Helpful Astronomy Information

Scientific Astronomy Organizations

SAI MSU: Sternberg Astronomical Institute
SAO RAS: Special Astrophysical Observatory
CrAO: Crimean Astrophysical Observatory
EAAS: Euro-Asian Astronomical Society
New Astronomy
ESA: European Space Agency
IAU: International Astronomical Union
Messier Catalog: a collection of the most beautiful objects in the sky
NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
SETI: Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence
The Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams

Astronomy Education

Astronomical Department of MSU
EAATA: Euro-Asian Association of Teachers of Astronomy
EAAE: European Association for Astronomy Education
Astronomy Olympiads for high-school students

Amateur Astronomy (local files for Chernogolovka)

Observation of Comets
When, Where, and How to See Comet Hale-Bopp
Orbit and Ephemeris Information for Comet Hale-Bopp (1995 O1)
Guest from the Space (in Russian)

Amateur Astronomy (international sites)

Journal Zvezdochiot (Stargazer)
SDAC Eclipse Information
Solar Eclipse on March 9, 1997
Sky & Telescope: The Essential Magazine of Astronomy
Ephemerides for Current Visually Observable Comets
SKY Online's Comet Page (Sky Publishing Corporation)
Comet Observation Home Page (NASA)
Comet WWW site (Moscow GDTD)
Astronomy on Line (European project)
Astronomy On-Line
AstroWeb
Wadsworth Astronomy Resource Center
The Nine Planets: Multimedia Tour of the Solar System
Views of Our Solar System