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Amateur astronomers
Steve Mandel
- Great CCD images!
Robert Gendler - CCD images of the universe - a must see!
Anthony Wesley - Great images from Australia!
Ed Grafton - High resolution images of the planets with a C14.
Tan Wei Leong - Lunar & Planetary Images from Singapore with a Mewlon 250.
Al Kelly - High quality deep sky images with a C14.
Mike Salway - Excellent planetary images from down under.
Paul Haese - In my opinion one of the best planetary imagers (C14).
Thierry Legault - High resolution CCD images (TAK TOA-150, TAK FSQ-106, C14).
Russell Croman - High resolution CCD images from Texas with a RCOS 20" Ritchey-Chrétien Cassegrain.
Wayne Jaeschke - Extraordinary planetary images with a C14!
Christopher Go - One of the masters of planetary imaging! Chris employs a C14.
Mario Weigand - High resolution images with a C14.
Johannes Schedler - Panther Observatory.
Damian Peach - Planetary imaging with C14.
Takayuki Yoshida - Some great art work made in Japan.
Renato Tarabella - Great planetary images from Italy with a Intes MN-71.
Alan Friedman - High resolution views of the planets.
Bernhard Hubl - Excellent Deep Sky images with an TeleVue NP101 and ST-2000XM CCD.
Capella Observatory - Amateur observatory located in Greece - a must see!
Astro-Cooperation - Take a seat before you visit this site!
Oliver Pettenpaul - High resolution images of the planets with a C11.
Daniel Coe - Images and views of the nights sky with a Meade 10" SCT from the UK.
Dr. Michael Schroeder - Well made web site about planetary imaging with a C9.25.
Christophe Pellier - High resolution and high quality planetary images with a Mewlon 210 from France.
Harpoint Observatory - Excellent images of the ISS made with a 0.50 m RC telescope - WOW!
Torsten Edelmann - High resolution planetary images with a C 9.25.
Robert Gendler - CCD images of the universe - a must see!
Anthony Wesley - Great images from Australia!
Ed Grafton - High resolution images of the planets with a C14.
Tan Wei Leong - Lunar & Planetary Images from Singapore with a Mewlon 250.
Al Kelly - High quality deep sky images with a C14.
Mike Salway - Excellent planetary images from down under.
Paul Haese - In my opinion one of the best planetary imagers (C14).
Thierry Legault - High resolution CCD images (TAK TOA-150, TAK FSQ-106, C14).
Russell Croman - High resolution CCD images from Texas with a RCOS 20" Ritchey-Chrétien Cassegrain.
Wayne Jaeschke - Extraordinary planetary images with a C14!
Christopher Go - One of the masters of planetary imaging! Chris employs a C14.
Mario Weigand - High resolution images with a C14.
Johannes Schedler - Panther Observatory.
Damian Peach - Planetary imaging with C14.
Takayuki Yoshida - Some great art work made in Japan.
Renato Tarabella - Great planetary images from Italy with a Intes MN-71.
Alan Friedman - High resolution views of the planets.
Bernhard Hubl - Excellent Deep Sky images with an TeleVue NP101 and ST-2000XM CCD.
Capella Observatory - Amateur observatory located in Greece - a must see!
Astro-Cooperation - Take a seat before you visit this site!
Oliver Pettenpaul - High resolution images of the planets with a C11.
Daniel Coe - Images and views of the nights sky with a Meade 10" SCT from the UK.
Dr. Michael Schroeder - Well made web site about planetary imaging with a C9.25.
Christophe Pellier - High resolution and high quality planetary images with a Mewlon 210 from France.
Harpoint Observatory - Excellent images of the ISS made with a 0.50 m RC telescope - WOW!
Torsten Edelmann - High resolution planetary images with a C 9.25.
Robert Reeves
- Robert has published several books about digital astrophotography
and also shares some of his experience on his web site!
Space missions
Sun:
SOHO (ESA, NASA) - Solar and Heliospheric Observatory. Status: Online.
STEREO (NASA) - The Sun in 3D. Launched October 25, 2006. Status: Online.
Mercury:
SOHO (ESA, NASA) - Solar and Heliospheric Observatory. Status: Online.
STEREO (NASA) - The Sun in 3D. Launched October 25, 2006. Status: Online.
Mercury:
Messenger (NASA) - Will become the first spacecraft to orbit
Mercury. Orbit insertion on March 18, 2011.
Venus:
Venus Express Mission (ESA) - Status: Online.
Moon:
SMART-1 (ESA) - Mission to the Moon - Status: Completed (Spacecraft impacted on the Moon's surface).
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (NASA) - Status: Online.
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (NASA) - Homepage of the LROC science operations center. Status: Online.
KAGUYA-SELENE (JAXA) - Japans mission to the Moon. Status: Impacted on the Moon's surface on June 10, 2009.
Mars:
Mars Global Surveyor (NASA) - Status: Contact was lost in November 2006.
Mars Odyssey (NASA) - Launched in Oct. 2001 and still online.
Mars Express (ESA) - Europe's mission to Mars. Status: Online.
Mars Rovers (NASA) - Mars Exploration Rovers Opportunity and Spirit (MER) - Status Spirit: offline; Status Opportunity: online.
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (NASA) - HiRISE Operations Center (University of Arizona). Status: Online.
Mars Phoenix Lander (NASA) - Status: Mission completed.
Curiosity (NASA) - Launch: Nov. 25, 2011. Arrival at Mars in August 2012.
Vesta and Ceres:
Dawn (NASA) - Launch: September 2007. Arrival at Vesta in July, 2011. Arrival at Ceres in 2015.
Asteroids:
HAYABUSA (JAXA) - Japans sample return mission to Asteroid Itokawa. Status: Completed successfully on June 13, 2010.
Jupiter
Juno (NASA) - NASA's mission to the planet Jupiter. Status: Launched on August 5, 2011; Arrival in 2016.
Saturn:
Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn (NASA, ESA) - Huygens
successfully landed on Titan in Jan. 2005 and delivered
spectacular images of the decent and the surface. Cassini is
currently operating in the Saturn system.
Pluto:
New Horizons (NASA) - Status: Launched. Successful Jupiter approach in 2007. Arrival at Pluto in 2015.
Comets:
ROSETTA (ESA) - Mission to Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko, will arrive in 2014. Mars swing-by Feb. 2007.
Space Telescopes Operating in Earth Orbit:
Hubble Space Telescope (NASA, ESA) - Status: Online.
The Hubble Heritage Project - Generating brilliant images from HST raw data...
Spitzer Space Telescope (NASA) - Infrared space telescope, diameter = 0.85 m. Status: Online.
The James Webb Space Telescope (NASA) - Launch in 2018 at the earliest due to financial difficulties.
New Horizons (NASA) - Status: Launched. Successful Jupiter approach in 2007. Arrival at Pluto in 2015.
Comets:
ROSETTA (ESA) - Mission to Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko, will arrive in 2014. Mars swing-by Feb. 2007.
Space Telescopes Operating in Earth Orbit:
Hubble Space Telescope (NASA, ESA) - Status: Online.
The Hubble Heritage Project - Generating brilliant images from HST raw data...
Spitzer Space Telescope (NASA) - Infrared space telescope, diameter = 0.85 m. Status: Online.
The James Webb Space Telescope (NASA) - Launch in 2018 at the earliest due to financial difficulties.
Other sites of interest
ESA - European Space Agency.
NASA - United States Space Agency.
NASA-Television - Provides live coverage of missions and other agency events via web stream.
ROSCOSMOS - Russian Federal Space Agency.
JAXA - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
ESO - European Southern Observatory.
NASA - United States Space Agency.
NASA-Television - Provides live coverage of missions and other agency events via web stream.
ROSCOSMOS - Russian Federal Space Agency.
JAXA - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
ESO - European Southern Observatory.
The Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) - The arrangement of
two 8.4m mirrors will have the light gathering power of a
single 11.8m telescope! The facility is
located at Mt. Graham near Safford, AZ.
The Keck Observatory - Two 10 m mirrors on the top of
the Mauna Kea Volcano, Hawaii.
The SUBARU Telescope - The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan.
Mt. Wilson Webcam - Mount Wilson Observatory live web cam.
Public Observatory Munich - Some spectacular ground based images of the International Space Station.
Heavens-Above - Visibility of the ISS and many other satellites for any given location.
Astronomy Picture of the Day - Each day a new, fascinating image of our universe!
Astronomie.de - German resource for the amateur astronomer.
Astrotreff.de - Another amateur astronomy web forum.
Astronews.com - Der deutschsprachige Online-Dienst für Astronomie, Astrophysik und Raumfahrt.
Global Rent a Scope - When the weather is cloudy, use a remote telescope!
Google Mars - Same as Google Earth...but for Mars!
Unisys - Jet stream forecast for Europe, tells you if you can expect good seeing.
PVOL - Planetary Virtual Observatory and Laboratory
The SUBARU Telescope - The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan.
Mt. Wilson Webcam - Mount Wilson Observatory live web cam.
Public Observatory Munich - Some spectacular ground based images of the International Space Station.
Heavens-Above - Visibility of the ISS and many other satellites for any given location.
Astronomy Picture of the Day - Each day a new, fascinating image of our universe!
Astronomie.de - German resource for the amateur astronomer.
Astrotreff.de - Another amateur astronomy web forum.
Astronews.com - Der deutschsprachige Online-Dienst für Astronomie, Astrophysik und Raumfahrt.
Global Rent a Scope - When the weather is cloudy, use a remote telescope!
Google Mars - Same as Google Earth...but for Mars!
Unisys - Jet stream forecast for Europe, tells you if you can expect good seeing.
PVOL - Planetary Virtual Observatory and Laboratory
My software recommendations
Cartes du Ciel - Great star charting software by Patrick Chevalley. Freeware!
The Sky - Professional star charting software.
Stellarium - Easy to use planetarium software. Freeware!
Adobe Photoshop CS - The essential tool for serious image editing (16-bit support). 30 day trial.
Fitswork - Great image processing program for astronomic purposes. Supports 16-bit .fit files. Freeware!
AviStack - Great new program for registering and stacking by Michael Theusner! Freeware!
Registax - Registration and stacking software. Freeware!
AutoStakkert! - Great new program for registering and stacking by Emil Kraaikamp. Works really fast. Freeware!
Castrator - Crops and centers planetary avi files (Emil Kraaikamp). I use this program for pre-aligning. Freeware!
IRIS - Great astronomical image processing software by Christian Buil. Freeware!
Giotto - Great software for registering and stackeng. Provides also some strong sharpening filters.
Regim - Calibration, registration and stacking tool for deep sky images by Andreas Roerig. Freeware!
Astra Image 3.0 Pro - I use this software for deconvolution routines. Free demo!
CCD Stack - Easy to use and very powerful processing software. 30 day trial.
©1996-2011 Frank Brandl / Disclaimer
The Sky - Professional star charting software.
Stellarium - Easy to use planetarium software. Freeware!
Adobe Photoshop CS - The essential tool for serious image editing (16-bit support). 30 day trial.
Fitswork - Great image processing program for astronomic purposes. Supports 16-bit .fit files. Freeware!
AviStack - Great new program for registering and stacking by Michael Theusner! Freeware!
Registax - Registration and stacking software. Freeware!
AutoStakkert! - Great new program for registering and stacking by Emil Kraaikamp. Works really fast. Freeware!
Castrator - Crops and centers planetary avi files (Emil Kraaikamp). I use this program for pre-aligning. Freeware!
IRIS - Great astronomical image processing software by Christian Buil. Freeware!
Giotto - Great software for registering and stackeng. Provides also some strong sharpening filters.
Regim - Calibration, registration and stacking tool for deep sky images by Andreas Roerig. Freeware!
Astra Image 3.0 Pro - I use this software for deconvolution routines. Free demo!
CCD Stack - Easy to use and very powerful processing software. 30 day trial.
©1996-2011 Frank Brandl / Disclaimer