Science and Education Web Links

Joint Astronomy Centre

• Joint Astronomy Centre Home Page
• JCMT Home Page
• UKIRT Home Page
• JAC's Mauna Kea Weather Site

Our Funding Agencies

• Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) in the United Kingdom
• National Research Council (NRC) in Canada
• Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) in the Netherlands

Other Mauna Kea Observatories

• Gemini Observatory
• Subaru Telescope
• Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope
• W. M. Keck Observatory
• Institute for Astronomy at University of Hawaii
• NASA Infrared Telescope Facility
• Caltech Submillimeter Observatory
• Submillimeter Array
• Very Long Baseline Array

Other Local Hawai`i Astronomy Links

• `Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai`i
• Mauna Kea Visitor Information Station
• Astroday in Hilo, Hawai`i
• AstroTalk at the University of Hawai`i at Hilo, Hawai`i
• Ellison Onizuka Space Center, Kona
• Huiana spring and summer internships for Big Island high school students
• Akamai summer internships for Hawai`i college students
• Hawaiian Astronomical Society (Honolulu)
• Hawai`i Space Grant Consortium

Other Science and Education Links

Societies/Organizations/Institutions:
• American Astronomical Society (AAS)
• Royal Astronomical Society (RAS)
• British Astronomical Association (BAA)
• Canadian Astronomical Society/Societe Canadienne d'Astronomie
• Astronomical Society of the Pacific
• Astronomy Clubs on the Internet
• The Astronomical League
• List of British Astronomy Societies
• NASA Home Page
• U.S. Naval Observatory
• Space Telescope Science Institute
• Educational Activities and Resources at HST
• Hubble Picture Archive (News Center)
• Everything About Hubble
• Hubble Data Archive
• Goddard Space Flight Center
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory
• Spitzer Space Telescope
• International Dark-Sky Association
• American Association of Variable Star Observers
• Space Camp/Space Academy
  
  Publications:
  
• Astronomy Education Review
• The NASA Astrophysics Data System (database of astronomy papers)
• Space Telescope Science Institute Library Electronic Journal Collection
• List of Other Astronomy Related Libraries
• Sky and Telescope
• Sky and Telescope Magazine
• Astronomy
• Night Sky
• Discover Magazine
• Nature
• Science
• Scientific American
• New Scientist
• Popular Science
• Astronomy Now
  
  News:
  
• Space.com (space science news)
• CNN (science & space news section)
• Space Now (space news from Canada)
  
  Other:
  
• International Year of Astronomy 2009 (US Site)
• International Year of Astronomy 2009 (UK Site)
• International Year of Astronomy 2009 (CA Site)
• International Year of Astronomy 2009 (NL Site)
• Space Science Education Resource Directory
• WWW Sites of Interest to Teachers and Students
• Cool stuff on extrasolar planets
• The latest goodies from Hubble
• Educational activities and resources at HST
• Bad Astronomy
• American Astronomical Society Resources for K-12
• The Ancient Universe: How Astronomers Know the Vast Scale of Cosmic Time (PDF)
• AAS Statement on Intelligent Design (PDF)
• Stellarium 0.7.0 (open source desktop planetarium program)
• Tides Animation (and other cool stuff)
  (click in the following order: Offices, Library Information Services, Databases, Brainpop; must have cookies enabled)
• Imagine the Universe
• comPADRE (Resources for Physics and Astronomy Education)
• Do-It-Yourself Planispheres
• Night Sky Observer
• Our Solar System
• Nick Strobel's Astronomy Notes (tutorial)
• Astronomy-Mall (90% of astronomy retailers have links here)
• AstroMart (buy and sell used astronomy equipment)
• The Astronomy Yellow Pages
• Astronomy Clipart, Images and Photos
• Astronomical Society of the Pacific AstroShop
• Space Toys
• Heavens-Above (ephemeris site for celestial objects, including satellites)
• Designing Planets:
  • NASA's Astro-Venture Helps Students Design Habitable Planets
  • World Builders 1 Chapter1 How to Design Your Solar System E Viau CSULA
  • Planet WebQuest (for grade 3, but possibly adaptable for other grades)