Isle of Man personal websites ^
Kevin Deakes Astrophotography
Astronomy and space blogs ^
Bad Astronomy Blog Astronomy Blog Professor Astronomy Space Politics Because sometimes the most important...
Compared to Mann ^
The IU (Island Unit) Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan Asteroid ~ 99942 Apophis (2004 MN4) Manannan Crater, Europa
Astronomy forums ^
Society for Popular Astronomy Forum Stargazers Lounge Astronomy Shed Forum N. Ireland Amat. Astro. Soc. Forum Nights forum Astronomy Cloudymagazine forum
Light pollution awareness ^
The Campaign for Dark Skies Campaign to Protect Rural England Dark Sky Discovery International Dark-Sky Association Save the night in Europe
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Losing the Dark International Dark Skies Association Cities from Space International Dark Skies Association Arthur C Clarke speaks out on light pollution Light Pollution from the Hidden Costs Series
Astro e-Books ^
Hubble Space Telescope DISCOVERIES James Webb Space Telescope SCIENCE GUIDE
Online magazine & news sources ^
Astronomy Now BBC Sky at Night Magazine Society for Popular Astronomy The Astronomer Amateur Astronomy Magazine Astronomy Night Sky Observer Sky & Telescope Universe Today Space Daily Space.com Spaceflight Now Space Today
Science magazines ^
New Scientist National Geographic Nature Scientific American World Science Online only
Astronomy book sources ^
Best-Astronomy-Books.com Blackwells Canopus Publishing Amazon (appropriately filtered link) WHSmith (appropriately filtered link) eBay (appropriately filtered link)
Education ^
Astronomy courses Isle of Man College astronomy.ac.uk Astronomy by Distance Learning starlearner.com GCSE Astronomy Dist. Learning Space School UK University of Leicester Scottish Space School University of Strathclyde United Space School Houston, Texas
Sundials and other astronomical ^
History of sundials The British Sundial Society Sundials on the internet Astrolabe Orrery Armillary sphere Sundial Design Vertical sundial calculator
Young / junior astronomer ^
NASA Kids' Club ESA Kids StarChild Astronomy for Kids "and Supervised Adults" Kids Astronomy Space Games Central
Atmospherics ^
POES Auroral Activity Northern auroral oval AuroraWatch UK Lancaster University AuroraSpy Aurora tracking, based in Scotland Atmospheric Optics Noctilucent Cloud Observer's homepage
Climate change ^
Global Climate Change Climate change MET Office
British Isles pre-historic sites ^
Newgrange County Meath, Ireland Stonehenge Wiltshire, England Maeshowe Orkney, Scotland
Archeoastronomy ^
Ancient Wisdom Clive Ruggles Emeritus Professor of Archaeoastronomy, University of Leicester ISAAC International Society for Archaeoastronomy and Astronomy in Culture
Seismology and geology ^
Quakes Live earthquakes map across the globe USGS US Geological Survey ~ Last 7 days of earthquakes BGS British Geological Soc. ~ Last 50 days of earthquakes Manx Geological Survey Explore rocks of Mann Rockwave Measure 'quakes from your own home Barringer meteorite crater, Arizona Meteor impact craters 50 asteroid impact sites
Standards & measures ^
SI units The seven fundamental units and their derivatives NIST National Institute of Science and Technology NPL National Physical Laboratory IoM OFT Metrology & Calibration Dynamic Periodic Table Measuring the Universe Time
Astro webcams ^
Jodrell Bank, Lovell Telescope Jodrell Bank, Mk II Telescope Tanegashima Space Center Japan Mauna Kea webcams Hawaii Lick Observatory University of California Mount Wilson 150ft solar tower Tenerife Observatory-Cam Bradford robotic 'scope AuroraMAX Canadian Space Agency Night Skies Network Amateur astronomers broadcasting
Television / radio / podcasts ^
NASA TV (streamed via internet) BBC Sky @ Night (info and programme times) BBC Stargazing Live (annual short series) Astronomy.fm Under British Skies, monthly Jodcast from University of Manchester's Jodrell Bank DigiGuide TV Search facility for TV programmes
The presenters ^
... the Sky at Night team Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE Dr. Chris Lintott Dr. Chris North Dr. Lucie Green Dr. Paul Abel Jon Culshaw Pete Lawrence ... other TV presenters Prof. Brian Cox OBE Prof. Jim Al-Khalili OBE Heather Couper CBE Will Gater Kate Humble Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey )Prof. Iain Stewart How Earth Made Us )Dr. Michio Kaku How the Universe Works ) ... the Legends Sir Patrick Moore CBE FRS FRAS Carl Sagan
Miscellaneous ^
NASA Spinoff How NASA has contributed to humanity Zero G Corporation the weightless experience CVI Melles Griot Optics parts for Mars Curiosity UK Rocketry Association National Space Centre Leicester Spaceport Wallasey, Wirral HowSTUFFworks Space Toys SpaceWander
Countdowns... & ups ^
Forthcoming astro event times In-The-Sky.org for celestial timings Time elapsed since astro/space event Organised events/meetings
Space agencies ^
List of National Space Agencies NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration Roscosmos Russia Space Agency ESA European Space Agency JAXA Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency CNSA China National Space Agency ISRO Indian Space Research Organisation UK Space Agency
Space stations, past and present ^
List of all space stations past and present ISS International Space Station Tiangong First stage of large space station
Space missions, past and present ^
All NASA missions, since its inception in 1958 NASA missions Full list of all current NASA missions Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn and Titan NASA's Mars Exploration Program Curiosity Mars Science Laboratory Dawn Journey to the asteroid belt Kepler A search for habitable planets New Horizons First spacecraft to Pluto
Apollo ^
We choose the Moon First Men on the Moon NASA - Apollo Mission pages BBC - Special Reports Apollo Moon landing BBC Archve Looking back to NASA's Apollo missions Apollo program An Audience with Neil Armstrong Out of this world at the House of Manannan Display of Moon rock returned by Apollo 15 mission (7MB)
Spaceflight ^
ManSat Orbital satellite filings Odyssey Moon Commerical lunar exploration SpaceIsle The Isle of Man's Space Industry home Excalibur Almaz Private space tourism company Virgin Galactic British space tourism company Starchaser British commercial space launch company Arianespace French commercial space launch company Galileo Europe's new SatNav system Blue Origin Innovation in rocket engineering RussianSpaceWeb News and history (former USSR) World Spaceflight Every manned flight since Yuri The Lost Cosmonauts A story from the early days
Space Shuttle missions ^
List of space shuttle missions STS-128 Nicole Stott, mission specialist; IoMAS memb. STS-133 Nicole Stott, mission specialist; IoMAS memb.
Who has been into space? ^
List of all space travellers Nicole Stott Isle of Man Astronomical Society member Mark Shuttleworth Isle of Man resident Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon, and on Mann Alan Shepard walked on the Moon, and on Mann Jim Irwin walked on the Moon, and on Mann Al Worden orbited the Moon and walked on Mann Michael Barratt visited the IoM Observatory Eric Boe visited the IoM Observatory Steve Bowen visited the IoM Observatory Valeri Tokarev visited the IoM Observatory Dumitru Prunariu visited the IoM Obsevatory Vladimir Titov visited the Isle of Man Leroy Chiao visited the Isle of Man Kenneth Cockrell visited the Isle of Man Alvin Drew visited the Isle of Man James Kelly visited the Isle of Man Helen Sharman visited the Isle of Man Yi So-Yeon visited the Isle of Man Michael Foale Piers Sellers Nicholas Patrick Gregory H. Johnson
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Space Mann Short Documentry Nicole P. Stott NASA astronaut and IoMAS member Mars Curiosity Rover International Space Station Apollo 11 Mankind's historic first journey to another world
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NASA RSS feeds A wide and varied selection from ESA RSS feeds Lots to choose from, including language selection from the European Space Agency JAXA RSS feeds Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Universe Today Latest news headlines
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Isle of Man Astronomical Society Astro_Nicole NASA astronaut and IoMAS member Chris Lintott Official NASA Twitter accounts JAXA Web Mars Curiosity Rover
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Nicole P. Stott NASA astronaut and IoMAS member Prof. Brian Cox Particle physicist and astronomer Mars Curiosity Rover
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Nicole P. Stott NASA astronaut and IoMAS member JCK Space Station Transport Isle of Man Aurora by Dave Thornley Isle of Man Milky Way Isle of Man Halo Isle of Man
IoM/UK/EU online astro retailers ^
365 Astronomy Discovery for every day Ace Optics Altair Astro AstroBitz Trading place Astro Engineering Astromount astronomiser Atik Cameras AWR Technology Best Optics Binoculars UK Cheap Astrophotography Astro-modified EOS David Hinds CELESTRON David Lukehurst Astronomical telescope maker ebay.co.uk Telescopes and Binoculars East of England Binocular Centre Equatorial Platforms for Dobsonians First Light Optics Foresight Optical Galloway Astronomy Centre Harrison Telescopes UK telescope specialists HitecAstro Ikarus Imaging Modern Astronomy North Down Telescopes Ireland's Astron. Centre Northern Optics Optical Vision Ltd Orion Optics UK Optics-Pro Opticstar advanced CCD imaging Paton Hawksley Education Ltd Peak 2 Valley Instruments Phil Dyer Astrophoto Cameras for astronomy PicStop Rockets and Things Visual Optical Centre Rother Valley Optics Visual Optical Centre Science Store Scientific Mirrors Vacuum Coatings Scientific Mirrors Sherwoods Sky at Night Reader Classifieds Sky's the Limit Solarscope Prestige hydrogen-alpha solar filters South West Optics Starlight Xpress Discovery starts here Stockport binocular & telescope centre Strathspey Quality Binoculars at a Sensible Price Sussex Astronomy Centre Telescope House Tring Astronomy Centre UK Astronomy Buy & Sell Trading place UK Telescopes - Evergreen Optics Warehouse Express The Widescreen Centre
Astro tours / holidays ^
Explorers - Astronomy Tours
Astronomy and space humour ^
Island Space Launch? Some light entertainment The key to the problem The Galaxy Song Monty Python's Meaning of Life ... and the Galaxy DNA Song re-worked and written by Eric Idle for Brian Cox's The Wonders of Life Gangnam reaches NASA A new PSYence perhaps? NASA satellite falls on car Where else? John Culshaw as Patrick Moore Patrick Moore plays the xylophone
Wikipedia source
British site or British interest
Manx site or Manx interest