Web Directory

» A Mystery of Space: Stars
   ThinkQuest educational site with one version for kids under 12, and one for older kids and teachers.
   http://library.thinkquest.org/25763/

» Astrometry Department, U.S Naval Observatory
   The primary purpose of this website is to distribute information related to the positions and motions of the stars and planets, mainly to the Defense community.
   http://ad.usno.navy.mil/

» Astronomy 162: Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology
   Entire Astrophysics course online. Very extensive introduction course to stars.
   http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr162/lect/

» BBC Space - Stars
   Five concise articles covering the birth and death of stars, star types, and conclusions drawn from observation by telescope and the naked eye.
   http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/stars/index.shtml

» Bright Star Catalogue
   Find data (cross references, positions, proper motions, spectral classes, magnitudes ...) on all stars visible to the naked eye from the BSC, SKY2000, SAO, WDS and GCVS. Stars can be searched by their proper names, Bayer designations, Flamsteed, HR, HD, S
   http://www.alcyone.de/SIT/bsc

» Buy a Star, But It's Not Yours
   Article discussing (non)validity of star naming companies.
   http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/2001/12/49345

» Cosmobrain
   Lists the 50 brightest stars visible from Earth, and the 50 closest stars to Earth. Proper names, distances, magnitudes, spectral classification and other data are provided for each star.
   http://www.cosmobrain.com/

» Curious about Astronomy: Stars
   Answers a number of questions people have asked, at beginner, intermediate and advanced level.
   http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/stars.php

» Dark Stars, Black Holes, Bright Galaxies
   One huge page packed with illustrations, diagrams and photographs portraying some interesting aspects of stars, black holes and galaxies.
   http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/~gmackie/DarkStar/alpha.html

» ESO Photo Gallery - Astronomical Images
   Pictures of all kinds of Stars provided by the European Southern Observatory.
   http://www.eso.org/outreach/gallery/astro/

» Giant Stars
   Compare planets of the solar system with some of the largest known stars. Features video with commentary, interactive multimedia and visitor comments.
   http://www.giantstars.de

» Hawaiian Astronomical Society - Deepsky Atlas
   A listing of the Hawaiian Astronomical Society Deepsky Atlas by constellation.
   http://www.hawastsoc.org/deepsky/constellations.html

» How Stuff Works: Stars
   Illustrated tutorial about stars, their properties, formation, and death. Includes related links.
   http://www.howstuffworks.com/star.htm

» Laser Star Astrophysics
   Plasma recombination lasers in rapidly cooled stellar atmospheres.
   http://laserstars.org/

» Magnetohydrodynamics of Stellar Interiors
   Discussion will focus on the nonlinear interactions between turbulent convection, rotation and magnetic fields in the interiors of stars. From 6 September - 17 December, 2004 at the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Cambridge, UK. Includes
   http://www.newton.ac.uk/programmes/MSI/

» Measuring the Stars
   Article providing information on how to derive properties of stars, based on observation.
   http://www.krysstal.com/thestars.html

» Scientific American Explorations: A Parade of New Planets
   Sightings of extrasolar planets are increasing.
   http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=a-parade-of-new-planets

» Space Telescope Science Institute
   A small Hubble telescope image gallery of Quasars.
   http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/category/galaxy/quasar_active%20nucleus/

» SpaceWander Virtual Space Trip!
   Multimedia experience of flying by spaceship through the solar system. Visit each planet. Real space pictures from NASA. In English, French, Italian, Spanish and Russian. Recommended for kids.
   http://www.spacewander.com/

» Spectra and Spectra Analysis
   A brief overview of what stellar spectra are and how they are used to classify stars.
   http://osservareilcielo.astrofili.org/spetring.htm

» Star Data Pages
   Provides detailed information about stars: positions, proper motion, radial velocity, magnitudes, spectral class, color index, catalogue references, data about multiple star systems (i.e. orbital elements), and data about variability (min./max. brightness
   http://www.alcyone.de/SIT/SIT_en.htm

» Star Journey @ nationalgeographic.com
   Star Journey. Journey through the stars with National Geographic Online. View the nighttime sky with popular National Geographic Star Chart...
   http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/stars/index.html

» Star Maps
   Three high resolution star maps in .tif format for download. Tycho, Hipparcos and Yale bright star maps available.
   http://maps.jpl.nasa.gov/stars.html

» Stargazing - A Handbook for Night Sky Tour Guides
   A guide to give a tour of the summer night sky.
   http://www.rocketmime.com/astronomy/index.html

» Stars and Galaxies
   Behavior of stars, generation of energy, their origin, and life cycle. Also includes a wide range of interesting pictures of galaxies and related phenomena that can be observed in the universe through telescopes.
   http://www.telescope.org/btl/sg.html

» The Constellations since 1996
   Binocular and naked eye guide to the constellations, a data table, and mythology.
   http://www.dibonsmith.com/index.htm

» The Fifty Brightest Stars
   The most visible stars that can be seen by the naked eye from earth. Lists names, positions, distances, magnitudes and spectral classifications.
   http://www.cosmobrain.com/cosmobrain/res/brightstar.html

» The Formation of Binary Stars
   Highly-detailed but brief paper concerning the Classical Fission Hypothesis.
   http://www.phys.lsu.edu/astro/nap98/bf.final.html