| Telescopes & Accessories |
Astronomics telescope
reseller
Celestron International
telescope manufacturer (most types)
Company 7 Maryland-based
telescope showroom (plus additional links)
Coulter Optical
(Murniaghan Instruments) telescope manufacturer
(Dobsonian)
Edmund ScientificTelescopes
& lots more
Hands-on-Optics— "Biggest" Showroom of telescopes and accessories in the local area.
Obsession
Telescopes Makers of Huge Dobs
Orion Telescope &
Binocular Center Telescopes, binoculars, and
accessories
Meade Internationaltelescope
manufacturer (most types)
Tele Vue refractors and
eyepieces
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| CCD cameras & electronics |
Apogee
Instruments
Cryocam
Santa Barbara
Instuments Group -- SBIG |
| Books & References |
Astronomy
Magazine
Cambridge University
Press
MegaStarWindows-only
electronic sky atlas
Sky Publishing Corp.
Publishers of Sky & Telescope Magazine
Willmann-Bell Inc. wide
selection of printed astronomical material |
| Other Resources |
AstroMart electronic swap
table
Goto Optical Mfg. Co. equipment
for planetaria
Scientific
Expeditions travel agency specializing in
astronomically-related tours
Product
Reviews Conducted by Sky & Telescope
Magazine
Star Gazer (a.k.a. Hustler)
"Keep looking up!" |
| Maryland Area
Astronomy |
Applied Physics Laboratory
-- Laurel (Johns Hopkins University)
Baltimore
Astronomical Society
Crosby Ramsey Memorial
Observatory (Maryland Science Center)
Astronomical
Society of the Atlantic Electronic Journal
Davis
Planetarium(Maryland Science Center)
Harford
County Astronomical Society
Howard Astronomical League of Centeral Maryland.
National Capital
Astronomers (Washington, DC)
Star
Points(Monthly column in Carroll County Times
newspaper)
University of Maryland
Campus Observatory Open House
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| Light Pollution
|
International
Dark Sky Association
W.A.S.'s
Top Ten Light Pollution Facts
Dark Side of
Light-Article in Audobon Magazine of the impact of light
pollution on birds
Light Pollution Awareness
Website
Preliminary
Program Participants and Abstracts - Research on light pollution
around the world and presented to the World Congress
The Online
Planetarium Show - Light Pollution |
| Points of Interest
|
Crosby
Ramsey Memorial Observatory in Baltimore's Inner Harbor
Space
Grant Consortium Telescope at Johns Hopkins University
Spacelink-Multi-media
news media center and More...
National Naval Obseravtory in
Washington DC |
| Cool Sites |
BadAstronomy.com-think you
know science fact visit this site to find the truth.
Spacelink-Multi-media
news media center and More...
US Naval Observatory's
Moon Phase Clock |