Chicago
Astronomical
Society

...to promote the interest in, and advance the knowledge and understanding of
astronomy, the most ancient and the noblest of the physical sciences.

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Astronomical Web Sites

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• American Astronomical Society Home Page
• Apache Point Observatory Home Page from New Mexico.
• Astronomical League - Umbrella organization for U.S. astronomical societies and sponsor of the annual Astronomical League Convention (ALCON).
• Astronomy Picture of the Day from NASA
• AVEX Club
• Calumet Astronomical Society , Munster, Indiana
• Cernan Earth and Space Center at Triton College in River Grove, IL
• The Chicago Astronomer - An informal astronomical resource for Chicago area amateurs and space enthusiasts
• Eclipse2017 - Site dedicated to the upcoming U.S. total solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 with exciting links to other eclipse sites.
• Eclipsophile - climatology and Maps for the Eclipse Chaser
• Edward Rafacz's Spacecraft Guide
• Eyes on the Sky - Monthly videos of celestial highlights by Dave Fuller.
• Griffith Observatory
• Homewood-Flossmoor Science Pub - A monthly gathering of academics, engineers and regular guys who like science.
• Illinois Science Council, - a Chicago non-profit dedicated to furthering science and astronomy.
• The International Dark Sky Association (IDA) - Worldwide organization to minimize light pollution.
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Home Page at University of Chicago.
• Mars Exploration Page at JPL
• Mister Eclipse - Personal Web Site of retired NASA Astrophysicist, eclipse expert and expedition leader, Fred Espenak
• NASA Eclipse Web Site
• National Space Society (NSS) Homepage
• Sky Maps - Astronomical publishing company that also features a free monthly sky map and calendar.
• Solar and Heliospheric Observatory Web Pages at NASA
• Skokie Valley Astronomers
• Sloan Digital Sky Survey (www.sdss.org)
• South West Astronomy Observers Group (SWAOG)
• Space Telescope Science Institute All about the Hubble Space Telescope
• Spaceweather.com News and information About the Sun/Earth Environment.
• StarDate Information and podcasts about our universe, sponsored by the McDonald Observatory.
• Toronto Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
• The Very Large Array Where our very own Signe works!