gateway to multiple sites--Ed's woodworking, jolieblonfiddles, etc.

CCD imaging etc.

Its a website I created to help myself become more motivated to learn about astronomy.

Centreville,VA.—March 20, 2008-- Astrocast.TV announces the launch of the first of its kind webcast for experienced amateur astronomers and anyone interested in learning about our universe in visually rich format. On March 24, 2008 Astrocast will be launched and hosted by an impressive roster of individuals including NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory Solar System Ambassador, Greg Redfern; with Astrocast Special Advisor, Dr. Harold Geller, Associate Chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, George Mason University (GMU)and Astronomy Educator at the national Air & Space Museum Katie Moore give our Night Sky Update.

Includes more than 2,500 images of galaxies from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, MP3 "Space Walk Among the Stars" telescope observing guides, observing tips, and more.

Describes some transportable telescopes, and some trips taken to astronomically-interesting destinations where you can use telescopes that are already on site

Landscape and astronomical photography in fine art print

A semi-chronological randomly updated page containing most of my recent astrophotos.

I have photographed the Night Sky since 2005 using various telescopes and instruments. To include Meade Instruments Telescopes, Celestron Instruments, RCOS, TMB, SBIG, FLI, etc. My current setup is a RC 14.5 inches f7.9 mounted on a Software Bisque Paramount ME robotic telescope mount. In the Spring of 2008 I completed a dome roof observatory that houses my telescope and instruments.

Photography by Kevin Dohmen. Some is astrophotography.

the sculpture of John Safer

General info and pic's taken by me :)

Exploring In the Distance - OFF ORBIT invites viewers into the company of astronomy & space scientists, educators, technicians, historians, planners, students, hobbyists, and other enthusiastic adventurers who push to explore in the distance. This ongoing internet series can be viewed free on the web at www.OffOrbit.TV, and also through iTunes, YouTube and other online distributors.

My blog on Astronomyblogs.com

Paul Derby's web page, mostly devoted to photography.

Personal telescopes, 10" telescope project, observing notes, and a few items of interest.

NOVAC members please visit this site for access to downlink telemetry from NASA and discussion among a global network of professional astronomers about Gamma Ray Bursts. You must join the group, follow the welcome message for account setup.

Log of some of my astronomical sketches.

A work in progress

Retired US Air Force. Avid Amateur Astronomer. Practicing Catholic. Tenor in the SEAS Parish Choir. Husband, Father, and Grandfather!!! All this in no particular order... Please don\\\'t make me choose!

My personal website and blog.

We are planning to sell our house in April 2009 and hit the road in an RV. We are interested in learning about astronomy and have a lot to learn.

My brain on astronomy

A great site for tips on the hobby.

The UK's best-selling astronomy magazine.

Sky & Telescope, the Essential Magazine of Astronomy.
News, observing tips, how-to advice, and more!

Essentially the eBay of astro gear, this is the most popular site on the web for selling used equipment.

Equipment reviews, as well as the internet's most popular astronomy forum.

A compendium of user-submitted reviews of their astro equipment.

View a different picture with an explanatory caption each day.
Past pictures are archived.

An excellent one-stop source for everything astronomy online. Contains a plethora of links, grouped by category for easy navigation. Also be sure to check out its parent site at http://astronomy.net/.

A local astronomy outreach business, located in Frederick, MD. They take a portable inflatable planetarium and digital projector around to area schools and other organizations and present programs that teach astronomy.

A local (Damascus, MD) source of astronomical supplies, Hands On Optics carries a wide range of telescopes and related equipment. Located at 26437 Ridge Road (Rt. 27) next to McDonalds. Open 10-6 Monday-Saturday. 301-482-0000

Brought to you by the British Nautical Almanac Office, this is a great site for researching past and present eclipses. You can search by location and/or year. For each eclipse, there are diagrams as well as an animation of the eclipse.

Contains a searchable database of observing reports submitted by people across the web.

There's so much here that this is essentially a one-stop resource for all your online observing tools. From an astro almanac, to simulations of the Moons of Jupitor, to the minima of Algol, there is an impressive array of utilities at your disposal here.

An interactive sky chart that lets you view the sky from any place on Earth between 1600 and 2400 AD.

An online sky chart.