Ray Pastore's CLEA Links

These are links that I am collecting during the Summer 2008 CLEA Workshop. Please let me know of any links that you would like me to add to this page. Contact me at rpastore@bloomu.edu if you have any questions or comments!

Celestia
http://www.shatters.net/celestia/
The free space simulation that lets you explore our universe in three dimensions. Celestia runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X.

Clear Skies Chart Home Page
http://cleardarksky.com/csk/
This site shows at a glance when, in the next 48 hours, we might expect clear and dark skies for one specific observing site.

Google Mars
http://www.google.com/mars/
In collaboration with NASA researchers at Arizona State University, Google has created some of the most detailed scientific maps of Mars ever made.

Google Moon
http://www.google.com/moon/
Google teamed up with scientists at the NASA Ames Research Center to bring you this collection of lunar maps and charts. This tool is an exciting new way to explore the story of the Apollo missions, still the only time mankind has set foot on another world.

Google Sky
http://www.google.com/educators/skyideas.html
Teach your students about astronomy while zooming around the universe. Real imagery from the Hubble Space Telescope is stitched together with imagery of the rest of the sky to give your students a unique experience.

IAU: Minor Planet Center
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html
The Minor Planet Center (MPC) operates at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, under the auspices of Division III of the International Astronomical Union (IAU), with significant funding coming from subscriptions to the various services offered by the Center.

Santa Barbara Instrument Group
http://www.sbig.com/
Sstronomical Instrumentation

Spaceweather.com
http://www.spaceweather.com/
Forecasts of solar flares and geomagnetic storms, plus daily animations of the sun.

Worldwide Telescope
http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/
The WorldWide Telescope (WWT) is a Web 2.0 visualization software environment that enables your computer to function as a virtual telescope—bringing together imagery from the best ground and space-based telescopes in the world for a seamless exploration of the universe.