Periodicals

• Sky and Telescope - On Line http://www.skyandtelescope.com/

• Astronomy Magazine http://www.astronomy.com/

Other Clubs

• Astronomical Society of New Haven, Connecticut http://www.asnh.org

• Litchfield Hills Amateur Astronomy Club. http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/twain/1206

• Thames Amateur Astronomical Society http://taasct.250free.com/

• Stellafane, Springfield, Vermont http://www.stellafane.com/

• Skyscrapers, Rhode Island www.theskyscrapers.org

• ATMs of Boston, Massachusetts http://www.atmob.org/

• Arunah Hill Natural Science Center, Cummington, Massachusetts http://www.arunah.org/

• Mattatuck Astronomical Society, Waterbury, Connecticut http://www.mastransit.org/

• Cherry Springs State Park Dark Sky Preserve, Cherry Springs

• Rockland Astronomy Club, http://www.rocklandastronomy.com/

• Astronomy Association, http://www.amastro.org/ Association of local, like minded, astronomy groups for sharing venues.

• Aldrich Astronomical Society, Worcester, MA. http://www.AldrichAstro.org, Meetings 2nd & 4th Saturday at the Science building of Anna Maria College, Sunset Lane, Paxton, MA.

Major Organizations

• British Astronomical Association http://www.britastro.org/

• Royal Astronomical Society http://www.ras.org.uk/ras

• The Planetary Society http://www.planetary.org/

• National Space Society http://www.nss.org

• American Association of Amateur Astronomers http://www.corvus.com

• Night Sky Network - JPL/PlanetQuest resource http://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/

• Sky Maps.com  FREE sky maps each month for you to explore, learn and enjoy the night sky http://SkyMaps.com/  Your sky maps provided at your observing session at the Van Vleck Observatory are with permission of Sky Maps.com!

• Enter  City/State of Connecticut for Weather at http://www.yourweather.us

• Let's Talk Stars, David Levy's Talk Radio.  http://www.letstalkstars.com/

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Jeff De Tray's Site for beginners with how-to's is at www.astronomyboy.com

• Aurora Activity Observation Network: http://www.spacew.com/www/auroras.html

• S*T*A*R Astronomy  http://www.starastronomy.org It has EVERYTHING, including telescope making.

• Wonder what satellites are in your sky tonight? GSOC Satellite Predictions (GSOC): http://www.heavens-above.com/

• Astronomy Picture of the Day.  http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

• International Space Station.  http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station

• Spaceflight: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/

• SkyView Virtual Observatory: http://skyview.gsfc.nasa.gov/

• Earth Centered Universe Homepage (Planetarium Software): http://www.nova-astro.com/

• Stars and Constellations: http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/constellations.html

• J-Pass 2.5 (NASA's satellite prediction program): http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/RealTime/JPass/20/

• http://www.badastronomy.com/ An eclectic site offering news and information on a wide variety of astronomy related subjects.

• European Southern Observatory, (ESO), http://www.eso.org/gen-fac/eso-info.html

• Asteroid Occultation Section of IOTA International Occultation Timing Association http://www.anomalies.com/iota/splash.htm (Also, see the Lunar Occultation Section, a sister site)

• The Astronomy Net - Astronomy resources, searchable forums and searchable lists of organizations, suppliers and manufacturers providing astronomy services. http://www.astronomy.net/ [ASGH is now listed in astronomy clubs at http://www.astronomy.net/astroguide/lists/club/]

• Dark Sky Site listing from Phil Harrington:  www.philharrington.net/dssd.htm

• RV-6 Users Club Do you own a Criterion RV-6 or know someone who has one? These legendary telescopes were built in Connecticut during the late 1960's and 1970's right in West Hartford. A users group has surfaced and there seems to be a lot of people who still cherish and use these fine telescopes. Go to the following URL http://cyber.wmis.net/~rv6

Telescope Making

• Some interesting links from the personal web site of Scott Berfield. Telescope Making - CCD and Photo imaging - Software & Applets - Astronomy Links at http://www.berfield.com/astro.html

• ATM's Resource List, an internet resource for Telescope Makers, Amateur Opticians, and Amateur Astronomers for over seven years http://www.freenet.tlh.fl.us/~blombard/

• The ATM's Workshop  Projects, Tips, and Techniques for the Amateur Telescope Maker http://www.atm-workshop.com/

• Amateur Telescope Making: http://www.astronomydaily.com/preview.html

• Mel Bartels' Home Page Motorize Your Telescope and add computer control. Lots of great stuff. http://www.efn.org/~mbartels/index.html

• Dan's Astronomy Software Collection Lots of good programs. http://www.isc.tamu.edu/~astro/software.html

• Messier Marathon Observer's Results - A page of nationwide results http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/messier/xtra/marathon/results.html

• Phil Harrington, author of Star Ware at http://www.philharrington.net

• The ATM Site: www.atmsite.org

• San Francisco Sidewalk Amateur Astronomers - How to Build a Dobsonian Telescope: http://members.aol.com/sfsidewalk/cdobplans.htm