Norfolk Astronomical Society

Sky Links

Last revised 04/01/2023

Weather Links

• NCAR-RAL Real-Time Weather
• Intellicast - Norfolk Regional Radar
• Weather Channel - East Central U. S.
• National Hurricane Center (NHC)
• National Weather Service (NWS)
• WAVY 10 Radar
• WVEC 13 Weather
• Accuweather Astronomy Forecast for Eure, NC
• NAS Clear Sky Chart Page

Monthly Sky Events

• Sky & Telescope Observing Page
• SkyMap.Com Free Monthly Skymaps

Aurorae

• Space Weather.com
• Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC)
• Aurora Forecast Page
• NOAA SWPC Auroral 30-Minute Forecast
• NOAA SWPC K-Index Chart (N3KL)

Solar

• Big Bear Solar Observatory (Latest Images)
• Mt. Wilson 150-ft Solar Tower (Observations)
• National Solar Observatory (Current Images)
• Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)
• Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO)
• Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)

Lunar

• Google Moon (Map)
• Luna Society International
• Complete Sun And Moon Data For One Day (USNO)
• Lunar Phase Simulator (Univ of Nebraska)
• International Occultation Timing Association (IOTA)
• Dutch Occultation Association (DOA)

Planets

• Solar System Exploration (NASA)
• S&T Mars Profiler Javascript Applet
• AstronomyNow Mars Mapper 2022

Asteroids

• North American Asteroidal Occultation Predictions
• Steve Preston's Asteroidal Occultation Predictions

Comets

• IAU Central Bureau of Astronomical Telegrams (CBAT)
• IAU Minor Planet Center - Comet Orbital Elements
• Weekly Information About Bright Comets
• Cometography.com

Meteor Showers

• International Meteor Organization (IMO)
• American Meteor Society (AMS)

Deep Sky

• LEDAS Digitized Sky Survey
• STScI Digitized Sky Survey
• ESO Online Digitized Sky Survey
• Sloan Digitized Sky Survey (SDSS)
• Palomar Digital Sky Survey (DPOSS)
• NGC - IC Project
• Sharpless Catalogue of H II Regions
• Best of Sharpless Catalogue
• Messier Catalogue

Earth Satellites

• Heavens Above
• T. S. Kelso's Celestrak

Magazines

• Sky & Telescope
• Astronomy
• Astronomy Now (UK)
• SkyNews (CA)

Amateur Telescope Making

• Mel Bartel's Amateur Telescope Making

Astronomy Classified Ads

• Astromart

Light Pollution

• International Darksky Association (IDA)
• Virginia Outdoor Lighting Taskforce (VOLT)

Mapping

• Google Earth
• Google Maps
• TerraServer
• USGS Topographic Maps Online Viewer
• Free Printable Topographic Maps Online
• Map Quest 

Local Astrophotography Sites

• Don Wright's Astrophotography
• Stu Beaber's Astroshack
• Glen's Universe

More Astrophotography Sites

• The World At Night (TWAN)
• Catching The Light - Astrophotography by Jerry Lodriguss
• The New CCD Astronomy by Ron Wodaski
• Robert Gendler AstroPics
• Deep Space Astrophotography by Chris Schur
• Mike Stecker Astronomy