There are many net based and printed resources, some of which we’d like to share with you. Feel free to look around and share with us what you might chance upon that you think others could benefit from by sending us the link or title with source information.
Telescopes and Accessories
Books, References and Software
Light Pollution
Cool Kids Sites
Maryland Area Astronomy
Earth and Space Weather
Educational Resources
Telescopes and Accessories
Local Maryland Vendors
Company 7 —Maryland-based telescope showroom (plus additional links)
Hands-on-Optics— “Biggest” Showroom of telescopes and accessories in the local area.
Internet Vendors
Astronomics — telescope reseller
Celestron International— telescope manufacturer (most types)
Coulter Optical (Murniaghan Instruments)— telescope manufacturer (Dobsonian)
Edmund Scientific —Telescopes & lots more
Meade International— telescope manufacturer (most types)
Obsession Telescopes — Makers of Huge Dobs
Orion Telescope &
Binocular Center — Telescopes,binoculars,and accessories
Tele Vue — refractors and eyepieces
CCD cameras & electronics
Santa Barbara Instuments Group — SBIG
Books, References and Software
Books
Willmann-Bell Inc. — wide selection of printed astronomical material
References
Sky Publishing Corp. — Publishers of Sky & Telescope Magazine
Harvard University’s Ephemerides of Comets— Import current ephemerides of comets and other close objects.
Software
MegaStar —Windows-only electronic sky atlas
Software Bisque— Astronomical Software, CCD programs, and more…
Light Pollution
Fatal Light Awareness Program — “FLAP”, Light Pollution’s effects on the bird population
International Dark Sky Association—The number one source on light pollution.
