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Astronomy Resources
Websites about astronomy and observing
Also see more resources listed on our Educational and Community Outreach page.
The Astronomical League is an umbrella organization for astronomy groups around the country.
For articles such as an Introduction to Astronomy, Binocular Observing, Observing Clubs and more, try www.mikehotka.com Sky and Telescope is a great resource for astronomy news, tools, basics and more. Tonight’s Sky is a video series of constellations you can observe in the night sky. Astronomy Now bills itself as the United Kingdom's largest astronomy magazine. Space provides news on space exploration, innovation and astronomy. Universe Today is a non-commercial space and astronomy news website. Heavens Above shows predictions of satellite passes, eclipses, and more. The Astronomy, Science and Physics Guide has many more links to resources for learning and using astronomy and physics. Cloudy Nights is a tremendous resource for amateur astronomers. It has articles, forums and classifieds. If you are new to astronomy, the Beginners Forum is a great place to start learning. | 'No observational
problem will not be solved by more data.' -Vera Rubin, astronomer who in 1980 provided evidence for the existence of dark matter |
Articles from the LAS Newsletter Archives
Observing: How to locate the object you want to study; presentation by Michelle Blom and Sven Schmidt on using the star hopping method, from the April 2019 issue, page 10 | All about comets and how to view them, with links to more information; summary of a talk given to the LAS by Paul Robinson in the July 2020 newsletter, page 27 | Seeing, Transparency and Light in the Night sky, summary of presentation by Steve Albers, August 2019, page 4 There is a related article on page 2 of the July, 2019 newsletter with a helpful illustration of how turbulence affects seeing. | Observing the Moon, recap of a talk by author and LAS member Andrew Planck, from April of 2018, page 5, and from March of 2015, page 3 |
You can borrow a telescope kit from the Longmont, Louisville, Broomfield and Carbon Valley public libraries. All you need is a library card. A kit includes a 4.5” reflector telescope, EZ-finder, eyepiece, red headlamp, instruction manual, guide book and a tote. From Members of the Longmont Astronomical Society
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