Amateur Astronomy Societies
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| Aberdeen & District Astronomical Society | Affiliated to Scottish Astronomers Group |
| Astronomical Society of Edinburgh | Affiliated to Scottish Astronomers Group |
| Astronomical Society of Glasgow | Affiliated to Scottish Astronomers Group |
| Highlands Astronomical Society | Affiliated to Scottish Astronomers Group |
| SIGMA | The astronomical club in Moray, a nice friendly lot with a good dark site. |
| Stirling Astronomical Society | Affiliated to Scottish Astronomers Group |
| Astronomical Society of the Pacific | Interesting site with good links and a magazine called Mercury |
| Boston Astronomers | Nothing to do with the tea party, all to do with astronomy in Lincolnshire |
| Trento Amateur Astro Association | Italian society with pages in English. |
| Astronomy Groups and Organisations
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| British Astronomical Association Home Page | Lots of information and links to astronomy sites |
| The Federation of Astronomical Societies | The UK equivalent of the Scottish Astronomers Group |
| The Society for Popular Astronomy | Good site and reasonable subscription (£12) for quarterly magazine and newsletters |
| Royal Astronomical Society | The professional organisation in the UK if not the World |
| American Association of Variable Stars Observers | Site for research in variable star astronomy, interesting |
| History of Astronomy | A new society with an impressive council and well worth checking out the website |
| Individuals with Astronomy sites
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| Russell's Astronomy Site | Photographs of Aurora, Comets, 1999 & 2001 Eclipses, Transit of Venus, an excellent 'Beginners Guide to Astrophotography' and lots more |
| Tom McEwan | Noctilucent Cloud observers home page. Comprehensive site for NCL observers |
| Universities and Observatories
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| Cambridge University | Cambridge University astronomy site. |
| Armagh Planetarium | Catalogue of videos, 35mm Slides, posters, T-Shirts and astro gifts. |
| Educational Sites
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| The Virtual Sun | A tour of our nearest star. Takes about 20 minutes! |
| Birr Castle | The historic 72" reflector at Birr Castle in Ireland, this you must visit. |
| Astronomy Notes | An on-line course in, would you believe, astronomy. Good site for all. |
| Photographing Satellites | Photographing artificial earth satellites is a challenging facet of astrophotography that requires only simple equipment, a dark sky, a good technique, and a measure of luck, this site by Brian Webb will show you how to achieve all this. |
| Sleeping Under the Stars: A Beginner's Guide to Stargazing and Astrophotography | Side recommended by Cassie. |
| NASA and Space Science
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| Space Weather Bureau | All the latest space weather news. Get e-mailed when aurora are predicted |
| Starchaser | Starchaser Industries are a world leading company committed to developing reusable, affordable and safe space vehicles for the purpose of space tourism. |
| NASA Kids Club | Join here, it's free. They collect virtual trading cards, trade them online, have their own e-mail account, and participate in great learning activities for extra club points. |
| NASA Earth Observatory | Images of the Earth taken mainly from the ISS. |
| Publications
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| Astronomy | Another USA astronomy magazine, good but not as popular as S & T. |
| The Astronomer Magazine | An on-line magazine for the more advanced astronomer |
| Sky at Night Magazine | An off-shoot of the popular BBC TV programme. Excellent magazine that could rival the other UK astronomy magazine but I prefer to think they compliment each other. |
| Interesting places in the UK which are open to the public and are connected with astronomy
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| Jodrell Bank Visitor Centre | Good day out with visitors centre which includes many interesting exhibits. Good planetarium show. If the weather is fine there is also a lovely long walk through the grounds. (Cheshire) |
| The Royal Observatory, Greenwich | (London) |
| The Observatory Science Centre, Herstmonceux | Guided tour of telescopes is especially interesting. The hands-on science centre is great for enquiring children. (Sussex) |
| William Herschel Museum | (Bath) |
| London Planetarium | (Central London) |
| Our Dynamic Earth | Great visitor attraction in Edinburgh near the new Scottish Parliament building. |
| Glasgow Science Centre | Lots of hands-on for the kids (and the older kids). The planetarium is a must and the Imax cinema, especially the 3D films. |