Astronomy
Now that the skies are clearing do you ever get the itch to go out and look at the stars? Below you will find a few sites that might help in your celestial wanderings. Happy Stargazing!
- Interactive Sky Chart by the magazine Sky and Telescope. Click on "View Sky Chart" and it will bring up all of the positions of the stars and planets for tonight. You can also switch the hours and days to see where the stars and planets will be at different times.
- Clear Sky Clock by Environment Canada for the city of Grand Rapids. Essentially it will tell you if the sky is clear enough to go stargazing.
- The Robert B. Chaffee Planetarium at the Public Museum of Grand Rapids. A good place to go to help you learn the different constellations and locations of the planets.
- The Image gallery from NASA, has great shots from the Hubble telescope and different planetary missions, just to name a few!
- Grand Rapids Amateur Astronomical Association Our cities very own club of astronomical enthuiasts.