Useful Astronomy Links
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FITS image viewers and format converters
Comprehensive list of free and commercial FITS image analysis software and FITS format converters -
Astronomical Picture of the Day
Gorgeous images from professional and amateur astronomers, updated daily. -
Astronomy.com
Popular, general public news about astronomy. -
Sky and Telescope.com
Very high quality popular astronomy monthly -
Astronomy Education Review
A peer-reviewed journal focussed on astronomy education. -
ADS Abstract Service
Search service for professional astronomy articles -
Space Weather.com
Excellent site for Solar activity monitoring -
Sierra Stars Observatory
A fee-based network of optical telescopes. The Rigel telescope is a member of the SSO Network -
Optical Mechanics Inc. (OMI)
OMI, located in Iowa City, designed and manufactured the Rigel telescope. -
Finger Lakes Instruments (FLI)
FLI manufactured the CCD camera and filter wheel used at Rigel. -
Maxim/DL (Cyanogen.com)
Maxim is the standard image analysis program used in the astronomy laboratories at the University of Iowa.