These pages are primarily geared to the beginning astronomer, and/or give particularly interesting information. For a few of these pages, it may be necessary to enter the Latitude/Longitude of your observing site, and/or the Universal Time (also called Greenwich Mean Time or UT) you are planning to observe. (This page is always under construction)

• The AAAA's Constellation Home Page - info about the constellations, and objects to see in them
• Aboriginal Star Knowledge, Native American Astronomy - all sorts of information including mythology, historical sites, interesting events, and a whole lot more!
• Astronomy - monthly info, constellations, stars, stories, outreach, and all sorts of other info.
  • Cultural Astronomy, Archaeoastronomy, Ethnoastronomy References
• Astronomy in Japan - Japanese mythology and star lore, news, and links to other sites
• The Brightest Stars - list of the 50 brightest stars in the sky
• Build Your Own Star - a simulation that allows you to build your own star
• Constellation Mythology - mythology of all 88 constellations, and other star groups
• Constellation Names - names of constellations in many different languages
  • Latin, German, English, Dutch, Swedish
  • Norwegian, Icelandic, Danish, Finish, Spanish
  • Portuguese, Esperanto, French, Hungarian, Polish
  • Slovakian, Czechian, Slovenian, Latvian, Arabic
  • Japanese, Hindi, Gaelic, Irish
• The Constellations - another great site full of mythology, history, maps, and interesting things to see in all 88 constellations
  • Straight to the Constellation Table
• The Constellations and their Stars - everything you would ever want to know about the constellations, including: bright stars, deep sky objects, interactive sky charts, mythology, etc...
• Constellations -- Seasonal Asterisms - great info and images of most of the 88 constellations: actual photographs of the constellations with overlaid outlines, descriptions, facts, and interesting objects to see
• The Deep Photographic Guide to the Constellations - constellation of the month featuring deep, highly resolved color photography of the constellation star fields
• The Dome of the Sky - Constellations, Mythology, and Stars
• LiveSky - variety of astronomy and observing information; links to lots of astronomy sites
  • LiveSky Constellation Links - information (and links to even more information) on the constellations
• The Mythology of the Constellations - Greek/Roman mythology behind a number of the major constellations
• The Nearest Stars - list of the 50 closest stars to the Sun
• Night Sky Info - weekly information about the night sky, astronomy articles, and observations
• The Penn State Astronomy Club - host star parties every Friday night, weather permitting
• Peoria Astronomical Society - Information on constellations, black holes, things to see in the sky, and a whole lot more!
  • Straight to their Constellation Page
• Pronunciation Guides
  • Astronomical League Astronomical Pronunciation Guide I - bright stars and constellations
  • Astronomical League Astronomical Pronunciation Guide II - planets, satellites, and surface features
  • Constellation Pronunciation Guide - also includes: genitive names, meanings, abbreviations, number of Messier and Herschel 400 objects in the constellation, and area covered on the sky
• ScienceNet - Night Patrol - a regular report on the objects that can be seen in the night sky each month (geared toward the skys of London, UK), and includes:
  • Constellations - info on selected constellations, including: maps, interesting objects, and other facts
  • Comets and Meteors
  • Planets Visible This Month
  • Starmaps for this Month - views of the night sky from London, UK
• StarLore - astronomy site designed by an amateur for amateurs, constellations, planet visibility, star clusters, nebulae, and more
• StarrySkies - articles, information on constellations, planets, asteroids, comets, and more
• Stars - info about individual stars, star names, spectra, classification, their constellations, and a lot more!!! Really good site!!!
  • Constellations List - lot of good info about the constellations!!!
• What's UP This Month?? - lots of info about things visible in the sky this month
• Whitney's Star Finder - things to look for in the sky, space news, astronomy challenges and quizzes, and much more!

• 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!


• Information about star naming and "buying" a star