Astronomy Resources

Welcome to the FAS Astronomy Resources Page

Introduction to Astronomy & Stargazing

Featured Resources

THE NIGHT SKY

Night Sky Basics
^{(An overview of the Night Sky)}

What’s Up This Month
^{(Night Sky Features from NASA)}

Star Map
^{(The Night Sky from Stellarium Web)}

Astronomy Apps
^{(Apps for your Phone & Tablet)}

Twilight, Sun, and Moon Times
^{(From TimeandDate)}

The Moon
^{(Moon Phases, Names, & More)}

Meteor Showers
^{(Meteors, Meteoroids, & Meteorites)}

Astronomical League
^{(Nightly Sky Tools)}

Night Sky Network
^{(From NASA)}

The Night Sky
^{(A Deeper Dive into Much More)}

TELESCOPES

Telescope Basics
^{(How to Purchase and Use a Telescope)}

More About Telescopes
^{(Specifics & Accessories)}

Telescopes
^{(Suggestions on What to Buy)}

Binoculars
^{(An Alternative to Telescopes)}

Solar Observing
^{(How to observe the Sun)}

Telescope Cleaning & Care
^{(Take care of your telescope)}

Suppliers
^{(Where to Buy Stuff)}

THE WONDERS OF THE UNIVERSE

The Cosmos in a Nutshell
^{(All About the Cosmos in One Article)}

The Universe
^{(In Five Parts)}

Astrology to Astronomy
^{(Do you really know your sign?)}

History of the Constellations
^{(Where they came from)}

Dinosaurs
^{(And more about the Earth’s past)}

All About the Cosmos
^{(Links to Many Astronomy and Science Resources)}

FAS Astronomers Blog
^{(Discussions about Astronomy and Science)}

Astronomy News
^{(From our Archives)}

Sagittarius A* Credit: EHT Collaboration

ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY

Smart Telescope (Seestar & Dwarf) Basics
^{(Introduction to Smart Telescopes)}

Astrophotography Basics
^{(Introduction to Astrophotography)}

Astrophotography Images
^{(Images from our Members)}

Smart Telescopes
^{(More about the New Technology)}

Deep-Sky Objects
^{(What’s in the night sky)}

ZWO Seestar Smart Telescopes^{(A Deeper Dive into much more)}

Astrophotography
^{(A Deeper Dive into Much More)}

Astrophotography News
^{(From our Archives)}

LIGHT POLLUTION

Light Pollution

Light Pollution Map

Local Dark Sky Observing Sites

Bortle Scale
^{(Stellarium Mobile)}

Bortle Scale
_{^{(ESO/P. Horálek, M. Wallner, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons)}}

Light Pollution News
^{(From our Archives)}

Image Credit: NASA/NOAA

Additional Resources

The Sky Tonight

Stellarium Web
NASA What’s Up
Night Sky Tools (Astronomical League)
Sun and Moon Times (timeanddate)
Pilot Mt. Clear Sky Chart
Astronomical Events (In-The-Sky.org)

FAS Resources

Other Useful Resources

NASA Resources

Museums, Planetariums, Observatories, and Astronomy Clubs

Museums

Planetariums and Observatories

Kaleideum Digital Dome Theater (Planetarium)
Cline Observatory
Bare Dark Sky Observatory
Morehead Planetarium
Green Bank Observatory
Strasenburgh Planetarium

Astronomy Clubs

Astronomy Magazines

Sky & Telescope

Sky News (Canada)

BBC Sky at Night (UK)

Astronomy Now (UK)