This web site provides interactive and animated tutorials designed to integrate with your textbook and lectures. By purchasing the text, you will gain access privileges (simply follow the registration procedures given in the “student access kit”).
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
Astronomy Picture of the Day. Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Includes a photo archive of images from previous days
Provides information on planets, sun, moon positions at any time, also star charts and tide tables. Just register for free, enter your latitude and longitude, then you can find out the configuration of the heavens yesterday, today, or tomorrow. Go to “astronomy” section after logging on.
Provides multiple links to the latest missions and colorful images of planets and stars. Go to “solar system” to find current information on Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune as well as descriptions of ongoing missions. Each planet site will link you to more details, for example, the Mars Rovers, Mars Global Surveyor, the Cassini and Voyager missions, past visits by Magellan, Mariner and Viking. Go to “stars and galaxies” to find out the latest on search for other planets, and new Hubble images of galaxies and solar nebulae. View movies at your leisure.
John Drescher Planetarium, Santa Monica. Gives information about Friday evening shows and special lectures. Also find lists of local astronomy clubs and schedule of “star parties” run by the Los Angeles Astronomical Society
The observatory is down for repairs and maintenance, but their web site will connect you to many interesting current events. This is one place to get current tide tables and weather conditions. Go to “sky information” to find out what’s happening in the sky.
http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/pictures.html
All the Hubble Space Telescope images are here, with captions. Also check out the catalog of “Hubble’s greatest hits”
Mount Wilson Observatory; Get information about tours for you and your family
Provides simple and vivid summaries of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and other Solar system phenomena. Also check out the link to www.badastronomy.com to learn facts pertaining to the many myths and fallacies promoted about the world’s oldest science