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Don Franck's Astronomy Page
Don Franck's Astronomy Page
Have you ever looked at the night sky and wondered? Wondered
at the beauty.
Wondered if we are really alone? Or just sat on the cool grass, and wondered.
Since I was
10, I too have wondered. Books about Space, Astronomy, and plain old Science
Fiction,
have filled my life. And today, the Internet helps me to search the world
for the latest
wonders. And, if you will let me, I would like to show you what I have
seen. And maybe,
just maybe, you will start to wonder too.
It seems these days I spend all my time on the computer. Looking at this
photograph or that
telescope. And as I do, I find new places to research or new places to explore.
Seeing the
tons of links I have found, I thought I would try to bring them to you. Sections
on CCD
Astronomy, Computerized Telescopes, Planetary and Solar Observing, Deep Sky
Observing, Building Your Own Observatory, Star Parties, and General Knowledge.
Observations
Observations
What I have seen lately!
Solar Observing
Getting Started!
Ideas and charts to help you get started!
What's New!
What's
New!
Come check out what is new in the world of
Astronomy!
New Supernovae, Comets, Asteroids, or Upcoming
Astronomical Events!
Photos
Don's
CCD Images
Telescopes,
Observatories, and Good ideas!
Observatory
Construction Photos
The
Heritage Observatory
Sola
Fide Observatory
CCD Astronomy
CCD astronomy is one of the most exciting fields on Amateur Astronomy today.
The
research in Supernovaes, Astrometrics, and Planetary Imaging, are cutting
edge. Combined
with new remote controlled telescopes, they open the world to astronomers
all over the
world. Here are some places to start:
Astronomy
& Astrophotography
Rick
Bright's Home Page
SBIG Online -
Homepage
Steve
Lee's Page of Astronomy, Telescopes and...
Cookbook CCD camera
Home Page
Welcome to
Willmann-Bell, Inc.
Greg Granville's
homepage
University
of Iowa Automated Telescope Facility
Ames
Area Amateur Astronomers, Inc.
Astrometrica
Shareware
The
Mount Stromlo Abell Cluster Supernova
Sea...
EzPhot CCD
Photometry Software
International
Supernovae Network
Al Kelly's
Cookbook CCD
Ed Grafton's
CCD Astronomy Page
Project
Pluto
Spectra-Astro-Systems
Adirondack
Video Astronomy
Astronomical
Images by Timothy and Matthew Wachs
LAIA
software: process & analyze CCD pictures
The
Amateur Sky Survey
Hunting Asteroids
Computerized Telescopes
Computerized telescopes have ten around for many years now. But, the growing
use of the
CCD has made the computer the new heart of the system. From Hubble to the
newest
Meade, computers are reaching out to the amateur. See for yourself:
Hanna City
Remote Telescope
The ATM
Page
Space Telescope
Electronic Information Service
NASA Jet Propulsion
Laboratory
Mount Wilson
Observatory
ACE
Dome Control Units
Jerry
Pinter's Computerized Dob and CCD Images
Mel Bartels'
Home Page
Motorize
Your Telescope
Telescope
Information
Greg Granville's
homepage
Park's
Photo Index of Amateur Telescopes
Remote
and Robotic Telescopes
Univ
of Iowa Automated Telescope Facility
Meade General
Catalog, Telescopes - Meade Ins...
12.5" Computer
Controlled Telescope
Download
dObjects
Fairborn
Observatory
Tenagra
Observatories
The BAIT
Home Page
Planetary and Solar
Observing
Planetary and Solar Observing have been my passion all my life. I still enjoy
going back through my observations of Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and the Sun.
Many dating back nearly 30 years. Here are some places to go:
Comet Home
Page
The
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
The
Nine Planets
NOAA
Solar
Alaska
Sunspot Activity
NEAT
Burnett
Comet Page
Comet Observation
Home Page
SKY
Online's Comet Page
SOHO
- The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory
LASCO
Home Page
Near Live Comet
Watching System
The U.S.
Naval Observatory (USNO)
Macholtz
Comet Page
The
Sidewalk Astronomers, San Francisco
Dr Dale Comet
Page
The
MarsWatch Home Page
Ass'n
of Lunar & Planetary Observers (ALPO) H...
The Artemis
Project
Project
HALO Space Launch 1
Huntsville
Alabama L5 Society
Mars
Pathfinder Mission - Home Page
Mars
Global Surveyor
Mars
Atlas home page
Spacecraft Imagery
Sabia's
Folder
Southern Cross
- The Winter Star Party (c)
Space
Image Libraries
NGC457
Big Bear Solar
Observatory www page
Caltech's
latest Sunspot image
Don
Fox's Site
Dan's
Home Page
The
WWW Virtual Library: Astronomy and Astrop...
Association
of Lunar & Planetary Observers
ALPO-Saturn
ALPO-Jupiter
Mars
Introduction
SPECTRUM
STARDIAL
Astronomy
and Space Sciences
Minor
Planets Center
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