope
  • Amazing Space
    Amazing Space uses the Hubble Space Telescope's discoveries to inspire and educate about the wonders of our universe.

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The Sun

• SOHO: The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory
  designed to study the internal structure of the Sun, its extensive outer atmosphere and the origin of the solar wind
• Stanford Solar Center
  A website geared to pre-college astronomers.
  • Ask a Solar Astronomer

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Humans in Space

• NASA Human Spaceflight
  This is the new website which is the consolidation of the shuttle and space station websites and which brings together all resources for the Human Exploration and Development of Space
  • International Space Station
  • The Shuttle
• SEDS: Students for the Exploration and Development of Space
  Internet Headquarters, University of Arizona Chapter. Interesting links for those interested in colonizing space.

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Extraterrestrial Life - Astrobiology

• Astrobiology (NASA)
  Learn about life and living in outer space.
• SETI Institute
  The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. The home for scientific research in the general field of Life in the Universe.
• SETI@Home
  SETI@home is a scientific experiment that harnesses the power of hundreds of thousands of Internet-connected computers in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). You can participate by running a program that downloads and analyzes radio telescope data. There's a small but captivating possibility that your computer will detect the faint murmur of a civilization beyond Earth.