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These are useful websites for students and teachers. These links and internet sites are provided as resources, but in no way reflect endorsement by the Observatory.
International Dark-Sky Association
Community Science light pollution project
Leap into Science
Distributes materials and training to libraries and community centers
NRAO (National Radio Astronomy Observatory)
Intro information about radio astronomy, stars, galaxies, and the mysteries scientists are still working to solve
NSF (National Science Foundation) Science Zone
Podcasts, videos, pictures, and stories about NSF-funded science
PSC (Pulsar Search Collaboratory)
Opportunity for high school students to engage in observational radio astronomy research with WVU faculty and GBO staff
SETI (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence)
Podcasts, K-12 science curricula, and development opportunities for students and teachers
WV SPOT (West Virginia Science Public Outreach Team)
Presentations and activities for grade-level students, and opportunity to invite a WV SPOT ambassador from a local university into your classroom
44 Closest Stars and How They Compare to our Sun
A fascinating look at 44 of the closest stars, and their relative sizes. (Shout out to Hannah, an inquisitive Girl Scout, for finding this infographic).
ASP (Astronomical Society of the Pacific)
Activities for early and grade-school learners, kits for classroom activities, and professional development for teachers
Astronomy Center
Digital resources for college-level faculty and students, by the American Association of Physics Teachers and the National Science Foundation
Cool Cosmos
Multi-wavelength astronomy images, videos, and activities, from the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center at Caltech
Milky Way Explorer
Interactive map of the galaxy from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory
NASA STEM Engagement
Activities, opportunities, videos, and more, delineated by age
NOAO (National Optical Astronomy Observatory)
Course materials, research guides, and citizen science opportunities for astronomy educators
NSO (National Solar Observatory)
Free printables and lesson plans about the Sun
Square Kilometre Array
Lesson plans, PowerPoint presentations, and hands-on engineering outreach activities
SalsaJ
Student-friendly software to display, analyze, and explore real astronomical data
SSDS Voyages
Activities for astronomy students using the Sloan Digital Sky Survey database
StarDate
Radio show and podcast, stargazing advice and events, and activities and lesson plans
Academo
Interactive STEAM demonstrations and tools
Code.org
Website for teaching grades K-12 to code
Exploratorium
Educational media and classroom activities for all subjects and grade levels
howtosmile
Aggregation of hands-on STEM activities to use in the classroom or at home
JINA-CEE (Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics – Center for the Evolution of the Elements)
Atomic and quantum lesson plans and activity guides for grades K-12
Minecraft: Education Edition
Project-based lessons in coding, biology, history, math, and more
PHET
Interactive science and math simulations from the University of Colorado at Boulder
Zooniverse
Collection of online citizen science projects for all ages
SARA (Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers)
Conferences, grants, advice and resources for designing, building, and taking data
Open Source Radio Telescopes
Database and collaboration center for radio telescope construction at any level
PICTOR Telescope
A free-to-use radio telescope based in Greece. Get your feet wet in radio astronomy!
APOD (Astronomy Picture Of the Day)
Great daily astronomical images and a searchable database of past APODs
Astrometrica
Astronomic data reduction of FITS and SBIG image files
DS9
Free FITS viewer and image processor
Heavens Above
Satellite tracker; editable and printable sky chart
Sky & Telescope Magazine
Find a local astronomy club
Sky Maps
Free monthly stargazing printable
Star Wheel
Printable make-and-take planispheres
StarDate
Radio show and podcast, stargazing advice and events, and activities and lesson plans
Stellarium
Free, open-source planetarium software for PC, Mac, and Linux
ADS (Astrophysics Data System)
Searchable collection of astronomy and physics abstracts and full articles, by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory at Harvard
NED (NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database)
Searchable database of extragalactic objects from the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center at Caltech
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Archived space weather data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
SIMBAD (Set of Identifications, Measurements, and Bibliography for Astronomical Data)
Searchable database of data, cross-identification, and measurements for objects outside the Solar System by the Strasbourg Astronomical Data Center
Skyview Virtual Observatory
NASA’s database of astronomical images in all wavelengths
SSDS (Sloan Digital Sky Survey)
Searchable database of large portions of the universe
AIfA HI Surveys Server
Models an HI profiles of any portion of the sky, from the Argelander Institute for Astronomy
LST (Local Sidereal Time) Clock
Gives Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), Greenwich Local Sidereal Time, and Green Bank Local Sidereal Time, or the right ascension of any telescope at the Observatory
NED (NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database)
Coordinate, extinction, and velocity calculators, from the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center at Caltech
Radial Velocity Calculator
Measures Doppler shift due to the rotation and orbit of the Earth
Radio-Sky Publishing
Sky simulator, sidereal clock, chart recorder software, and more
Aladin Sky Atlas
Interactive sky atlas
Astrometrica
Astronomic data reduction of FITS and SBIG image files
Cartes du Ciel
Free sky map software for PC, Mac, and Linux
DS9
Free FITS viewer and image processor
Heavens Above
Satellite tracker; editable and printable sky chart
SalsaJ
Student-friendly software to display, analyze, and explore real astronomical data
Stellarium
Free, open-source planetarium software for PC, Mac, and Linux