Bartlesville Astronomy
BvilleAstro - Pinterest (Abby's compilation of links to astronomy news articles)
Moose Jaw Observatory (Daryl's astro-photography)
Embedded Files
Observing Lists
250+ Deep-Sky Objects VIsible with Binoculars and the Naked-Eye.pdf - Scott N. Harrington
Deep-Sky-Hunter-atlas-full.pdf - Star Atlas - Michael Vlasov
200 Planetary Nebulae Visible with Small Telescopes & Binoculars - Scott N. Harrington
Astronomical League Asterism List
Asterisms Small star patterns for telescopes and binoculars - Demelza Ramakers
Observing Asterisms - Observing Asterisms - Putting the fun back into Astronomy - David Ratledge
FamilyStargazing-Schreur.pdf - Eric Schreur - An introduction to star gazing.
Deep Sky Objects Illustrated Observing Guide - List of 7000 Deep Sky Objects From SAC Catalog and List of Select 650 Deep Sky Objects with Images.
Free PDF Books
Star Hopper’s Guide to the Universe - Northern Hemisphere - This book was created for amateur astronomers who are interested in locating deep sky objects using the star-hop method. The charts are systematically organized by constellation, encompassing close to 50 constellations, over 170 charts, and over 250 objects including all Messier Objects. Authors: James Yoder, Andrea Matthias, Jim Mazur. Current edition is 2025-07-14, 366 pages.
Astronomy 2e - Astronomy textbook - Astronomy 2e is written in clear non-technical language, with the occasional touch of humor and a wide range of clarifying illustrations. It has many analogies drawn from everyday life to help non-science majors appreciate, on their own terms, what our modern exploration of the universe is revealing. The book can be used for either a one-semester or two-semester introductory course. Download the 2nd Edition under 'Get the Book- Download a PDF' - Currently July 31, 2025 - 1163 pages
Astronomy For Mere Mortals - A free, 400+ page comprehensive introductory astronomy textbook provided by the Astronomical League. Authored by Dr. Aaron Clevenson, it covers planetary, stellar, and galactic astronomy for beginners, including, observing sessions with telescopes and binoculars. It is designed for high school/community college levels, updated annually. This links to the 2024 edition.
Eclipses
Annular solar eclipse of October 14, 2023
Eclipse2024.org (Extensive Eclipse Details)
Eclipse April 8, 2024 (Detailed Weather Assessment)
NationalEclipse.com (Eclipse Maps)
NASA Eclipse Website 2024 - google maps broken?? Use the link below for NASA
Bartlesville Total Eclipse 2045 Map (X Jubier)
Eclipsewise - Fred Espanek's (Mr. Eclipse) website - Solar and lunar eclipse predictions
MrEclipse - Fred Espanek's eclipse photography website
Eclipsophile - Jay Anderson website - Climatology and weather for celestial events
Sky Conditions
Spaceweather.com - News and information about the Sun-Earth environment - Auroras, Solar Flares, meteor showers
Spaceweather.com Archive - Look at spaceweather.com webpages from the past
Spaceweather.gov - NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Ventusky - Selectable weather conditions
Weather
Bartlesville Weather - Local weather station
Tools
Sunrise Sunset - Customized Printable Calendars
Heavens-Above - Satellites and Planets
Telescopius - Astronomy Planning Made Easy
Time and Date - Moon/Sun Rise/Set +++
Sky and Telescope Interactive Sky Watching Tools
Your Sky - Interactive Planetarium/
Cartes du Ciel - Free software to draw sky charts
Stellarium - A planetarium program for your computer or tablet
Stellarium - Web based planetarium program. (Remember to set your location!)
worldwidetelescope.org - American Astronomical Society WorldWide Telescope
Star Atlas (PDF file is here: Magnitude 7 Star Atlas.pdf)
Global Monitoring Laboratory NOAA Solar Calculator - Equation of Time, Sunrise and Sunset positions and tables for the year
Astronomical Rise and Set Calendar - Generate a stargazer's almanac
Astronomical Rise and Set Calendar - Generate a stargazer's almanac for Bartlesville Sooner Park
Celestial Programming: Greg Miller's Astronomy Programming Page - A collection of astronomy related programs, algorithms, tutorials, and data.
Tools
Sunrise Sunset - Customized Printable Calendars
Heavens-Above - Satellites and Planets
Telescopius - Astronomy Planning Made Easy
Time and Date - Moon/Sun Rise/Set +++
Sky and Telescope Interactive Sky Watching Tools
Your Sky - Interactive Planetarium/
Cartes du Ciel - Free software to draw sky charts
Stellarium - A planetarium program for your computer or tablet
Stellarium - Web based planetarium program. (Remember to set your location!)
worldwidetelescope.org - American Astronomical Society WorldWide Telescope
Star Atlas (PDF file is here: Magnitude 7 Star Atlas.pdf)
Global Monitoring Laboratory NOAA Solar Calculator - Equation of Time, Sunrise and Sunset positions and tables for the year
Astronomical Rise and Set Calendar - Generate a stargazer's almanac
Astronomical Rise and Set Calendar - Generate a stargazer's almanac for Bartlesville Sooner Park
Celestial Programming: Greg Miller's Astronomy Programming Page - A collection of astronomy related programs, algorithms, tutorials, and data.
Astronomy Blogs and Videos
Star Parties and Astronomy Travel
If you find a link that needs to be updated, or if you have a suggestion for a link to add, please let us know! Send us an email: bvilleastro@gmail.com
Free Astronomy Software recommendations from BBC Sky at Night Magazine June 2022 Need to check these out...
WinJupos
Virtual Moon Atlas
Stellarium
Cartes du Ciel
Autostakkert!
RegiStax
PIPP
IRIS
DeepSkyStacker
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