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Anacortes Telescope & Wild Bird Excellent Washington State vendor with lots of hard to find astronomical accessories; got my STL-11K from this folks...no hassles! Astro-Physics Astro-Physics has been at the forefront of optical design for more than a decade. The AP mounts are among the most sought after astronomical equipment in the world (I own two AP1200GTOs as well as its big brother the AP1600GTO and they all work great!) The AstroMart Claiming to be "The Worlds Largest Astronomy Classified & Auctions" web page, has great specials on common and unusual astronomical equipment. Bisque Software Bisque developers of Sky6 Astronomy Software and the Paramount ME and iBisque Telescope Network Celestron International Web page of Celestron telescopes. Company pitch: "Celestron, the most established name in the optical industry, has a reputation for providing the highest quality optics at affordable prices.! Diffraction Limited Makers of the fine astronomical software MaxIm DL, MaxPoint, and MaxDome ...Company bio: "was founded in 1992 by President/CEO Douglas B. George. Our mission is to develop high quality software & hardware for scientific imaging applications." Losmandy's Astronomical Products Has an excellent product line for high quality telescope rings, dovetail plates, and mounting systems. Meade Instruments Corporate Company bio: "Founded in 1972 and public since 1997, Meade is a world leader in the design and manufacture of telescopes and accessories for amateur astronomers. " Mirametrics Company bio: "Our MIRA® image processing software was developed to give you the most accurate scientific results in low light imaging applications. " Orion Telescope Company Excellent web page on retail astronomical equipment. Very informative on-line catalog. Parallax Instruments Company bio: "Parallax Instruments is a manufacturer of precision Newtonian and Classical Cassegrain astronomical telescopes, equatorial mountings, tripods and custom portable or permanent welded piers." PlaneWave Instruments Comapny bio: "PlaneWave Instruments was founded in 2006 by Richard Hedrick and Joseph Haberman, two former telescope engineers at Celestron. PlaneWave Instruments is committed to providing the highest quality observatory-class products for astronomers. PreciseParts Excellent
Machining company that does custom work for telescope/CCD
parts such as Adapters for Astrophotography ...ect.
Mr. Stevens is very familiar with the SBIG CCD product
line and will custom make any part needed to interface
with your telescope or tele. lens. Shelyak
The Shelyak Instruments range is for all the players in
astronomical spectroscopy, whatever their level, from
discovery to professionals, through astronomer amateurs,
beginners or experienced. Several devices allow a
pedagogical approach and are the pretext for amazing
practical work ... Tele Vue Optics - Company bio: "Tele Vue Optics has been thrilling customers for more than twenty years. It is our mission. It's in the materials we choose, the designs we create, the craftsmanship we demonstrate...the images we deliver. Creating "goodies" for the observing enthusiast has been founder Al Nagler's continuing pursuit."
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Rogelio Bernal Andreo-Deep Sky Colors People say I'm a "world renowned" astrophotographer and night photographer. I stick just to astrophotographer and night photographer though Steve Bell - The Bell Observatory Home Page - Pictures from Steve's 16" remote controlled newtonian telescope and excellent physics articles on relativity. Astrophotography by Kent Biggs - Great astroimages from Kent's observatory with 11" SCT and 20" RCOS scopes. Christian Buil Spectroscopy, CCD Astronomy Web
Page Preeminent French
CCD theorist and electronic ATM . Author of IRIS
CCD software. Author of the definitive theoretical
CCD book CCD ASTRONOMY Has been using CCD
technology since 1983! Chris Cook's Astronomical Photography From Chris's Web Site: "Mr. Cook's images have appeared in local, national and international publications & collegiate level astronomy text books. " Russell Croman Great narrow band CCD Imager!..."For me, astrophotography is a perfect blend of the very technical and the very aesthetic, both of which I love." Bob Fera's Color Astrophotos Web page of his and his wife, Janice, astrophotographic work & links. Bill Fletcher's Science & Art Web Page - William Fletcher's web page featuring his fine schmidt, tricolor, and comet astrophotography. R Jay GaBany Presenting images of interesting astronomical objects obtained with modest, commercially available telescopes and CCD cameras that are optimized for taking long exposures of low light-level subjects. Robert Gendler Preeminent Connecticut CCD imager now shooting from remote observatory in New Mexico. Martin Germano's Photograph Excellent B&W photography from one of the most prolific astrophotographers. Check out his menagerie of deep-deep sky objects. ST-8XME acquired to extend his work further! John Gleaso on Astrobin Widely acknowledged as an accomplished deep sky observer and expert CCD astrophotographer with many years of experience. Ed Grafton's CCD Astro-imaging Page Fine planet astroimager, who shoots from his home south of Houston, Texas...."This page is intended to show what can be done by anyone in their backyard with a telescope and CCD camera. Coments are invited.... " George Greaney's Astrophotography - Excellent sample of narrow and wide field astrophotography from Nevada's most prolific astrophotographer. Tony Hallas Site contains some of Tony's color and B&W CCD astroimages taken with various instruments.; neighbor of Bob & Janice Fera! Chris Johnson: Great observatory & astroimages near Mayer, AZ. Al Kelly's CCD Astrophotography Page - Nice web page of Al's exquisite CCD work involving WCMY techniques for color astrophotography. Thierry LEGAULT's home page - Excellent French CCDer and optical
theoretician whose sections on collimation and optical
obstruction are a must for anyone designing and
maintaining good optics. Viva France Jerry Lodriguss' Amateur Color Astrophotos Lots of information about astrophotography and processing images. Brian Lula's Heaven's Glory Observatories Great CCD Imager and President of his firm PI.."The astroimages and photos of my telescope and observatory construction are for everyone's enjoyment and education." Felipe Mac-Auliffe's Web Page - Excellent photography and insights into
astronomy from this amateur/professional
astronomer. He works at La Silla in Chile on
millimeter radio astronomy and visible light (CCD) survey
projects in support of IPAC and STSI. Steve Mandel Astrophotography by Steve Mandel. "...The excitement I experience on seeing something that I have not seen before, like the intricate structure of a supernovae remnant, planetary nebula or galaxy is a tremendous thrill." Stan Moore CCD Great analytical CCD Imager. Lots of quantitative tools and beautiful high resolution CCD images on his web site. Jack Newton's Web Page Many of Jack's finest CCD images are displayed from his web page. Philip Perkins ASTROCRUISE -Presents
an exquisite selection of very fine color astrophotos
taken by this British astrophotographer. Puckett Observatory Private facility owned and operated by Tim Puckett. The observatory is located in the North Georgia mountains and is dedicated to the study of comets and the discovery of supernovae. Robert Reeves Astrophotography (Facebook) - Excellent b&w astrophotography from this San Antonia Astronomical Association member. Astrophotography
by Johannes Schedler
"These pages are dedicated to all that recognize the
wonders hidden deep in the sky."(Austria)
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Fraizer Park Real Time Weather Automated web page (WeatherBug) with meteorological data at Frazier Park, near Mt. Pinos, California. Mt. Pinos Clear Sky Clock Kind of complicated metrological/dark sky condition aid. Mt. Pinos Web Camera A web site that takes pictures of the northern slope of Mt Pinos , one of the most popular places in Southern California to conduct astrophotography. Updates every ten minutes! Also contains three other nearby webcam links including the Frazier Park School Cam showing the south(?) part of the sky, Alpaca Cam, & Cuddy Valley Cam. NOAA for Southern California Weather This site provides up to date radar, satellite, and forecats for the 5 counties area that encompass Los Angeles County, Ventura County, Santa Barbara County, San Luis Obispo County and part of San Bernardino areas (other areas are also available). Geostationary Satellite Server Images This site provides up to date satellite image for the U.S. and its possessions. Includes an image archive and MPEG loops for IR, visible and water vapor images. |
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be Clear? 
AAVSO The American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) is a worldwide, nonprofit, scientific and educational organization of amateur and professional astronomers who are interested in variable stars.
ARAS
Spectroscopy Forum This forum is available to all who
wishe to discover astronomical spectroscopy, share their
results, share their experience and contribute to
collaborative observing programs. Messages on this
forum can be in english or french. This forum is
connected to ARAS web site (Astronomical Ring for Access
to Spectroscopy: http://astrosurf.com/aras/) where
you can also find initiation articles, technical details,
observing campaigns results, spectral database (in
construction), spectroscopy links. 
Astronomical Spectroscopy (astronomicalspectroscopy@groups.io) This group is focused on supporting amateur astronomers interested in Spectroscopy. Our aim is to provide resource material and assistance to both the beginner and the more experienced amateur. We also support the development and use of the digital spectroheliograph (SHG) Check out the files area for some DIY spectroscope designs. http://astronomicalspectroscopy.com has also been established to support the group.
BAA
Spectroscopy Database Spectra may be freely reviewed
and downloaded, though please remember to acknowledge
both the BAA and the individual observers when they are
used in publications. Where an observer's spectra have
made a significant contribution then that observer should
be listed as a co-author.
Basic
Astronomical Spectroscopy Software
(BassSpectro@groups.io) BASS
stands for Basic Astronomical Spectroscopy Software. BASS
Project is a free Microsoft Windows based application is
designed to help fellow amateur astronomers to perform
full reduction processing and analysis of spectral
images. The application is easy to use and although
targeted at entry and intermediate level users, it is
increasingly becoming very useful for the more
experienced.
BeSS database v2.0 The BeSS database contains the complete catalog of classical Be stars and Herbig Ae/Be stars, and assembles spectra obtained by professional and amateur astronomers of those stars. This database is maintained at the LESIA laboratory of the Observatoire de Paris-Meudon
CVnet- The AAVSO Cataclysmic Variable Section Binary star systems come in many flavors: red stars orbiting blue stars, huge stars orbiting tiny stars, black holes orbiting blue giants, red stars orbiting neutron stars, and so on. In a CV binary, one star is a white dwarf: a collapsed star with the mass of the Sun in the volume of the Earth (our Sun will become a white dwarf in about four and a half billion years). The other star is a red dwarf rather like our Sun, but redder and less massive.
Red Dwarf Project (RedDwarf@aatel.groups.io) Searching for flare events in Red Dwarf stars. The focus of the Red Dwarf Project is the investigation of flare events in red dwarf stars using spectroscopy and photometry.
Spectro-I (spectro-l@groups.io) Astronomical Amateur Spectroscopy / Spectroscopie Amateur en Astronomie. This group concerns amateur spectroscopy. Post can be in French or in English. This site concerns mostly ARAS (see above) matters in spectroscopy and alert announcements.
The
Spectroscopic Be stars Atlas
The primary working
list of Be stars is adapted from the atlas of Anne-Marie
Hubert-Delplace and Henri Hubert (An atlas of Be stars,
Paris-Meudon Observatory) and from the Catalogue of Be
Stars of Mr. Jaschek and D. Egret (IAU Symp. 98, 261,
1982) . The selected stars correspond to Be stars
brighter than magnitude 8 and of declination higher than
-20°. The coordinates are given for equinox 2000.0
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