General astronomy links

The British Astronomical Associationhttps://www.britastro.org
Cambridge University Astronomy Home Pagehttps://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/
IAU Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegramshttp://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iauc/RecentIAUCs.html
The Astronomerhttp://www.theastronomer.org
Astronomy picture of the dayhttps://apod.nasa.gov/apod/
NED (NASA Extragalactic Database)https://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/
e-Print archive https://arxiv.org/
Multimedia Tour of the Solar Systemhttps://nineplanets.org/
 

Databases & catalogues

Centre de Données Stellaires (CDS)http://cdsweb.u-strasbg.fr/
National Space Science Data Center (USA)https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Astronomical Data Archives Center (Japan)http://dbc.nao.ac.jp
Harvard abstracts servicehttp://adsabs.harvard.edu/ads_abstracts.html
The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaediahttp://exoplanet.eu/
 

The sun, eclipses & space weather

SOHO web sitehttps://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov
Solar terrestrial dispatchhttp://spacew.com
Detailed daily information regarding active areas on the sunhttps://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/solar-region-summary.noaa.gov/communities/space-weather-enthusiasts
Auroraehttps://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aurora-forecast-%E2%80%93-3-day-experimental
Space Weather Prediction Centerhttps://www.swpc.noaa.gov
Space weatherhttps://www.spaceweather.com
NASA eclipse home pagehttps://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html
 

Comets & meteors

Latest IAU comet ephemerideshttps://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/lists/CometLists.html
Comet Quarterlyhttp://icq.eps.harvard.edu/cometobs.html
Cometshttp://cometography.com
Meteorshttps://www.meteorshowersonline.com
International Meteor Organisationhttps://www.imo.net
 

Minor planets (asteroids)

IAU Minor Planet Centerhttps://minorplanetcenter.net/
Latest MPC ephemerides of asteroids and cometshttps://minorplanetcenter.net/data
Lowell Observatoryhttps://asteroid.lowell.edu/gui/
Solar System Dynamics online toolshttps://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/
Near Earth object confirmation pagehttps://minorplanetcenter.net/iau/NEO/toconfirm_tabular.html
The Spaceguard Centre (UK)https://spaceguardcentre.com/
 

Variable stars, novae, supernovae

American Asscociation of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)https://www.aavso.org/
Variable Stars South (VSS), New Zealandhttps://www.variablestarssouth.org/
Supernovaehttps://www.supernovae.net/
The Astronomerhttp://www.theastronomer.org/
 

Artificial satellites

Satellite visibilityhttps://www.heavens-above.com/
 

Atmospheric phenomena

Atmospheric phenomenahttps://www.atoptics.co.uk/
 

Equipment

Field of view calculator for (D)SLR camerashttps://www.howardedin.com/articles/fov.html
About telescopeshttp://www.ayton.id.au/gary/Science/Astronomy/Ast_Telescope.htm
Equipment and Techniqueshttps://britastro.org/section_front/14
 

Astronomy & space news

Astronomy Now magazinehttps://astronomynow.com/
Sky & Telescope magazinehttps://skyandtelescope.org/
Space.comhttps://www.space.com/
European Southern Observatory (ESO)https://www.eso.org/public/outreach/
European Space Agency (ESA)https://www.esa.int/
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)https://science.nasa.gov/
 

Astronomy book links

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