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Astronomy

A quick guide containing links to selected websites, books, movies, magazines, online databases and other resources to help you find what you are looking for.

Websites

Indiana Astronomical Society
The IAS has been active since 1933. Find out who will be lecturing at upcoming monthly meetings, peruse the IAS Bulletin, or find out the upcoming local viewing weather.
Eric Weisstein's World of Astronomy
Goethe Link Observatory
Once the private observatory of prominent Indianapolis surgeon Dr. Goethe Link, this observatory is now administered jointly by Indiana University and the Indiana Astronomical Society.
J.I. Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium
The observatory and planetarium are open to the public on a regular basis from late January through late July, and mid September through early December - on the beautiful grounds of Butler University.
Astronet
Good for the latest space-related news, and many cool links.
Astronomy Magazine
Web site for the respected magazine Astronomy. Good articles from current issues.
Complete Sun and Moon Data for One Day
Obtain the times of sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, transits of the Sun and Moon, and the beginning and end of civil twilight, along with information on the Moon's phase by specifying the date and location -- from the US Naval Observatory.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
All those trips in space, you think they'd pick up a thing or two, and in fact they are one of the best spots for the latest space science information.
Sky and Telescope
Site maintained by the popular magazine of the same name.  Useful for news, articles, and an excellent guide to the current night sky.
Indiana University Department of Astronomy (Bloomington)
Information on the Indiana astronomy scene, Kirkwood observatory viewing schedule, and a good set of astronomy links.
Indiana Astronomy Clubs
 As of October 2006, this site lists 13 local and regional amateur astronomy clubs.

Library Materials

Copernicus secret how the scientific revolution began
by: Repcheck, Jack
B Copernicus, Nicolaus REP
chilling stars a new theory of climate change
by: Svensmark, Henrik
551.6 SVE
Beyond UFOs the search for extraterrestrial life and its astonishing implications for our future
by: Bennett, Jeffrey O.
576.839 BEN
50 best sights in astronomy and how to see them observing eclipses bright comets meteor showers and other celestial wonders
by: Schaaf, Fred
520 SCH
Death by black hole and other cosmic quandaries
by: Tyson, Neil deGrasse
523.8875 TYS
Is Pluto a planet a historical journey through the solar system
by: Weintraub, David A. (David Andrew), 1958-
523.2 WEI

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