A celestial terminal for astronomy, astrophysics, dark sky awareness, and the rhythms of the observable universe.
- 🔭 OBSERVATIONAL ASTRONOMY
- 🌠 ASTROPHYSICS & DEEP SPACE
- 🌑 MOON CYCLES & ECLIPSES
- 🔦 TELESCOPES & EQUIPMENT
- 🌌 DARK SKY PRESERVATION
- 🤖 AI IN ASTRONOMY
- 🔭 NEXT-GEN OBSERVATORIES
- 🏕️ DARK SKY DESTINATIONS
- 📆 MONTHLY SKYWATCHING CALENDARS
- 🧰 TOOLS, CHARTS & PLATFORMS
- 📽️ VIDEO CONTENT
🔭 OBSERVATIONAL ASTRONOMY
- Sky & Telescope — Classic stargazer’s mag with sky charts, planet guides, gear reviews.
- Astronomy Magazine — Observing guides, sky news, and telescope articles.
- EarthSky — Daily skywatching forecasts: planets, moon phases, meteor showers.
- Stellarium Web — Real-time planetarium for any location and time.
- Clear Outside — Cloud cover and transparency forecasts for your site.
- Heavens-Above — Track ISS, Starlink, and bright satellites in your sky.
🌠 ASTROPHYSICS & DEEP SPACE
- NASA Astrophysics — Missions studying black holes, exoplanets, early universe.
- ESA Science Portal — European missions: Gaia, Planck, Herschel, and more.
- Chandra X-ray Observatory — Views of black holes, nebulae, and cosmic explosions.
- Hubble Site — Archive of one of history’s greatest space telescopes.
- JWST Gallery — Latest images from Webb’s infrared instruments.
- Astrophysics Data System (ADS) — NASA-powered academic paper search tool.
🌑 MOON CYCLES & ECLIPSES
- Time & Date Phases — Moon phase calendar by city.
- NASA Moon Portal — Missions, visuals, and data about Earth’s satellite.
- Eclipsewise — Comprehensive eclipse path maps and timelines.
- Great American Eclipse — U.S. total eclipse maps and timing.
- Virtual Moon Atlas — Downloadable lunar explorer software.
🔦 TELESCOPES & EQUIPMENT
- Cloudy Nights — Forums, reviews, and amateur astronomy wisdom.
- OPT Telescopes — Full-service telescope and astrophotography store.
- Telescopes.net — Dealer with pro scopes and custom packages.
- High Point Scientific — Beginner-friendly and expert-level astronomy gear.
- ZWO Imaging — Astro cams for planets, deep sky, and solar.
- NINA Software — Advanced astrophotography toolset, free and open-source.
🌌 DARK SKY PRESERVATION
- International Dark-Sky Association — Light pollution education + dark site certifications.
- Dark Site Finder Map — Locate low-Bortle light zones worldwide.
- Globe at Night — Contribute to global sky brightness mapping.
- Loss of the Night — Awareness and tools for city light pollution.
- Dark Sky Parks & Reserves — Certified global stargazing zones.
🤖 AI IN ASTRONOMY
- NASA AstroAI — Using machine learning to speed up discovery.
- SkyNet (UNC) — Global network of AI-powered robotic telescopes.
- Zooniverse Galaxy Zoo — Crowd + AI galaxy classification.
- SETI ML Projects — Neural nets scanning the sky for non-human signals.
🔭 NEXT-GEN OBSERVATORIES
- Nancy Grace Roman Telescope — Wide-field, exoplanet-hunting, Hubble-class telescope (launching ~2027).
- LUVOIR Concept — Flagship vision for direct imaging of Earth-like planets.
- LISA (Gravitational Wave Space Interferometer) — ESA-NASA collab to detect black hole ripples.
- ELT (ESO) — 39m monster telescope in Chile to scan deep cosmos.
- TMT (Thirty Meter Telescope) — High-res observatory planned for Mauna Kea or Canary Islands.
- Rubin Observatory (LSST) — Survey telescope to image the sky nightly, revealing transient objects.
🏕️ DARK SKY DESTINATIONS
- Big Bend, Texas — One of the darkest skies in the U.S.
- Cherry Springs, PA — Stargazing paradise with Bortle 2 views.
- Great Basin, NV — Hosted star parties under pristine skies.
- Jasper, Alberta — Canada’s crown jewel of dark skies.
- NamibRand (Namibia) — Remote stargazing sanctuary in Africa.
- Aoraki Mackenzie, NZ — Southern sky wonderland with observatories.
- La Palma, Canary Islands — Astrophysical hub above the clouds.
- → DarkSky Finder Map — All global certified locations.
📆 MONTHLY SKYWATCHING CALENDARS
- Time & Date Night Sky — Local planet, moon, and star visibility.
- In-The-Sky Calendar — Interactive calendar with events by location.
- Sky & Telescope Weekly — Simple "what to watch" for the week.
- Astronomy.com Sky Guide — Monthly celestial highlight roll-up.
🧰 TOOLS, CHARTS & PLATFORMS
- Stellarium — Desktop app simulating your local sky in 3D.
- SkySafari — Mobile planetarium + telescope controller.
- AstroBin — Astrophotography sharing and gear tracking.
- In-The-Sky.org — Events, charts, and observation plans.
- Virtual Telescope Project — Global live feeds of eclipses, comets, and transits.
- AAVSO — Professional-grade tools for tracking variable stars.
📽️ VIDEO CONTENT
- Anton Petrov — Explores daily space science news, astrophysics, and cosmology with engaging explanations.
- Dr. Becky — Astrophysicist Dr. Becky Smethurst discusses black holes, galaxy evolution, and space phenomena.
- PBS Space Time — Delves into complex physics and cosmology topics, exploring the nature of space, time, and the universe.
- Cool Worlds — Led by Dr. David Kipping, this channel investigates exoplanets, alien life, and cosmic mysteries.
- SciShow Space — Provides concise videos on space science, astronomy news, and cosmic discoveries.
- Fraser Cain — Publisher of Universe Today, Fraser discusses space exploration, astronomy, and telescope reviews.
- Astrum — Offers high-quality visual explanations of space missions, celestial bodies, and the cosmos.
- Deep Astronomy — Focuses on space telescopes, astrophotography, and deep-space observations.
- Eyes on the Sky — Provides weekly observing tips and tutorials for amateur astronomers.
- LearnToStargaze — Offers guidance on using telescopes and identifying celestial objects for beginners.