Clear Sky Clocks Courtesy of Attilla Danko and the Canadian Meteorological Centre State College Cherry Springs

Sun and Moon Data For State College Courtesy US Naval Observatory

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Excellent General Interest Sites

• Estimating Limiting Magnitude – How dark are your skies?
• CWRU 36 inch automated telescope – Submit your own observing proposals!
• Cosmology Tutorial – Everything you wanted to know about cosmology but were afraid to ask.
• Tour the Cosmos - Marc Steiner Show – HST Sci Inst site; requires RealAudio/Video
• Phil Harringtons "StarWare" and more homepage
• The Astronomy Cafe
• Earth and Sky - todays show (RealAudio)
• Choosing your telescopes magnification - by Al Nagler
• Adventures in Deep Space
• Great amateur hi-res CCD images
• Terrys Hunt of the Month
• Earth and Sky – Interactive link to the sky
• Intellicast Stargazer Weather Forecast
• GNAT - Global Network of Amateur Telescopes – Amateur research
• Heavens-Above – Satellite tracking - ISS,MIR,HST,Iridiums,etc.
• Visible passes of the ISS – 10 day predictions for State College (from Heavens-Above)
• Mel Bartels' web page – Lots of good info on ATM'ing Observing, Technical, etc.

  Telescope Manufacturers and Dealers

• Astronomy-Mall – Check out their long list of dealers!
• Company Seven – Astro-Optics Division
• MAG 1 Instruments – Home of the "portaball"
• Coulter Optical
• Tectron Telescopes
• Celestron Intrernational
• Meade Instruments Corporation
• Starsplitter telescopes
• StarMaster Portable Telescopes
• Obsession Home Page
• Orion Telescope and Binocular Center
• Stargazer Steve Telescopes
• AstroSystems – Home of the TeleKit
• Optical Guidance Systems – Research grade and high end scopes
• TeleVue Optics – Home of awesome Nagler eyepieces
• Anacortes Telescope and Wild Bird
• Earth and Sky Adventure Products – Great source of telescope parts!
• Discovery Telescopes – Great dobs at a great price!
• Sanjo Instruments – Binocular Telescopes and Accessories
• Astrotec - telescopes and accessories – Located in Long Island NY
• StarDrive Systems – Dobsonian tracking systems for the serious observer

  Amateur Telescope Making (ATM)

• 41.2in f/4.0 Newtonian Telescope
• The ATM Page
• Stellafane HomePage
• Exercise in Collimation
• ProtoStar Astronomy Products
• ASTROMART - The Global Astronomy Marketplace
• ATM Mailing List FAQ
• Ultra-Light Dobs
• CLAUSING OPTICAL COATINGS
• QSP Optical Technology, Inc.
• Spectrum Thin Films – Excellent coatings - prices favor larger mirrors
• Build a quickcam based autoguider for under $50!
• Telescope mirror grinding/polishing/testing - PART I – by Bob Kester
• Telescope mirror grinding/polishing/testing - PART II – by Bob Kester
• The ultimate article on Newtonian Collimation – are you getting the most from your newtonian?

  AstroPix

• WIYN IMAGES
• Latest HST Pictures
• Astronomy Plus CCD Images of Galaxies
• Astronomical Images - Deep Sky Astrophotography
• Messier Index
• Welcome to the Planets
• I want to do Astrophotography - What do I need?

  Other Astronomy Club Sites

• Penn State Astro Club
• The Susquehanna Valley Amateur Astronomers
• The Erie County Mobile Observers Group
• The Warren Rupp Observatory
• The Martz Astronomical Assoc
• ORAS homepage
• Greater Hazleton Area Astronomical Society
• KVAS page
• Astronomical Society of Harrisburg
• Delmarva Star Gazers
• Lehigh Valley Amateur Astronomical Society, Inc.
• Lackawanna Astronomical Society

  Light Pollution Sites

• Phil Harringtons Dark-Sky site registry
• International Dark-Sky Association
• The Pennsylvania Outdoor Lighting Council
• DarkSky - A web tool for Stargazing
• Light Pollution - the bane of Astronomers, amateur and professional
• Discovery Channel interview
• Satellite Photo of light pollution - star parties

  Miscellaneous Astronomy Pages

• SKY & TELESCOPE Magazine
• ASTRONOMY Magazine
• SkyLinks: Astronomy- and Space-Related Web Sites
• Astro-Ads
• Penn State Astronomy and Astrophysics
• New Star Gazers Home Page
• AAVSO Home Page
• ICSTARS Astronomy
• Planetary Nebulae Observers Home Page – One of my favorite pages!
• Telescope Reviews – Telescope Review Website

  Previous Black Forest Star Party Links

• Tom Bemus's Stargaze Cherry Springs Web page
• Potter Leader-Enterprise Article – The ultimate NE astrophotography location
• Cherry Springs - Black Forest Star Party 2000

  Member Web Pages

• Greg Granville's astrophoto page
• Rob Cole's CCD and Astrophotography page
• Brian Panulla