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Astronomy is the study of the physical and chemical properties of the stars, planets, galaxies and the universe, as we know it, today and in the past.
Sites about astrology or horoscopes should be submitted to Astrology.

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Academic Departments
No sub-categories 8 Sites Amateur
Amateur Contributions to Science, ... 868 Sites Astronomers
No sub-categories 15 Sites Calendars and Timekeeping
Sundials 42 Sites Cosmology
Articles, Cosmic Background Radiation, ... 87 Sites Data Archives
Solar System, Stellar and Astrometric, ... 57 Sites Directories
No sub-categories 6 Sites Eclipses, Occultations and Transits
Eclipses, Occultations, Transits 45 Sites Education
No sub-categories 31 Sites Extrasolar Planets
No sub-categories 26 Sites Extraterrestrial Life
Exobiology, Fermi's Paradox, Panspermia, SETI 73 Sites Galaxies
Active Galactic Nuclei - Quasars, Milky Way 38 Sites History
Eclipses, Occultations and Transits, Instruments, ... 123 Sites Images
No sub-categories 33 Sites

Interstellar Medium
Emission Nebulae, Planetary Nebulae, ... 7 Sites In the Arts
No sub-categories 2 Sites News and Media
Weblogs 25 Sites Observatories
Future, Gamma-ray, Gravitational Waves, ... 186 Sites Organizations
No sub-categories 17 Sites Planetariums
Asia, Associations, Europe, North America, Oceania, ... 62 Sites Products and Services
Books and Magazines, Domes and Observatories, ... 290 Sites Publications
Books, Journals, Magazines, Newsletters 30 Sites Research Groups and Centers
No sub-categories 35 Sites Software
Computational Astrophysics, ... 115 Sites Solar System
Asteroid Belt, Conferences, Dwarf Planets, Kuiper Belt, ... 491 Sites Stars
Binary Stars, Dwarf Stars, Names, Neutron Stars, ... 78 Sites Star Clusters
Globular Clusters, Open Clusters 7 Sites

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Eric Weisstein's World of Astronomy - A web encyclopedia. Over 500 entries, ranging from definitions to full articles. Infrared Astronomy - All about infrared astronomy from NASA's infrared astronomy center: Discovery of infrared, what is infrared and infrared astronomy, history, the infrared universe, gallery, activities, discoveries, missions and a lot of links to IR astronomy sites. Astronomical Pseudo-Science: A Skeptic's Resource List - List of links for those, who want to examine theories that are on the fringe of accepted scientific thought that are related connected to astronomy. A few examples are astrology, UFO's, the "Face" on Mars, and ancient astronaut theory. Absolute Astronomy - Facts and statistical information about planets, moons, constellations, stars, galaxies, and Messier objects. Astronomy Today - Information and articles on astronomy, space and related topics. Also features a friendly forum and a telescope buyer's FAQ page. Astronomical Applications Department, U.S. Naval Observatory - Computes the position, brightness, and other observable characteristics of celestial bodies, as well as the circumstances of astronomical phenomena. Includes information on calendars and related topics. Astronomy Online - Gives overview of the solar system, the Milky Way galaxy, extrasolar planets, cosmology and astrophotography. Includes images, additional resources, and forums. Stars and Planets - Information about interesting stars and planets in the galaxy, as well as astral bodies outside the Milky Way. Includes photos. An Atlas of the Universe - Contains 3D maps of the universe zooming out from the nearest stars to the scale of the galaxy and out to the surrounding superclusters and finally to the scale of the known universe. AstroWeb - Astronomical internet resources from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory. Astronomy Facts and Trivia - Fun facts and trivia relating to astronomy, space, science fiction movies. Most trivia items are submitted by users. Astronomy Education and Outreach - General astronomy tutorial, education links, web courses, documents at the UCSD Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences. Astronomical Optical Interferometry - The use of multiple telescopes to produce high resolution images - commonly used at most modern observatories. A literature review article. Astronomy - Introductory article provided by Citizendium, a developing encyclopedia project. Muse - Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer. A second generation integral field spectrograph for the VLT. Proposed to European Southern Observatory (ESO) by the Centre de Recherche Astronomique de Lyon (CRAL). A Review of the Universe: Structures, Evolutions, Observations, and Theories - A retired physicist surveys the entire extent of the universe touching upon phenomenon from the largest to the smallest size and covering the entire cosmic interval from past to present. Logarithmic Maps of the Universe - Show universe in terms of distance from Earth center. Includes such things as satellites, planets, stars, nebulae, and galaxies, out to cosmic microwave background radiation from the Big Bang.

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