Beckington Astronomical Society

Stargazing in North East Somerset

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Links

There is a lot of information available on the internet for astronomers.  The links below are just a few of the sites which might be of interest. The society cannot be held responsible for the content of external links.

Astronomy Sites

  • APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day
  • Astronomy Now magazine web pages
  • The Sky at Night magazine web pages
  • SpaceWeather for solar observers
  • Heavens-above for satellite predictions

Societies and Groups

  • WAS the Wiltshire Astronomical Society
  • The Herschel Group
  • Bath Astronomers observing group
  • The British Astronomical Association (BAA)
  • The Society for Popular Astronomy (SPA)
  • The Federation of Astronomical Societies (FAS) (newsletters)

Free Software for Astronomers

  • Stellarium planetarium software
  • Carte du Ciel sky charting software
  • Celestia space tour program
  • Registax image stacking utility, good for planets
  • Autostackert! yet another stacker program
  • AVIStack image stacking utility, good for Sun and Moon
  • Virtual Moon Atlas

Software for Astronomy

  • AstroArt image processing
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    • April 22, 2023
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        Lyrids peak. ZHR 15.
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