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Planetarium Links

These are a few of my favorite links. With the fast growth in the Internet, there is no way that an individual can list all possible links within a particular field. Therefore, I list, for you, some of my favorite links to some fantastic sites on the internet. From most of these sites, you can "surf" to other sites. (There may be repetitions on this list and others you may have).

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Constellations

Stars and Constellations  (http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/ )
The Constellations  (http://www.dibonsmith.com/constel.htm )
The Mythology of the Constellations  (http://www.comfychair.org/~cmbell/myth/myth.html )

The Solar System

The Nine Planets Solar System Tour (http://www.seds.org/nineplanets/nineplanets/ )
The Solar System Simulator (NASA)  (http://space.jpl.nasa.gov/ )
Views of the Solar System (http://www.solarviews.com/eng/homepage.htm )
An Overview of the Solar System (http://www.nineplanets.org/overview.html )
Welcome to the Planets (http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/ )
Our Solar System (http://www.windows.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/tour_def/our_solar_system/solar_system.html )
Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/alpo/ )
3-D Solar System Views (NASA) (http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/academy/space/solarsystem/solarsystemjava.html )
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/ )

Comets and Meteors

Comets (http://www.nineplanets.org/comets.html )
Comets ( http://www.windows.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/tour_def/comets/comets.html )
Views of the Solar System:  Comets (http://www.solarviews.com/eng/comet.htm )
Comets and Meteors (http://comets.amsmeteors.org/ )
Comet Elements and Ephemerides (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/Ephemerides/Comets/ )
Wikipedia Comet Page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet )
Asteroid and Comet Impact Hazards (http://impact.arc.nasa.gov/ )
Starchild (NASA) Comet page (http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/comets.html )
Meteors, Meteorites, and Impacts (http://www.seds.org/nineplanets/nineplanets/meteorites.html )
Meteors – NASA Space Academy (http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/Academy/SPACE/SolarSystem/Meteors/Meteors.html )
Meteors (http://www.meteors.com/ )
American Meteor Society (http://www.amsmeteors.org/ )
International Meteor Organization (http://www.imo.net/ )
North American Meteor Network (http://www.namnmeteors.org/ )
Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers Meteor Page (http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~rhill/alpo/meteor.html )

NASA Sites

NASA Homepage (http://www.nasa.gov/)
NASA SpaceLink (http://spacelink.nasa.gov/ )
NASA Education Homepage (http://education.nasa.gov/home/index.html )
NASA Science News (http://science.nasa.gov/ )
NASA Satellite Tracking (http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/ )
NASA TV (http://www.unitedspacealliance.com/live/NASATV.htm )
NASA TV ( http://www.nasa.gov/mediaplayer/index.html )
Jet Propulsion Laboratory ( http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/ )

Space Weather

Space Weather (http://www.spaceweather.com/ )
NOAA Space Environment Center (http://www.sec.noaa.gov/ )

Miscellaneous Sites / Activites

Astronomical Picture of the Day (APOD) (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ )
Bad Astronomy (http://www.badastronomy.com/ )
Astronomical Society of the Pacific (http://www.astrosociety.org/index.html )
The Exploratorium (http://www.exploratorium.edu/ )
Eyes of the Sky, Feet on the Ground – Activities for Kids (http://hea-www.harvard.edu/ECT/the_book/ )
CERES Project ( http://btc.montana.edu/ceres/ )
Annenberg / Learner (http://www.learner.org/ )
Hands-On Universe (http://www.handsonuniverse.org/ )
Harvard Center for Astrophysics (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/ )
Kid Vista Pages (http://www.kidsvista.com/Sciences/ )
Chandra X-Ray Observatory (http://chandra.harvard.edu/ )
Hubble Space Telescope (http://www.stsci.edu/resources/ )
American Association of Variable Star Observers (http://www.aavso.org/ )
American Astronomical Society (http://www.aas.org/ )
National Space Society (http://www.nss.org/ )
Mythology (http://www.mythinglinks.org/ )
Mythology (http://www.pantheon.org/ )
Dallas Area Rocket Society (DARS) (http://www.dars.org/ )
US Geological Survey (http://www.usgs.gov/ )
The Planetary Society (http://www.planetary.org/home/ )
Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) (http://www.seti.org/site/pp.asp?c=ktJ2J9MMIsE&b=178025 )
Scientific American Magazine (http://www.sciam.com/index.cfm )
Nature Magazine (http://www.nature.com/index.html )
Discovery (http://www.discovery.com/ )
National Science Teachers Association (http://www.nsta.org/ )
Challenger Center (http://www.challenger.org/ )
Astronomical League (http://www.astroleague.org/ )
Weather (http://www.weather.com/ )
Intellicast Weather (http://www.intellicast.com/IcastPage/LoadPage.aspx )
Astronomy (http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx )
Sky and Telescope (http://skyandtelescope.com/Default.asp )
Universe Today (http://universetoday.com/ )
Space.com (http://space.com/ )

Storytelling

National Storytelling Network (http://www.storynet.org/ )
Tejas Storytelling Association (http://www.tejasstorytelling.com/index.php )
Dallas Storytelling Guild ( http://geocities.com/soho/study/1578 )
Sky Tellers (http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/skytellers/imagine.shtml )

Star Trek and Star Wars

Star Trek (http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/index.html )
Star Wars (http://www.starwars.com/)
Sci-Fi Channel (http://www.scifi.com/ )