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Astronomy Online
For those new to observational astronomy.

Astroweb: Astronomical Internet Resources
This highly reputable site is searchable by keyword, by topic list, or by its index

Center for Earth and Planetary Studies
This site is part of the Collections and Research Department of the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.  Extensive image collection. Searchable.

Digital Librarian: a Librarian's Choice of the best of the Web: Astronomy
A large annotated collection of links on astronomy and aerospace.

Hubble Space Telescope
NASA's Space Telescope Science Institute site. Searchable.

Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Site maintained by NASA and Cal Tech with info on JPL, solar system, and related technology.

NASA Homepage
NASA updates on space exploration and related sciences.

Physics and Astronomy Reference
A searchable site with many resources that are hyperlinked to provide additional information.

Royal Observatory Greenwich 
Sponsored by the National Maritime Museum, this site includes downloadable leaflets, night sky links, online exhibits, and special educational programs. Searchable.

Sky and Telescope
This is a portal to online astronomical information.  It includes links to other relevant sites, astronomy news, an almanac, even instructions on using telescopes.

Sloan Digital Sky Survey
The Sky Survey provides great graphics! The site also includes basic and advanced astonomy projects..

Wikisky.org
Interactive, free, noncommercial Web site that aims to consolidate astronomical information.

This page maintained by Erica Bennett
Last update: May 12, 2010