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Sky and Weather (cont.)

Primary Weather Sites
Satellite Images
Other Weather Resources
Severe Weather
Climate Data

The Sky

The Night Sky
Sky Charts and Data
Observer's Weather
Sun and Moon
The Planets
Visible Comets
Meteors and Meteor Showers
Satellite Tracking
GPS/GLONASS Constellation Status

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Visible Comets

Comet Hyakutake
Comet Hale-Bopp
Comet Holmes

A.L.P.O. Comets Section

Approaching Comets - Call for Observations (Mike/AH6L, Oahu)

BAA Comet Section (Jon Shanklin et al., British Astronomical Association)

Bernhard's Comet Project (Bernhard Häler)

Catalina Sky Survey

Comet Catalog (Seiichi Yoshida)

Cometcom's Home (Comet Comments, Don Machholz)

Comet Ikeya-Zhang Photo Gallery (Science@NASA)

CometLINEAR.com - Comet LINEAR C/1999 S4

-- Update (Mark Kidger)

Comet Observation Home Page (Charles S. Morris, JPL)

-- Comets Currently Visible

Comet Observing (The Silicon Sky)

Comet Orbit Home Page (Kazuo Kinoshita)

Comets & Meteors Showers (Gary W. Kronk)

Comets: Orbit Diagrams, Finder Charts (Dale E. Ireland)

Comet-Track.com (Bob Yen)

Comet Observers' Forum (Catarina Vitorino & Alfredo Pereira)

The Comet Watch Program (Tim Puckett)

Current Comets (Gary W. Kronk)

Current Comets (Gary Kronk, Cometography.com)

The Discovery of Comet Machholz, Comet 2004 Q2
(Don Machholz, SJAA Ephemeris 15:10, Oct 2004)

Finder Charts for Visible Comets (Pawel T. Jochym)

Near-Live Comet Watching System (Carl Pilcher et al., NASA)

Observable Comets (CfA Elements & Ephemerides)

So You Think You've Discovered A Comet... (CBAT)

The Ulysses Comet Watch

See also Solar System - Small Bodies: Comets

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Comet Hyakutake

Press Information Sheet for Comet C/1996 B2

Comet C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake) Home Page

Comet Hyakutake (ESO)

Comet Hyakutake at NOAO

LASCO Comet Hyakutake Page

Night of the Comet: Big Fun with Hyakutake

Comet Hyakutake Finder Chart

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Comet Hale-Bopp

BOPP 'til You Drop! (Hale-Bopp Links A-Z)

CfA Press Info Sheet on Hale-Bopp

Information on Comet Hale-Bopp for the Non-Astronomer

Comet Hale-Bopp (Richard M. West, ESO)

Comet Hale-Bopp: A Stargazer's Guide (CNN)

Comet Hale-Bopp at the New England Science Center
(Jesse Anderson et al.)

Comet Hale-Bopp Down Under (Jean-Christophe Millot)

Comet Hale-Bopp Finder Chart

Comet Hale-Bopp Home Page (Ron Baalke, JPL)

-- Mirror Site

The Comet Hale-Bopp Home Page (Russell Sipe)

Comet Hale-Bopp IAC

Comet Hale-Bopp Info @ The Franklin Institute

Comet Hale-Bopp Interactive Finder Chart (Dennis Ward)

Comet Hale-Bopp in Uppsala

Comet Hale-Bopp Movies (Brian Monson)

Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) : News and Views (ARC)

Comet Hale-Bopp Observation Logbook (Dennis Ward)

Comet Hale-Bopp Positions (USNO)

Hale-Bopp (Keith Gleason, Sommers-Bausch Observatory)

The Hale-Bopp Comet Page (Bill Drennon)

IfA -- Comet Hale-Bopp (Richard J. Wainscoat & Olivier Hainaut)

ING Hale-Bopp Home Page (Nic Walton & Javier Mendéz)

-- Latest HB picture using CoCam

-- Latest News on Comet Hale-Bopp (Javier Méndez, ING)

ISTP diverts its eyes to Hale-Bopp

Masi Images of the Comet Hale-Bopp (Gianluca Masi)

PDSSBN: C/Hale-Bopp Bulletin Board and Archives

ScienceWeb - The Great Canadian Hairy Star Party

-- Hale-Bopp News

-- Tips for Non-astronomers

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Comet Holmes

17P/Holmes (Gary W. Kronk's Cometography)

17P/Holmes (Kazuo Kinoshita's Comets)

17P/Holmes (Seiichi Yoishida's Comet Catalog)

17P/Holmes (Minor Planet Center)

Comet bursts into brightness (Katharine Sanderson, Nature News, 26 Oct 2007)

Comet Holmes Beckons Skygazers Worldwide (Sky & Telescope, Oct 2007)

Comet Holmes' Coma Expands (Eric Allen, APD, 30 Oct 2007)

Comet Holmes in Outburst (APOD, 26 Oct 2007)

Comet 17P/Holmes Photo Gallery (SpaceWeather.com)

Mystery Comet Explodes into Brightness (CfA Press Release No. 2007-26, 25 Oct 2007)

A Telescopic View of Erupting Comet Holmes (APOD, 29 Oct 2007)

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Meteors and Meteor Showers

A.L.P.O. Meteors Section

-- Meteor Observing Alert

The American Meteor Society

Comets & Meteors Showers (Gary W. Kronk)

Current Meteor Activity Outlook (American Meteor Society)

Dutch Meteor Society

IMO Fireball Observers Page

IMO Visual Observers Page

Leonid '98 Meteor Outburst Page (NASA Ames Research Center)

Leonid '99 Meteor Outburst Page

-- Leiden Mirror

The Leonid Meteors (Armagh Observatory)

Leonid Meteor Storms (William H. Ailor et al.)

Leonids (Gary W. Kronk)

Leonids E-Web

The Leonids: King of the Meteor Showers (Joe Rao)

The Leonids, Live! (Science@NASA)

Leonids Live '99 from Yatsugatake Observatory - 17 Nov 1999

Leonids 1998 (ESA Science)

Leonids 1999

Leonids 2000

Leonids 2001

Leonid Storm (The Aerospace Corporation)

Meteor Observing Calendar (Gary W. Kronk)

MeteorObs - Meteor Observing Mailing List (Lew Gramer)

Meteor Showers (American Meteor Society)

Meteor Showers (Gary W. Kronk)

Meteor Showers (Bruce Dale)

Meteor Storms (Leonids)

MIAC News (Meteorite and Impacts Advisory Committee)

NAS - Meteor Section (Norwegian Astronomical Society)

The Near-Live Leonid Watching Program

North American Meteor Network

Radio Meteor Listening: The MSFC Online Meteor Radar
(SpaceWeather.com)

Spanish Meteor Society (SOMYCE, Luis R. Bellot)

2001 Leonid Meteor Shower (Space.com Special Report)

Understanding the Leonid Meteor Storms (The Aerospace Corporation)

USAF Bolide Information (AFTAC)

Visual RMOB (Radio Meteor Observing Bulletin)

See also Solar System - Small Bodies: Meteors and Meteorites

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Satellite Tracking

Alan Pickup's SatEvo Page

The Amateur Satellite Observers of Southeast Virginia
(James E. Byrd)

AMSAT News Service

Artificial Satellite Tracking and Imaging (Tristan Cools)

Astronomy and Earth Satellites (Robert Sheaffer)

The Belgian Working Group Satellites (BWGS)

Ben's Visual Sat Tracking Info Page (Ben J. Huset)

CelesTrak WWW (T. S. Kelso)

Communicating with SEDSAT

David Cottle's Home Page

Earth Satellite Ephemeris Service

Extended Worldwide Launch Forecast
(Florida Today Space Online)

The HearSat Website (John Corby)

Heavens-Above GmbH - GSOC Satellite Predictions (Chris Peat)

HobbySpace - Watching Satellites

How to Spot Satellites (JPL)

The Hubble Project - Tracking Hubble (NASA Goddard SFC)

Human Space Flight (HSF) - Orbital Tracking

Iridium Flare Predictions (Fred Burger)

Iridium Flares (SeeSat-L/VSOHP)

J-Pass Satellite Passes (NASA)

JPL Orbital Elements Sets (T. S. Kelso & Ted Molczan, Kilroy FTP)

J-Track Satellite Tracking (Science@NASA)

-- Astronomical Satellites

Keplerian Elements (AMSAT)

Liftoff to Space Exploration: Fundamentals - Tracking (NASA)

Mike McCants' Satellite Tracking Web Pages

NASA/GSFC Orbital Data (NASA/GSFC Orbital Information Group)

NSSDC Master Catalog Spacecraft Query Form

Observing Artificial Satellites (Sky and Telescope)

Orbitessera Web Site (Ken Ernandes)

Orbitron - Satellite Tracking System (Sebastian Stoff, Torun)

PetitTrack (7n4ncl's Projects)

Real Time Satellite Tracking (N2YO)

The Salopian Web - Keplers Links (R. M. Clarke)

The Satellite Encyclopedia ONLINE

Satellite Observing (Dale E. Ireland)

Satellite Observing Resources (Ian Burrell)

Satellite Sighting Data Online

The Satellite Site (Tech Museum of Innovation)

Satellite Times: Home Page (Bob Grove)

Satellite Tracker: Satellite Tracking Software for Meade LX200 Telescopes (Brent Boshart)

Satellite Tracking (Ken Ernandes, Orbitessera)

Satellite Tracking (Patrick Curran, Sky Router)

Satellite Tracking Prediction Form

Satellite Tracking: Tracking Applications (Science@NASA)

Satellite Tracking WEB Page (Marek Kozubal)

SatPasses - Satellite Passes Over North American Cities

Satscape (Scott Hather, UK)

SatSpy for Windows (David Cappellucci)

SatTrak Satellite Tracking and Orbit Propagation Software (UNIX)

SeeSat-L Home Page (Neil Clifford & Bart De Pontieu)

SKYSAT Home Page (Randy John)

SkyWatch: Human Space Flight (HSF) - Realtime Data

Spaceflight Now | Tracking Station | Worldwide Launch Schedule

Spacelink - Satellite Tracking (NASA MSFC)

Spacelink - Tracking Elements

Space Tracking Notes (Sven Grahn)

Space-Track: The Source for Space Surveillance Data
(USAF Space Command)

SPACEWARN Bulletin (NSSDC)

Tag's Broadcasting Services - Bookmarks

UCS Satellite Database (Union of Concerned Scientists)

View from Satellite (John Walker)

Visual Satellite Observer's Home Page
(SeeSat-L/VSOHP)

WinOrbit: Satellite Tracking (Carl D. Gregory)

WinTrak and TRAKSAT Home Page (Paul E. Traufler)

See also Earth Observation and Remote Imaging (PC)

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Educator's Guide to Spotting the Shuttle (Calvin J. Hamilton)

-- LANL Mirror

Human Space Flight - ISS Sighting Information

Human Space Flight - Orbital Elements (ISS State Vectors)

International Space Station Observing (SeeSat-L/VSOHP)

ISS Sightings (NASA Johnson Space Center)

ISS-Transit (Thomas Fly)

Liftoff's J-Track Spacecraft Tracker

Ozzie's SpaceLaunch Viewing FAQ (Robert Osband)

Shuttle Orbit Track Maps (NASA JSC Earth Science Branch)

Shuttle Tracking Data

Space Shuttle (Ken Ernandes, Orbitessera)

Space Shuttle Observing (SeeSat-L/VSOHP)

Space Station (Ken Ernandes, Orbitessera)

STSPLUS Home Page (David H. Ransom, Jr.)

Track the Station (Discovery.com)

Where is the International Space Station? (NASA)

Where Is the Space Station? (Canadian Space Agency)

See also Space Shuttle and Space Station

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GPS/GLONASS Constellation Status

GLONASS Constellation Status

GLONASS Constellation Status (UNB Gopher)

GPS Constellation History and Status

GPS/Glonass Satellite Positions (USNO)

MIT/LL GLONASS Home Page

-- Satellite Predictor

NANUs (Notice Advisories to Navstar Users)

NANUs via Finger (Notice Advisories to Navstar Users)

Navstar GPS Constellation Status (UNB Gopher)

NGS Orbits (National Geodetic Survey)

See also Global Positioning System (GPS)

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