Mindpaint Astronomy Page
Table of Contents :
Astronomy Headline News
Astronomy Photo of the Day
International Space Station Location
Solar and Lunar Data at a Glance
Latitude and Longitude Look Up (Do this BEFORE Online Star Charts)
Online Star Charts
Astronomy Links
    - Meteors, NEO's, & Comets
    - General Astronomy
    - Magazines
    - Images & Astrophotography 
    - Equipment 
    - Really Cool Stuff   
Virtual Globe Applet (Very Cool)

Sighting Opportunities

Solar and Lunar Data at a Glance:

Daily Sun: Provided by http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/   SOHO/EIT FeIX/X Also, visit www.spaceweather.com

Current Phase of the Moon: Provided by The United States Naval Observatory    Updates every 4 hours. View Other Phases

Latitude and Longitude Look Up:
Be sure the latitude and longitude box is checked

For any valid ZIP code, find the city and state, plus: county name and FIPS code area code time zone latitude and longitude MSA/PMSA congressional district Enter a ZIP code, city, or city and state Data Source: ZIPList5 Product Line March 2001

Online Star Charts:
Enter the zip code where you will be star gazing:

Another Chart via John Walker's "Your Sky Site"...

Astronomy Links:
Meteors, NEO's, & Comets

North American Meteor Network
IMO's Latest Meteor Shower Calendar
A NASA Near Earth Object Page



General Astronomy

National Optical Astronomy Observatories
NASA


Magazines

Astronomy.com - A Lot of Good Information
Sky and Telescope Magazine


Images & Astrophotography

Space Telescope Science Institute - Hubble's Home on the Web
Astrophotography Site
NOAO Image Gallery
Messier Object List

Equipment

Meade Instruments - Great Telescopes at Affordable Prices
Celestron - Great Telescopes, and Accessories


Really Cool Stuff

SETI@Home - Use Your PC to Search for Extraterestrial Intelligence
Space Physics and Aeronomy Research Collaboratory (SPARC)

Click on the globe to center any location.  Day / Night is realtime.