Astronomical Societies

Professional Astronomy Organisations

Amateur Societies

Australian Capital Territory

Canberra Astronomical Society

New South Wales

South Australia

Astronomical Society of South Australia

Queensland

Victoria

Tasmania

Astronomical Society of Tasmania

Western Australia

Astronomical Society of Western Australia

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Commercial Suppliers

The following list of suppliers has been obtained from advertisements in magazines. A listing on this page does not imply any endorsement of the supplier by WSAAG. The list is simply a service to the users of this site. The order of listing is alphabetical to remove any implied ranking from the list.

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Discussion Forums

IceInSpace - Very active Australian forum.
Cloudy Nights - A well respected US based forum.

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Education

SAO - Swinburne Astronomy Online - Postgraduate Degree Programs In Astronomy.
Sydney Observatory - Astronomy Courses - Continuing education courses designed to introduce Astronomy without mathematics.
Sydney Observatory - A museum about astronomy with night viewings.
Western Sydney University Observatory - Provides public lectures and observing programs.

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General Information

Astronomy Picture of the Day - A different picture each day with an explanation.
Lunar Photo of the Day - A different lunar picture each day with an explanation.
Heavens Above - Site providing tracking information for satellites and sky maps for your location.
Star of the Week - Site containing comprehensive details for many stars.
Zooniverse - Home to many astronomy and non-astronomy interactive projects.
Sixty Symbols - Site containing many short astronomy and physics videos.
Deep Sky Videos - Site containing many short astronomy videos.
Use of Colour Filters - Article on the use of colour filters by the Hubble Space Telescope.

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Observing Reference Material

Interactive Sky Charts - Site containing interactive sky charts and catalogues for deep sky observers.
Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand - Site containing useful information for Southern Hemisphere observers.
Limiting Magnitude Charts - A page on estimating the limiting magnitude of your observing site.
Deep Sky Hunter Star Atlas - Site containing a printable atlas for deep sky observers.

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Observing Themes

Herschel 400 - A list of deep sky objects that are a natural extension of the Messier list.
Astro-Tom.com - Site containing a list of deep sky objects and tips on their observation.
Lunar 100 - Site containing a list of lunar objects to observe.
NGC / IC Project - The NGC/IC Project is an attempt to correctly identify all of the original NGC and IC objects.

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Telescope Tuning, Mounts, Aligning and DIY

Wooden Parallelogram Binocular Mount - An all wood parallelogram binocular mount.
Parallelogram Binocular Mount - Parallelogram binocular mount constructed with rectangular hollow section tubing.
Collimating a Newtonian Reflector - Video tutorial on collimating a Newtonian reflector.
Drift Alignment - Site containing a step by step guide to using the drift method for polar alignment.

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ATM (Amateur Telescope Making)

BBAstroDesigns - Site containing useful information on telescope design.
Stellafane - Site containing ideas and designs for telescopes.

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Software - Shareware or Freeware

RTGUI - Windows application that produces observing lists and can control some Goto telescopes.
Virtual Moon Atlas - Windows application that provides information on the features of the moon.
PocketStars - Planetarium software for Windows, smartphones and PDAs.
Cartes du Ciel - Planetarium software for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X.
StarCalc - A Windows based planetarium package that is expandable to use common databases.
Stellarium - A planetarium package for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X.
Voyager and SkyGazer - Planetarium software packages for Windows and Mac OS X users.
Keith's Image Stacker - Image processing software for the Macintosh system.
AstroPlanner - Software for observation planning, visualisation and logging.

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Solar System

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Minor Planet Center - The official body that deals with astrometric observations and orbits of minor planets (asteroids) and comets.
The Nine Planets - Site with information on just about every object in the solar system.
The Asteroid Belt - Site containing basic information on the asteroid belt and other solar system objects.
ICQ Comet Information - Site containing information on comets and tips on observing comets.
International Meteor Organization - Site containing observing methods, results and news on meteors.
Visual Satellite Observer's Home Page - Site containing information on satellites and satellite observing techniques.
Royal Observatory of Belgium - Solar Influences Data Analysis Center
Space Weather Advisory Outlook - Website of the NOAA / Space Weather Prediction Center.
Lunar and Planetary Institute - Site containing photos and maps of the moon and planets.
Sky and Telescope Lunar 100 - Article on the Lunar 100 observing list.
Lunar 100 Map - Site containing a map of the Lunar 100 observing list.
Shoestring Astronomy Lunar 100 - Site containing the Lunar 100 observing list and images.
The Lunar 100 - This site contains a summary chart of the Lunar 100 observing list.
Lunar 100 - This site has a summary map and a list with images of the Lunar 100 observing list.
Google Moon - This site has detailed images of the lunar surface with information on the lunar landings.