Astronomy Links: Neat stuff at night: Galaxies, Star Clusters, Nebula, etc.

Resources for Finding Neat Stuff at Night
Galaxies, Star Clusters, Nebula, and other things

Astronomical Image Galleries - images of mainly galaxies
An Atlas of The Universe - "This web page is designed to give everyone an idea of what our universe actually looks like."
- A Map of the Milky Way - "drawing of the Milky Way looking down from above," evidence for the picture is provided
- A Galactic Chart - "plot of all the stars visible with the naked eye"
- The Local Group of Galaxies
Atomic Absorption and Emission Spectra - different types of spectra and how they are formed
Electromagnetic Spectrum - NASA site about the spectrum of light
Galaxy Gallery - images of the various types of galaxies
It takes more than one kind of telescope to see the light - why we need different types of telescopes to look at outer space
The Lives of the Stars - the life-cycle of stars and star clusters in pictures
Messier Database - all about some of the best "deep sky" objects (galaxies, nebulae. star clusters) that can be seen in the sky
Multiwavelength Milky Way - images of the Milky Way (our home galaxy) in many different wavelengths (i.e. Radio, Infrared, Optical, X-ray, Gamma Ray, ...)
Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology - all kinds of info about stars, the spectrum, telescopes, the Milky Way, galaxies, and galaxy clusters

Weather Links - find out what the weather will be like from your favorite observing site
Bad Astronomy - have you seen "Deep Impact" or "Armageddon" and wondered if that could really happen? how about some of those sci-fi shows on TV? have you wondered why the sky is blue? and what causes the seasons? - for the answer to these and many more questions, AND to find out all about "bad" astronomy spread by the media you have to check out this site!