Appendix B. Resources
Listed here are websites and mailing lists which will help the reader to further their knowledge of the topics covered in this book.
An internet search on ‘asteroids’ will yield over 650000 hits – too many to include all of them here! This list may differ slightly from that in the book as recent additions, deletions and changes have been incorporated.
I haven’t attempted to list telescopes or imagers as there are just too many combinations (and too many manufacturers and suppliers) to do so, as you will have seen from the examples in this book and the multiplicity of advertisements in astronomy magazines and on the internet. To help you make your choice do talk to the more experienced amateurs, go along to your local astronomy group or contact your national organization who will be able to give you advice.
Amateur astronomers and observatories
Table B.8. Websites – Amateurs astronomers and observatories
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Name
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Clickable link
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Ansbro E. – Kingsland Observatory
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Kingsland Observatory
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Birtwhistle P. – Great Shefford Observatory
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Great Shefford Observatory
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Cahill A.
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Mount Abbeydale Observatory
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Črni Vrh Observatory
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Črni Vrh Observatory
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Fletcher J, – Mount Tuffley Observatory
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Mount Tuffley Observatory
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Higgins D. – Hunters Hill Observatory
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E14 Home
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Hunter T. – Grasslands Observatory
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Grasslands Observatory
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James N.
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British Astronomical Association : I&I Section : Nick James’ Observatory
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Kurti S.
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Rebrícek amatérskych astronómov - objavitelov asteroidov z archívu SkyMorph
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Langbroek M.
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The Website of Marco Langbroek - stone age archaeology, Dutch meteorites, meteor astronomy
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Guide to recovering/discovering objects in the NEAT archive
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Guide to recovering/discovering objects in the Skymorph / NEAT archive
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Lowe A.
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Andrew Lowe's Minor Planet Home Page
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McGaha J. – Sabino Canyon Observatory
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Sabino Canyon Observatory
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Mobberley M.
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http://martinmobberley.co.uk/
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Peterson C. – Cloudbait Observatory
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Cloudbait Observatory Home
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Observatorio Nazaret
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observatorio nazaret J47
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Robson M. – John J. McCarthy Observatory
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J.J. McCarthy Home Page
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Saxton J.
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Welcome to John's web pages.
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http://www.lymmobservatory.net/ccd/photometrysoftware/photometrysoftware/photsoft.htm
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Shed of Science
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Shed of Science
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Stevens J. and B. – Desert Moon Observatory
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Desert Moon Observatory Home Page
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Sunflower Observatory
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Lightcurves
|
Sussenbach J
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PROCYON Astronomy
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Tucker R. A. – Goodricke-Piggott Observatory
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gpobs
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Warner B. D. – Palmer Divide Observatory
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Palmer Divide Observatory - Asteroid and Variable Star Lightcurves
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Calendars, Catalogs, Finder Charts and Surveys
Table B.9. Websites – Calendars, Catalogs, Finder Charts and Surveys
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Name
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Clickable link
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Aladin
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The Aladin Sky Atlas
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CalSky
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http://www.calsky.com/
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Heavens Above
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Heavens-Above Home Page
|
NASA Space Calendar
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Space Calendar (JPL)
|
Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS)
|
Sloan Digital Sky Survey
|
Small Main-Belt Asteroid Spectroscopic Survey (SMASS)
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SMASS - Small Main-Belt Asteroid Spectroscopic Survey
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Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)
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The Institute
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Digitized Sky Survey (DSS)
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The STScI Digitized Sky Survey
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United States Naval Observatory (USNO) Image and Catalog Archive Server
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USNO Image and Catalog Archive Server — Naval Oceanography Portal
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VizieR
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VizieR Service
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Carlsberg Meridian Catalog 14 (CMC14)
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Catalogue Selection Page
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Data and information sites
(a) Asteroids and dwarf planets in general
Table B.10. Websites – Data and information sites, (a) Asteroids and dwarf planets in general
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Name
|
Clickable link
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Atlas of mean motion resonances
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ATLAS OF MEAN MOTION RESONANCES IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
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Asteroid (and Comet) Groups
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Asteroid (and Comet) groups
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Asteroid Comet Connection
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Earth's Busy Neighborhood
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Asteroid – Dynamic Site (AstDyS)
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AstDyS
|
Asteroid masses
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http://home.earthlink.net/~jimbaer1/astmass.txt
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BAA Asteroids and Remote Planets Section
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http://britastro.org/asteroids
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The Belt of Venus
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Belt of Venus
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Description of the System of Asteroids
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http://astrosurf.com/map/us/AstFamilies2004-05-20.htm
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Dwarf planets
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Dwarf Planets
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How Gauss Determined The Orbit of Ceres
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http://www.schillerinstitute.org/fid_97-01/982_orbit_ceres.pdf
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CCD Observing Manual (AAVSO)
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AAVSO: CCD Observing Manual
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IAU – definition of Pluto-like objects
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Plutoid chosen as name for Solar System objects like Pluto | Press Releases | IAU
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IAU – planetary definitions
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IAU 2006 General Assembly: Result of the IAU Resolution votes | Press Releases | IAU
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IAU – Pluto and the developing landscape of our Solar System
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Pluto and the Solar System | IAU
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Minor Planet Center (MPC)
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IAU Minor Planet Center
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Guide to Minor Body Astrometry
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Guide to Minor Body Astrometry
| -
Minor Planet and Comet Ephemeris Service
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Minor Planet & Comet Ephemeris Service
| -
Minor Planet Electronic Circulars (MPECs)
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Recent MPECs
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– MPChecker
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MPChecker: Minor Planet Checker
|
– NEO Confirmation Page (NEOCP)
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The NEO Confirmation Page
| | |
MPC Submission Information
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Project Pluto
|
Project Pluto
| | |
Minor planet groups/families
|
Skymorph
|
SkyMorph Home Page
|
Small Body Distance Triangulation Calculator
|
http://heliospheric-labs.com/obs/calc.html
|
Updated Ephemeredes of Minor Planets
|
EPHEMERIDIES OF MINOR PLANETS (EMP)
|
Uppsala Astronomical Observatory Planetary System Group
|
Uppsala Planetary System Group
| | |
Asteroids
|
(b) Binary asteroids
Table B.11. Websites – Data and information sites, (b) Binary asteroids
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Name
|
Clickable link
|
Asteroids with satellites
|
Asteroids with satellites
|
List des asteroids binaires
|
IMCCE - Ephemerids
|
Minor Planet Satellite Database
|
Minor Planet Satellite Database
|
Orbits of Binary Asteroids with Adaptive Optics
|
Orbits of Binary Asteroids
|
c) Impacts
Table B.12. Websites – Data and information sites, (c) Impacts
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Name
|
Clickable link
|
Armagh Observatory
|
Armagh Observatory
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Near Earth Object Impact Hazard
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Impact Hazard
|
Earth Impact Database
|
Earth Impact Database
|
University of Arizona, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
|
The University of Arizona | Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
| -
Earth Impacts Effects Program
|
Earth Impact Effects Program
|
Holocene Impact Working Group (HIWG)
|
Holocene Impact Working Group
|
Impact Field Studies Group
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Impact Field Studies Group - Home Page
|
Lunar and Planetary Institute
|
Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI)
| -
Terrestrial Impact Craters, Second Edition
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Terrestrial Impact Craters Slide Set
|
NASA Ames Research Center, Asteroid and Comet Impact Hazards
|
Asteroid Comet Impact Hazards
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Torino Impact Scale
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NASA JPL NEO Program
|
Welcome To The Near Earth Object Program
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Current Impact Risks
|
(d) Lightcurves
Table B.13. Websites – Data and information sites, (d) Lightcurves
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Name
|
Clickable link
|
ALPO Minor Planets Section
|
Minor Planets Section
|
– Minor Planet Bulletin
|
http://www.minorplanetobserver.com/mpb/default.htm
|
Astronomical Society of Las Cruces
|
About the ASLC
| -
Minor Planet Lightcurve Data
|
Fred Pilcher's Minor Planet Lightcurves
|
Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link (CALL)
|
CALL Homepage
|
Geneva Observatory – Asteroids and comets rotation curves
|
CdR&CdL: Courbe de rotation et luminosité d'astéroïdes, de comètes et d'étoiles variables
|
Koronis Family Asteroids Rotation Lightcurve Observing Program
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Koronis Family Asteroids Rotation Lightcurve Observing Program
|
Ondrejov Asteroid Photometry Project
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Ondrejov Asteroid Photometry Project
|
Photometry of Asteroids at The Belgrade Astronomical Observatory
|
Vladimir Benishek
|
(e) Near Earth Asteroids/Objects
Table B.14. Websites– Data and information sites, (e) Near Earth Asteroids/Objects
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Name
|
Clickable link
|
B612 Foundation
|
B612 FOUNDATION
|
European Asteroid Research Node
|
European Asteroid Research Node
|
Near Earth Objects Dynamics (NEODyS)
|
NEODyS
|
Spaceguard
|
The Spaceguard Foundation home page
|
– Priority List
|
Spaceguard System
|
Alain Maury
|
Alain Maury
| -
NEO discovery statistics 2002
|
Spaceguard
| -
NEO discovery statistics 2003
|
Spaceguard2003.html
| -
NEO discovery statistics 2004
|
Spaceguard2004.html
| -
NEO discovery statistics 2005
|
Spaceguard2005.html
| -
NEO discovery statistics 2006
|
Spaceguard2006.html
| -
NEO discovery statistics 2007
|
Spaceguard2007.html
|
(f) Occultations
Table B.15. Websites – Data and information sites, (f) Occultations
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Name
|
Clickable link
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Asteroidal Occultation Reports Database
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OccRepDB»Submit
|
Asteroid Occultation Updates (Steve Preston)
|
Asteroid Occultation Predictions (Current)
|
BREIT IDEAS Observatory
|
BREIT IDEAS Observatory
|
Drift-scan timing of asteroid occultations
|
Drift-Scan Timing of Asteroid Occultations
|
Euraster
|
euraster.net - European Asteroidal Occultations
|
European Asteroid Occultation Network (EAON)
|
EAON
|
International Occultation Timing Association (IOTA)
|
IOTA Main Table of Contents
|
RASNZ Occultation Section
|
Occultation Section - Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand
|
SAF Occultations, Eclipses and Transits
|
SAF planetary observations comission
|
(h) Phase curves and absolute magnitude
Table B.16. Websites – Data and information sites, (h) Phase curves and absolute magnitude
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Name
|
Clickable link
|
ALPO Minor Planets Section
|
Minor Planets Section
| -
Magnitude Alert Project (MAP)
|
Magnitude Alert Project (MAP)
|
– Minor Planet Bulletin
|
http://www.minorplanetobserver.com/mpb/default.htm
|
Professional astronomers and observatories
Table B.17. Websites – Professional astronomers and observatories
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Name
|
Clickable link
|
Arecibo Observatory
|
Arecibo Observatory Home Page
|
Bland P.
|
Phil Bland
|
Bottke W.
|
William Bottke Publications
|
Brown, M
|
Astronomer Mike Brown
|
Bruton D.
|
Minor Planet Observatory 740
|
Camarillo Observatory
|
Camarillo Observatory
|
European Southern Observatory (ESO)
|
ESO
|
Fitzsimmons A.
|
Prof. Alan Fitzsimmons
|
Jewitt D.
|
David Jewitt
|
Kaasalainen M.
|
Asteroid models
|
Kidger M.
|
astrometria y fotometria cometaria
|
Klet Observatory
|
Klet' Observatory & KLENOT Project
|
Kretlow M.
|
sky-lab.net - Start - About
|
Lowell Observatory
|
Lowell Observatory
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Asteroid Data Services by Lowell Observatory
|
Scotti J.
|
Jim Scotti
|
Skymapper
|
ANU - Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics - SkyMapper
|
Robotic observatories
Table B.18. Websites – Robotic observatories
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Name
|
Clickable link
|
Bradford Robotic Telescope
|
Bradford Robotic Telescope
|
Global Rent-A-Scope (GRAS)
|
Global Rent-a-Scope | Home
|
San Pedro de Atacama Celestial Explorations (SPACE)
|
SPACE
|
Sierra Stars Observatory Network (SSON)
|
Sierra Stars Observatory
|
Skylive
|
Skylive - Remote Telescopes - Telescopi Remoti
|
SLOOH
|
SLOOH - Your Live Online Observatory
|
Search projects
Table B.19. Websites – Search projects
|
Name
|
Clickable link
|
Catalina Sky Survey (CSS)
|
Catalina Sky Survey (CSS) Homepage
|
EURONEAR
|
EURONEAR : HomePage
|
Japanese Spaceguard Center
|
http://www.spaceguard.or.jp/bsgc_jsf/pamphlet/index.htm
| | |
http://www.spaceguard.or.jp/bsgc_jsf/pamphlet/kogaku-e.htm
| -
Kamisaibara Spaceguard Center
|
http://www.spaceguard.or.jp/bsgc_jsf/pamphlet/radar-e.htm
|
Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST)
|
LSST—Home
|
Lincoln Near Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR)
|
MIT Lincoln Laboratory: LINEAR
|
Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search (LONEOS)
|
Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search (LONEOS)
|
Near Earth Asteroid Tracking (NEAT)
|
NEAR-EARTH ASTEROID TRACKING
|
Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System (Pan-STARRS)
|
Pan-Starrs - Panoramic Survey Telescope & Rapid Response System - Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii
|
Spacewatch
|
The Spacewatch Project
| -
Spacewatch Fast Moving Object Project
|
http://fmo.lpl.arizona.edu/FMO_home/index.cfm
|
UAO-DLR Asteroid Survey (UDAS)
|
The UAO - DLR Asteroid Survey
|
Software
Please note that some packages may contain features other than those indicated by the table headings. Electronic cameras (CCD, DSLR and video) will come with their own software but most, if not all, will work with other packages. For example I use Megastar to point my telescope and Astroart to obtain the images.
(a) Astrometry and photometry
Table B.20. Websites – Software, (a) Astrometry and photometry
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Name
|
Clickable link
|
AIP4WIN
|
The Handbook of Astronomical Image Processing with AIP4Win Software by Richard Berry and James Burnell
|
Astroart
|
Astroart 4.0
|
Astrometrica
|
Welcome to the Astrometrica Homepage
|
Iris
|
Iris software
|
Mira AL
|
Mira AL
|
PinPoint
|
PinPoint Astrometric Engine
|
(b) Celestial mechanics
Table B.21. Websites – Software, (b) Celestial mechanics
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Name
|
Clickable link
|
Comet/Asteroid Orbit Determination and Ephemeris Software (CODES)
|
Comet/asteroid Orbit Determination and Ephemeris Software
|
Find_Orb
|
Find_Orb Orbit determination software
|
OrbFit
|
OrbFit Software
|
Solex
|
Solex
|
(c) DSLR and video
Table B.22. Websites – Software, (c) DSLR and video
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Name
|
Clickable link
|
Astrostack
|
Welcome to AstroStack - Astronomy image stacking software download freeware demo
|
DeepSkyStacker
|
DeepSkyStacker - Free
|
Registax
|
RegiStax- Free image processing software
|
Virtual Dub
|
Welcome to virtualdub.org! - virtualdub.org
|
(d) Integrated packages
Table B.23. Websites – Software, (d) Integrated packages
|
Name
|
Clickable link
|
Diffraction Limited
|
Cyanogen Imaging Products from Diffraction Limited
| | |
Cyanogen Imaging Products from Diffraction Limited
| | |
Cyanogen Imaging Products from Diffraction Limited
| | |
Cyanogen Imaging Products from Diffraction Limited
| | |
Cyanogen Imaging Products from Diffraction Limited
|
Minor Planet Observer
|
Minor Planet Observer / Palmer Divide Observatory - MPO Software
| | |
MPO Viewing Guide
|
– Canopus
|
MPO Canopus
| | |
MPO Connections
| | |
MPO LCInvert
|
(e) Observatory control
Table B.24. Websites – Software, (e) Observatory control
|
Name
|
Clickable link
|
ACP Observatory Control
|
ACP Observatory Control Software
|
Omega Lab Astronomy Programs and Observatory Control
|
http://www.omegalab-atc.com/
|
Remote Administrator (RADMIN)
|
PC Remote Control Software and Remote Access Software: Control Remote PC Securely, Transfer Files, Share Remote Desktop, Access Remote PC from Anywhere, Perform System Administration
|
(f) Occultations
Table B.25. Websites – Software, (f) Occultations
|
Name
|
Clickable link
|
Light Measurement tool for Occultation Observation (LIMOVIE)
|
Light Measurement tool for Occultation Observation using VIdeo rEcorder.
|
Occult Watcher
|
Occult Watcher
|
Scanalyser, Scantracker
|
Drift-Scan Timing of Asteroid Occultations
|
(g) Planners and planetarium programs
Table B.26. Websites – Software, (g) Planners and planetarium programs
|
Name
|
Clickable link
|
Asteroid
|
Asteroid Home Page
|
Astroplanner
|
AstroPlanner
|
Guide
|
Project Pluto
|
Megastar
|
http://www.willbell.com/software/megastar/index.htm
|
Sat_ID
|
Satellite identification program for astrometrists
|
Skymap
|
SkyMap Pro 11 | The Sky is no longer the limit | Official UK Distributor
|
(h) Time synchronization
Table B.27. Websites – Software, (h) Time synchronization
|
Name
|
Clickable link
|
Chronos Atomic Clock Synchronizer
|
http://download.cnet.com/Chronos-Atomic-Clock-Synchronizer/3000-2350_4-10861687.html?tag=mncol%3blst
|
CNS Systems TAC32
|
Tac32 Software for the CNS Clock
|
Dimension 4
|
Thinking Man Software - Dimension 4 v5.0
|
TimeSync
|
TimeSync
|
Space agencies
Table B.28. Websites – Space agencies
|
Name
|
Clickable link
|
European Space Agency (ESA)
|
ESA Portal
|
Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
|
ISAS | Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
|
National AeroSpace Agency (NASA)
|
NASA - Home
| | |
SAO/NASA ADS: ADS Home Page
|
– Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
|
Space, Stars, Mars, Earth, Planets and More - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
|
– Asteroid Radar Research
|
Asteroid Radar Research
|
– Horizons
|
HORIZONS Web-Interface
|
– Near Earth Object Program
|
Welcome To The Near Earth Object Program
|
– What’s Observable
|
SB What's Observable
| -
Lunar and Planetary Science
|
Lunar and Planetary Science at the NSSDC
| -
NEO Survey and Deflection. Analysis of Alternatives
|
http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/171331main_NEO_report_march07.pdf
| | |
NASA Science
| -
Planetary Data System (PDS)
|
Welcome to the Planetary Data System
|
– Small Bodies Node
|
The Small Bodies Node
|
Space telescopes and missions
Table B.29. Websites – Space telescopes and missions
|
Name
|
Clickable link
|
Dawn
|
Dawn Mission Home Page
|
Don Quijote
|
ESA Portal - ESA selects targets for asteroid-deflecting mission Don Quijote
|
Gaia
|
ESA - Space Science - Gaia overview
|
Hayabusa
|
ISAS | Asteroid Exploration HAYABUSA (MUSES-C) / Missions
|
HIgh Precision PARallax Collecting Satellite (HIPPARCOS),
|
ESA Science & Technology: Hipparcos
|
Hubble Space Telescope
|
HubbleSite -- Out of the ordinary...out of this world.
|
MErcury Surface Space ENvironment GEochemistry and Ranging (MESSENGER)
|
MESSENGER Web Site
|
Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR)
|
Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous Mission
|
Near Earth Object Surveillance SATellite (NEOSSAT)
|
Home | NEOSSat
|
New Horizons
|
New Horizons Web Site
|
Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification and Security-Regolith Explorer mission (OSIRIS-Rex)
|
Office of the Chief Technologist
|
Rosetta
|
ESA Science & Technology: Rosetta
|
SOlar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)
|
Solar and Heliospheric Observatory Homepage
|
Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE)
|
WISE: Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer
|
Mailing lists
Table B.30. Mailing lists
|
Name
|
Clickable link
|
Minor Planet Mailing List
|
mpml : A list for asteroid and comet researcher
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Planoccult
|
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