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NJ Night Sky - Amateur astronomy and telescope building for beginners and up. (Added: 17-Sep-2002 By: JM Hits: 345)

ORRERY: The Solar System in Action - A concise tour of the Solar System, containing educational resources, and support for Spacetech's Orrery application. (Added: 18-Jun-2001 By: AH Hits: 467)

Our Universe - a site dedicated to a discussion about our universe - what we know, how it is evolving ... what mysteries remain ... (Added: 4-Mar-2000 By: DP Hits: 458)

Physics of Space Objects - Concerned with the physics of Asteroids, Comets and Meteoroids as well as their unique characteristics and impact on society. Includes information on related aspects and topics. (Added: 18-Apr-2004 By: DP Hits: 214)

Royal Observatory, Greenwich - part of the National Maritime Museum and the home of the Prime Meridian of the World. The site includes an astronomy information service, astronomy news, on-line leaflets, information on visits and more. The information leaflets could prove useful – a range of topics are covered. For example, timekeeping includes Ramadan, Lighting-up Time, Equinoxes and Sundials. Downloading of these leaflets for educational use is encouraged (Added: 8-Jan-2002 By: DP Hits: 399)

Satellite Tracking - Ever been interested in the traffic way up above? This site will let you see exactly which satellites are passing over at any given time. (Added: 9-Aug-2001 By: JW Hits: 361)

Sedna - the smallest planet? - Interesting page about the smallest, most distant known object in our solar system, discovered in 2004 and named Sedna after the Inuit goddess of the sea. It's not the best-designed site, but it makes fascinating reading, and the links to the scientific papers would be good for science students at A-level or beyond. (Added: 2-Feb-2005 By: LD Hits: 219)

Sheffield Astronomical Society - the site of Sheffield Astronomical Society - includes information on events, future meetings ... (Added: 4-Jan-2001 By: DP Hits: 392)

Sky and Telescope - Website of the monthly journal. Divided into five areas ; news, sights, tips, imaging and resources. Includes articles and images. (Added: 14-Apr-1999 By: DP Hits: 462)

Spaceweather - Interesting up to date information on what is happening with the sun. Aurora information, planets and more! (Added: 28-Jun-2002 By: LB Hits: 457)

Spotting the International Space Station - The International Space Station has been orbiting the Earth over 15 times a day since 2000, yet how many of us have actually seen it? Spotting the ISS is not as difficult as it might seem - providing you know in which direction to look This site gives all the information needed to find the biggest and most powerful spacecraft ever built as it passes over our heads. (Added: 7-Jun-2003 By: dP Hits: 290)

Surrey's Teachers' Astrophysics Resource dataBASE (STARBASE). - The aim of this site is to provide academic guidance and information on topics covered in the A-Level astrophysics and cosmology modules. It includes information and links, all in a readable manner. The site is also available on CD. The CD is available free to any interested teacher and can be requested by following the 'Schools Liaison' link at www.ph.surrey.ac.uk (Added: 25-Oct-2000 By: DP Hits: 355)

The Faulkes Telescopes - - two large astronomical telescopes (2.0 m, reflection) for the exclusive use of schools. Users can book real-time half-hour slots on one of the two telescopes, situated in Hawaii and Australia. The project also has supporting materials, linked to the National Curriculum and advanced courses. (Added: 7-Apr-2003 By: DP Hits: 337)

The Solar System - This site contains information relating to space, the planet, comets, asteroids and much more. Read all about the latest findings of the voyager probe an view its array of fantastic pictures sent back millions of miles relating to the latest discoveries. (Added: 16-Dec-2001 By: KS Hits: 452)

Walk the Solar System - Enter a size for the sun, say 1 cm and the site generates the resulting relative distances to the planets. (Added: 10-Mar-1999 By: DP Hits: 489)

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