Resources in Astronomy

Locating Astronomy Information - a general guide to various databases useful for Astronomy Research in the Swarthmore College Library.

 

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Current photos ranging from the Aurora over Alaska to the latest from the Hubble Space Telescope.

Farmer's Almanac

Find at the Sun & Moon rise & set information anywhere in the U.S.

 

History of Astronomy

Includes biographies of astronomers, links to specific events in the history of Astronomy and Space Science, archives, libraries & institutions, museums, and other sources of information.

NASA ADS Database

"THE essential resource for searching the astronomical literature." This bibliographic database offers some access to FULL TEXT of most major Astronomy journals, usually before 1996 (back to the 1870's for some titles - !).

NASA Homepage

Access to much information on NASA and fields such as astronomy and aerospace technology.

 

Nine planets: a Multimedia Tour of the Solar System

Briefly describes each of the planets and major moons in our solar system. Also includes pictures, sound and some movies.

 

PINET Plus Research Library

Produced by AIP. A good alternative to INSPEC. Access to SPIN Abstracts, going back to 1975, plus Advanced SPIN Abstracts, for articles not yet published. SPIN has bibliographic citations, abstracts, plus full-text links to AIP journals. SPIN journal coverage.

Resources 0f Scholarly Societies - Astronomy

 

SciCentral: Best Astronomy Online Resources

A well-organized site offering access to all types of Astronomy resources. Also a search engine. 

SIMBAD DATABASE

SIMBAD stands for Set of Identifications, Measurements,and Bibliography for Astronomical Data. SIMBAD contains information for about 1 million objects, for which 3.3 million identifiers, more than 1.5 million observational measurements and 1.4 million bibliographical references are available and is more of a database of astronomical objects than a bibliographical database.

Stellar Activity Group: Publications

Preprint server dating back to 1995, offering access to many AIP publications, including the ASP C onference Series.

 

 Welcome to the Planets

A collection of many of the best images from NASA's planetary exploration program. In-depth information on the planets, plus information on U.S. spacecrafts.

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URL http://www.swarthmore.edu/Library/cornell/Sciences/astro.html last updated 21 November 2001