La Société Guernesiaise

Astronomy Section links page

SOME OF OUR OWN PAGES

The Guernsey Liberation Monument

The Guernsey Sundial Trail

A personal account of an eclipse expedition

Quotations about eclipses  200 quotations about eclipses, from ancient Chinese to the present day.

Calendars

Choosing a telescope or binoculars

Star of Wonder about the Star of Bethlehem (pdf file)

Our Venus Transit Pages

The next transits of Venus by David Le Conte.

Transits of Venus by Peter Langford.

From 1882 to 2004 - a transit of Venus by Debby Quertier.

The Transit of Venus 2004 by David Le Conte.

Some other Venus transit links:

European Southern Observatory - Coordinating worldwide observations, of which we were a part.

Transit of Venus.org - Including loads of good links.

David Sellers's site

Heinz Blatter paper on calculations (pdf file).

Armagh Observatory site

NASA site

University of Central Lancashire

Online parallax calculator - and more.

AND SOME OTHER PAGES WHICH WE HAVE FOUND USEFUL

Guernsey

States of Guernsey The Government of Guernsey

La Société Guernesiaise Our parent organisation, the local studies society

WEA Guernsey Adult education courses, including our annual Star Gazing course - click on Environment

Guernsey Museums and Art Gallery

VisitGuernsey

States Archives Service Official records centre

Priaulx Library Local studies centre, including genealogy

Guille Allès Library The public lending library

The Guernsey Society The society for ex-patriots, and locals

Lé Coumité d’la Culture Guernésiaise Promotes Norman - Guernsey culture and language

National Trust of Guernsey

RSPB Guernsey

Digimap Digital maps of Guernsey

Donkipedia Information about Guernsey

The Guernsey Tapestry The island’s community millennium project

This is Guernsey Guernsey Press news and information

Channel Television Covers the Channel Islands

Island FM Guernsey commercial radio

BBC Guernsey Radio and television

Guernsey Telephone Directory

Channelisles.net Provided our domain name

Weather

Guernsey weather forecast from Jersey Meteorological Department

Guernsey weather forecast from BBC

Guernsey five-day forecast at This is Guernsey

Guernsey Meteorological Observatory

G-AVRZ Weather, marine tracking, satellites and more

UK Met Office

Eumetsat satellite images

Rain today

7Timer! China-based world weather site, including locations in Guernsey. Click here for Les Adams.

Astronomical information

Star chart Current chart by Heavens Above, including planets.

International Year of Astronomy, 2009

Atlas of the Universe  The scale of the universe.
Bad astronomy page  Dispels the myths.
BBC Online - Space  Usual BBC comprehensive information.

The constellations  Mythology and description of each constellation.
Formula by Tom Lougheed  Optical formulae for eyepieces, etc.

SkyTonight.com by Sky and Telescope
Jupiter's Great Red Spot transit times By Sky and Telescope.
Jupiter’s moon events  Transits, etc of Jupiter’s moons.
Monthly sky maps
Naming of stars  The International Astronomical Union's authoritative view.
Space Science and Astronomy news
Sun or Moon Rise/Set Table for One Year
Zoom Astronomy  A very educational site, including an online astronomical dictionary.
Night Sky Observer  Practical information from Dublin.
Powers of Ten  The scale of the universe, dynamically illustrated.

Space.com  Masses of information.

Sunset and sunrise for Guernsey  by timeanddate.com.

Time and date  Time, calendars, etc.

Astronomical organisations

Royal Astronomical Society

BBC index of astronomical societies  Includes us.
British Astronomical Association
European Space Organisation ESO outreach site.
Federation of Astronomical Societies
Campaign for Dark Skies  Campaigning against UK light pollution.
International Astronomical Union

Society for Popular Astronomy
Astronomical Society of the Pacific  Lots of information and resources.

British National Space Centre

UK Astronomy Directory
Astroplace  Listing of astronomy societies worldwide,  and lots of other information.

NASA

NASA Home Page

APOD A new daily picture for your desktop wallpaper, with explanations.

Astronomy picture of the day

International Space Station sightings Predictions for Guernsey.

Spaceweather  Another good NASA site about the Sun-Earth environment. With regular emailings.
Human spaceflight orbital tracking – positions of the International Space Station, Space Shuttle, etc.

NASA Space Science Headlines Excellent site for recent space news. Keep up to date with regular emailings.

NASA Missions All the information about past, current and future spacecraft missions.

Satellite tracking Resources for tracking satellites.

Observatories and probes

Space Telescope Science Institute – The operations centre of the Hubble Space Telescope.
US Naval Observatory Good site, including the sky this week, accurate time, etc.
Galileo at Jupiter
The Infra Red Space Observatory (ISO)

Astronomical publications

Sky Publishing Corporation  One of the best websites for astronomical information.  And you can get free weekly emailings of the latest astronomical news.

Astronomy magazine Good US based publication.
Astronomy Now magazine UK based publication.

BBC Sky at Night magazine
New Scientist
The Astronomer Online The website of The Astronomer magazine.

Astronomy related products and suppliers

Equipment suppliers A UK list by PPARC (Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council).

Starlight Xpress  CCD cameras.
True Technology  Telescopes, CCD cameras, software.
SCS Astro  Telescopes, etc.
Telescope House
Venturescope Telescopes,solar filters, etc.

Evergreen Optics Suppliers of Celestron, Meade, Konus, Sky Watcher and Hilkinson Telescopes.

Astronomy software

Heavens above  Excellent site for satellite predictions.

SkyMap Pro

Starry Night
Astronomy Software Collection Freeware, shareware and commercial.

Washington & Jefferson College Planisphisphere Make your own, with templates.

Satellite tracker

Astronomy Section Home Page

About the Astronomy Section

About the Observatory

Diary of events

Astronomical events this year

Newsletters

International Space Station  Visibility predictions

Image gallery

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