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Telescopes and Accessories

Local Maryland Vendors
Company 7 —Maryland-based telescope showroom (plus additional links)
Hands-on-Optics— "Biggest" Showroom of telescopes and accessories in the local area.
Internet Vendors
Astronomics — telescope reseller
Celestron International— telescope manufacturer (most types)
Coulter Optical (Murniaghan Instruments)— telescope manufacturer (Dobsonian)
Edmund Scientific —Telescopes & lots more
Meade International— telescope manufacturer (most types)
Obsession Telescopes — Makers of Huge Dobs
Orion Telescope & Binocular Center — Telescopes,binoculars,and accessories
Tele Vue — refractors and eyepieces
CCD cameras & electronics
Apogee Instruments
Cryocam
Santa Barbara Instuments Group — SBIG

Books, References and Software

Books
Willmann-Bell Inc. — wide selection of printed astronomical material
Cambridge University Press
References
Astronomy Magazine
Sky Publishing Corp. — Publishers of Sky & Telescope Magazine
Harvard University's Ephemerides of Comets— Import current ephemerides of comets and other close objects.
Software
MegaStar —Windows-only electronic sky atlas
Software Bisque— Astronomical Software, CCD programs, and more...

Light Pollution

Fatal Light Awareness Program — "FLAP", Light Pollution's effects on the bird population
International Dark Sky Association—The number one source on light pollution.
Light Pollution Awareness Website

Cool Kids Sites

Nine Planets— Learn about the Nine Planets
Exploratorium
NASA's Spaceplace

Maryland Area Astronomy

Astronomy Clubs
Baltimore Astronomical Society
Cumberland Astronomy Club
Goddard Astronomy Club
Greenbelt Astronomy Club
Harford County Astronomical Society
Howard Astronomical League of Centeral Maryland.
National Capital Astronomers (Washington, DC)
Southern Maryland Astronomical Society
Institutions
Applied Physics Laboratory— Laurel (Johns Hopkins University)
Davis Planetarium (Maryland Science Center)
Space Telescope Science Institute — they operate the Hubble telescope
IOTA— International Occultation & Timing Association
Observatories
Crosby Ramsey Memorial Observatory— (Maryland Science Center)
University of Maryland Campus Observatory Open House
News Columns and journals
Astronomical Society of the Atlantic— Electronic Journal
Star Points (Monthly column in Carroll County Times newspaper)

Earth and Space Weather

Earth Weather
Accuweather —Get your local weather from the same of your local weatherman.
Clear Sky Clock— Great for planning observing sessions, gives accurate forecasts for sky clarity.
Intellicast—the source for weather servicing Time Warner, CNN, NBC, the FAA...
www.weather.com— The Official website of The Weather Channel
The National Weather Service— The starting point for official government weather forecasts, warnings...
Space Weather
Spaceweather.com — get up-to-date activity on Solar Activity
Geophysical Institute, Alaska — Gives up-to-date auroral predictions.

Educational Resources

Things to Know
Telescope Etiquette— Important rules while attending at Star Party.
Star Party Checklist— A list of what to bring and what not bring.
Public Outreach— Westminster Astronomical Society, Inc. will come to your institution and provide a star party.
Monthly Star Charts— These star charts will show you where to find exo-planetary systems (Other stars with planets orbiting them).

Lesson Plans

Coming Soon!
        There are many net based and printed resources, some of which we'd like to share with you.
Feel free to look around and share with us what you might chance upon that you think others
could benefit from by sending us the link or title with source information.
Telescopes and Accessories
Books, References and Software
Light Pollution
Cool Kids Sites
Maryland Area Astronomy
Earth and Space Weather
Educational Resources