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)
Equipment Vendors
- MC2 local telescope shop run by society members in Frome
- Telescope House distributors and vendors of astronomical equipment
- Ian King’s web pages emphasize imaging applications
Members’ Web Pages
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
