Other Astronomy Resources

Helpful Websites

The Astronomical League

An umbrella organization for astronomy groups around the country

Sky and Telescope

A great resource for astronomy news, tools, basics and more

Space.com

News on space exploration, innovation and astronomy.

Universe Today

A non-commercial space and astronomy news website.

Heaven’s Above

Predictions of satellite passes, eclipses, and more

Cloudy Nights

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.

Podcasts

Space Boffins

Winner of the Sir Arthur C Clarke award for Space Media, the monthly Space Boffins podcast is for space enthusiasts everywhere.

Astronomy Cast

Fact-based, weekly discussions on topics ranging from planets to cosmology. Hosts Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay explore what is known and being discovered about the universe around us.

Quirks and Quarks

CBC Radio's Quirks and Quarks covers topics from the quirks of the expanding universe to the quarks within a single atom... and everything in between.

Related Organizations

International Dark-Sky Association

The IDA works to protect the night skies for present and future generations.

Astronomical League

Umbrella organization of 270 astronomy clubs in the United States

Resources by LAS Members

Exploring Amateur Astronomy & Goal Oriented Observing book

By Mike Hotka

Mike became an amateur astronomer in 1965, and was awarded the Astronomical League’s Platinum Master Observer award in September, 2017. He has been an LAS member since 1995.

What’s Hot on the Moon Tonight book

By Andrew Planck

Andrew plays several musical instruments, is a former middle school French teacher, and has been an amateur astronomer for over 50 years. In the words of one reviewer, the book tells you what to look at, what is interesting, and provides the observer with a challenge or two

Our Galaxy mobile app

As described in the App Store: ‘Our Galaxy’ helps you visualize the 3-dimensional locations of deep sky objects in and around our galaxy, and provides you with an understanding of their physical properties. It addition, it illustrates the structural components of the Galaxy, including the thin disk, thick disk, galactic bulge and stellar halo…

Space-related movies

The Last Man on the Moon

The story of astronaut Gene Cernan and his life as a Navy Pilot and astronaut, including rare archival footage and interviews with former astronauts.

The Dish

True story! A TV crew in Australia and a NASA supervisor rush to fix a malfunctioning antenna in time to globally televise the Apollo 11 landing.

Contact

Based on the book by Carl Sagan. Stars Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey

The Farthest

Voyager in Space. Fran Bagenal, a frequent presenter at LAS meetings, is featured in this documentary about Voyager I and II

October Sky

The true story of Homer Hickam Jr. He’s the son of a miner, but wants to build rockets. Jake Gyllenhaal, Laura Dern, Chris Cooper

The Martian

An astronaut gets left behind on Mars and has to figure out how to survive until a spacecraft returns. Based on the excellent book by Andy Weir. Contains adult language.