Useful Links

Observatories, institutes, etc...

• JHU: Dept of Physics and Astro: ACS, FUSE, SDSS
• STScI: PRESTO, Archive, Talks, Phonebook
  • Instrument pages: ACS, FOC, STIS, WFPC2
  • Handbooks: ACS, FOC, STIS, WFPC2
• NASA: KSC, GSFC: Flight programs: HST
• UIT: Official Homepage, ADF UIT page
• Apache Point Observatory
• NOAO: CTIO, Kitt Peak
• ESO
• AAO: UK mirror, TTF home page
• ATNF: Multibeam HI survey, ATCA HI obs.
• MSSSO
• Carter Observatory (NZ): Glen's Multiwavelength Atlas of Galaxies
• University of Canterbury Physics and Astronomy
• CFHT
• U.S. Copyright Office

Publications and preprints

• ADS Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstract Service
• xxx astro-ph (preprint archive) latest, find
• Journals: AJ, ApJ , A&A , MNRAS
• More Journals: NewAstro, Pub. Ast. Soc. Australia
• STScI Preprint services
• Dwarf Galaxy News Letter

Archives/Tools

• NED
• Astroweb: Category Listing
• ADF
• WISARD
• ADC Archives

Software documentation

• Plotting: SM, PGPLOT
• Web:
  • HTML: 4.01 Spec, Validator
  • Style: CSS 1.0 Spec, Validator
  • Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
  • Javascript Reference
  • SSI
  • Using User Authentication (.htpasswd)
  • Misc: W3C software, Tools (old), Net Mechanic
• Linux
  • Distributions: Redhat: errata
  • Documentation: Linux Documentation Project
  • Linux on Laptops
  • Freshmeat (new software)
• Free Software Foundation
• RSI/IDL
• IDL Astromomy Lib

Media

• Broadcast news: ABC, CBS, MS/NBC, PBS
• Print news: Baltimore City Paper, Baltimore Sun, NY Times, Washington Post
• Cable news: CNN
• Wire news: AP, Reuters
• Magazines: The Nation, Newsweek, US News
• Weather: Baltimore Inner Harbor Current Conditions, Weather Channel, Intellicast weather

Astro media

• Astro. pic of the day