Astronomical Links


Astronomical Societies in New Zealand

Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand
Auckland Astronomical Society
Northern Observational Astronomy Association
Canterbury Astronomical Society
Dunedin Astronomical Society
Foxton Beach Astronomical Society
Gisborne Astronomical Society
Hamilton Astronomical Society
Hawera Astronomical Society
Hawkes Bay Astronomical Society
Astronomy Section. Nelson Science Society, RSNZ
New Plymouth Astronomical Society
Central Otago Astronomical Society
North Otago Astronomical Society
Palmerston North Astronomical Society
Phoenix Astronomical Society
Rotorua Astronomical Society
Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand
RASNZ Occultation Section
South Canterbury Astronomers Group
Southland Astronomical Society
The NZ Radioscience Group
Wairarapa Astronomical Society
Wanganui Astronomical Society
Wellington Astronomical Society
Whakatane Astronomical Society

For the above societies without webpages, please see the RASNZ webpage for contact details.

Astronomical Libraries

Catalogue of the CAS Library

Observatories

South Island

Beverly-Begg Observatory (Dunedin Astronomical Society)
Mount John University Observatory
Oxford Area School
The Townsend Observatory

North Island

Auckland Observatory
Carter Observatory

Other

Australia Telescope National Facility
European Southern Observatory

International Astronomical Groups

American Astronomical Society
Astronomical Society of Australia
Astronomical Society of the Pacfic
International Darksky Association
IAU Astronomical Telegrams
MIT Center for Space Research

Publications

Astronomy Magazine
Astronomy Technology Today
SKY Online - Sky Publishing Corporation

RASNZ The Sky this Month:

Moon and Planets
Constellations
The Southern Hemisphere Evening Sky
the most recent months' Sky Charts are available in PDF format from the University of Canterbury, Physics and Astronomy Quick Links.

National Institute of Standards and Technology

A Green Laser Pointer Hazard  [NIST TN - 1668] - including a method for testing your own green laser pointer for harmful infrared radiation.

Star Catalogues

USNO CCD Astrograph Catalog (UCAC) and associated readme file. (CAS has a copy of the UCAC3 catalogue available on DVD).

Astronomy Software

Free

Cartes du Ciel (Sky Charts)    
Celestia    
Orbitron  -  Satellite Tracking System
Shadows  -  Software for designing your own sundial or astrolabe
Stellarium    
Virtual Moon Atlas    

Research

Cosmology@Home  -  help search for the model that best describes our Universe
Einstein@Home  -  participate in the search for pulsars and gravitational waves
MilkyWay@Home  -  help determine the structure of the Milky Way galaxy using data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Orbit@Home  -  help monitor the impact hazard posed by near-Earth objects
BOINC  -  install BOINC and join any of a wide range of scientific research projects including Cosmology@Home, Einstein@Home, MilkyWay@Home and Orbit@Home.

Optical supplies

43S Astro
ASTRONZ
N.Z. Telescopes

Apogee Instruments
Celestron International
Diffraction Limited
Lumicon
Meade Instruments Corporation
Orion Telescopes
Software Bisque
TeleVue Optics
William Optics

Space Exploration

Cassini: Voyage to Saturn
Galileo probe to Jupiter (JPL)
European Space Agency (ESA)
International Space Station
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Kennedy Space Centre
Mars Exploration Program (JPL)
Mars Global Surveyor
SDO - Solar Dynamics Observatory
SOHO - The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory
Universe Today

Sites of interest

Ancient-Skies  -  Human Cultures and Their Skies
Astronomy Picture of the Day    
Cloudy Nights Telescope Reviews    
CosMos Astronomy - Southern Hemisphere  -  Richard Moss
Exosolar  -  Our stellar neighbourhood in 3D
Heavens Above  -  Satellite, ISS and Space Shuttle observing predictions
Ice In Space  -  Australian Amateur Astronomy<
One-Minute Astronomer    
Space Calendar    
Universe Today    

Astrophotography Sites and Galleries

astrophotogallery.org
Rod McKay's astrophotography.org gallery
Digital Astro (Yahoo Groups)

User Groups and Forums

DMK CCD cameras (Yahoo Groups)
Losmandy German Equatorial Mounts (Yahoo Groups)
New Zealand Astronomers (Yahoo Groups)
William Optics Telescope Discussion Group (Yahoo Groups)

Weather in New Zealand

The Meteorlogical Service of New Zealand
Satellite image menu from the Met service
stuff.co.nz
UOC Geography Department Weather Page