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ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETIES

Astronomical Association of Queensland http://aaq.org.au/aaq/
Southern Astronomical Society http://sas.org.au/
Scenic Rim Astronomical Society http://www.sraa.org.au/
SEQAS South East Queensland Astronomical Society http://seqas.org/
Brisbane Astronomical Society http://www.bas.asn.au/

 

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INFO/FORUMS

Ice In Space
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/index.php?home

TED - Over 1000 video talks by speakers on a range of topics including some great astronomy and science topics. Most are around 18 minutes (some much shorter) and often by leaders in their fields. (TED =Technology Entertainment and Design)
http://www.ted.com

Magnetic Declination - Find out the declination for your area
http://magnetic-declination.com/

Collimating Newtonians
http://www.propermotion.com/jwreed/ATM/Collimate/Collimate.htm

Printable Sky Maps
http://skymaps.com/
Online Sky Maps
http://sky-map.org

Sky Charts / Cartes du Ciel
http://www.stargazing.net/astropc/
www.solarviews.com
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/homepage.htm

Space Imaging
http://www.geoeye.com

Messier Catalog and Images See our own list under articles
http://www.seds.org/messier/

www.deepskies.com
http://www.deepskies.com

Hocus Focus
http://velatron.com/dca/Hocus/
Astronomy Boy: Amateur Astronomy
http://www.astronomyboy.com/

Cloudy Nights
http://www.cloudynights.com/

Qld Astrofest
http://www.qldastrofest.org.au/

SkyMarvels.com informational site with aninmation and interactive content
http://skymarvels.com/

ASTRONOMY SHOPS (alphabetical)

Andrews Communications
http://www.andrewscom.com.au/optical-telescopes

Astro Anarchy
http://www.astroanarchy.com.au

Astromart
http://www.astromart.com/

Astronomy Now
http://www.astronomynow.com/

AstroShop
https://www.astroshop.com.au/

BINTEL
https://www.bintel.com.au/

Sirius Optics
http://www.sirius-optics.com.au

Sky & Space
http://www.skyandspace.com.au/

Sky & Telescope
http://skyandtelescope.com/

Skywatcher telescopes
https://skywatcheraustralia.com.au/

 

NASA

JPL Astro Event Calendar
http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/calendar/
Lunar Occultation’s
http://www.lunar-occultations.com/iota/iotandx.htm
Where is the Space Station?
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/tracking/
Hubble
http://hubblesite.org/
NASA Satellite Tracking
http://science.nasa.gov/RealTime/JPass/20/

BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY (BOM)

Bureau of Meteorology (Home) http://www.bom.gov.au/
4 Day Forecast - Charts http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDG00074.shtml
10am Weather Chart http://www.bom.gov.au/nmoc/products/MSLP_00_Prog.shtml
10pm Weather Chart http://www.bom.gov.au/nmoc/products/MSLP_12_Prog.shtml
Daily Solar Radiation Map http://www.bom.gov.au/sat/solrad.shtml
Radar - Brisbane (Marburg) http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR503.shtml
Satellite Images http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDE00902.loop.shtml