Science - Astronomy - Observatories Worcester Park Observatory - Maurice Gavin's private observatory with 30cm Meade LX200 and various spectroscopes incl SBIG spectrometer. AURA - Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy - AURA is a consortium of educational and other non-profit institutions that operates world-class astronomical observatories. ESO - European Southern Observatory - ESO is an intergovernmental, European organisation for astronomical research, operates astronomical observatories in Chile and has its headquarters in Garching, near Munich, Germany. NOAO - National Optical Astronomy Observatories - NOAO is a national center for optical astronomy in the United States, operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy. Cederberg Observatory - Private observatory with an education programme run by 6 amateur astronomers in the Cederberg mountains near Cape Town, South Africa. Klet Observatory - Find a complete set of information about the research program at the observatory. Joint Astronomy Centre (JAC1, Hawaii) - The United Kingdom Infrared Telescope and the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope. Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias - An internationalized research center, comprising the Instituto de Astrofísica, which forms the headquarters, in La Laguna (Tenerife); the Observatorio del Teide, in Izaña (Tenerife); and the Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos, in Garafía (La Palma). Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics - The scientific institute within the National Research Council of Canada which has the mandate from Parliament to operate and administer any astronomical observatories established or maintained by the Government of Canada. Site text available in English and French. Villafranca Satellite Tracking Station - The ESA WWW Server at Villafranca provides information on the Station and on the projects supported at Villafranca. Astronomy National Public Observatory - Scheduled to begin operations in 2007, the ANPO is a non-profit corporation with a mission of promoting the science of astronomy by providing educational resources, and an accessible, affordable public observatory and campground. 123World.com : Observatory Links - A listing of observatories around the world. Associated Universities, Inc. - Manages several astronomical observatories for universities and for the National Science Foundation. Press releases and information about the observatories. Institute of Radio Astronomy at Bologna - Maintains the Northern Cross radio telescope and sponsors conferences. Page includes list of meetings, library, and related resource links. SkyView - The Internet Virtual Telescope generating images of any part of the sky at wavelengths in all regimes from Radio to Gamma-Ray. Caltech Submillimeter Observatory (CSO) - A 10.4-meter diameter, submillimeter spectrum telescope. Situated at the top of Mauna Kea, Big island, Hawaii. BIMA Home Page - This is the main page for the Berkeley-Illinois-Maryland Association (BIMA) DRAO Home Page - Contact Information National Centre for Radio Astrophysics - India Arecibo Observatory - The largest radio telescope in the world. FCRAO Home Page NRAO Very Long Baseline Array Deep Space Network (DSN) - NASA's worldwide antenna network to support the exploration of the solar system. Australia Telescope Compact Array Home Page Radio Astronomy and SETI - Big Ear Radio Observatory - This Kraus-type radio telescope, larger than three football fields, was famous for the Wow! Signal and for the longest-running SETI project. The Onsala Space Observatory Home Page Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe (JIVE) Observatorio Astronomico Nacional - National Astronomical Observatory of Spain KOSMA Home Page (University of Cologne) Radio Astronomy at the University of Indianapolis The Atacama Large Millimetre Array Project (ALMA) - A large millimetre array with a collecting area of up to 10,000 square meters. With baselines foreseen to extend to 10 Km, the angular resolution provided by the new instrument will be that of a diffraction limited 4m optical telescope. The University of Calgary Radio Astronomy Laboratory Cavendish Astrophysics Homepage - Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory MOST - The Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope Mauritius Radio Telescope (MRT) University of Tasmania Radio Observatories - Two radio observatories run by the physics department: Mount Pleasant Observatory, near Hobart, Tasmania and Ceduna Observatory, South Australia. Owens Valley Radio Observatory (OVRO) - CalTech radio observatory. ATNF - Australia Telescope National Facility - Operates the Australia Telescope, a set of radio telescopes in New South Wales. These telescopes are used, individually or together, to study objects in the Universe ranging from the remains of dead stars to entire galaxies. Jodrell Bank - Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories (NRAL) - NRAL at Jodrell Bank are a part of the University of Manchester's Department of Physics and Astronomy. The Laboratories are home to the Lovell Telescope and the MERLIN & VLBI National Facility which is operated by the University on behalf of PPARC. James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) - A 15-meter diameter, submillimeter spectrum telescope. Situated near the summit of Mauna Kea, Big island, Hawaii. The Very Small Array (VSA) - in Tenerife (Canary Islands). Designed to study fluctuations in the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) thought to originate from the period immediately following the big bang. Operated by Cambridge and Manchester Universities (UK). Metsähovi Radio Observatory - A research institute of the Helsinki University of Technology, Finland. National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NARO) - Research facility of National Science Foundation, operates many radio telescope observatories. Effelsberg Telescope - The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope, the 100 m antenna of Effelsberg in Bonn, Germany, operated since August 1972. Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) - A 64+ element millimeter-wave interferometer project planned for a site at 5000m altitude in Chile. Joint project of NRAO and ESO. Very Large Array (VLA) - A 36-km diameter radio telescope consisting of 27 individual dishes arranged in a Y shape. Featured in the films 2001 and Contact (the latter half). Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Center (VIRAC) - The main purpose is to take part in observations at high angular resolution of faint sources of cosmic natural and artificial radiation. Overview, photographs, staff, papers, news, and related links. In Latvia. Submillimeter Array (SMA) - An eight element submillimeter interferometer being constructed on the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii. Bologna Observatory - Part of Astronet, a network connecting the twelve Italian observatories and their detached seats with the national scientific network. ESO - La Silla Observatory - The home of the European Southern observatory (ESO) in Chile. Kitt Peak National Observatory - KPNO is a division of the National Optical Astronomy Observatories which is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), Inc. under cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation. Haute-Provence (OHP) - An observatory in southern France. Site is written mostly in French but does include English-language text for several areas, such as general information about the observatory, tours, and educational opportunities. Apache Point Observatory - APO is privately owned and operated by the Astrophysical Research Consortium (ARC), consisting of the University of Chicago, Institute for Advanced Study, Johns Hopkins University, New Mexico State University, Princeton University, University of Washington, and Washington State University. JAC Hilo Home Page - Joint Astronomy Centre National Optical Astronomy Observatories - Their home page. They also give tours and let people peek through the little hole. South African Astronomical Observatory - An introduction to the SAAO, a description of instrumentation and telescopes, an observation schedule, and information on educational opportunities. The United States Naval Observatory - The USNO mission is to determine the positions and motions of celestial objects, to provide astronomical data, to measure the Earth's rotation and to maintain the Master Clock for the United States. Beijing Astronomical Observatory - Chinese Academy of Sciences. Mount Wilson Observatory Observatorio Astronomico Nacional - National Astronomical Observatory of Spain Armagh Observatory - The Armagh Observatory is a modern astronomical research institute with a rich heritage. Founded in 1790 by Archbishop Richard Robinson, the Observatory is one of the UK and Ireland's leading scientific research establishments. University of Chicago, Yerkes Observatory Copenhagen University Observatory - The astronomical instruments here are: the 0.77 m Schmidt telescope a 0.40 m fotoelectric reflector a 0.25 m fotoelectric reflector. Carnegie Observatories - The observatories operates 1.0-meter and 2.5-meter telescopes at Las Campanas, Chile. Two 6. 5-meter telescopes are being constructed by the Magellan project collaboration. Telescope time, available to the observatories' scientific staff and visiting investigators, is scheduled once a year, with time allocation applications due in mid-october. SAO RAS Home Page - Russian Acadomy of Sciences. You wouldn't have gotten this a few years ago. Steward Observatory - Home to some of the world's largest, most innovative, and most productive telescopes. The 4.5-meter equivalent aperture multiple mirror telescope broke the mold for large-aperture telescope design, shattering a paradigm that had reigned for many decades. Climenhaga Observatory - An FTP page listing activities and discoveries from the University of Victoria using their automated telescope system. Bucknell Observatory - Information about the Bucknell University Observatory, as well as on course offerings at the college. Konkoly Observatory Home Page - In Hungary UBC Astronomy Telescope - Telescope astronomy group at UBC. Zimmerwald Observatory - in Bern, Zurich. Calar Alto Observatory - A German-Spanish Astronomical Centre with telescopes up to 3.5m and an ALFA laser guide star for adaptive optics. Located in Southern Spain. Keck Interferometer - The world's largest telescopes for optical and near-infrared astronomy are the twin 10-meter Keck telescopes on top of Mauna Kea, Hawaii. Dutch Open Telescope - Innovative solar telescope on La Palma for high-resolution imaging of solar magnetism. Carter Observatory - In addition to addressing the astronomical needs of visiting school groups and running an outreach program, observatory staff conduct courses, workshops, and seminars in astronomy for teachers, trainee teachers, amateur astronomers, and interested members of the public. Cambridge Optical Aperture Synthesis Telescope - A coherent array of four telescopes operating in the red and near infra-red, using Michelson interferometry on baselines of up to 100m to give images with a resolution down to 1 milliarcsecond. Leiden Observatory - Research focuses on a number of different areas covering astronomical interests which range from the study of stars and the interstellar medium to galaxies and the large-scale structure of the universe. Dominion Astrophysical Observatory - As a national center for astronomical research based on observations at ultraviolet, optical and infrared wavelengths, the DAO offers programs both for the interested public and for visiting research scientists from other institutions. Grove Creek Observatory - Run as a non-profit organisation for the benefit of the general public, amateur and professional astronomers. University of Alabama Astronomy - Their observatories home page. The Guillermo Haro Astrophysical Observatory - A teaching institution in Cananea,Mexico. Their telescope has a primary mirror of 2.12 meters. Apart from the main telescope they have a 16-inch MEADE for extinction measurements and a 8-inch seeing monitor. Harvard College Observatory - Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Includes a brief introduction to the observatory. Kirkwood Observatory - Indiana University. Howell Observatory - Operated by the University of Mississippi, site includes general information about the observatory, including photos and tour information. Lowell Observatory - Flagstaff. Lund Observatory - In Lund, Sweden. Mount Laguna Observatory - San Diego State University Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatory - Mount Stromlo, Australia NASA Infrared Telescope Facility Home Page - Hawaii. Piñon Flat Observatory - An observatory set up to measure geological variations. Pico dos Dias Observatory - Information about the national observatory in Brazil. Berkeley Automated Imaging Telescopes - Unattended astronomical telescopes with electronic cameras to search for supernovae and monitor the brightness of celestial objects. Mt.Suhora Observatory - Cracow, Poland NF/ Observatory Home Page - Western New Mexico University. Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera - Milan, Italy. English and Italian. O.A.C.T. Home Page - An observatory in Italy. English version. TLS - Observatory in Germany. English text. SFA Observatory - Auston State University Observatory. University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, - Astronomical Observatory University of Hawaii - Observatory on Mauna Kea SOFIA Homepage - - The latest in Airborne Astronomy. University of Toronto Southern Observatory - Their Home page. Mount Graham International Observatory - Their Homepage. Near Tucson. McDonald Observatory - Western Texas. Vatican Observatory - Their homepage. The Teaching Observatory - U. of Florida. Nordic Optical Telescope - While not very large, the NOT on La Palma has a brilliant construction and has proved to be a world class telescope. NOVA - Norwegian Observatory for Variable Astronomy, 350 m above sea level, four 20-40 cm telescopes. Asiago Observatory - The astronomical observatory is one of the two astronomical institutes of Padua. It shares the same buildings with the department of astronomy of the local university. The observatory and the astronomy department host, on two sites at Asiago, the major observing facilities in Italy. United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) - A 3.8-metre diameter infra-red spectrum telescope situated at the top of Mauna Kea, Big island, Hawaii. Nassau Station - owned by Case Western Reserve University's Department of Astronomy. Including info on the robotic telescope with plans for automaic observations for the general public, available via the web. Hipparcos Space Astrometry Mission - Includes news, results, research tools, and educational opportunities. Mount Wilson Virtual Observatory - Includes daytime image taken at Mt. Wilson Observatory. Andre Clayden's Springbrook Observatory - Andre's observatory at Springbrook Queensland is 2000 feet above sea level.Join in on a real time session, chat with the astronomer, check the message board for observation times and see what the telescope sees as images are uploaded. Paul Robinson Observatory - An Observatory operated by the New Jersey Astronomical Assn. The Observatory houses a 26" Reflector. Located in Hunterdon County, NJ The Hard Labor Creek Observatory - The largest observatory in the southeastern United States, the observatory is operated by the GSU Astronomy Program, in support of basic observational research activities. UCI Observatory - 24 inch computer controlled telescope at University of California, Irvine. Strasbourg Astronomical Observatory - Houses an extensive collection of astronomical databases. Tenagra Observatories - A private concern with lots of images of their discoveries. Sloan Digital Sky Survey - A dedicated 2.5 meter telescope which uses sensitive electronic light detectors to systematically map a quarter of the sky, building a catalog of celestial objects, galaxies, and quasars. Interferometry Center of Excellence (ICE) - Chartered to ensure the development and maintenance of a leading edge capability in optical and near-infrared interferometry imaging and astrometric technology. Portal to details about most NASA interferometry project. Instituto de Astronomía. Ensenada, B.C., - Location, staff, and technical details. UT RARC Homepage - Ritter Observatory, University of Toledo. Nanango TIE QUT Observatory - Extends the NASA-sponsored Telescopes In Education program to deliver opportunities for students and other community groups from around the world to remotely control research-quality telescopes and CCD cameras over the internet. Members of the public (with the specific software) can remotely aim a distant telescope, run observational experiments, and download the images to their local computers for further use. Anglo-Australian Observatory - A 3.9m telescope in NW New South Wales, Australia. The web site includes all of David Malin's famous astrophotographs as well as general information about the observatory. Lake Afton Public Observatory - Witchita, Kansas. Images too. Ostrava Observatory - CCD photometry and visual observation at the Observatory and Planetarium of the Technical University in Ostrava. The Antarctic Infrared Observatory: AIRO - Plans are to exploit the unique conditions at the South Pole by establishing a new permanent large telescope lab. Page includes information about the new equipment and related resource links. ASCA Information - The advanced satellite for cosmology and astrophysics. An orbital observatory. ST-ECF - The Space Telescope European Coordinating Facility supports the European astromical community in exploiting the research opportunities provided by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Hubble Space Telescope Resources - Index to a wide variety of Hubble related sites. Ball Aerospace - Manufacturer of seven of the major science instruments installed on Hubble. Wide Field Camera 3 - This new instrument will provide panchromatic imaging for the Hubble Space Telescope. CNN: Discovery Hubble - The program has video footage of spacewalk maintenance missions. NASA: Hubble - NASA's Hubble home page has shuttle mission and Hubble Team information including live webcams, images, history and information on upcoming instruments and missions. STScI Hubble - The official online home of the Hubble Space Telescope has images, news, facts, astronomy education resources, games, and a multimedia trip through time. NASA - Get the current position of the HST. Hitchhiker's Guide To The Hubble - Discovery Channel guide to the Hubble Space Telescope(HST). How Stuff Works: Hubble Space Telescope - Find out what it can do and how it works with these detailed graphics and descriptions. ACS: Advanced Camera for Surveys - A third-generation science instrument that will increase the discovery efficiency of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) by a factor of ten. The ACS science and engineering team is concentrated at the Johns Hopkins University and the Space Telescope Science Institute. Gemini Observatory - The Gemini Project is an international partnership that will result in two 8. 1-meter telescopes (each telescope has a main mirror over 26 feet across. ) one telescope is located on Hawaii's Mauna Kea, and the other on Chile's Cerro Pachón. Large Telescopes - index of the world's largest ground-based optical telescopes Keck Observatory - Mauna Kea, Big Island, Hawaii. Palomar Observatory - The first 200-inch ever built is alive and well in California. Subaru Telescope Homepage - The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan MMT Observatory - Multiple Mirror Telescope Very Large Telescope (VLT) Project - The ESO Very Large Telescope will consist of four 8-meter telescopes which can work independently or in combined mode. In this latter mode the VLT provides the total light collecting power of a 16-meter single telescope, making it the largest optical telescope in the world. Very Large Telescope (VLT) - Paranal Observatory - Situated at the top of Cerro Paranal, Chile. The Anglo-Australian Observatory - The AAO operates the Anglo-Australian and UK Schmidt telescopes on behalf of the astronomical communities of Australia and the UK. Its function is to provide world-class observing facilities for British and Australian optical astronomers. Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) - The CFH observatory hosts a world-class, 3.6 meter optical/infrared telescope. The mission of CFHT is to provide for its user community a versatile and state-of-the-art astronomical observing facility which is well matched to the scientific goals of that community and which fully exploits the potential of the Mauna Kea site. European Southern Observatory - An intergovernmental, European organisation for astronomical research, operates astronomical observatories in Chile and has its headquarters in Garching, Germany. Calar Alto Observatory - The German-Spanish Astronomical Center at Calar Alto is operated by the Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie in Heidelberg (Germany) and provides three telescopes with apertures of 1.23m, 2.2m, and 3.5m as well as a Schmidt reflector. Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory - A complex of astronomical telescopes and instruments located approximately 80 km to the east of La Serena, Chile at an altitude of 2200 meters. Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes - on the island of La Palma in The Canary Islands. Details about the facilities offered on the 4.2-m William Herschel, 2.5-m Isaac Newton, 1.0-m Jacobus Kapteyn and Carlsberg Transit Circle Telescopes. Site also provides information related to activities of interest to amateur astronomers. The UK Schmidt Telescope - An Australian/UK funded Observatory. Telescopio Nationale Galileo (TNG) - TNG is the national facility of the Italian astronomical community, and is located at Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory (ORM). Full details about the observatory and surroundings, photo gallery, and information for visitors. Bradford Robotic Telescope Observatory - Find out what is happening at the Telescope Project. Tour the observatory and try out the telescope. Located in West Yorkshire, England. International Ultraviolet Explorer - The International Ultraviolet Explorer satellite (IUE) was a joint project between NASA, ESA and PPARC (formerly SERC). IUE was the longest and most productive astronomical space Observatory, the first general user UV space Observatory and the first astronomical observatory in high earth orbit. Astro-1 Observatory - The Astro-1 Observatory was carried aboard the space shuttle Columbia on December 2-11, 1990. The instruments included three coaligned Ultraviolet (UV) telescopes [Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope (HUT); Wisconsin Ultraviolet Photopolarimeter Experiment (WUPPE); and the Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (UIT)] and an independent pointing X-ray telescope [Broad Band X-Ray Telescope (BBXRT)]. The Astro-1 Observatory yielded unique data on a wide variety of astrophysical topics ranging from the solar system to galaxies, quasars, and cosmology. International Ultraviolet Explorer - The longest and most productive astronomical space Observatory, and the first general user UV space Observatory and the first astronomical Observatory in High Earth Orbit, the IUE was a joint project between NASA, ESA and PPARC (formerly SERC). Includes photos, images, and highlights of the project. KyungHee Astronomical Observatory - Located at KyungHee University at Yongin, Kyunggi-Do, Korea, site includes a description of the observatory and an observation schedule. FUSE - Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer - NASA-supported astronomy mission that was launched on June 24, 1999, to explore the Universe using the technique of high-resolution spectroscopy in the far-ultraviolet spectral region. CU Sommers-Bausch Observatory - A general purpose ultraviolet observatory; offers views of the sun (visible, ultraviolet, x-ray), venus (ultraviolet), Jupiter's great red spot (infrared), and Saturn's aurora (ultraviolet). NRC/HIA - Dominion Astrophysical Observatory - As a national centre for astronomical research based on observations at ultraviolet, optical and infrared wavelengths, the DAO offers programs both for the interested public and for visiting research scientists from other institutions. Includes information for public outreach and education. Sommers-Bausch Observatory - SBO is part of the Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences (APS) on the campus of the University of Colorado. Offers a schedule of operating hours and for tours, as well as contact information. Spacelink - Astro Observatory - Information about the Shuttle-borne Ultraviolet Observatory called Astro, used by many scientists to investigate a variety of astronomical questions. Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) - A 10-m class telescope under construction at the Observatory "El Roque de los Muchachos" in La Palma Island (Canary Islands, Spain). Four Scientific instruments are under development to scientifically exploit GCT: ELMER, OSIRIS, CanaryCam and EMIR. California Extremely Large Telescope (CELT) - [ground] Dark Matter Telescope (DMT) - [ground] is a proposed 8.4 meter, 3-degree-field, synoptic survey telescope. The product of collecting area and field of view will be 20 times more powerful than any observatory now operating or under construction. The possibility of repeatedly surveying large portions of the sky to unprecedented depth opens a range of unique scientific opportunities. Gran Telescopio CANARIAS (GTC) Project - [gound] A high performance segmented 10.4 meter telescope to be installed in one of the best sites of the Northern Hemisphere: the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain). First light is planed for 2002. The Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST) - [ground] a 4-m Schmidt telescope with a 5-degree field of view and active optics. The available large focal plane of 1.75 meters in diameter may accommodate up to 4000 fibers, by which the collected light of distant and faint celestial objects down to 20.5 magnitude is fed into the spectrographs, promising a very high spectrum acquiring rate of several ten-thousands of spectra per night. The telescope will be located at the Xinglong Station of Beijing Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The project is planned to be completed in 2004. Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) - [ground] An 11-meter telescope with a hexagonal mirror array, the largest single telescope in the southern hemisphere. The Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) Project - [ground] The goal of the LBT project is to construct a binocular telescope consisting of two 8.4 meter mirrors on a common mount. This telescope will be equivalent in light-gathering power to a single 11.8 meter instrument. Because of its binocular arrangement, the telescope will have a resolving power (ultimate image sharpness) corresponding to a 22.8 meter telescope. OWL Concept Study - [ground] ESO (the European Southern Observatory) is developing a concept of ground-based, 100-m class optical telescope christened OWL for its keen night vision and for OverWhelmingly Large. Swedish 50-meter Optical Telescope - [ground] Lund Observatory is proposing to construct a telescope with a 50-m primary mirror and full adaptive optics. Such a telescope could have a resolution of about 2 milliarcseconds. 4m International Liquid Mirror Telescope Project Visible and Infrared Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA) - [ground] a 4-m Wide Field Survey telescope for the Southern Hemisphere. It will be sited on Cerro Paranal, Chile. The Next Generation Space Telescope Home Page - [Goddard Space Flight Center site] NASA's Next Generation Space Telescope Home Page. Starting point for background information as well as current developments in the NGST project. Next Generation Space Telescope (NGST) - [Space Telescope Science Institute site] A key part of the NASA Origins Program, is designed to be the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope. Next Generation Space Telescope - European Space Agency site. Gamma Ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) - [space] Proposed new high-energy gamma-ray mission to identify and study sources in energy range 20 MeV - 300 GeV. International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory (INTEGRAL) - [space] an ESA scientific mission dedicated to the fine spectroscopy (E/E 500) and fine imaging (angular resolution: 12 arcmin FWHM) of celestial gamma-ray sources in the energy range 15 keV to 10 MeV with concurrent source monitoring in the X-ray (3-35 keV) and optical (V-band, 550 nm) energy ranges. Swift Gamma Ray Burst Explorer - A new spacecraft, to be launched in 2003, to solve the mystery of Gamma Ray Bursts. Gamma Ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) Large Area Telescope - GLAST is a next generation high-energy gamma-ray observatory designed for making observations of celestial gamma-ray sources in the energy band extending from 10 MeV to more than 100 GeV. The GLAST mission is part of NASA's Office of Space and Science Strategic Plan, with launch anticipated in 2006. GLAST Large Area Telescope - The main detector for high-energy gamma rays (20 MeV to 300 GeV) on the GLAST satellite, scheduled for launch in 2006. Many links to related sites. The Silicon X-Ray Array (SIXA) onboard Spectrum-X-Gamma - The detector will consist of 19 Si(Li) segments, each with an active diameter of 9.2 mm (3.95 arc minutes on the sky). The total field of view of the array will be 25 arc minutes. The spectral resolution of 200 eV (at 6 keV), combined with the large collecting area, provides good opportunities, for example, for time-resolved iron line spectroscopy (6.4-6.9 keV). Potential observing programmes include stellar coronae, molecular clouds, cataclysmic variables and X-ray binaries; accretion discs and coronae of neutron stars and black hole candidates; supernova remnants, active galactic nuclei, clusters of galaxies and the diffuse cosmic X-ray background. The US Spectrum-X-Gamma Coordination Facility - Spectrum-X-Gamma (SXG) is an international high-energy astrophysics observatory which is being built under the leadership of the Russian Space Research Institute (IKI). The US SXG CF supports the US astronomical community in obtaining information about SXG, proposing for and making SXG observations, and performing archival research using the SXG archive. Spectrum Röntgen Gamma (SRG) - Danish Space Research Institute page. TAMA - A five-year (1995-2000) project involving almost all gravity physics researchers in Japan. It adopts a Fabry-Perot Michelson Interferometer (FPMI) with recycling. The aim of this project is to develop advanced techniques needed for a future km-sized interferometer and catch gravitational waves that may occur by chance within our local group of galaxies. Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) - U.S. facility dedicated to the detection of cosmic gravitational waves and the harnessing of these waves for scientific research. The Virgo Project - Collaboration between Italian and French research teams for the realization of an interferometric gravitational wave detector. GEO 600 - A UK-German project aiming at the direct detection of gravitational waves by means of a laser interferometer of 600 m armlength. Australian Consortium for Interferometric Gravitational Astronomy - ACIGA is intended to undertake research and development aimed at improving the performance of present laser interferometer gravitational wave detectors through advanced designs to ultimate limits set by mechanics, quantum mechanics, lasers and optics; and to transfer this into practical designs that can be used in production of commercial products. Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) - An ESA space mission to detect and observe gravitational waves from massive black holes and galactic binary stars in the frequency range 10-4 to 10-1 hz. Useful measurements in this frequency range cannot be made on the ground because of the unshieldable background of local gravitational noise. Laser Interferometer Space Antenna -- LISA - Universität Hannover site. Includes information about the project as well as the text of reports based on it. Laser Interferometer Space Antenna -- LISA - NASA site. Project that will attempt to detect gravitational waves. General and technical information. Australian International Gravitational Research Center - Gravity wave group at University of Western Australia. Rome Group - Rome Gravitational Wave Experiment. ICRR Group - Gravitational wave group in Japan. Washington University Gravity Group - WUGRAV, contains large collection of gravity links. WUGRAV Movies - Computer simulated movies of colliding neutron stars, gravitational waves propagation; click on top image for newest movies. Listen to the Universe - Simulated sounds of gravitational waves created by spiraling binary systems. Ripples in Curvature - Transparencies of a talk by Patrick Brady, included are sound files of compact coalescing binaries. Chilling Mirrors with Light - Applied to gravitational wave detectors. Gravity Wave Analysis From LIGO Prototype - Physics News Update. Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) - Livingston Observatory. Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) - Hanford Observatory. Tsubono Group - 300-m arm-length Fabry-Perot laser interferometer. AURIGA - Ultracryogenic gravitational wave detector experiment at Legnaro National Laboratories, Italy. ASCA Guest Observer Facility - ASCA (formerly named Astro-D) is Japan's fourth cosmic X-ray astronomy mission, and the second for which the United States is providing part of the scientific payload. Chandra X-ray Observatory - Orbiting observatory that opens a window for the most detailed X-ray view of the universe ever revealed. Chandra X-ray Observatory Center - News, education, chronicles, launch. ESA XMM - European Space Agency's X-ray multi-mirror satellite. Chandra - X-Ray Astronomy Field Guide - Stars, supernovae, black holes, white dwarfs, galaxies. Chandra Science - Data analysis, instruments and calibration, links, target and scheduling, users, newsletters. X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM) - Page in Strasbourg. Black Holes Galore - Chandra has identified the origin of high-energy X-ray background and found that galactic black holes are far more numerous than visible-light surveys indicate. MAXIM - MicroArcsecond X-Ray Imaging Mission - A proposed NASA observatory. Details on the mission and goals. The USA Experiment - An X-ray timing experiment with large collecting area and microsecond time resolution capable of conducting a broad program of studies of galactic X-ray binaries. The Gamma-Ray Astronomy Team - Research into gamma-ray phenomena, such as pulsars, black holes, other galaxies, gamma-ray bursts and exotic astrophysical objects. The Milagro Gamma Ray Observatory - [ground] Comprehensive information about the observatory, including separate sections for laypeople, students, and professionals. Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) - Major ground-based gamma-ray observatory with an array of seven 10 m optical reflectors for gamma-ray astronomy in the energy range of 50 GeV - 50 TeV. Compton Gamma Ray Observatory - [space] Includes photos, information, and updated status reports on the space observatory and projects. Spacelink - Compton Gamma Ray Observatory CGRO - The Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO) is a space-based observatory designed to study the universe in an invisible, high-energy form of light known as gamma rays. Provides access to information on services, news, and an overview of projects. StarChild: Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory - The StarChild site is a service of the High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC), Dr. Nicholas E. White (Director), within the Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics (LHEA) at NASA/ GSFC. Includes information and photos of the observatory. University of Florida Teaching Observatory - Public nights program organized by the UF Department of Astronomy in Gainesville, Florida. Rainwater Observatory & Planetarium - French Camp, Mississippi, USA. The largest public observatory in Mississippi and one of the largest in the Southeast USA. Home of the Mid-South Star Gaze. Custer Observatory - in Southold, New York. Urania Public Observatory - The official website the Urania Public Observatory (Hove, Belgium), containing all information about activities, courses, visits, our extended astroshop etc. Foothill Observatory - Located on the campus of Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, California, and operated by the Peninsula Astronomical Society. Martz Observatory & Astronomical Assn. - Many astronomy and space related links, as well as info for beginning astronomers and on public education activities at the Martz Observatory, located in Frewsburg, New York. Fox Park Public Observatory - A public owned and operated observatory. Club uses scopes for observation, photography and CCD Imaging. Public nights twice a month to bring astronomy to the Lansing, MI area. Perkins Observatory - A public observatory located near Delaware, Ohio, just north of Columbus. Year-around public programs, special meetings and seminars, and a gift shop. Star Chaser Observatory - A professional observatory for public and private viewing located high in the Colorado Rockies. University of London Observatory - A teaching observatory used by students, and it is also open to the public. Sonoma State University Observatory - Research, public viewing nights, educational projects, and observatory reports from an observatory in the California wine country. Maria Mitchell Observatory - Educational and research observatory on Nantucket Island in Massachusetts since 1906. It provides a summer research internship for undergraduate students. Pine Mountain Observatory - Public visits Fri/Sat evenings in summer plus K-14 outreach plus remote digital imaging for students, teachers, amateurs. Goldendale Observatory State Park - Contains 24.5 inch telescope. Located in Washington state. Michalovce Public Observatory - Includes photos, a profile of the observatory, and contact information. Lake Afton Public Observatory - A part of The Fairmount Center for Science and Mathematics Education at Wichita State University. Descriptions and schedules for programs, selected astronomical images, resources for teachers and students, and information about the observatory itself. Concord Grove Observatory - A center for astronomical research, education, and the astrometry of minor planets, located near Grand Rapids, Michigan. Linden Observatory - run by the Western Sydney Amateur Astronomical Group (WSAAG) in Australia. Bradford Robotic Telescope - Educational site. Some sections require registration. Hyde Memorial Observatory - in Lincoln, Nebraska. Hlohovec Public Observatory - Information about the observatory, including a form for asking questions. Martz Observatory & Astronomical Association - Club site with information on the Martz Observatory in Frewsburgh, NY. Additional resources for current up-to-date Space News and amateur astronomy resources. netmation.com | netmation.net | netmation.org | netmation.tv Copyright © 1991-2005 Netmation Inc. All Rights ReservedSite Designed and Hosted by Netmation Inc.